Salem public meetings in 2022
6 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Charter Commission
The Salem Charter Commission will meet to review comments from the Attorney General. The body is scheduled to take final votes on the adoption of the Charter and the Official Report.
- Review of Attorney General’s Comment
- Final Adoption of Charter
- Final Adoption of Official Report
- Transmission of documents to Town Clerk and Board of Selectmen
Charter Commission
The Salem Charter Commission will meet to review comments provided by Town Counsel. The commission also intends to move toward the final adoption of items for submission to the Attorney General.
- Review of Town Counsel’s comments
- Final adoption to Attorney General
Charter Commission
The Salem Charter Commission will meet to discuss the charter draft punch list and town comments. The body is scheduled to adopt a preliminary report and a draft for submission to the Town Attorney.
- Adoption of the August 31, 2022, minutes
- Discussion of Charter Draft Punch List
- Final adoption of draft for submission to Town Attorney
- Adoption of Preliminary Report
- Public comment period
Charter Commission
The Salem Charter Commission is meeting to review the current Charter draft and discuss various components including ethics, general provisions, and transition provisions. The commission will also address initiative, referendum, and recall provisions.
- Review of Charter Draft
- Discussion of Ethics Committee
- Review of Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Provisions
- Final adoption for submission to Town Attorney
Charter Commission
The Salem Charter Commission will meet to review the current draft of the town charter. The meeting also includes a report from the Assistant Town Manager and the adoption of previous meeting minutes.
- Review of Charter Draft
Charter Commission
The Salem Charter Commission is holding a public hearing to solicit citizen feedback regarding the draft charter currently under development. The meeting includes a progress presentation and a session for citizen input.
- Public hearing for citizen feedback on draft charter
- Progress presentation on charter development