HomeMy WebLinkAboutACNVT letter to BOS re HDC staffADVISORY COMMITTEE OF NONVOTING TAXPAYERS
TOWN AND COUNTY BUILDING
NANTUCKET, MA 02554
September 3, 2016
Board of Selectmen
Town Building
Nantucket, MA 02554
We are mindful of the issue raised by the Historic District Commission
(HDC) regarding the administrative reporting relationship HDC staff has had
and has in prospect. According to reports, your Board is set to meet with the
HDC on Wednesday September 7 to review whether its staff should be in the
Planning & Land Use Services department (PLUS) or otherwise.
While making no recommendation whether or not HDC staff should be a
part of PLUS, we urge that staff for HDC continue to come within the
administrative authority of Town Administration as provided in the Town
Charter Article IV, Section 4.4(b).
That Charter provision came as an amendment, duly voted and approved, to
resolve serious issues which had arisen in more than one board or
commission of the Town. As amended the Charter allows considerable
flexibility in the specifics of staff reporting relationships. This allows Town
Administration, with your backing, to set up good working relations while
assuring that each board and commission has the staff support required for it
to best serve the Town.
Respectfully,
/s/ Justin Strauss
Justin Strauss
Chairman, ACNVT