MEMO October 14, 2010
To: All Town Clerks
FROM: Barnstable County Charter Review Committee
RE: Proposed Changes to the Barnstable County Home Rule Charter
The above committee had intended to hold public hearings on the proposed changes to the Home Rule Charter. However, circumstances beyond our control prevented this from occurring. We are, therefore, asking all Town Clerks to post this notice to assist voters in responding to the question that will appear on the November Ballot “Shall the revisions to the Barnstable County Charter proposed by the Assembly of Delegates be adopted?”
The proposed amendment changes pertain to Section 9-4 of the Charter:
-legal holidays falling on the first or third Wednesday of the regular meeting days of the Assembly of Delegates;
-changing the date for organization to no later than January 15 the;
statement dealing with a decision if a quorum of the Assembly of Delegates is not present
-removing reference to residency requirement for the County Administrator;
-deleting the language with the temporary absence of the County Administrator;
-deleting Sections 9-7, 9-8, 9A-1, 9B-1 which deal with personnel issues; and
-deleting language dealing with transitional and contingency components of legislation never enacted.
