[MassHistPres] tie vote

[cvwtc at aol.com]

There hasn't been much of a priority to fill those two vacant positions because the administration values new development far above historic preservation.

Matt Pujo
Beverly, MA


-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis De Witt <djd184 at verizon.net>
To: cvwtc <cvwtc at aol.com>
Cc: lee <lee at leewright.net>; masshistpres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Thu, Jun 15, 2017 4:13 pm
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] tie vote

That’s one of several reasons why its good to have alternate members and to expect them to attend and participate in all meetings, except for voting.

Then, in the event of an absence, the chair gets to choose which present alternate votes for the missing member.

It is also a good training process -- and occasionally an intake weeding process.

Having said that, if possible one would like not to have cases (or perhaps criteria or perhaps such a board mix) giving rise to such close votes. 

Hopefully they are very rare.

Dennis De Witt
Brookline


> On Jun 15, 2017, at 10:22 AM, cvwtc at aol.com wrote:
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> Beverly has the option of having 7 members but decided 5 were enough. Recently, one member was sick and could not attend a demolition delay hearing. There was a tie vote which meant no delay was passed since a MAJORITY of members were needed to pass the delay. You may want to consider this when selecting board members.
> 
> Matt Pujo
> No Country for Old Buildings
> Beverly, MA
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> Subject: [MassHistPres] Grant writing; board members
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> Two unrelated questions: - Looking for recommendations for an independent grant writer with experience working with history organizations (commissions, societies). - It seems that our city’s historical commission may be coming back to life. How do other commissions determine the number of members? Lee Wright | Marlborough | 469-233-7712 | lee at leewright.net ****************************** For administrative questions regarding this list, please contact Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us directly. PLEASE DO NOT "REPLY" TO THE WHOLE LIST. MassHistPres mailing list MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres ********************************
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