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Commissioners press to clarify Article II language on town officers, treasurer duties and minority representation
Summary
During Group 2's Article II review commissioners flagged unclear wording that conflates elected and appointed officers, proposed a separate article for the town treasurer to align with state statute, and discussed lowering party-concentration 'ceilings' to increase unaffiliated representation.
Commissioners in New Canaan’s Charter Revision Commission (Group 2) spent substantial time reviewing Article II (Town Officers), flagging sentences that they said dated to 1935 and recommending modernized, clearer drafting.
The group identified a muddled opening paragraph that lists town officers and mixes elected and appointed entities. Several members recommended punctuation and structural changes so the charter distinguishes elected offices from appointed commissions and enumerated boards. One commissioner noted the document “dates…
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