HomeMy WebLinkAbout20130710-CFS email re MOU legal opinion_201404071153370848From:catherine flanagan stover
To:Erika Mooney
Subject:Fw: Legal Opinion on MOU
Date:Thursday, July 11, 2013 8:36:11 AM
Attachments:Opinion Letter.pdf
Mooney opinion.jpg
[Sent last evening.]
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From: catherine flanagan stover <flanaganstover@yahoo.com>
To: Rick Atherton <Rickatherton@comcast.net>; 'Bob DeCosta' <albacor@comcast.net>;
Bruce D. Miller <midasack1@comcast.net>; Matt & Sheila <snatural@nantucket.net>;
"integrity11@gmail.com" <integrity11@gmail.com>; Libby Gibson <LGibson@nantucket-
ma.gov>; J Giorgio <jgiorgio@k-plaw.com>
Cc: "jgraziadei@inkym.com" <jgraziadei@inkym.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 7:50 PM
Subject: Legal Opinion on MOU
Mr. Chairman, and members of the Board:
I have retained my own legal counsel (former Town Counsel Paul DeRensis's firm,)
and have asked for an opinion regarding the legality of bypassing the requirement ofa Town Meeting vote pursuant to Chapter 67-1E of the Code of Nantucket.
I am attaching a copy of Mr. DeRensis' firm's opinion. I am also attaching the
opinion of the Island's premier historian and attorney extraordinaire, Robert Mooney,given to me in 2012. Mr. Mooney opines that a town meeting vote is what should
precede any action by the Town.
I respectfully request that a reconsideration of the vote on the Memorandum ofUnderstanding be placed on the Selectmen's Agenda for discussion for next week's
meeting.
Respectfully,
Catherine Stover