Littleton Charter Committee advances draft Charter with governance refinements. Chair Betsy Bohling and six committee members confirmed adding the Town Accountant to Select Board appointments and refined Charter language on municipal facilities management, meeting procedures, and recall periods.
Littleton Charter Committee advances its Charter review with facility and accounting decisions. Chair Betsy Bohling convened seven of nine members to continue the line-by-line Charter document review in preparation for Select Board forwarding expected within several sessions. The committee approved
Littleton Charter Committee nears completion with recall, review provisions finalized. Chair Betsy Bohling said the committee is in the closing stretch of its work with the draft charter to reach the Select Board in the near future. The committee lowered the recall petition signature threshold from
Littleton Charter Committee continues charter draft refinement toward May deadline. Vice Chair Joseph Knox led the April 13 meeting with members Kyle Bubp, Charlotte Dolenz, Karen McCloskey, John Allen McRae, and Robert Rounce, joined remotely by Chair Betsy Bohling. The committee refined language
Littleton Charter Committee draft sparks Select Board divide over elected versus appointed positions. Chair Betsy Bohling presented the still-unfinished charter to Select Board Chair Karen Morrison in a joint session after more than a year of deliberations, with multiple provisions flagged for
Charter Committee confirms recommendation to change Board of Health to appointed positions. During a joint meeting, Board of Health Chair Kevin Davis and members Matt Wayson and Kevin Baker argued that elected positions maintain independence from political pressure. Despite their objections, Chair
Littleton Charter Committee reaffirms Board of Health appointment recommendation despite member and public opposition. At a joint meeting on March 2, Board of Health Chair Kevin Davis explained the board's unique law-making authority, while members Matt Wayson and Kevin Baker and public attendee
Littleton Charter Committee reshapes municipal governance with key votes. Chair Betsy Bohling guided the committee through a seven-to-two vote to recommend the Town Clerk position be appointed rather than elected. In unanimous votes, the committee recommended the Parks and Recreation Board and
Charter Committee chairman Betsy Bohling updates Select Board on draft progress. The committee, working for more than a year, will hold a public forum February 28 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and expects to deliver a draft to the Select Board by May. Bohling sought guidance on balancing elected and
Charter Committee advances draft charter with revisions on Select Board, Parks roles; schedules public information session. The committee agreed to language retaining a prohibition against Select Board members simultaneously holding other elected town offices while including transition provisions,
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