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Library representatives ask CRC to clarify trusteeship and town obligations in charter
Summary
New Canaan library trustees and director told the Charter Revision Commission the library operates as an association (nonprofit), that charter language calling out 'library directors' is imprecise and asked the CRC to add language recognizing trustees and the town's ongoing support role.
Ellen Gravato and library representatives told the CRC that New Canaan Library functions as an association library governed by a board of trustees and that the charter’s historical reference to 'library directors' should be updated to reflect trusteeship.
"We're an association library," a library representative said, describing the institution as a nonprofit that has operated independently for many years…
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