<div dir="ltr">Also, check your Charter if you have one.<div> <div>Ours provides that a meeting of a board or committee can be called by the chair, by one-third of the members of a board, or 50 voters. </div></div><div><br></div><div>-Kathy Sferra</div><div>Stow Conservation Director</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 5:43 PM Richard McCarthy via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg4312280839029265102"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="m_4312280839029265102WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Leeann,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">The Planning Board doesn’t have any adopted regulations on how to conduct their business? Sounds like the answer is no. The Planning Board doesn’t vote a monthly schedule of meeting in December for the upcoming year? If not, I guess you have to wait it out until the Board needs to meet. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Good luck.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Richard J. McCarthy, Jr.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Town Planner</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">1 Liberty Lane</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Norfolk, MA 02056</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">508-440-2807</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Office Hours- Monday through Thursday 9am to 6pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Closed Fridays</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:red">As a reminder, please do not reply all to this email. If you have any questions or comments, email me directly. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:red"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:red">Please be advised that the Secretary of State has determined that e-mail sent by or received by municipal employees is a public record.</span></b><span style="color:red"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif""> CJ Lammers [mailto:<a href="mailto:lammers@csld.edu" target="_blank">lammers@csld.edu</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 10, 2023 4:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> Leeann Bradley<br><b>Cc:</b> Richard McCarthy; Mass Planners<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] Friday Question</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">If there are enough votes, a new Chair could be elected I suppose.</p><div><p class="MsoNormal">CJ</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 9:40 AM Leeann Bradley via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Thank you for the responses. However, what if there’s a situation where the Chair refuses to call a meeting and the Vice Chair/Clerk has resigned and the remaining members are newly elected? Friday question morphed into a Monday quandary. </span><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:rgb(31,73,125)">J</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Leeann</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Leeann Bradley</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Town Planner</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Town Hall Annex</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">20 Center Street</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Middleborough, MA 02346</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">508-946-2425 ext. 1150</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><img border="0" width="75" height="74" id="m_4312280839029265102m_-3541134791316963254_x005f_x0000_i1028" src="cid:47e878fe3b4d2e18_0.1" alt="Middleborough Town Seal"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><img border="0" width="91" height="67" id="m_4312280839029265102m_-3541134791316963254_x005f_x0000_i1027" src="cid:47e878fe3b4d2e18_0.2" alt="Remembering Pearl Harbor, 75 years later"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">: <a href="mailto:BradleyL@middleboroughma.gov" target="_blank">BradleyL@middleboroughma.gov</a></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Richard McCarthy <<a href="mailto:rmccarthy@norfolk.ma.us" target="_blank">rmccarthy@norfolk.ma.us</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 10, 2023 8:33 AM<br><b>To:</b> Leeann Bradley <<a href="mailto:bradleyl@middleboroughma.gov" target="_blank">bradleyl@middleboroughma.gov</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Mass Planners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Massplanners] Friday Question</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif";background:rgb(255,255,153)">[<strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">NOTICE:</span></strong> This message originated outside of the Town of Middleborough mail system -- <strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">PLEASE DO NOT CLICK </span></strong>on <strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">links</span></strong> or open <strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">attachments</span></strong> unless you are sure the content is safe.]</span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Leeann,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">I’ve always operated under presumption it was the Chair. Curious to hear others responses.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Richard J. McCarthy, Jr.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Town Planner</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">1 Liberty Lane</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Norfolk, MA 02056</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">508-440-2807</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Office Hours- Monday through Thursday 9am to 6pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Closed Fridays</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:red">As a reminder, please do not reply all to this email. If you have any questions or comments, email me directly. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:red"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:red">Please be advised that the Secretary of State has determined that e-mail sent by or received by municipal employees is a public record.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Garamond,"serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif""> MassPlanners [mailto:<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Leeann Bradley via MassPlanners<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 7, 2023 12:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Friday Question</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Who can call/schedule a meeting of an elected board, commission, committee? Is it only the Chair? Or can a member or certain percentage of the board call/schedule and post a meeting? Thank you!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Leeann </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"">Leeann Bradley</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif"">Town Planner</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif"">Town Hall Annex</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif"">20 Center Street</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif"">Middleborough, MA 02346</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif"">508-946-2425 ext. 1150</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="75" height="74" id="m_4312280839029265102m_-3541134791316963254Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:47e878fe3b4d2e18_0.1" alt="Middleborough Town Seal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><img border="0" width="91" height="67" id="m_4312280839029265102m_-3541134791316963254Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:47e878fe3b4d2e18_0.2" alt="Remembering Pearl Harbor, 75 years later"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif"">PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif"">: <a href="mailto:BradleyL@middleboroughma.gov" target="_blank">BradleyL@middleboroughma.gov</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p><span style="color:red">Please note: All Town email addresses have changed to @MiddleboroughMA.GOV. 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