Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n
Article 16 on the Annual Town Meeting warrant and Question One on the
\nballot addresses the issue of an elected vs. appointed Town Clerk. Given
\nthe fact that your \u201cAround Town on the Web\u201d writer is also your Town
\nClerk, this e-blast will only provide you with a brief factual history and
\nthe current facts related to this question.<\/p>\n
This issue was placed on the warrant this year by the Board of Selectmen to
\nreprise a similar discussion from three years ago at Town Meeting. At that
\nmeeting in 2011, the Selectmen\u2019s motion to make the position appointed
\nwas defeated, and the question on the ballot also failed. Similarly, the
\nissue was discussed in 2008 in the context of the Government Study
\nCommittee hearings that created the Town Manager Act, and it was determined
\nby that body that the Town Clerk should remain elected.<\/p>\n
The Selectmen\u2019s motion this year will once again be to make the Town
\nClerk appointed, and no longer elected by the people of Hanover. In an odd
\ntwist, the Advisory Committee\u2019s recommendation on this motion does not
\nappear in the 2014 Warrant booklet sub-titled \u201cWith Advisory Committee
\nRecommendations\u201d. <\/p>\n
The Advisory Committee voted unanimously six weeks ago to not support the
\nmotion of the Board of Selectmen. In other words, the Advisory Committee
\nrecommends the position remain an elected position.<\/p>\n
It will be up to the people to decide again at Town Meeting tomorrow
\n(Monday) night. The Special Town Meeting starts at 7:30 at Hanover High
\nSchool, and the Annual Town Meeting starts at 8:00 p.m. See you there.<\/p>\n
For “Around Town on the Web”,
\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n
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Dear fellow Hanoverians: Article 16 on the Annual Town Meeting warrant and Question One on the ballot addresses the issue of an elected vs. appointed Town Clerk. Given the fact that your \u201cAround Town on the Web\u201d writer is also … Continue reading