Town Meeting Moderator.
(Town of Simsbury code book , Section 508)
(a) A permanent Moderator for all Town Meetings shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of Section 302 of this Charter. The Moderator shall appoint a Parliamentarian prior to the commencement of any Town Meeting who shall serve as the Deputy Moderator of the meeting and who shall assume the duties of the Moderator in the event of the Moderator's incapacity or absence. In the event of the absence of both the Moderator and Deputy Moderator, the Town Meeting shall elect a Moderator to preside at said meeting. The Moderator shall be responsible for development of rules and procedures for Town Meetings and shall develop such rules and procedures in accordance with procedures set forth in Subsection (b). Such rules and
procedures which the Moderator develops, after being adopted by the Town Meeting shall be permanent unless and until amended by a future Town Meeting, the call of which includes notification of the proposed changes in the rules and procedures and shall be available to citizens of the Town in printed form. In addition, the Moderator shall be responsible for developing programs to encourage and promote citizen participation in Town Meetings. The Moderator shall have all the powers and duties, not inconsistent with this Charter, conferred or imposed by Chapter 90 of the General Statutes, on Town Meeting Moderators, and such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Selectmen.
(b) The Moderator shall propose a set of rules and procedures for Town Meetings. Such rules and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the following: procedures for qualifying those eligible to vote at Town Meetings in accordance with Section 7-6 of the General Statutes; a procedure allowing a minimum amount of time for debate on each item on the Town Meeting agenda which cannot be terminated or curtailed before a vote on such item; procedure limiting the amount of time any individual eligible to vote at such Town Meeting shall have to speak on any one (1) Town Meeting agenda item; and method of voting at Town Meetings; and such other information deemed necessary or desirable to carry out this section. (c) The Moderator shall hold a public hearing on the proposed Town Meeting rules and procedures on the second Tuesday in January in
even-numbered years. Copies of such rules and procedures shall be made available to the public who shall have an opportunity to comment on such proposed rules.
Town Moderator 2007-2009
Mr. Joel Mandell
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