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Selectmen approve ordinance change to match charter on Commission on Aging membership
Summary
After a public hearing, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to revise the town ordinance to match the charter’s five-member Commission on Aging, following public comment about notification and a procedural cleanup the board called clerical.
The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously July 6 to amend the town ordinance so the Commission on Aging’s membership and terms match the town charter’s provision that the commission have five members. First Selectman Steve Dunn opened a public hearing on the discrepancy and said the change is a clarifying, non-substantive correction rather than a policy shift.
During the hearing a participant identified as Betsy questioned why the commission had not been notified in advance and urged clearer communication; Dunn said some members had been aware but the board would strive for fuller notification in future. After hearing public comment, Dunn closed the hearing and moved to adopt the ordinance change; the motion carried on a voice vote.
The board characterized the change as clerical: charter language controls and the amendment aligns the ordinance with the charter rather than altering how the commission operates. The action was presented as a step to avoid future mismatches between charter updates and ordinance text.
The board’s approval followed the hearing on the change and concluded the item; no further implementation steps were specified beyond updating the ordinance to match the charter.
