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Charter review group debates 'first selectman' wording, board size and whether charter allows a town administrator
Summary
At a New Canaan Charter Review Commission (Group 3) meeting, commissioners discussed changing gendered references to 'first selectman,' whether to expand the Board of Selectmen from three to five members, and whether current charter language would permit creating a town administrator role without additional edits.
Members of the Charter Review Commission (Group 3) spent significant time reviewing Article 3, which covers the first selectman and the board of selectmen, debating both language and structural changes.
The commission opened discussion on a worksheet that organized articles, stakeholders and open items, and agreed to start with Article 3. A central debate focused on replacing the traditionally gendered term 'first selectman' with either a gendered pair ("first selectman/first selectwoman") or a gender-neutral…
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