Residents urge more frequent charter reviews, better meeting notifications and clarity on counsel

Several Danbury residents used the public comment period to press the commission on transparency and process. Geoff Herald of Foster Street praised the efficiency of the commission’s work but asked that the city schedule charter reviews more frequently. Mark Schleider of Topfield Road raised concerns about meeting notifications and about legal counsel representation for the commission.

The minutes show the commission closed public speaking on a motion by Commissioner Michael Safranek, seconded by Commissioner Isabel C. Almeida; the motion carried unanimously. Following the public comment period, Chair Joseph W. Britton asked Commission legal counsel Joseph Mortelliti to present the final draft, and the commission moved to a formal vote on the report.

The transcript records the residents’ names and street affiliations; it does not record extended back-and-forth responses to those concerns in the minutes. The record therefore preserves the concerns raised but does not indicate whether the commission committed to specific follow-up actions on notifications or counsel representation.