Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Human Services Committee Open Forum
1. Welcome and agenda review Ann
2, Review application process and dates David
3. Review application Ain
4. Additional Q and A All
1. Welcome and agenda review Ann
2, Review application process and dates David
3. Review application Ain
4. Additional Q and A All
Agenda (start time 6:00 / 120 min)
• Call to order (6:00 / 3m)
• Agenda review (6:03 / 5m)
• Minutes review and approval. (6:08 / 5m)
• Announcements (6:13 / 7m)
• Proposal for committee membership in 2022 (6:20 / 20m)
Agenda
A. Introductions and announcements
B. Approve minutes
C. Election of New Chair
D. Continue planning and set budget review schedule
E. Review Draft of Budget Intro document
The Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Human Services Review Committee is accepting applications for FY23 Human Services Funding. The Application, as well as Instructions and Guidelines, are posted on the Brattleboro Town website – www.brattleboro.org. The deadline to submit applications to the Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office via e-mail is Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at 5:00pm.
A look at how Brattleboro’s annual town meeting is planned and put together each year, with guests Peter Elwell and Bob Fisher, sponsored by the Brattleboro RTM Steering Committee
Wednesday October 13, 2021 from 6:00 until 7:30pm
Hybrid meeting in-person in the Select Board meeting room and on Zoom at
Agenda
• Call to order
• Agenda review
• Announcements
• Review and improve report for the Steering Committee on our sub-committee work to this point.
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)
Agenda:
Announcements
Meeting Minutes Review
Agenda Updates
Delegating Tasks
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
Agenda
• Call to order
• Agenda review
• Announcements
• Review our previous work regarding problems identified for RTM day
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)
Agenda:
1. Meeting Minutes Review/Vote
2. Review of Steering Committee Meeting responses to the Education group’s report
3. Delegating tasks
4. Other Business
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…”
The Brattleboro RTM Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 6:00pm at the Brattleboro Co-op Outdoor Café.
1. Call to Order 1 min
2. Agenda Review 2 min
3. Approve minutes 3 min
4. Announcements
Agenda
• Call to order
• Agenda review
• Announcements
• Open meeting law review for committee workgroups
• Problems identified for RTM day
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.
Agenda (120 min)
Call to order
Agenda review (3)
Approve last meeting minutes (3)
Roles for this meeting (3)
Announcements (5)
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.
Agenda
June 21, 2021
5:30 pm
Library Mtg Room
Call to Order 1 min
2. Agenda Review 2