August 8th Meeting Agenda

Colchester Governance Committee

Thursday, August 8, 2013, 7:00 - 9:00pm

Colchester Police Department Community Room

Homework:

-Schedule/conduct interviews with Selectboard members

Agenda:

           Item                                                              Achievement/action

1. Agenda & intros                Welcome guests

Review and approve agenda

2. Meeting Minutes                Review/accept previous minutes

3. New Business   

1. Bob Vickery, Assessor discussing charter issues affecting his responsibilities
2. Sarah Hadd - Planning Director - perspectives on Colchester charter
3. Discuss open meeting statute and transparency, Secretary of State response to Mickey Palmer
4. Organization and use of Google Drive archive

4. Old Business

a.  Craft questions for VLCT        What do we want from them?

b.  Key person input            Awaiting response Dick Desautel.

Others to invite?                

c. Publicity/Engagement            Website; blog., FB, FPF; other?

publication of agenda?

d.  Charter Review            Continue line-by-line discussion

5. Logistics/Administration           

a. Work Plan Update            All

b. Potential new members        Other leads?

6. Public Participation                Input from members of the public