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1. Mar. 13, 2010 Northeastern Massachusetts Moderators Regional Meeting
2. Mar. 13, 2010 Southeastern Massachusetts Moderators Regional Meeting
     
March 13, 2010
Northeastern Massachusetts Moderators Regional Meeting

Saturday, 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Middleton Historical Society
9 Pleasant Street (near junction of Routes 114/62)
Middleton Center

Hosts Henry Tragert (Middleton) and Bruce Ramsey (Hamilton). Open agenda (but, if you have an item you would like discussed, alert Henry or Bruce in advance). Contact Henry by phone at 978-774-7603 or email at beechbrook1@verizon.net or Bruce by phone at 978-468-0094 or email at bramsey11@verizon.net.

Exquisite refreshments. Report by MMA leadership on Executive Committee's actions and initiatives.

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March 13, 2010
Southeastern Massachusetts Moderators Regional Meeting

Saturday, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Mansfield Town Hall
Selectmen's Room
6 Park Row
Mansfield

Special invitation to all in Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, and Plymouth Counties.

Refreshments: coffee, juice, and pastry. Open program to include, but not limited to, topics such as:
  • Allowable motions
  • Zoning questions
  • Budget override situations
  • Controlling debate
  • What does "reconsideration" mean?
  • Ending debate
  • Adjourn or dissolve?
  • Making those tough rulings
  • Keeping your selectmen out of trouble
  • Keeping yourself out of trouble
Host Bob Saquet (Mansfield). RSVP to Bob by email at bobjansaquet@yahoo.com. Mention any special topics you want included.

Moderators with little or no experience as well as veteran moderators will learn a lot at this kind of meeting. Actually, I am looking for some of the veterans to help the rookies figure out how to handle certain situations. We hope to see moderators who deal with open town meetings as well as representative town meetings. There is a lot we all have in common. Here is your chance to clean up some of those rough spots we all have. Learn from your fellow moderators before some gadfly tries to trip you up. Deputy or assistant moderators are welcome.

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