Wilton Town Counsel To Conduct Commissioner Orientation And Training

**News Release Submitted by Town of Wilton**

Jan. 8, 2024

Attorneys from the firm of Berchem Moses, Wilton’s Town Counsel, will be conducting an orientation and training session for all who serve as commissioners, board members and elected officials in Wilton. The working session will be held over Zoom on Wednesday, January 24th beginning at 7pm. A recording of the session will be available to the public in the following days.

On the agenda are such topics as: the rules governing the Freedom of Information Act, property rights over private property, best practices for government representatives, as well as an overview of their roles and responsibilities, procedures surrounding public hearings, rules regarding communication between members when others are not present, conflicts of interest on issues that come before a board, and new case law that may be pertinent to town business. Because of Covid, it has been two years since the last training was able to be held, but the town plans to host these critically important sessions once a year going forward.