Select Board plans bylaw cleanup; flags outdated language referencing 'mentally retarded'
Board member said Article 54 updates town bylaws to align citations and terminology with current state law; he pointed out subsection 4(f) uses the outdated phrase "mentally retarded persons" and proposed replacing it with "intellectual disability."
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Mr. Jacobs told the board that Article 54 is a non-substantive cleanup of a bylaw that contains inconsistent citations and outdated terminology. He said the board has circulated a marked-up version for review and that Town Counsel is checking the recommendations.
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