Derby corporation counsel Vin Marino, in a still shot grabbed from a Zoom video.
DERBY — At a meeting Thursday, the Derby Board of Aldermen & Alderwomen approved a “final report” (a list of recommended changes) to the Derby City Charter.
The Aldermen & Alderwomen also voted to put the recommended Charter changes onto the ballot Nov. 3.
Derby voters get the ultimate say as to whether the changes will be made.
Next step — a meeting of the Aldermen/Alderwomen will be called to approve a list of questions that will be put to voters. That meeting could happen within a week or so.
The Derby Charter is the blueprint for Derby government. An appointed, bi-partisan Charter Revision Commission has been working for months going over the document.
Among the changes to be considered: making all elected terms in Derby four years instead of two years, making the mayor’s position a full-time position, and formally describe the Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen as the “superior body in the City.”
At Thursday’s meeting Derby Corporation Counsel Vin Marino, at the written request of Barbara L. DeGennaro (who could not attend the meeting), reiterated his legal opinion and research showing the composition of the Derby Charter Revision complied with state law.
The Aldermen/Alderwomen then made several grammatical clarifications at the request of DeGennaro, a lawyer.
