[MassHistPres] local HC minutes

[Suzanne W Pelton]

In Lenox, I have been secretary and commissioner (unpaid) for 5 years  
as noone else has stepped up.   The Historic District Commission  
minutes are taken by a town hall staff person.

Suzanne Pelton
Lenox

On Oct 2, 2008, at 1:39 PM, <slater at alum.rpi.edu> wrote:

> I'm curious if this clerk, or the secretary of any MA HCs are paid
> positions.
>
> If not, how do you coerce someone to do work in an unpaid position  
> which
> doesn't have the status of being a commissioner? Do HCs have
> commissioners who are willing to volunteer as the secretary (which can
> be elected from within or outside the commission)?
>
> Ralph
>
>
>> The Clerk of Amherst's Historical Commission takes
>> the meeting notes on
>> her laptop and then refines them into printed minutes which are
>> reviewed, approved, and archived. Usually she circulates the draft
>> minutes via email prior to the next meeting, then staff provide hard
>> copies at the meeting. Amendments made during approval are noted  
>> on her
>> laptop and final versions sent to staff.
>>
>> Jonathan Tucker
>> Planning Director
>> Town Hall, 4 Boltwood Ave.
>> Amherst, MA 01002
>> (413) 259-3040
>> (413) 259-2410 [fax]
>> tuckerj at amherstma.gov
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
>> [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Marcia Starkey
>> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 9:53 AM
>> To: MassHistPres
>> Subject: [MassHistPres] local HC minutes
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Are there local historical commissions who do other than take  
>> longhand
>> notes of meeting minutes? What are, or are there.. new  
>> technologies for
>> doing it another way? This is always a job that needs help!
>>
>> Marcia Starkey, Greenfield HC
>>
>>
>>
>>
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