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Charter amendment would let Burlington redraw wards and let city council set tenant‑notice rules, counsel says
Summary
Legislative counsel told the Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee a proposed charter amendment would let the City Council change ward boundaries and let Burlington set its own tenant‑notice and rent‑change notice rules by ordinance.
Tucker Anderson, legislative counsel, told the committee that H 508 would remove fixed ward descriptions from the Burlington charter and authorize the City Council to change election‑area boundaries and to approve them at a city meeting. “Those that are striking through, they’re stating that those will remain in effect until changed by the City Council, which is authorized to make changes from time to time,” Anderson said, noting the text also limits boundary changes to “not more frequently than once in every 5 years.”
Anderson said the charter language contains no statutory trigger for periodic redistricting (for…
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