Town Council - Ordinance & Rules Committee

Braintree Town Council MEMBERS David Ringius, Jr, Chairman Committee on Ordinance & Rules Steven Sciascia, Vice- Chairman One JFK Memorial Drive Julia Flaherty, Member Braintree, Massachusetts 02184 Lawrence Mackin, Jr, Member April 22, 2020 MINUTES A meeting of the Committee on Ordinance & Rules was held Remote via Zoom Webinar ID#999 5538 6287 on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 beginning at 5:30pm. Chairman Ringius was in the Chair. Clerk of the Council, Susan Cimino conducted the roll call. All votes were conducted by Roll Call Vote. Present: David Ringius, Jr, Chairman Steven Sciascia, Vice-Chairman Julia Flaherty, Member Lawrence Mackin, Jr, Member There was a moment of silence for all those serving in our armed services, past and present, and the meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Approval of Minutes  March 11, 2020 A Motion was made by Councilor Sciascia to approve the minutes of March 11, 2020. Motion: by Councilor Sciascia to Approve the Minutes of March 11, 2020 Second: by Councilor Flaherty Roll Call Vote: For (4 – Flaherty, Mackin, Ringius, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (0), Abstain (0) April 22, 2020 Committee on Ordinance & Rules 1 of 2 Old Business  002 20 Council President: Town Council Rules or take up any action relative thereto (Rule Fifty-Six: Adoption of Rules) Councilor Ringius, Chairman of the Committee on Ordinance & Rules stated this meeting is to review the finalized changes and vote on these changes for a recommendation to the full Council. Members were provided an updated copy of the Town Council Rules which shows the redline changes and what has been added and/or deleted. Members were also provided an opinion for changes from Councilor O’Brien. Members reviewed this list and added some changes. Other changes were discussed and it was decided these requested changes to be presented at the full Council meeting by Councilor O’Brien himself. Councilor Ringius, Chairman of the Committee on Ordinance & Rules stated this was a lot to go through but it is important work. A Motion was made by Councilor Sciascia for a favorable recommendation to the full Council to Approve the Town Council Rules with the changes made. Motion: by Councilor Sciascia for favorable recommendation to the full Council to Approve the Town Council Rules with the changes made Second: by Councilor Flaherty Roll Call Vote: For (4 – Flaherty, Mackin, Ringius, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (0), Abstain (0) New Business  20 034 Councilor O’Brien: Chapter 8.800 Single Use Plastic Bag By-Law or take up any action relative thereto (continue to Table) Chairman Ringius stated Councilor O’Brien added this item to the agendas. Councilor Ringius stated we will eventually move forward on this but not at this time. This has been tabled to a future meeting of the Committee on Ordinance & Rules and will continue to be table with no action required at this time. There will be no discussion at this time. It was unanimously voted by Roll Call to adjourn the meeting at 6:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan M. Cimino Clerk of the Council Documents provided for Meeting  002 20 Council President: Town Council Rules or take up any action relative thereto  Minutes March 11, 2019 April 22, 2020 Committee on Ordinance & Rules 2 of 2