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TOWN OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING

Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 8:30 am pm via Zoom Meeting

The Administration & Finance Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 8:30 am to review Warrant Articles 34 and 35 for the 2022 Special Town Meeting.

Register in advance for this meeting:

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AGENDA

1. Review, discuss, and possibly vote on Warrant Article 34:  Create a new Article 2.1.16 of the Town’s General By-Laws to require abstentions from Town Meeting Members with a financial interest in a warrant article. (Vogt, TMM6, Toffel, TMM8)
2. Review, discuss, and possibly vote on Warrant Article 35: Amend Article 2.1.11 of the Town’s General By-Laws to require speakers at Town Meeting to disclose financial interests in a warrant article. (Vogt, TMM6, Toffel, TMM8)
3. Other business

The public is invited to attend and participate.

Admin & Finance Subcommittee Chair: Kelly Hardebeck, [email protected] 617-901-7977 

This meeting is a public hearing. During the public hearing, members of the public will have an opportunity to offer comments on items under consideration. The subcommittee also welcomes written comments, which will be circulated to members of the subcommittee if they are sent to the subcommittee chair and/or [email protected] no later than 12 noon on the day prior to the hearing. 

Subcommittees of the Advisory Committee hold public hearings on any matter on which the Advisory Committee makes a recommendation to Town Meeting. Members of the public are encouraged to participate in subcommittee public hearings if they wish to comment on any item under deliberation by the subcommittee. All public comments become part of the public record.

Any member of the public may make an audio or video recording of an open session of a public hearing. They must first notify the chair and must comply with reasonable requirements regarding audio or video equipment established by the chair so as not to interfere with the meeting.