Peter Torosian

I support the passage of HB- 1137. This is common sense legislation that aligns an ex-officio duties To current law as it pertains to conflict between serving on two or more committees. Currently, elected members on a municipalities Governing Board and serving as an Ex-officio to a Budget committe can vote on a budgetary item on both the Governing Board & The Budget Committee, In essence getting two votes on the same topic. Under Current Law a person can not run and be elected to both a Board of Selectmen and a Municipal Budget committe at the same time due to conflict of interest concerns. However that some person can get elected to a Board of Selectmen and while serving on that board be assigned as a voting ex-officio to budget committee, hence getting two votes on the same item and circumventing Conflict of interest concerns. Passage of this Bill would make any Ex-officio position advisory and (Non- Voting) this would add consistency and remove the double standard that exists in current law. Please vote OTP on HB-1137. Sincerely, The Honorable Peter Torosian