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Danvers committee amends town manager removal language; firms up suspension and due-process steps
Summary
Finance Committee debated removal language for the town manager, including the 30‑day preliminary resolution, the right to request a public hearing, definitions of 'for cause' and 'without cause', and payment on removal; members amended the draft to use 'suspend' for an interim step and advanced the article.
The Finance Committee took up a detailed and sometimes technical discussion of the Town Manager Act’s removal provisions.
Under the draft, the select board can file a preliminary resolution and provide at least 30 days’ notice before a proposed removal becomes effective, and the town manager may respond in writing and request a public…
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