House approves third reading order for Bennington charter amendment on town manager removal

Feb 24, 2026

H.694 would approve voter‑passed amendments to Bennington’s charter permitting contract‑based exemptions to notice, cause, and hearing requirements for removing a town manager; committee recommended passage and the House ordered third reading after a voice vote.

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The House considered H.694, a bill approving amendments to the Bennington town charter that change the town manager removal procedures. Representative Pinstenalt (member from Dorset) told members the proposed charter amendment provides a contract‑based exemption to the current requirement for notice, cause, and hearing for the removal of the town manager.

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