TOWN OF MANSFIELD
COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Monday, June 16, 2008
Audrey Beck Municipal Building,
Conference Room C
Minutes
Members Present: Toni Moran,
Aline Booth,
Absent: Joyce Crepeau,
Patrick McGlamery, Leila Fecho
Staff Present: Matt Hart,
town Manager, Jaime Russell
1. Meeting
called to order at 7:00pm by chair Moran.
2. Minutes
from last meeting had not been complete so no action was taken.
3. No public were present.
4. Old Business:
Town Manager Hart gave the committee an update on the Town Council’s decision
on the referendum date, place (Town Hall) and hours (6am to 8 pm). Basically the Council followed the advise of
the Registrars of Voters who indicated the expense and other persuasive
arguments for having one place for voting on the referendums and district 19.
Under
a discussion of the placement of signs, Mr. Hart indicated to members
that some of the placements suggested by this committee would be placed on
State of Connecticut road rights of way and would be taken down by DOT. A permit has to be granted to place signs on
DOT property. Mr. Hart indicated that
the first batch of signs put out by the town were ones that were used
previously and new ones with better visibility and design would replace the
originals. The committee entered into a
discussion of all the Town owned facilities where signs should be displayed.
Regarding
the Council meeting with the Downtown Partnership, the Town Manager reported
that an attempt be made to publish the showing dates of the program on the
local access channel.
A
discussion then ensued on how the results of all the committee’s efforts
affected the turnout at the referendum.
Town Manager Hart suggested that perhaps a simple questionnaire could be
initiated in tax bills to judge how effective the advertising had been. The suggestion was also made to ask town
staff to compile the results of the election, such as the number of people who
voted (voting percentage).
5. New Business: There will be no meetings of this committee
during the month of July. Meetings will
resume in August and special arrangements will have to be made for September
since our regular meeting falls on Labor Day.
The Committee asked if it would be possible for town staff to compile a
summary of all the things that have been done by the town to keep citizens
informed about Town events and/or town government, and likewise this committee
should compile a summary about our activities up to this point.
6. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 pm, motion by
Pellegrine, seconded by Powers.
Respectfully
submitted, Richard Pellegrine, acting secretary