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Charter commission hears heated debate over appointed vs. elected boards; party leaders outline appointment process
Summary
The CRC heard divergent views on whether town boards should be appointed or elected and received detailed presentations from Republican and Democratic town committees on how appointments are vetted. Planning and Zoning chair Dan Radman asked that Commissioner Jennifer Holmes recuse herself from P&Z-related matters, prompting pushback and a scheduled CRC legal review of conflicts.
The Charter Revisit Revision Commission on March 17 heard a sprawling debate over whether New Canaan should retain appointed boards and commissions or move to elected bodies, and invited both party organizations to explain how appointment processes work.
Dan Radman, chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, urged the CRC to treat survey results cautiously and asked the commission to consider recusals: "I respectfully ask that Jennifer Holmes recuse herself from anything to do with the PNZ discussion...due to her ongoing and current litigation against the ZBA and the planning department," Radman said. Members responded in the meeting: one commissioner said…
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