[Adopted as Art. XXV of the Town Bylaws; amended in its entirety 5-3-2014 ATM by Art. 26]
[Amended 5-7-2022 ATM by Art. 24]
The name of the organization shall be the "Public Access Cable
Committee," herein referred to as "PACC." The Select Board activated
and appointed PACC in July 2007 to assist with the development of
Lunenburg TV Channels 8, 9 and 99.
The Committee was created for the purpose of establishing a
local access TV station operating on cable for the Town of Lunenburg.
PACC is to oversee programming in areas of public affairs, education,
entertainment and Town government. PACC shall be responsible for the
formulation and promulgation of policy directives and guidelines for
the operation of PACC; provided, however, that nothing in this section
shall be construed to authorize any member of PACC, nor a majority
of such members, to become involved in the day-to-day administration
of the Lunenburg Public Access.
A.
Number of members. PACC shall consist of five members, who shall
be appointed by the Lunenburg Select Board from residents of the Town
of Lunenburg.
[Amended 5-7-2022 ATM by Art. 24]
B.
Term of appointment. The term shall be for three years or, in the
case of vacancy, any portion of an unexpired term, so arranged that
the term of office of as nearly an equal number of members as is possible
shall expire each year. The above term of appointment shall be effective
with the appointments by the Select Board commencing in fiscal year
2009.
[Amended 5-7-2022 ATM by Art. 24]
C.
Composition of membership. Members shall reflect the makeup of the
community at large. Any resident of the Town is eligible to submit
his/her name to the Lunenburg Select Board for consideration to be
appointed to PACC.
[Amended 5-7-2022 ATM by Art. 24]
D.
Voting power. All duly appointed current members of PACC shall have
the right to vote on all issues.
E.
Resignation. Members appointed by the Lunenburg Select Board shall
resign in writing to the Select Board and PACC.
[Amended 5-7-2022 ATM by Art. 24]
F.
Attendance. Regular meeting attendance is expected for all members
of PACC. In the event of three consecutive absences, except for the
reason of health or extenuating circumstances as duly reported to
the Chair in advance of the meeting, PACC may request resignation
of that member through the appointing authority.
G.
Vacancies. Vacancies shall be appointed by the Select Board to serve
the balance of the unexpired term.
[Amended 5-7-2022 ATM by Art. 24]
H.
Representations. No member of PACC shall make written or oral presentations
for PACC unless authorized by a vote of PACC.
I.
Non-PACC members. PACC may appoint a non-PACC member to act on PACC's
behalf. In such a case, all written materials, oral presentations
or communications from the non-PACC member on behalf of PACC will
need to be approved by a vote of PACC prior to his/her presentation
or execution.
A.
Regular meetings. Regular meetings will be held as determined by
PACC, with the time and place to be posted at Town Hall.
B.
Special meetings. The Chair or a majority of PACC members may call
for special meetings.
C.
Organizational meeting. The organizational meeting shall be held
at the regularly scheduled monthly meeting after the start of each
fiscal year.
A.
Officers. The officers shall consist of a Chairman, Vice Chairman
and Secretary as elected by the members.
B.
Election. Election for officers shall take place at the PACC organizational
meeting.
C.
Terms of office. Terms of office for the officers shall be for one
year, with no restrictions on re-election.
D.
Vacancy. Any vacancy may be filled at a regular or special meeting
of PACC. It shall be for the unexpired term of the previous incumbent
officer. In the case of the Chair, the Vice-Chair shall fill the position
of the Chair for the remainder of the unexpired term of the Chair.
E.
Duties of officers.
(1)
Chair.
The Chair shall be the chief executive officer and be subject to the
direction of PACC. The Chair or his/her designee shall provide the
agendas for meetings, preside at meeting and orient new members. The
Chair or his/her designee shall provide all PACC members a copy of
the Open Meeting Law as required by state statute.
(2)
Vice-Chair.
The Vice-Chair shall exercise all the functions of the Chair during
the absence or disability of the Chair, and, when so acting, shall
have all the powers and be subject to all restrictions of the Chair.
(3)
Secretary.
The Secretary shall take the meeting minutes, post notices of upcoming
meetings and provide minutes to PACC members. He/She shall post the
meeting agenda in accordance with the Massachusetts Open Meetings
Law and all other applicable Town bylaws.
[Amended 5-7-2022 ATM by Art. 24]
The PACC may consider amendments or alterations to these bylaws
at either a regular or special PACC meeting. In either case, notification
of the meeting and its purpose shall be given 14 days prior to the
assembly. The notice shall include a summary of the proposed amendment,
the full text of the proposed amendment or alteration, and a statement
of the purpose of the proposed change. The proposed amendment must
be approved by a majority vote of PACC. It will then be sent to the
Lunenburg Select Board for approval and, if so approved, for insertion
in the warrant and be submitted to the next Town Meeting for approval.
This protocol applies only to the PACC's ability to initiate changes
to these bylaws, and is not intended to usurp the rights given to
registered voters of the Town specified in MGL c. 39, § 10.
The Town Manager shall appoint or hire staff as is necessary
to meet programming, content and/or operational requirements. The
Town Manager will consult with the PACC and Program Director for their
input prior to making such appointments.
A.
Establishment of policy and procedures. PACC may establish policy
or procedure according to the following guidelines: Such proposals
must be presented to the PACC members at one meeting and voted on
at the following meeting, except when the waiting period is waived
by a majority vote of the members. The approved policy or procedure
shall be included in the PACC Policy Manual.
B.
Possible conflict. If any part of these bylaws is in conflict with
Town bylaws, those of the Town shall have preference.
C.
Annual budget. PACC will submit an annual budget to the Town Manager
for inclusion in the Annual Town Meeting warrant. It shall be due
when all other Town department budgets are required to be submitted
to the Town Manager either by request and/or Charter requirement.
Said budget may be fully debated, discussed and amended at the Annual
Town Meeting.
