Voters In Somers Reject Concept Of Hiring Town Administrator

SOMERS, CT — Voters in Tuesday's 2025 municipal election rejected the idea of hiring a town manager to serve as the chief executive officer of Somers.

The town thus stays with a first selectman/board of selectmen form of government.

Voters also approved borrowing for paving projects.

Here are the ballot questions on the 2025 ballot and the results:

Question 1: Shall the Town Clerk become a hired/appointed rather than elected position?

• Yes - 975
• No - 1,204

Question 2: Shall the Board of Selectmen hire/appoint a Town Administrator who reports to them and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Town?

• Yes - 799
• No - 1,369

Question 3: Shall the Planning and Zoning Commissions be combined into a single appointed body?

• Yes - 1,470
• No - 682

Question 4: Shall the upper threshold of an unanticipated expenditure requiring Town Meeting approval be revised from $20,000 to two-tenths of one percent (0.2%) of the Town's most recently adopted annual budget?

• Yes - 976
• No - 1,143

Question 5: Shall an appointee to a vacancy in an elective office serve for the remainder of the elected term rather than until the next election?

• Yes - 1,118
• No - 1,039

Question 6: Shall the Town of Somers appropriate $3,500,000 for road and parking lot improvements and authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds and notes in the same amount to finance said appropriation?

• Yes - 1,269
• No - 891

Click here to see how voters cast their ballots for elected town positions.