COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

July 20, 2009 @ 6:00 p.m.

Room B, Audrey P Beck Building

Present: Leigh Duffy (Chair), Meredith Lindsey

Chair Leigh Duffy called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 

Minutes of the June 15, 2009 meeting were approved as presented.

The Committee members discussed the volunteer applications and the available committee openings and agreed to make the following contacts:

Ms. Duffy will call the Chairman of the Recreation Advisory Committee to ascertain if any of those members whose terms have expired are still interested in serving and the status of the student member.  She will then contact new volunteers Michael Gerald and Terry Cook.

Ms. Lindsey will contact Open Space Committee Chair Jim Morrow to determine who of the current members might be interested in being reappointed.  She will also call Lisa Stafford to see if she might be interested in serving on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee or the Open Space Committee and Michael Allison regarding the Open Space Committee

Ms. Lindsey will call Sandy Baxter, who serves as staff to the Mansfield Advocates For Children Council, to determine who is the current United Way representative, the optimal membership number and possible volunteers.  She will also call Lisa Dahn and Jim Greene, both of whom have expressed an interest in serving on the Council. She will check with Thomas Long, who expressed an interest in the Library Board, which has no openings, to see if he would be interested in the Council or the Parks Advisory Committee.

Ms. Duffy will call Toni-Marie Vicalvi to see if there are other committees that she might be interested in, including Mansfield Advocates for Children Council. She will also call Laurie Grunske McMorrow to see if she would be interested in the Beautification Committee, the Arts Advisory Committee or the Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities, noting that the later usually meets during the day.  Ms. Duffy will also call Brien Buckman to see if he would be interested in serving on the Transportation Committee.

The Committee agreed to recommend to the Town Council the appointment of Don Nolan and Crayton Walker to the Personnel Appeals Board.

Ms. Duffy updated the Committee on the upcoming Volunteer Recognition Event to be held in connection with the Town Picnic in September.  The theme of volunteer recognition will be a part of the emphasis for the weekend and will include not only committee volunteers but also others who assist the Town throughout the year.  The plan is to have a table where ribbons will be distributed with a trifold showing the committees and members.  Additional ideas including special recognitions will be discussed at the next meeting.  Ms. Lindsey offered to research the types and price of ribbons available.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m.

Mary Stanton, Town Clerk