Mayor could rule on prehearing continuances under proposed Somerset code change
Town attorney Ron introduced a code amendment (recommendation 7) that would allow the mayor to rule on prehearing requests for continuances and similar procedural matters when time allows; council signaled consensus to introduce the amendment at the next meeting.
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The Somerset town attorney, Ron, told the council that recommendation 7 would add a narrow procedural option to the variance procedure that aims to reduce last-minute scheduling problems. "If time allows, the mayor, on behalf of the town council, may rule on any prehearing requests for continuances or similar procedural matters," Ron said during the work session.
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