Have you noticed anything different in Danbury lately? In case you missed it, we are operating under a new Charter since midnight of Dec. 3rd.
What’s a charter? A charter is the basis of our local government. It determines the rules that we operate under, and it determines the organizational structure of the City of Danbury.
So what is different under the new charter? Some of the changes that the new document makes are relatively benign, for example, it changes the title of the Personnel Dept. to Human Resources Dept. the Common Council is now the City Council.
Other changes are somewhat more far reaching, the new charter changes the way we develop our capital improvement plan, as well as changes the amount the city can borrow in year to fund those improvements and repairs.
Over the next several months, you will see subtle changes in the way that we conduct business. Since funding is tight, we will exhaust our old supplies of things like letter head and business cards, and then as we run out of those items, reorder the items with new titles.
Danbury continues to evolve and change, it is part of the life of a city. While many of these changes are somewhat mundane, they provide for a more efficient government for our residents and a charter that reflects a 21st century community.
