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Committee removes a set of trust/confidence questions from the draft and refers them back to staff
Summary
The committee voted 6-1 to remove four Section 3 questions about trust and confidence in officials and asked the survey team to rework those topics under Section 7 (citizen participation) for later review.
After extended debate about whether Section 3s rating-style questions (trust in officials, confidence in the town manager) are charter issues or operational concerns, the committee voted to delete the four questions from Section 3 and to ask the survey team to revise similar questions for inclusion in Section 7 (citizen participation). The motion passed 6-1 on a roll call.
Skeptics argued numeric grading of officials is an operational measure better handled in employee reviews or the town managers survey. Supporters said high-level sentiment on whether residents feel represented is relevant to the charter and could identify areas for targeted charter recommendations. The committee directed the survey team to rework wording and return a revised package.
