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Assessors plan Special Town Meeting to consider ordinance and changes to terms of office
Summary
The clerk presented a proposal to change Board of Assessors’ terms and to make several elected positions appointed; the board directed the clerk to plan a Special Town Meeting in October or November where the fireworks ordinance and the governance changes can be considered.
The clerk presented a proposal to change the Board of Assessors’ terms of office and to convert the Clerk/Collector/Treasurer positions from elected to appointed roles. The clerk explained that such a change would require a Special Town Meeting scheduled at least 90 days before the annual town meeting.
The board agreed and directed the clerk to plan a Special Town Meeting for October or November. The clerk said the fireworks ordinance, which the board discussed earlier in the meeting and which would establish a permit process and require applications to be submitted five days before a display, could be taken up at that Special Town Meeting as well.
Why it matters: Moving previously elected positions to appointed status is a structural change in local governance and would require voter approval at a special meeting; the permitting approach for fireworks would establish local rules and application timing if adopted.
