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Committee debates ordinance to place a council member on Board of Estimate and Taxation, defers for redraft
Summary
Norwalk's ordinance committee discussed an ordinance to designate a council member as a nonvoting ex‑officio on the Board of Estimate and Taxation; members debated term length, whether a designee should be allowed, appointment timing and whether the charter allows mandatory appointments. The committee deferred the item for counsel redrafting.
The Norwalk City ordinance committee on Feb. 17 debated an ordinance that would allow the council president to designate one council member as an ex‑officio, nonvoting representative to the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) and deferred the draft for further legal drafting.
An attorney filling in for city counsel said the draft was prepared by Attorney Brian Candela and cited the charter provision that authorizes the council to designate a representative (charter section 7‑2(a)(1)(c)). The attorney read that "the council representative shall be entitled to participate in…
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