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House committee reviews H.17 to adopt Morristown charter, flags town manager powers
Summary
The Vermont House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs on Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. reviewed H.17, a bill that would adopt a charter for the town of Morristown, and raised questions about a provision that would give the town manager broad personnel authority.
The Vermont House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs on Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. reviewed H.17, a bill that would adopt a charter for the town of Morristown, and raised questions about a provision that would give the town manager broad personnel authority.
Legislative counsel Tucker Anderson gave the committee a run-through of H.17 "as introduced," describing three substantive sections: Section 1 would approve adoption of the charter; Section 2 contains a redesignation to keep charter listings in alphabetical order; and Section 3 establishes a town manager system and, in subsection B, grants the manager authority "to hire, appoint, discipline, and remove all town employees subject to the provisions of personnel…
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