ORDER
STANDISH TOWN COUNCIL
DATE: March 11, 2008
ORDER NUMBER: 25-08 SUBMITTED BY: Newbegin
TITLE: AMEND COUNCIL ORDER 6-08 WHICH AUTHORIZES THE CHARTER COMMISSION REFERENDUM
WHEREAS Council order 06-08 authorized that a Charter Commission be established to review or revise the Town’s Charter, and
WHEREAS pending legislation will be enacted that will amend the procedure for the election of members to a municipal charter commission. The amendment will give municipalities the option to either include the election of voter members on the same ballot as the question authorizing the commission or have members elected no later than the first regular or special municipal or state election that occurs at least 90 days after the vote authorizing the charter commission.
WHEREAS this amendment would allow for the question to be presented to the voters in June; and Commission to be elected in November providing for larger voter turn out and extended time to notify the towns people of the Charter Commission and it’s mission, now be it
ORDERED that the following referendum question be presented to the voters on June 10, 2008:
“‘Shall a Charter Commission be established for the purpose of revising the
Municipal Charter or establishing a New Municipal Charter?”
FURTHER ORDERED that the election of members shall be on November 4, 2008. The Charter Commission shall consist of a seven member commission of which four members shall be elected by the voters of Standish, one from each of the four areas established by the Town Charter; and three members shall be appointed by the Town Council, and
ORDERED that nomination papers for the Charter Commission seats shall be available beginning August 11, 2008 with a filing deadline of September 19, 2008 at 4:30 pm, and
FURTHER ORDERED that the public hearing for this referendum question will be held on May 13, 2008 at the Standish Municipal Center as part of the regular council meeting which begins at 7:00 pm.
APPROVED ___________________ DISAPPROVED ________________
ROLL CALL YEA NAY ABSTAIN
BIEGEL _________________________________________
CHRISTY _________________________________________
NEWBEGIN _________________________________________
POMERLEAU _________________________________________
SPENCER _________________________________________
STACK _________________________________________
CLERK/SECRETARY ____________________________
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