"I think it’s time for a change," said Town Council Chairman Robert Vallee, who on Wednesday proposed adding the measure to the ballot.
Still growing, the town of more than 33,000 already uses a "hybrid" city form of government, with a council and town administrator, said town attorney Mark Cerel.
"It is a city that calls itself the town of Franklin," he said.
Adopting a mayoral form of government would require either a charter commission or a home rule petition.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x179157012/Non-binding-ballot-question-to-see-if-Franklin-voters-want-mayor#ixzz2SsoInXhL
In related news, the Town Council agreed to the ballot question to ask the voters to approve the Treasurer/Collector position as appointed instead of elected.
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/05/a-long-and-winding-road.html
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