New Canaan's First Selectman, Board of Finance Roles Reviewed

NEW CANAAN, CT - The Charter Revision Commission is studying the roles of the First Selectman and the Board of Finance, including the possibility of making the fiscal group an elected body.

NewCanaanite.com's Mike Dinan writes that the board is currently made up of members appointed by the First Selectman, who then acts as chairman and breaks ties. The roles are not unique to New Canaan, but in lots of other communities Board of Finance members are elected.

The town is not planning to head down the road of making the members elected, but it will continue to review whether the First Selectman should remain a ex-officio member of the group and break ties.

The charter group is in the midst of reviewing the town's charter with an eye toward updating the document where appropriate. Any proposed changes would require residents to vote on the matter.

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