Select Board hears working‑group plan to shift CMLP governance toward blended elected/appointed board
Jason Bolger, director of the Concord Municipal Light Plant, told the Select Board a working group recommends special legislation creating a five‑member ‘blended’ light board (three elected, two appointed) to resolve a statutory/charter discrepancy and reduce managerial liability. The proposal would return some authority to a statutory light board while preserving technical expertise via appointed seats.
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Jason Bolger, director of the Concord Municipal Light Plant, laid out the legal and historical case for changing how the town governs the utility, telling the Select Board that the issue stems from a mismatch between Chapter 1 64 and Concord’s charter and administrative code. He said the working group’s recommendation is “a 5 member majority elected board,” explaining that would put Concord closer to the governance model used by most Massachusetts municipal light plants while keeping appointed seats for technical expertise.
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