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Charter reviewers propose clearer vacancy, posting and hearing steps for appointments
Summary
Commissioners discussed creating a clearer appointment and vacancy process: posting open seats, requiring notice and public comment when selectmen nominate candidates for key boards, and routing confirmations for certain commissions to town council for a second look.
Commissioners discussed reforms to how the town fills appointed positions and how the public learns about vacancies.
A commissioner proposed language to require that when the board of selectmen nominates a person for an appointment (particularly for important bodies such as planning & zoning, finance, audit and ethics), the nomination be noticed as an agenda item and the public be given opportunity to comment before the selectmen…
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