DERRY — The town’s legal counsel and three state agencies have given the final OK for the language of six proposed town charter amendments that will appear on the Sept. 11 state primary ballot.

Town attorney Brenda Keith recently went through the review process with representatives from the Department of Revenue and the offices of the secretary of state and attorney general.

“As a result, changes have been recommended to amendments five and six,” said Town Administrator John Anderson.

One change combines two charter articles related to town elections, stating that town officials up for election cannot serve on the election board nor serve on the recount board of a contested election.

Previously, the amendment had been presented as two questions.

Anderson said the biggest concern was that the first question could not stand alone without the addition of the section related to the recount board.

The second recommended change was for an amendment concerning the transfer of unencumbered appropriation balances from one department to another with the majority approval of the Town Council.

The state agencies suggested adding language stating that the transfer would not otherwise be contrary to state law.

Anderson said there was no need for a second public hearing on the proposed charter amendments since the Town Council complied with the state agency recommendations.

The charter amendment votes are an ongoing effort by the council to clarify and clean up the language in the town charter. In March, voters approved four charter amendment changes.

A public hearing was held in the spring on 11 proposed charter amendment changes. The five that did not make the cut for the Sept. 11 ballot could very well be put before voters during next March’s town election.

Changing the treasurer from an elected to an appointed position was the only one that will appear on the September ballot that did not garner the unanimous support of the council, with Michael Fairbanks and Brian Chirichiello saying they do not support the proposed change.

The other proposed charter amendments on the ballot would change the composition of the Planning Board and the town’s requirements for posting ordinance changes in the newspaper.

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