Charge

The nine-member South Hadley Charter Commission was elected at the April 7, 2008, election. The charge to this commission is to study all possible forms of government, including the current Selectboard/Representative Town Meeting. To that end, a minimum of two (2) public hearings are planned. Meetings are to be held soliciting opinions and information from elected town officials, appointed town employees and committee members, as well as town managers and mayors from other communities. A request for proposals (RFP) will be prepared for a consultant to draft a preliminary charter document before December 8, 2008 and a final document by February 6, 2009 . The final document will be mailed to every household and voted upon at the April 6, 2009 election.

Contact

Charter Commission
c/o Select Board
Town Hall
South Hadley, MA 01075

E-mail: shcharter@southhadley.org

South Hadley Charter Commission Preliminary Charter

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The January 15 meeting was the public's final opportunity to make comments on the proposed charter.

South Hadley Charter Commissioners
Voted Into Office April 2008

Ira Brezinsky, Bruce Carl, Evelyn Chesky, Connie Clancy, John Duda, Sheila Fitzgerald, Jim Menard, Bill Schenker, Linda Young