General By-Law Review Committee

About the General By-Law Review Committee

The General By-Law Review Committee (GBRC) was established by the 2024 Annual Town Meeting. The GBRC shall conduct a holistic review of the By-Laws, with a particular emphasis on ensuring that the By-Laws remain current, clear, and well organized, without serving as a forum for advancing policy within the jurisdiction of another Town board, committee or commission. 

In each year ending in a 5, a General By-Law Review Committee consisting of 7 members shall be established to review the General By-Laws and make a report, with any recommendations, to Town Meeting concerning any proposed amendments that the Committee may determine to be necessary or desirable.

The Committee shall set its own work plan, which shall commence in January of each year ending in a 5, and shall provide for the Committee to make any recommendations to the Annual Town Meeting in the spring of the following year, or to any Town Meeting that occurs sooner.  

The Committee shall have the power to create subcommittees, which shall be public bodies in accordance with the Open Meeting Law. 

The Committee will consult with Town staff and any board, committee or commission having jurisdiction over any particular by-law under review. 

The Committee will automatically dissolve, by operation of law, thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the Town Meeting at which it presents any recommendations, unless the Town Meeting has referred a proposed By-Law amendment back to the Committee for further consideration

Agendas, Agenda Packets, Minutes

Members

The GBRC consists of seven members appointed by the Select Board. Each will serve through the end of FY2026.