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Chair says town will publish notice and hold a public hearing after ordinance reindexing
Summary
Board members discussed recent reindexing and wording changes to a local ordinance and agreed a public hearing and a published notice are required before any adoption; no formal vote was recorded at the meeting.
The town's chair said the board will publish notice and hold a public hearing before taking any final action on a recently reindexed ordinance, after members found definitions and schedule pages had been moved during a recent edit.
At the meeting the chair said, "Technically speaking, though, we're supposed to hold a public hearing," noting the ordinance's front section had been rewritten and definitions relocated. Committee member (S2) flagged that the changes included a provision allowing the board to "adopt a maximum but not adopt it," prompting discussion about whether to adopt a maximum rate now or wait for public comment.
The discussion focused on procedural steps rather than the substance of the changes. Members noted the redlined front portion and schedule changes but said the ordinance text itself had few substantive edits. One member suggested publishing a notice in the paper as other municipalities do; the chair said the board should make a notice and then hold the hearing before deciding on adoption.
No formal motion or vote on the ordinance itself was recorded in the provided transcript. The meeting advanced to other agenda items after the exchange, with the board planning to return for a public hearing before any final adoption.
