COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

September 21, 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.

Bruce Clouette delivered a copy of his proposed letter to the editor for Committee review

Minutes of the August 17, 2009 meeting were approved as presented.

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

Terry Cook to the Recreation Advisory Committee

Edward Wazer to the Agricultural Committee

Terry Berthelot and Vicki Fry to the Mansfield Advocates for Children

William Simpson (business), Phil Barry (citizen) and A.J. Pappanikou (citizen) to the University Town Relations Board

Michael Taylor and Dennison Nash to the Transportation Advisory Committee

Isabelle Atwood and Patricia Maines to the Beautification Committee

Additionally the Committee members will contact the following committees and volunteers to ascertain openings and levels of interest:

Ms. Duffy will call Tim Quinn, Chair of the Commission on Aging, regarding their recommended slate of candidates and let him know that there is an additional candidate who has expressed an interest.  Ms. Duffy will call the following citizens to see if they are still interested in serving: Anne Smith regarding the Mystic Country Tourism Council, Scott Lehman regarding the Arts Advisory Committee and Brien Buckman regarding the Transportation Advisory Committee.

Ms. Lindsey will call Jim Morrow, Chair of the Open Space Committee to review the membership situation.  She will then call Michael Allison.  Ms. Lindsey will also call Thomas Long regarding the Mansfield Advocates for Children.

The Town Clerk will compile a list of committees that require participation by members of the Town Council.  Included in that list will be the standing committees of the Council.

Ms. Duffy will compile of list of available positions for posting on the website.

Members reviewed Mr.Clouette’s letter to the editor.  Ms. Duffy will contact him with possible changes.

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

Mary Stanton, Town Clerk