This Charter may be amended in the manner prescribed by the
General Statutes, as amended.
If any section of this Charter shall be held invalid by a court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the remainder
of the Charter nor the context in which such section so held invalid
may appear, except to the extent that an entire section or part of
section may be inseparable connected in meaning and effect with the
section or part of section to which such holding shall directly apply.
Amendments to this Charter shall be submitted to the electors
of Clinton at the regular Town election to be held November 7, 2023,
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 99 of the General Statutes,
as amended, and its provisions shall become effective upon the approval
of a majority of the electors voting thereon except as follows.
The Town Council may appoint a Charter Study Commission not
later than five years from the effective date of this Charter.