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Danvers Select Board advances draft Town Meeting, Town Manager and recall warrant articles for public hearing Dec. 16
Summary
After review and word‑smithing, the board approved forwarding draft Town Meeting and Town Manager acts and a revised recall bylaw to the town website and scheduled a public hearing for Dec. 16; select members requested specific language consistency and asked for clerical fixes.
The Danvers Select Board voted Dec. 2 to forward draft warrant articles revising the Town Meeting Act, the Town Manager Act, and a proposed recall bylaw to the town website and to hold a public hearing on Dec. 16.
Board members discussed multiple language points including consistency in finance‑committee language between acts, nomination paper timing, and the detailed protection against recall for elected officials acting in their official capacity. One board member pressed to retain language that would prevent recall for an official’s vote on a matter, while others accepted the current draft and noted members would have an opportunity to comment during the Dec. 16 public hearing.
The board approved the drafts as the select board’s warrant articles with a request to town counsel to correct clerical and cut‑and‑paste errors before posting. The town manager will post the drafts and the select board expects to decide whether to set the warrant following public comment on Dec. 16; the board discussed scheduling a special meeting on Dec. 30 if needed to finalize warrant language and timing for a special town meeting in early 2026.
