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Commission weighs which appointed boards to keep in charter; public audience and attendance rules eyed for change
Summary
The Charter Revision Commission reviewed dozens of appointed boards and commissions, asked staff to verify which are required by state law, and discussed adding mandatory public-audience rules and a removal process for inactive appointees.
At its July 7 meeting the Simsbury Charter Revision Commission began a systematic review of appointed boards and commissions, asking staff and counsel to confirm which bodies must appear in the town charter under state law and which can be moved to ordinance.
Commission staff presented a chart listing each appointed body, meeting frequency, membership counts and currently cited terms. Commissioners asked staff and the town attorney to verify required membership sizes and statutory terms for entities such as the Housing Authority and Historic District Commission, both of which are governed by state law, and the Water Pollution Control Authority, whose powers are…
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