CHARTER MATERIALS & RESOURCES
The material and resources provided in this section include documents specifically related to the development of the Chester draft charter and the work of the Chester Governance Study Committee. Additionally, documents that provided background information and samples of charters of several towns are also provided for reference. The information included in this section is useful in formulating the rationale and value in considering the adoption of a charter for Chester.
Charter Commission Documents
- Final Report – Proposed Charter Transmittal to Board of Selectmen (May 1, 2024)
- Final Proposed Charter (May 1, 2024)
- Final Proposed Charter – A Comparison – Statute vs. Charter (May 1, 2024)
- Final Proposed Charter – Overview of Articles (May 1, 2024)
- Final Proposed Charter – V1 – Markup (May 1, 2024)
- Item List for Changes – Final Proposed Charter (May 1, 2024)
- Charter Transition Guidance (April 23, 2024)
- Board of Selectman Recommendations to Charter Commission (April 5, 2024)
- Summary of Revisions to Proposed Draft Charter Following January 31, 2024, Public Hearing (February 13, 2024)
- Chester Charter Commission Obligations and Responsibilities (April 18, 2023)
- Resolution of the Board of Selectmen: Appointment and Duration of the Chester Charter Commission (April 2023)
Reference Documents
- Roadmap with Charter Form of Government
- Fiscal Authorities – Checks and Balances, Transparency, and Spending Limits Diagram
- Ordinance Adoption / Petition Process Diagram
- Analysis of Party Affiliation of Elected and Appointed Members to Agencies (Boards, Commissions, Committees)
- Attendance Review: Agencies with Alternates
- Chester Plan of Conservation & Development 2019-2029
- Board of Selectmen April 12, 2023 Meeting Minutes
- Resolution of the Board of Selectmen: Appointment and Duration of the Chester Charter Commission
- Officials and Board & Commission Listing with Related Ordinances
- Connecticut General Statues regarding the adoption of a town charter
- Charter Adoption Procedures and Schedule Memo from Town Attorney Roberts
- [Additional] Chester Governance Study Committee Reference Sources
Resources
- Job Description – Town of Columbia Town Administrator
- Job Description – Town of Ellington Town Administrator
- Job Description – Town of Ellington First Selectman
- Job Description – Town of Wilton Town Administrator
- Municipal Salary Survey (Connecticut Conference of Municipalities)
- Municipalities with Town Managers and Town Administrators (Connecticut Conference of Municipalities)
- Municipal Boards of Finance (Office of Legislative Research)
Media
- May 10, 2024: Board of Selectmen Accepts Proposed Charter
- February 15, 2024: Commission Submits Charter to Chester BOS, Revises Key Provisions
- February 6, 2024: Proposed Town Charter Meets Mixed Reception in Chester
- January 26, 2024: Chester Charter Commission Holding Second Public Hearing Regarding Draft Charter
- October 13, 2023: Richard Strauss: A Charter for Chester
- August 13, 2023: The town meeting is a Yankee tradition. Does it still make sense?
- June 5, 2023: Chester Charter Commission Begins Work
- December 5, 2022: Chester Officials Consider New Governance Models, as Board Vacancies Add Up
Archived Documents
- The Proposed Draft Charter Presentation Submitted to the Board of Selectmen dated February 14, 2024
- Draft Report of the Chester Charter Commission, February 14, 2024
- Draft Charter submitted to the Board of Selectmen dated February 13, 2024
- Draft Charter dated January 11, 2024, for January 31, 2024 Public Hearing
- Chester Charter Commission: Second Public Hearing (PPT)
- Progress briefing on Charter development (October 18, 2023)
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