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2019-2020 Charter Review

A Charter Review is established in accordance with

Barnstable County Home Rule Charter Article 9, General Provisions, Section 9-4, Periodic Review, Charter and Ordinances
Charter/Ordinance Review at least once in every five years, in years ending in a five or in a zero.

Barnstable County Home Rule Charter – 2010 Update

In June of 2019, the Assembly initiated a Charter Review process adopting Resolution 19-02.

Charter Review Committee Members

E. Suzanne McAuliffe, Chair; Susan Moran, Vice-Chair; Mary Chaffee; J. Terence Gallagher; Lilli Ann Green; Elizabeth Harder; Christopher Kanaga; James Killion; Deborah McCutcheon; Thomas O’Hara; Brian O’Malley; John Ohman; Randi Potash; Patrick Princi; Linda Zuern.

The Recall Sub-committee was appointed by the Charter Review Committee Chair in August of 2019. Members:

Susan Moran, Chair; Mary Chaffee Vice-Chair; Elizabeth Harder; Deborah McCutcheon

Please refer to the list of public meetings and the associated documents for the Charter Review process below.


Meetings	Associated Meeting Documents
1/15/20 REVISED Recall Subcommittee Meeting Notice & Agenda	1/15/20 DRAFT Recall Provision
	1-15-20 Example of Recall Calendar Timing 1-15-20
	REVISED DRAFT Recall Provision 1-14-20
	1-15-20 Example of Amendment to Assembly of Delegate Term
	Revised Working Draft Red-Line Recall Provision
	1-15-20 Draft Recall Subcommittee Meeting Minutes
1/15/20 REVISED Charter Review Committee Notice & Agenda- Meeting CANCELLED
12/18/19 Recall Subcommittee Meeting Notice and Agenda	*Recall Subcommittee Approved Meeting Minutes 12-18-19
11/6/19 Charter Review Committee Meeting Notice and Agenda	5-7-14 Charter Review Committee Report
	Watch video of proceedings https://youtu.be/ihUjFR9osHg
	*DRAFT CRC Meeting Meetings 11-6-19
10/16/19 Charter Review Committee Meeting Notice and Agenda	Press Release - Charter Review Committee seeks public comments on a government restructure of the Executive Branch.
	Watch video of proceedings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psTk5zQ_eBU
	*Comments to CRC 10-16-19
	*Approved CRC Meeting Minutes
10/2/19 Charter Review Committee Meeting Notice and Agenda	*10/2/19 Approved meeting minutes
	MGL Chapter 34A Set.18 Dukes County Model
	County Charter Section 3
9/18/19 Recall Subcommittee Meeting Notice and Agenda	*9/18/19 Approved meeting minutes
9/4//19 Charter Review Committee Meeting Notice and Agenda	*9/4/19 Approved meeting minutes
	*Notes 8/29/19 on Charter Section 2
	*Correspondence 8/8/19 to committee and Assembly
8/21/19 Recall Subcommittee Meeting Notice and Agenda	8/21/19 *Approved Meeting Minutes
	*P.O. 17-16: Recall Provision
	*County Counsel memo regarding P.O. 17-16
	Letter to Editor 12/13/17 regarding Recall Provision
	*Comments from Commissioner 3/12/18 regarding Recall Provision
	*Comments from State Election Division 3/16/18 regarding P.O. 17-16
	*House Bill 590 of 1/5/13 Petition for Recall Provision
	*Email of 2/6/18 regarding recall
8/7/19 Charter Review Committee Meeting Notice and Agenda	*8/7/19 Approved meeting minutes
	*List of Topics for consideration (addendum to minutes)
	*Written Comments submitted at public hearing (3)
	*List of Topics and Comments for Charter Review Consideration Suggestion by Delegates
7/17/19 Public Hearing to solicit comments from the public for Charter Review consideration	*Approved 7/17/19 Assembly Journal of Proceedings (refer to pages 15-23)

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2019-2020 Charter Review

A Charter Review is established in accordance with

Barnstable County Home Rule Charter Article 9, General Provisions, Section 9-4, Periodic Review, Charter and Ordinances

Charter/Ordinance Review at least once in every five years, in years ending in a five or in a zero.

In June of 2019, the Assembly initiated a Charter Review process adopting Resolution 19-02.

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