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Proposal to codify rotation-by-district for mayoral posts fails to advance
Summary
A motion to direct the town attorney to draft an ordinance implementing a rotation-by-district process for mayor and other leadership posts failed at the Nov. 20 meeting after extended debate over eligibility and whether such a system would bind future commissions.
Commissioners discussed an ordinance proposal to implement the charter's two-year rotation for mayor, vice mayor and clerk positions by commission district. The proposal—sponsored by Clerk Commissioner Hodgkins—would have codified a district-based rotation and included eligibility restrictions such as requiring a commissioner to have served a full term before being eligible to serve as mayor.
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