City of Ansonia Question 3 — Charter Section 129: Fire Chief and Board of Fire Commissioners (Naugatuck Valley Planning Region)

What it does

Shall Section 129 of the City of Ansonia Charter be amended to replace references to the Fire Superintendent with Fire Chief, establish the process for selecting the second Fire Chief, and specify the appointing authority for members of the Board of Fire Commissioners?

A YES vote means

Ansonia's charter would rename the Fire Superintendent as Fire Chief, set how the second Fire Chief is selected, and say who appoints the Board of Fire Commissioners.

A NO vote means

Section 129 of the charter would not be amended and would keep its current Fire Superintendent references and provisions.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

The Charter Revision Commission's report to the Board of Aldermen, stamped received by the city clerk in August 2026, recommended changes to Section 129 (fire department generally), along with Sections 43 and 130.

The redlined Section 129 renames the top officer "fire chief" and sets the officer ranks as Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, First Assistant Chief and Second Assistant Chief.

It adds a selection process for the 2nd Assistant Chief: a written exam from the Connecticut Fire Academy or another independent testing agency and an oral board, each weighted 50%, with the top combined scorer appointed effective July 1.

The commission's cover letter also asked the Board of Aldermen to reconstitute the commission to examine other charter issues it could not finish.

Put on the ballot by Ansonia Board of Aldermen (vote and date not found on the city site).

From official source 1, official source 2, official source 3.

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• City of Ansonia Question 1 — Charter Section 43: budget submission date and referendum timeline
• City of Ansonia Question 2 — Budget referendum when spending rises 4% or more
• City of Ansonia Question 4 — Charter Section 130: eliminate Superintendent of Fire Alarms
• Town of Cheshire Question 1 — $1,100,000 bonds for a replacement salt shed
• Town of Cheshire Question 2 — $2,350,000 bonds for the Road Improvement Program
• Town of Cheshire Question 3 — $1,375,000 bonds for Dickerman Road reconstruction
• Town of Cheshire Question 4 — $1,000,000 bonds for land acquisition
• Town of Cheshire Question 5 — $875,000 bonds for Cheshire High School loading dock area
• Town of Oxford Question 1 — 2026 Charter Revision

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Ansonia Question 3 mean?

Ansonia's charter would rename the Fire Superintendent as Fire Chief, set how the second Fire Chief is selected, and say who appoints the Board of Fire Commissioners.

What does a NO vote on City of Ansonia Question 3 mean?

Section 129 of the charter would not be amended and would keep its current Fire Superintendent references and provisions.

How many votes does City of Ansonia Question 3 need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on City of Ansonia Question 3?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.