Article 21

ARTICLE 21.  To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town’s Bylaws, Part 1: Administrative Legislation, Chapter 7, Committees, Commissions and Boards, Article XIV, Computer Management Committee, by striking it in its entirety, or take any other action thereon:

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COMMENT:  During the re-appointment process in June 2023, the Select Board identified boards and committees not actively meeting or deliberating, without enough appointees to hold a quorum, or no appointees entirely. The Board discussed discontinuing these boards/committees. Some of these boards and committees were established in the Town’s Bylaws. Any changes to these committees, including their abolishment, would require action by voters at Town Meeting. This includes the Computer Management Committee. The Committee Bylaw was created in 1998 but it has been several years since this committee held meetings.  The last significant activity taken by the Computer Management Committee was participating in the selection of the Town’s IT consultant, Hi-Q, 2012.  Since then, Hi-Q has been managing the Town’s technology initiatives under the oversite of the Town Administrator’s office. Purchases of IT that were once reviewed through the Computer Management Committee, as per the Bylaw, have been overseen by the Town Administrator’s office for the last 10 years.  Thank you to the volunteer residents who served over the years on the Computer Management Committee.