Charter panel approves Article 9 ethics, review rules

Other Committee · Meeting of November 4, 2026

Bridgewater's Charter Review Committee approved sections of Article 9 on ethics, prohibited practices, campaign finance and charter review. Vice Chair Eric Dyess presided because Chair Scott Pitta, who attended remotely, was ill. Section 9-1 would require an ethics ordinance reviewed every five years, and 9-4 would require a written Town Council response within 120 days of a future review committee's report.

Members approved the removal-of-board-members section 9-7 on a 4-1 roll call, with Lindsay voting no. The committee held sections 9-8 and 9-9 for review alongside two proposed new sections. One member said the process "is like sculpting from clay right now."

In the full story:

• Call to Order and Public Comment
• Article 1 Definitions Deferred
• Handling Public Feedback
• Section 9-1: Conflicts of Interest
• Section 9-2: Prohibitions
• Section 9-3: Campaign Finance
• Section 9-4: Charter Revision or Amendment
• Sections 9-5 and 9-6
• Section 9-7: Removal of Members of Appointed Bodies
• Sections 9-8 and 9-9 and Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,037 words

Source: the Other Committee meeting of November 4, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.