Findings
Findings are close examinations of single issues. Each sets the documented record — contracts, minutes, check registers, recordings — beside the governing text that applies to it, and labels what the documents establish, what the rules require, and what is still open. A finding does not call anything illegal; it places the record next to the rule and leaves the conclusion to you.
All findings
3 findingsThe Charter's Unfinished Salary Rule
In the official Code, the charter sentence on elected pay reads: "The Town Council may determine the annual salary of the Mayor and Council Members by Ordinance, but no Ordinance." It stops there. A 2016 charter copy from the Town's own website finishes the sentence — no raise takes effect until the terms that begin after the next regular election. In September 2026, a records request produced the text of the 2024 voter-approved amendment: it struck that safeguard in its entirety and added nothing. The printed charter has never shown either version — and the proposed FY2026-27 budget would raise the Mayor's pay from $13,188 to $32,970 and each Council seat's from $6,594 to $18,000.
Four to Carry, or Three? The June 18 Project Votes and the Bylaws' §4.6 Threshold
With six of seven members present, the board split one restriction-removal item into separate project votes; two were recorded as passing on three. The CRA statute and the bylaws both set the bar at a majority of the members present — four, with six there.
The CRA Project-Manager Engagement: 'Independent Contractor' in the Contract, 'Employee' at the Meeting
A $25,000-per-home engagement, signed by the Executive Director, raises questions about competitive selection, board and Council approval, and how it was funded.