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Commissionors work toward draft bylaws and agree on public-review steps
Summary
Commission members said a bylaws draft is nearly complete; committee members will circulate a draft for review, and the commission discussed public-review steps and sunshine-law considerations for editing the draft outside of a public meeting.
Rangeley Airport Commission members said a near-final draft of proposed bylaws will be circulated to commissioners for review, followed by formal public posting and the policy-adoption process.
Commissioners Jim and John (names used in-draft discussion) reported they and another member had worked on a draft bylaw text and planned to email a draft to the full commission for review. Members discussed procedural limits under the state open-meetings/sunshine practices: commissioners may read and comment individually on a circulated draft, but substantive deliberations should occur at a public meeting. The commission agreed to circulate a single draft and to allow time for members to submit suggested changes so the commission could consider revisions in a public forum at a future meeting.
Members noted that after commission review the draft would be presented through the town’s policy-adoption process, which typically includes first and second readings and opportunities for public comment. The commission did not adopt bylaws at the meeting; members set a target to finalize a draft ahead of the next meeting and to post the document publicly for comment once the commission reaches agreement on a draft for presentation to the Selectboard.
