Charter Listening Session To Be Held June 30

The Charter Review Committee is holding a series of four listening sessions in order to hear public comments and suggestions about the Charter. The next in-person session will be this Monday, June 30 at 7 pm in the Bangs Center’s Large Activity Room. 

The Charter has been in place for several years, enough time for town residents to have seen how this system of government operates.  Is it working? How can it be improved? Has it lived up to the values that its proponents said it embodied: citizen participation, “representativeness” (demographics and interests); effective, deliberative, and efficient structures; accountability and transparency; a clear voice for Amherst; avoidance of big-money politics; a culture of tolerance and respect; strategic and long-term planning? If not, what changes are needed?

The committee has scheduled two more sessions: Tuesday July 8 is a zoom-based meeting, and the last in-person session will be on Wednesday, July 23 at 7 pm at the Bangs Center Large Activity Room. Find the Zoom link here.

Another way of having a say in this process is to submit comments using the Feedback Form. 
For information about the Charter, the committee, and the review process, see the Charter Review website.