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Severance advisory board seeks standardized petition template to clarify financial and comp-plan impacts
Summary
Town staff proposed a standardized petition template and possible petition policy to help the Citizen Advisory Board evaluate requests; council members asked for required fields including financial impact and how petitions align with the comprehensive plan and suggested a work session to draft the policy.
Britney, a town staff member, asked the Citizen Advisory Board on Monday to describe what they want to see when council members bring petitions and suggested creating a policy and a standard form to accompany petition packets.
The proposal aims to give CAB members a clear description up front — a summary of the petition, what the petitioner is asking for, the financial impact, and how it relates to the town’s comprehensive plan — so members can decide whether to request more information, table the item or offer feedback. “What do we want from you?” Britney asked, urging clarity about whether petitioners seek a decision or merely feedback.
Council members said they want consistent fields in agenda packets so they can evaluate petitions efficiently. One member said financial details and the petition’s linkage to the comprehensive plan are critical. Another suggested the form be mandatory in policy so staff and council can enforce consistent submittals rather than relying on uneven packet descriptions.
Members agreed to move the idea to a work session to draft the template and any binding policy. No formal vote was taken; the discussion concluded with staff agreeing to return with a proposed form and policy language for further review.
