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Canterbury selectmen accept constable resignation, appoint Eric Butler to fill vacancy
Summary
Canterbury selectmen on July 7 accepted the resignation of constable John Dano and appointed Eric Butler to serve the remainder of the constable term through Nov. 16, 2027; both actions passed by voice vote with endorsements noted and no roll-call recorded.
Canterbury selectmen accepted the resignation of constable John Dano and moved to appoint Eric Butler to fill the resulting vacancy during their July 7 meeting.
The board received a resignation letter from John Dano (referred to in the meeting as “Farmer John”) and the board “entertained a motion to accept” the resignation; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. A member of the board responded aloud, “Aye.” No roll-call or recorded tally was provided in the transcript.
The board then considered the appointment of Eric Butler as a constable. Meeting remarks noted that Joe Sanger had endorsed Butler. The selectmen moved to appoint Butler to a term ending Nov. 16, 2027; that motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
No mover or seconder names were recorded in the transcript, and the votes were taken by voice without a roll-call tally in the record. The meeting record indicates constables ‘‘all got elected at the same time,’’ and the new appointment fills the vacancy until the stated term date.
What happens next: the office indicated it will follow up to complete appointment paperwork and notify the appointee and other interested parties. The meeting did not record any opposition or abstentions to either motion.
