Representative Town Meeting Steering Committee Agenda

Agenda (start time / minutes)

• Call to order (6:00 / 2)

• Agenda review (6:02 / 5)

• Approve last meeting minutes (6:07 / 3)

• Announcements (6:10 / 5)

• Topic: Officer elections (6:15 / 20)

• Topic: Committee policy to discuss or not discuss charter change items – vote, from John Kennedy (6:35 / 5)

• Topic: Sub-committee on finance – vote, from Rikki Risatti (6:40 / 5)


Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Agenda Subcommittee Meeting Agenda

The members of the Agenda Subcommittee are hereby notified and warned to meet in the Hannah Cosman Room of the Brattleboro Municipal Center at 8:00 AM to consider the articles listed below.   

approval of minutes from August 25 (5 minutes)
amendment to our terms of reference  re: PURPOSE of the subcommittee  (5 minutes)
remarks of the chair  (5 minutes)
law and bylaw re handling and control of agenda and scheduling (60 minutes) reducing restrictions on people’s initiatives Article III  


Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Agenda Subcommittee Meeting Agenda

The members of the Agenda Subcommittee are hereby notified and warned to meet in the Hannah Cosman Room of the Brattleboro Municipal Center at 8:00 AM to consider the articles listed below.   

Approval of minutes from August 11  (5 minutes)
Amendments to terms of reference    (5 minutes)
Initial discussion: a joint committee of townspeople, TMM and selectperson re RTM agenda  (10 minutes)
Comments on Spoon’s resignation (15 minutes)


Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Survey Report Summary

You might enjoy reading this:

“…A survey titled ‘Brattleboro Town Meeting: Your Opinion’ was conducted starting July 9, in order to get feedback on what annual representative town meeting (RTM) attendees and participants think about their experience with the Brattleboro RTM. 

The objective of this survey is to hear opinions about what people want changed or want preserved in our town meeting process, so that the RTM Steering committee can be better informed and can take this opinion into account, in our work.

The RTM proposal that was adopted for the Steering committee states: “…to review the rules, procedures and structure of Representative Town Meeting for the purpose of enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the body…”


Representative Town Meeting Steering Committee External Issues Working Group Meeting Meeting Agenda

External Issues Working Group Meeting

August 5, 5:00 pm

Outdoor patio at the Brattleboro Food Coop

The agenda is to review suggestions concerning items related to the lead-up and preparation for Representative Town Meeting.

The public is invited to attend this discussion on issues concerning Representative Town Meeting.


Brattleboro Committee Meeting Warnings

The Brattleboro Citizens Police Communication Committee (CPCC) will meet on Monday, June 28, 2021 at 5:30pm in the Brooks Memorial Library Main Reading Room. The RTM Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 6:00pm at the Brattleboro Co-op Outdoor Café. The Brattleboro Tree Committee will meet at 6:30pm at 9 Southern Avenue in Brattleboro.


Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Steering Committee Meeting Agenda

Agenda

June 21, 2021

5:30  pm             

Library Mtg Room

Call to Order                                                                                                1 min

2.  Agenda Review                                                                                             2


Brattleboro Committee Meeting Warnings

The Representative Town Meeting Steering Committee will meet on Monday, May 3, 2021 at 4:00pm using Zoom (with no physical location due to the ongoing social distancing requirements of COVID-19). The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.” 

The Brattleboro Tree Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at 9 Southern Avenue (call 257-1164 for directions).  The agenda is attached.


Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Finance Committee, CPCC Meeting Agendas

The RTM Finance Committee will meet on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 6:00pm using zoom (with no physical location due to the ongoing social distancing requirements of COVID-19). The Citizens Police Communications Committee (CPCC) will meet on Monday, April 26, 2021 at 5:30pm using zoom (with no physical location due to the ongoing social distancing requirements of COVID-19). The attached agendas contain information on how to access the meetings remotely, including the required “passcodes.”