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Corporation counsel walks Danbury commission through charter chapters; commissioners flag ethics, bonds, committees and residency for review
Summary
Corporation counsel Joseph Mortaledi outlined Danbury’s charter chapter by chapter at the May 6 meeting; commissioners flagged potential changes including an ethics provision, donation limits to the mayor’s office, bond-approval thresholds, standing committees, residency requirements for chiefs, and reapportionment timing.
At the May 6 meeting of the Danbury Charter Revision Commission, Joseph Mortaledi, an attorney with McCrae v Anderson who works with the city’s corporation counsel office, presented a chapter-by-chapter overview of the city charter and answered commissioners’ questions about priorities for revision. Mortaledi emphasized that proposed amendments must be cross-checked against state law. "As we go through sections of the charter, we will, to the extent that there's any modifications proposed, our office will cross reference any requested changes with all applicable law," he said.
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