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Norwalk commission plans panels on council structure and compensation after senator inquiry on referendum law
Summary
Commissioners scheduled a Jan. 7 panel on council structure and compensation and discussed a 1961 state statute requiring voter referendums for council pay changes; consultant Steve Mednick described using a charter-set baseline and COLA as a common workaround.
Commissioner John (commissioner) reported that he contacted State Senator Bob Duff about the feasibility of repealing a 1961 state statute that requires voter referendum to change municipal council compensation. "He responded to me that he would look into it and then subsequently came back with a somewhat more substantive response that included a citation of the exact statute," John said, noting the law dates to 1961.
Consultant/staff member Steve Mednick, who advised the commission on website materials and panels, outlined a common approach used in Connecticut to address the referendum…
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