Message From Charter Commission
Commission provides updates on meetings and other information.
The residents of Springfield voted to establish a Charter Study Commission. The five elected commissioners held an organizational meeting on December 10th. At that meetiing a Chairman was selected (former Mayor Hugh Keffer) and the hours/place of meetings were decided. During the next eight months the Commission will accomplish the following:Study the present form of government by interviewing present and past public officials, civic leaders, and media representatives. The Commission can recommend one of the following: 1. the current form of government be retained and unchanged; 2. the current form of government be retained, but with certain modifications;3. the form of government be changed to one of the four plans under the Faulkner …
Michael S. Dzikowski
3:12 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Charter Commission: Whichever form of government is determined to be most suitable, make sure you require updated, written public disclosures, at least annually, on all Council members regulatory disciplinary history and other conflicts of interest. This would greatly help the taxpayers and hinder future disgraces such as Mr. David Barnett's recent election where he is responsible for Springfield… more ›