The Community Preservation Committee shall not meet or conduct
business without the presence of a quorum and shall keep a written
record of its proceedings, and shall conduct all meetings in accordance
with the requirements of the Open Meeting Law. A majority of the members of the Community Preservation
Committee shall constitute a quorum. The Community Preservation Committee
shall approve its actions by majority vote of the quorum. Recommendations
to the Town Meeting shall include the Committee's anticipated costs.
The Community Preservation Committee shall, from time to time,
review the administration of this bylaw, making recommendations, as
needed, for changes in the bylaw and in administrative practice to
improve the operations of the Community Preservation Committee. This
bylaw may be amended from time to time by a majority vote of the Town
Meeting, provided that the amendments would not be in conflict with
MGL c. 44B.
In case any section, paragraph or part of this article be for
any reason declared invalid or unconstitutional by any court of last
resort, every other section, paragraph or part shall continue in full
force and effect.
Following Town Meeting approval of this bylaw, this article
shall take effect immediately upon approval by the Attorney General
of the commonwealth and proper posting by the Town according to MGL
c. 40, § 32. Each appointing authority shall have 60 days
after this bylaw takes effect to make their initial appointments.