May 24, 2021
The Century Charter Review Committee is back at work to shape the future of government in the town.
The committee was first appointed in August 2019 to explore the town charter the document that establishes the town, outlines its powers and spells out how it should operate. The charter has not been updated in 40 years, and that often creates problems in the operation of the town.
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed regular meetings for the charter committee and any chance of moving forward in 2020, preventing any charter change from making the ballot.
Former interim town manager Buz Eddy, acting as a consultant, met with the committee last week and discussed the forms of government that Century could choose, including the possibility of shifting many responsibilities to a town manager.
May 5, 2021
Three new members have been appointed to the Century Charter Review Committee, and the town council has given the group the go ahead to work on rewriting the town’s charter.
The Century Town Council appointed an 11-member Century Charter Review Committee in August 2019 to explore the town charter the document that establishes the town, outlines its powers and spells out how it should operate. The charter has not been updated in almost 40 years, and that often creates problems in the operation of the town.
The previous committee lost six members along the way, with just five people remaining. During an extended application period this year, three people applied to join.
March 17, 2021
A month-long effort to find volunteers to help rewrite Century’s charter only produced one applicant, but the town isn’t giving up.
The Century Town Council appointed an 11-member Century Charter Review Committee in August 2019 to explore the town charter the document that establishes the town, outlines its powers and spells out how it should operate. The charter has not been updated in almost 40 years, and that often creates problems in the operation of the town.
The previous committee lost five members along the way, with just six people remaining. During an application period that ended March 4, just one person applied.
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December 23, 2020
The Town of Century has extended their contract with interim Town Manager Vernon Prather by a year.
His employment agreement was in effect until December 1 and then went to a month to month basis. Monday night, the town council voted to extend it by a year, retroactive to December 1.
Council member Luis Gomez expressed concerns that he had approached Prather, Mayor Henry Hawkins and other town staffers for several months about the expiring contract, but no one would listen or place it on a council agenda.
“It seemed to me like it was blatant disregard,” Gomez said.
“My problem is you are looking over me,” he added. “I am part of this council.”