Templeton current town bylaw on advisory committee.
in part, states:
§ 9-1
Membership eligibilty.
There shall be an Advisory Committee consisting of five registered voters of the Town, none of whom shall be an elected Town officer, an appointed official receiving a salary or a Town employee.
Also, it currently states: in part, The Advisory Committee shall choose its own officers and its members shall serve without pay, and it shall cause to be kept a true record of its proceedings.
Again, members serve without pay and a majority of our comparison communities bylaws state finance/advisory serve without pay.
So, town meeting warrant article # 8 asks town meeting to strike the words serve without pay from the bylaw, while leaving in appointed official receiving a salary (as in getting paid). Trying to eat the cake and have it too. Let us keep the current bylaw in place. If being paid is the only reason to serve on advisory, perhaps it is not a good fit for you. We do not need further grey areas in our bylaws either.
