NATICK – Sue Ianni, an elected Town Meeting member in Natick, faces an additional misdemeanor charge in connection with the Jan. 6 riot inside the U.S. Capitol. Legal opinion:Sue Ianni must be removed from Town Meeting if convicted and incarceratedThe charges against Ianni are misdemeanors. More:Sue Ianni decries Natick Town Meeting vote on Capitol riots condemnationSpring Town Meeting in April voted 113-20, with seven abstentions, to condemn the Jan. 6 riots inside the U.S. Capitol. One week after the riot, then-Select Board Chairman Jonathan Freedman stated in an open meeting that the board doesn’t have the authority to remove a Town Meeting member. Town Meeting members are neither town employees nor officers, meaning the board has no authority over them or their tenure, said Freedman.

Source: MetroXpress July 21, 2021 21:22 UTC