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Morristown charter to create town manager advances informally after 2,002–402 local vote
Summary
Representatives from Morristown presented a streamlined municipal charter to the committee; the charter’s main change is establishing a town manager as the chief executive officer. Committee members raised no immediate objections and said they will add the item to their list for formal consideration after pending business.
Representatives from Morristown presented a proposed municipal charter to the committee, saying Morristown voters approved the measure 2,002 to 402 and that the charter’s primary change is to create the office of town manager as the municipality’s chief executive officer.
The action matters because the charter would formally establish municipal authority and responsibilities that Morristown officials told the committee are already being exercised in practice. Committee members described the draft as streamlined and without obvious legal or procedural…
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