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South Berwick council workshop declines to pursue a local recall ordinance for now
Summary
At a town workshop, council members discussed drafting a local recall ordinance but agreed not to begin detailed work now, citing existing charter and state law and concerns a new ordinance could be vague and divisive. A resident offered a draft citizens’ proposal and noted charter changes require a public vote.
The South Berwick Town Council met in a workshop to consider whether to draft a local recall ordinance for elected officials and left the idea on the back burner after members voiced concerns about redundancy, vagueness and community division.
The chair opened the discussion by outlining the proposal to explore a recall ordinance and seeking a quick consensus on whether to proceed. "If we have a consensus that we do, we will start digging into it," the chair said, and otherwise the item would be set aside for possible future consideration.
Sam, a council member, volunteered to work on the ordinance and said he was not necessarily opposed to having one, noting both state statute and the town charter…
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