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Committee narrows town attorney review to high‑risk contracts and preapproved standard forms
Summary
The committee recommended removing the charter’s blanket requirement that the town attorney review every contract, instead directing attorney review to a defined list of high‑consequence contract types and to contracts above a council‑set dollar threshold; it also asked that the attorney preapprove routine form templates.
The Charter Review Committee recommended limiting the town attorney’s mandatory review obligations to specified categories of high‑consequence agreements and to contracts that exceed a dollar threshold set by resolution, and it recommended adding a provision that the town attorney preapprove a set of standard form contracts (purchase orders and other routine templates) for staff use.
Background: the committee reviewed existing charter language that has been interpreted to require town attorney approval on all contracts and endorsements. Committee members and town counsel agreed that a literal reading would require the attorney to examine routine purchases and minor operational transactions, a practice the…
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