Deadline Friday to Register for Williamstown Town Meeting

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The deadline to register for the Aug. 18 annual town meeting is Friday, Aug. 7.
 
Voter registration forms are available in the front of Town Hall in a clear display box and on the secretary of state's website, www.sec.state.ma.us/.
 
Unregistered voters interested in participating in the meeting must deposit the completed forms in the mail slot directly to the right of the front door of Town Hall no later than 8 p.m. Friday. Mail-in voter registration forms must be postmarked no later than Aug. 7.
 
The annual town meeting will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 18, (rain date of Aug. 19), at 7 p.m. at Farley-Lamb Field (Weston Field Athletic Complex) on Latham Street. Town meeting members should arrive by 6 p.m. to allow ample time for check-in and seating.

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Williamstown Charter Review Panel OKs Fix to Address 'Separation of Powers' Concern

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Charter Review Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to endorse an amended version of the compliance provision it drafted to be added to the Town Charter.
 
The committee accepted language designed to meet concerns raised by the Planning Board about separation of powers under the charter.
 
The committee's original compliance language — Article 32 on the annual town meeting warrant — would have made the Select Board responsible for determining a remedy if any other town board or committee violated the charter.
 
The Planning Board objected to that notion, pointing out that it would give one elected body in town some authority over another.
 
On Wednesday, Charter Review Committee co-Chairs Andrew Hogeland and Jeffrey Johnson, both members of the Select Board, brought their colleagues amended language that, in essence, gives authority to enforce charter compliance by a board to its appointing authority.
 
For example, the Select Board would have authority to determine a remedy if, say, the Community Preservation Committee somehow violated the charter. And the voters, who elect the Planning Board, would have ultimate say if that body violates the charter.
 
In reality, the charter says very little about what town boards and committees — other than the Select Board — can or cannot do, and the powers of bodies like the Planning Board are regulated by state law.
 
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