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Charter commission recommends guaranteed district representation on Board of Estimate and Taxation
Summary
The Charter Revision Commission proposed requiring the Board of Estimate and Taxation to include at least one member from each of Norwalk’s five council districts; council members debated the tradeoff between geographic representation and financial expertise.
NORWALK, Conn. — The Charter Revision Commission recommended that the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) include at least one member from each of Norwalk’s five council districts, a change the council discussed at a July 2025 charter workshop.
Attorney Mednick summarized the commission’s intent as ensuring “broad distribution” so each district would have a voice on BET. He said the change was designed to produce greater geographic representation when the BET reviews line items in…
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