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West Haven charter commission approves draft, sets public hearing for May 21
Summary
The West Haven Charter Revision Commission approved a consolidated draft charter and a series of substantive edits — including new requirements for boards and commissions to consult personnel and corporation counsel on hiring and contracting, a mayoral reporting line for the water pollution control administrator, and a supermajority removal threshold — and voted to post the draft for a public hearing on the 21st.
The West Haven Charter Revision Commission voted to approve a consolidated draft of the city charter and to post the document for a public input hearing next Thursday, May 21, after adopting several substantive changes and a number of scrivener edits.
The commission’s attorneys presented a red-lined draft and a clean version showing margin notes and asked members to focus on substantive changes before the public hearing. "This is what will be considered by the public in advance of next Thursday's public hearing," Attorney Cassini told the commission as he reviewed the materials.
The commission approved a set of policy-level edits: it agreed to make the Water Pollution Control Administrator a standalone department head reporting to the mayor, adopted language requiring boards, commissions and other…
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