Charter Revision Commission

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RESOLVED: Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes § 7-187 to 7-201 et. seq., the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Suffield hereby charges the Charter Revision Commission as follows:

1. That the 2020 Charter Revision Commission of the Town of Suffield is empowered to review the entire Charter of the Town of Suffield and to make any recommended changes to the Charter it deems necessary to improve how Suffield is governed.
2. That in determining recommendations for how Suffield is governed, the 2020 Charter Revision Commission is empowered to review all aspects of Town government, including, but not limited to, the Town’s Town Meeting form of government, the powers of the First Selectman, the powers of the Director of Finance, the Town’s Board and Commission structure, the structure of all political subdivisions of the Town (WPCA), areas of conflict between the Connecticut General Statutes, the Town Ordinances and the Town Charter, and inconsistencies within the Charter itself.
3. That the 2020 Charter Revision Commission shall hold no less than two Public Hearing as set forth by statute.
4. That the 2020 Charter Revision Commission receive testimony and input from the First Selectmen, the Town Attorney, all Town Department Heads and any other elected or appointed official of the Town of Suffield, representatives from other Connecticut municipalities that have considered converting from a Town Meeting to another form of government in recent years and other experts it deems necessary in order to improve how Suffield is governed.
5. That the 2020 Charter Revision Commission transmit a report of their findings and recommendations to the Board of Selectmen no later than August 3, 2021.