I am a self-certified pain in the Ass,  what I have encountered and seen in just about a year and 1/2 back on the bos, I feel I need to be; so, which came first, the chicken or the egg? First mention I find of open space committee is in 2003 annual town report, on page 1, under report of selectmen, with a committee report in 2004 Templeton Annual Town Report, page 81. John Henshaw is shown as being on open space at time formed. According to town meeting records, community preservation committee did not become accepted by the town until annual town meeting 2007, article 45, with no mention of open space committee. Community Preservation Committee is a mix of elected and appointed members.

Town Meeting, May 2007 - There is hereby established a Community Preservation Committee (“CPC”), consisting of nine (9) voting members pursuant to MGL Chapter 44B (the “Act”). The composition of the CPC, the appointment authority and the term of office for the CPC members shall be as follows:

 One member of the Templeton Conservation Commission as designated by that Commission.

 One member of the Templeton Historical Commission as designated by that Commission.

 One member of the Templeton Housing Authority as designated by that Authority. 

 One member of the Templeton Recreation Committee as designated by that Committee. 

 One member of the Templeton Planning Board as designated by that Board. 

 One member of the Templeton Board of Assessors as designated by that Board. 

 Three members to be elected at large from the registered voters of the Town

 I am pretty sure there is MGL to deal with vacancies and or resignations and then there are the appointed members, which come from other elected boards, as in planning, , assessors, housing authority, which have their own appointing protocol and then other appointed boards, etc. We then have advisory committee by-law with vacancy remedies and then we have selectmen appointments that are annual, such as town counsel, capital improvement committee, which is spelled out in by-law for that committee. On open space and others, there needs to be research and a decision on what is what. From my research and from what it states in 2003 report, I come to conclusion this open space committee was formed by bos so it should be covered in our procedures how appointments and vacancies are done, as long as we are consistent, in my opinion. I still believe we, as a board, should do diligence and take a look at by-law concerning appointments of town officers, etc. We could then have some direction that is clear and concise, as in we do this and when that happens, we do this.