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Committee reviews H.516 to ratify Essex charter amendments approved by town voters
Summary
The House committee heard an introduction to H.516, which would approve charter amendments voters in the town of Essex certified March 11, 2025, including changes to moderator duties, vacancy rules for select board seats, appointment authority and notice rules for the town auditor's report.
The House Committee on Government Operations & Military Affairs on an introductory briefing considered H.516, an act approving amendments to the charter of the town of Essex that town voters certified March 11, 2025.
The measure packages technical corrections with several substantive changes to town governance. Representative Dodge, sponsor of the local charter changes, told the committee she represents “a big portion of the town of Essex and a smaller portion, but I call it the best portion of the city of Essex Junction.” She said the changes arise from a Charter Commission review and from questions voters answered at the town election.
Legislative counsel Tucker Anderson said most of H.516 consists of technical corrections to citations and cross‑references to the Vermont Statutes Annotated, and then walked committee members through the substantive amendments. Among the changes Anderson highlighted: select board vacancy…
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