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Committee votes to report Barre (Barre Town) charter change bill favorably
Summary
The Senate Government Operations Committee moved to report H.505, a Barre Town charter change eliminating the town auditor position, favorably to the full Senate after brief testimony; the motion carried in committee.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations voted to report H.505, a Barre Town charter change, favorably to the full Senate on Tuesday after receiving testimony from Representative McFaul and committee staff.
A committee member moved that the committee "pass out H 505 favorably." The motion carried on the committee's vote; Senators recorded as voting yes included Senator Clarkson and Senator Hart. Committee staff indicated they would prepare the committee report and the clean bill language for transmittal.
Nut graf: H.505 would change Barre Town's charter provisions, including eliminating the municipal auditor position as described in the bill text; the change drew limited testimony and no substantive debate in committee.
Ending: Committee leadership asked staff to prepare the report; a member noted supporting materials (town documents) would be appended for the Senate record. The bill will be placed on the Senate calendar for further action by the full chamber.
