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Charter subgroup in New Canaan lays out options on term limits, vacancy posting
Summary
A Charter Revision Commission subgroup reviewed multiple options for term limits and recommended several process changes to improve transparency in appointing members to town boards. The subgroup did not adopt a single proposal and will present options to the full CRC.
Chair Corbett opened the subgroup meeting at 7:30 p.m. and framed the session as a focused review of term limits and the application/opening process for town boards and commissions.
Secretary Angela Jameson presented six options for the full Charter Revision Commission to consider: no term limits; term limits for only some boards or commissions; limits by number of terms (for example, two to five terms); limits by total years (for example, eight to 15 years); adopting term limits by ordinance rather than by charter; and rotating the chair after a fixed period. "One option is obviously no term limits," Secretary…
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