Westerly members propose charter tweak to keep term-limited subcommittee members until replacement

Sep 16, 2026

A committee member proposed allowing term-limited members of the Health & Wellness Subcommittee to remain in an advisory role for one year or to continue serving until replaced; the solicitor advised a cleaner approach is to permit members to remain until replaced rather than create advisory-quorum rules.

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Committee member Wolfels proposed a narrow charter change for the Health & Wellness Subcommittee to allow members who reach the end of two consecutive two-year terms to remain in an advisory capacity for one year with an option to revisit membership annually.

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