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Rep. Sam Quinstall says bill would let contracts override Bennington's 90-day removal rule for town managers
Summary
Rep. Sam Quinstall told the Synex City Government Operations committee that House bill H694 would amend the Bennington charter to permit a signed employment contract to supersede the current 90-day written-notice requirement for removing a town manager; the committee deferred action until next week.
Representative Sam Quinstall, a lawmaker from Dorset, told the Synex City Government Operations committee on Thursday that House bill H694 would amend the town charter of Bennington to allow a contract to exempt the town manager from the charter’s 90-day written-notice removal requirement.
"The purpose of the bill is to amend the charter, town Bennington, to provide a contract based exemption to the current town charter requirement for notice cause and hearing for the removal of the town manager," Quinstall said, describing the measure and its legislative history.
Quinstall said the General Assembly approved the…
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