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Charter Review Commission debates wording and data in elected‑vs‑appointed draft; members split on tone
Summary
Commission members spent the Jan. 14 meeting line‑editing a draft section on elected vs. appointed boards, arguing over whether to include hard numbers and whether phrasing should emphasize direct accountability for elected officials; the group agreed neutral wording and further review of verifiable numbers are needed.
The New Canaan Charter Review Commission continued a line‑by‑line review of a draft section on elected and appointed boards at its Jan. 14 Group 1 meeting, focusing on neutral phrasing and whether to include comparative numbers.
Angela (CRC member) led paragraph edits and read aloud a compromise formulation that the group accepted for the meeting’s purposes: “Elected officials are directly accountable to the electorate; appointed officials are accountable via the elected…
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