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Aldermen decline to send 2001 charter amendments on school district to ballot after hours of debate
Summary
The Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen debated returning the school district to a city department and the reach of state law, received a solicitor—s communication and then voted against placing the 2001 charter amendments on the November ballot.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Tuesday received and filed a communication from the city solicitor and city clerk about how the city charter relates to the Manchester School District, then declined a separate motion to start the process to place four charter amendments from 2001 on the November ballot.
The solicitor—s written communication, provided to aldermen before the meeting, set out legal limits under state law and existing RSAs. The board voted to receive and file that communication by voice vote; a later motion by Alderman Michael Theriault to send the 2001 amendment language forward for public hearing and state review failed after a roll-call vote.
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