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Charlton Select Board appoints Karen LaCroix as town clerk through 2029
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Summary
After voters approved converting the town clerk from an elected to an appointed position in prior special votes, the Charlton Select Board unanimously appointed current clerk Karen LaCroix to serve through June 30, 2029.
The Charlton Select Board unanimously voted April 28 to appoint Karen LaCroix as town clerk, making her the first person to hold the position under a change voters approved in previous special votes.
Town Administrator Andrew told the board that a citizen petition and special election on Feb. 18, 2025, had approved converting the town clerk from elected to appointed, and that a subsequent special town meeting on Oct. 20, 2025, amended the bylaw to make the clerk an appointed official. Andrew gave vote totals from those earlier actions, saying the special election passed “by a yes vote of 46 and a no vote of 14,” and that the bylaw amendment passed at town meeting “by a yes vote of 196 to 61” for the article removing the clerk as an elected official and the related article making the clerk appointed through 06/30/2029.
The board moved to appoint LaCroix “as written,” the motion was seconded, and the board approved the appointment by roll-call vote; the chair declared the motion unanimous.
The appointment covers the term through June 30, 2029; LaCroix was present at the meeting but declined further comment when given the opportunity.
The appointment followed the procedural steps the board was asked to take after the earlier citizen petition and follow-up town-meeting votes. The board offered congratulations at the vote’s conclusion.
