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Committee takes testimony on Barrie charter amendment to remove elected auditor
Summary
The Senate Committee on Government Operations on May 6 heard testimony on H.505, a charter amendment from the town of Barrie to repeal the elected office of auditor from the town charter. Legislative counsel told the committee the change cleans up charter language though similar authority exists under general law.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations took testimony May 6 on H.505, a charter amendment submitted by the town of Barrie to repeal provisions in the town charter that provide for an elected auditor.
Representative McFaughn introduced the measure and Trevor Anderson of the Legislative Council summarized the changes, saying the act "repeals the section that allows the auditor to be elected" and performs clean-up across the charter to remove references to the office. Anderson told the…
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