MTAS adviser: Henning charter has outdated language; amendment process will take months
James Lewellen of MTAS told Henning aldermen the town’s private act charter contains dated provisions but is not technically defective; he outlined a longer amendment timetable that could push action from January introduction to April or May and recommended summer preparation.
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James Lewellen, representing the Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS), told the Henning Board of Aldermen on May 18 that the town’s private act charter contains ‘‘a few old provisions and terms but there’s nothing technically wrong with it.’’ He advised the board that amending a private act charter requires sending a bill through the state process and that the timetable has lengthened.
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