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Sudbury Transportation Committee charter sets mission, membership and Select Board review date
Summary
The committee’s May 31, 2022 charter frames a mission to expand mobility and reduce car dependence, lists Core and Advisory membership (including a Select Board liaison and regional transit contacts), and sets a Select Board review before May 31, 2023 to decide whether to continue the body or transition duties to town staff.
The Sudbury Transportation Committee’s charter, last updated May 31, 2022, defines the panel’s mission as improving safety, access and affordable transportation options and calls for studies, pilot programs and advice to the Select Board and Town Manager.
The document states that Sudbury is largely car-dependent, with limited in-town public transit and constrained commuter-rail parking in neighboring towns, and links that dependency to risks including isolation and reduced access to work and medical care. It says the committee’s scope includes public and specialized transportation, traffic congestion, walkways and paths, and an emphasis on serving residents of all ages and abilities.
The charter prescribes a Core (voting) membership and an Advisory roster. Core members will elect a chair and a clerk; quorum is a majority of serving Core members. The clerk must keep full minutes, file them with the Town Clerk, post them on the town website, and circulate them to Advisory members within 15 days.
Recommended Core representatives named in the charter include Select Board liaison Dan Carty; Council on Aging liaison Robert Lieberman; Town Planner Adam Duchesneau; Commission on Disability liaison Kay Bell; and a MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) liaison, Debra Galloway, among others. Advisory stakeholders listed include public safety, the Department of Public Works, the Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Health and CrossTown Connect (CTC); the charter notes that Sudbury Public Schools representation is to be assigned as needed.
The charter requires compliance with state and local laws including the Open Meeting Law, Public Records Law and Conflict of Interest law, and it requires committee appointees to follow the town’s Code of Conduct and email policy. It says the Select Board will review the committee’s contributions prior to May 31, 2023 to determine whether to continue the committee through spring 2024 or fold its duties into town government.
The charter also identifies Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School liaison Mary Warzynski and lists State Representative Carmine Gentile as a regional contact; it leaves citizen positions as "to be determined."
