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Planning board adopts revised bylaws, clarifies how city and town members are appointed
Summary
The planning board voted unanimously to adopt revised bylaws after amending section c to specify one citizen member appointed by the city mayor and one by the town mayor; the change aims to clarify appointment sources and keep the joint board in compliance with statute.
The planning board voted to adopt revised bylaws with a targeted amendment clarifying appointment language for citizen members.
Chair moved the amended bylaws into consideration and, after discussion, Lisa moved to adopt the bylaws 'as corrected' with John seconding; the board voted in favor with no opposition. The Chair announced, "Bylaws adopted with the amendment as discussed." The specific amendment to page 3, subsection c, changes the characterization of citizen appointments so the document explicitly identifies one citizen member seated by the city mayor and one by the town mayor.
Darcy, who reviewed the draft at the board's request, cautioned the group about overreaching language but said the bylaws should clearly reflect how members are appointed. Darcy noted, "The statute still says... if requested by the governing body, the planning board shall prepare a growth policy," and emphasized that the bylaws should not attempt to bind the county commissioners.
The board directed Darcy (or Megan, as discussed during the meeting) to make the final editorial change to subsection c in the distributed draft. The motion carried and the board will now operate under the adopted bylaws going forward.
