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Charter Review Committee

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Committee Charge
At least once in every 10 year period after the effective date of this charter, a special committee consisting of 7 members shall, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the full board of selectmen, be established for the purpose of reviewing this charter and reporting its recommendations to the spring town meeting concerning any proposed amendments which the committee may determine to be necessary or desirable. The committee shall consist of 7 members who shall be appointed as follows the board of selectmen shall designate 3 persons; the finance committee shall designate 2 persons; and the Groton-Dunstable regional school committee and the moderator shall each designate 1 person. Persons appointed may, but need not, be members of the agency by which they are designated. The committee shall meet to organize forthwith after the final adjournment of the spring town meeting. The committee shall hold a public hearing within 30 days after the date on which it meets to organize and at least 1 additional public hearing before filing its final report.

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Charter Review Committee Documents

1. 2010 Town Charter
   1. 2010_Groton_Town_Charter.pdf
2. Documents
   1. Submissions_by_Charter_Section_2015-09-25.pdf
   2. Standard_and_Poor's_Report_-_Groton_2014.pdf
   3. Secretary_of_State_-_Local_Charter_Procedures.pdf
   4. MMMA_-_Management_Flow_Chart.pdf
   5. Mass_Municipal_Association_-_Case_Study_-_Groton_Charter_Process_(2009).pdf
   6. Groton_Town_Meeting_-_Charter_Adoption_2007.pdf
   7. Division_of_Local_Services_-_Groton_Review_2014.pdf
   8. Division_of_Local_Services_-_Groton_Review_2004.pdf
   9. Division_of_Local_Services_-_Charter_Checklist.pdf
   10. Division_of_Local_Services_-_Charter_Amendments.pdf
   11. Charter_-_Forms_of_Government_Overview_(K&P_-_DHCD).pdf
   12. Charter_-_Forms_of_Government_Organization_Charts_(K&P_-_DHCD).pdf
3. Minutes
   1. Charter_Review_Committee_approved_minutes_2017-05-03_id-3763.pdf
   2. Charter_Review_Committee_approved_minutes_2017-04-05_id-4073.pdf
   3. Charter_Review_Committee_approved_minutes_2017-04-05_id-3759.pdf
   4. Charter_Review_Committee_approved_minutes_2017-03-29_id-3758.pdf
   5. Charter_Review_Committee_approved_minutes_2017-03-22_id-3757.pdf
   6. Charter_Review_Committee_approved_minutes_2017-03-15_id-3756.pdf
   7. Charter_Review_Committee_approved_minutes_2017-03-08_id-4072.pdf
   8. Charter_Review_Committee_approved_minutes_2017-03-08_id-3554.pdf
   9. Charter_Review_Committee_approved_minutes_2017-03-01_id-3513.pdf
   10. Charter_Review_Committee_approved_minutes_2017-02-22_id-3512.pdf
   11. Access additional meeting minutes and agendas at the Meeting Center
4. Press Releases
   1. CRC_Press_Release_New_Submissions_10-31-16.pdf
5. Public Comments
   1. Submissions_After_Sep_18_2015_as_of_2017-02-01.pdf
   2. Public_Comments_Report_2015-09-21.pdf
   3. Comment_Submission_Form.pdf