BRUNSWICK
After tabling discussion for a month, Brunswick Development Corp. once again is scheduled to talk about its proposed bylaw changes during the organization’s regular meeting Wednesday, Nov. 20.
The proposed changes were scheduled for presentation during BDC’s Oct. 23 meeting. However, grant funding application proposals ran longer than expected — with more than $328,000 awarded in new funding to local businesses — and the BDC’s board of directors decided to postpone the bylaws discussion until this month.
The board is scheduled to convene at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, in the first floor conference room at the McLellan Building, 85 Union St. No agenda had been posted by close of business Friday.
The bylaw change subcommittee of Bill Morrell and at-large Town Councilor John Richardson Jr. met Oct. 18 to discuss and finalize the amendments.
Wrought in the aftermath of controversy surrounding a loan to the husband of a former board member, proposed changes include trading an ex-officio position, currently held by town Finance Director John Eldridge, for a seat to be occupied by a private citizen.
Other measures could include implementation of an ethics code and stricter parameters regarding who is eligible for loans; creation of a website with contact and explanatory information; and adoption of bylaws addressing conflicts of interest.
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