When necessary, the Town Council acts in an adjudicatory or “quasi-judicial” manner. In that capacity, the Town Council operates more like a court. In a quasi-judicial proceeding, the Town Council applies the standards in existing ordinances, statutes, or regulations to facts presented at a hearing, similar to how a judge would act. In other words, much like a court would at a trial, the Town Council applies the law to the facts gathered at a public hearing to arrive at its decision. Quasi-judicial proceedings usually only involve individual properties and are not effective Town-wide.
For example, when the Town Council hears a land use application on a specific property or development, it is generally operating in its quasi-judicial, or adjudicatory, capacity.
For more information on this report or Quasi-Judicial proceedings, please contact the Town Clerk’s Department at 970-686-1218