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Charter panel narrows clerk appointment powers, asks city attorney to redraft Chapter 5
Summary
A Bridgeport charter revision panel voted to remove language giving deputies authority to appoint assistants, directed the city attorney to redraft Chapter 5 so city and town clerk sections mirror each other, and approved related edits by voice vote.
The Charter Revision Commission on Aug. 13 voted to remove language that would have allowed deputy clerks to appoint assistants and directed the city attorney to redraft Chapter 5 so the city clerk and town clerk sections mirror one another.
The chair said the change was intended to ensure the head of an office — the city clerk or town clerk — retains appointment authority except when that official is absent or disabled. Commissioners debated whether deputies should retain appointment power during an interim…
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