LYMAN — The Charter Commission has completed proposed revisions to the charter which will include provisions for a town manager form of government.

The charter commission began meeting to review the town charter in January.

A town charter was developed by a previous charter commission, and was approved by voters in November of 2012 said Don Hernon, chairman of the current charter commission, at a public hearing in Town Hall Wednesday night. In 2013, residents voted to approve a town manager form of government and in 2014, residents voted to have the town appoint a charter commission, to make revisions on the charter, which will then go to voters for final approval.

“We’re doing it basically to comply with what the voters wanted,” said Hernon.

The commission began meeting in January and completed the proposed revisions in late August and published them on the town’s website. Copies of the revisions were also made available at Town Hall. A comment form was available online and at Town Hall, and the town did not receive any written comments, said charter commission member Marie Nikel, who also serves as the selectmen’s clerk.

Likewise, there was no comment from the handful of people who attended Wednesday night’s public hearing at town hall on the proposed changes.

In addition to proposed revisions that would incorporate a town manager form of government, the commission has also made a number of suggested editorial revisions to improve clarity and correct minor inaccuracies.

These other proposed revisions also include language allowing the Select Board to make appointments when there is a vacancy of an elected official other than a member of the Select Board or the school board, allowing such a vacancy to be filled without having a special election.

The revisions also include a process by which town positions could change from an elected officials to an appointed official, and vice versa. These revisions would allow the elected positions of town clerk and road commissioner to complete their term of office, in the event the position is changed to an appointed position.

The draft of the revised charter has been reviewed by attorney Tim Murphy. The commission will review the lawyer’s comments and discuss them with Murphy to a future meeting.

The proposed changes will also go to a Select Board public hearing, and will subsequently go to voters in 2016.

— Staff Writer Liz Gotthelf can be contacted at 282-1535, ext. 325 or [email protected].