BoS asks town boards and departments to review their regulations

I got the following copy from the Medfield Energy Committee today.  My understanding was that the Board of Selectmen especially wanted this bylaw review done with an eye on the potential developments at the Medfield State Hospital, but that part got left out.

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Memo
MEDFIELD BOARD
OF SELECTMEN
To: Department Heads, Boards, Commissions and Committees
From: Board of Selectmen
Dale: 8/6/2012
Re: Charter and By-law Review Committee

Last year, the Board of Selectmen appointed a Charter and By-law Review Committee to undertake a review of the Town Charter and By-laws and to suggest any changes or updates that might be appropriate. This Committee, chaired by Scott McDermott, has been meeting regularly and is in the process of hiring a consultant to assist with codifying the charter, by-laws and departmental regulations.
It has met with many town department heads, board, commission and committee members to obtain input as to what changes, if any, should be made. As part of this process, and in anticipation of future developments throughout the Town, the Selectmen would like you to review state and federal statutes, town by-laws and regulations for areas under your jurisdiction and suggest any changes which would
improve service delivery and would protect the interests of the Town of Medfield and its residents. This might include changes to existing statues, bylaws and regulations, as well as new ones which you feel
should be adopted by the Town. Such items as noise, air pollution, zoning, environmental quality, traffic, parking, or any other areas of concern may be appropriate for review. In the process of reviewing potential changes, you may wish to contact colleagues in other cities and towns, who might be able to offer some insight as to what would be helpful. The Committee has collected by-laws and regulations from several nearby communities. It would be happy to share them with you.

Please send any suggestions for additions, deletions and/or revisions to the Charter and By-law Review Committee by the end of September. Your assistance in this endeavor would be greatly appreciated.