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Commission approves adding 'taxpayer' to charter preamble; counsel calls it aspirational
Summary
The commission agreed to add the word 'taxpayer' to the charter preamble and noted that preamble language is aspirational and not legally binding, per Corporation Counsel.
The commission approved a minor wording change to the charter preamble on consensus: the insertion of the word "taxpayer." Corporation Counsel Dan Casagrande advised that the preamble is aspirational language and does not affect substantive law, and Chair Joseph W. Britton recorded the commission's consensus to include the change.
The change is stylistic and intended to clarify the document's tone; commissioners noted it has no binding legal effect and will not alter the charter's operative provisions.
