LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF MANSFIELD
TOWN ELECTION
The electors of the Town of Mansfield are hereby warned to meet at their respective polling places in said Town on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 for the following purposes:
To cast their votes in the Town Election to fill the following offices:
Town Council
Board of Education Full term
Board of Education – Vacancy 2 Years
Board of Assessment Appeals
Planning and Zoning Commission Full Term
Planning an Zoning Commission Alternates
Zoning Board of Appeals Full Term
Zoning Board of Appeals Alternates
Constables
Regional Board of Education
To vote on the following Charter revision questions for approval or disapproval. Such questions were approved by the Town Council on August 6, 2007, and will be placed on the ballot under the following headings, respectively:
Question 1.
“Shall the Charter of the Town of Mansfield be revised to make changes to the budget process, including revised budget town meeting procedures which, among other things, permit voters to approve, lower or raise the budget of any program, and provide the opportunity for eligible voters to petition the budget passed by the town meeting to referendum?”
Question 2.
“Shall the Charter of the Town of Mansfield be revised to make changes regarding certain elective offices including, but not limited to the elimination of the election of Constables, revision of the terms of Planning & Zoning Commission Alternates from 2 to 4 years, the election of the Deputy Mayor by the Town Council rather than appointment by the Mayor, and to delegate to the Town Council the authority to establish ethical and conflict of interest standards for elective and appointed officials and town employees, as recommended by the Charter Revision Commission?”
Question 3.
“Shall the Charter of the Town of Mansfield be revised to make changes regarding the administration of town government supervised and directed by the Town Manager, as recommended by the Charter Revision Commission?”
Question 4.
“Shall the additional changes to the Charter of the Town of Mansfield recommended by the Charter Revision Commission be adopted, including a requirement that the Town Council review the Charter at least every five years?”
The vote on the above questions will be taken under the authority of Section 701 of the Town Charter and Sections 7-191(f) of the Connecticut General Statutes. A vote of “YES” will be a vote for approval of a resolution, and a vote of “NO” will be a vote for disapproval of said resolution. The full texts of the resolutions and the explanatory text are on file and open to public inspection in the office of the Town Clerk. Application for absentee ballots should be made to the Town Clerk’s office. Electors shall vote on the questions at their respective polling places. Voters who are not electors, but who qualify to vote in town meetings, shall vote on the questions at the Registrars’ of Voters office in the Audrey P. Beck Municipal Building, 4 South Eagleville Road
Notice is hereby given that the location of the polling places is as follows:
Voting District #1 Audrey P. Beck Municipal Building 4 South Eagleville Road
Voting District #2 Eagleville Fire Station, 879 Stafford Road (Rte.32)
Voting District #3 Mansfield Library/Buchanan Auditorium (Rte 89)
Paper ballots will be used. The polls will open at 6:00 a.m. in the morning and will remain open until 8:00 p.m. in the evening.
Centralized Absentee Ballot Counting will be in Room C of the Audrey P. Beck Municipal Building.
Dated at Mansfield, this 24th day of October, 2007.
Mary Stanton, Town Clerk