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Morristown voters approve three-part charter formalizing town-manager government
Summary
Voters in Morristown approved three charter articles on Nov. 5 that formalize the town-manager form of government and retain corporate and general-law provisions; the charter language was drawn from other Vermont town charters and a provision for local-option tax was removed after a change in state law.
Morristown voters approved three charter articles on Nov. 5 that formalize the town-manager form of government and retain existing corporate and general-law provisions, Morristown Town Clerk Sarah Haskins told the Government Operations & Military Affairs committee.
The charter matters because it codifies the town-manager structure that residents petitioned for in early 2023, clarifies which provisions remain subject to general law, and preserves the town’s corporate existence. Committee members heard that the charter language was adapted from other Vermont town charters and that a previously considered local-option tax provision was removed after a…
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