I. Council Action Requested.
Title
To appoint the Town Clerk’s recommendation for Chairman of the Voter Registration Appeals Board.
Body
II. Basis for Council Action.
Council approval of this item is required because;
a. M.R.S.A. title 21-A, Chapter 3, § 103 (1) outlines the requirements for municipal officials to appoint members of a Registration Appeals Board (See attached copy of the law)
b. Pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of the Charter “[t]he Town Council, hereinafter called the ‘Council’, shall be and constitute the municipal officers of the Town.”
III. Issue Summary.
Please refer to the attached memo from Town Clerk Linda Morrell, which gives the reason for appointing a new Chairman in the middle of the term.