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Council refers mayor’s amended draft charter to special meeting after tense debate; agrees six targeted amendments
Summary
After hours of discussion about representation and the mayor’s changes, Medford City Council voted to take the mayor’s revised draft charter into a special meeting on April 15 for a final vote, and several council amendments were adopted for consideration.
The Medford City Council spent the largest portion of its April 8 meeting on a contested review of the mayor’s amended draft city charter. After several hours of debate about representativeness, balance of power and timeline, the council adopted a set of amendments to the mayor’s draft and voted to take the revised package to a special meeting on April 15 for further consideration.
Councilors debated two linked issues: how to balance executive power with council and school committee roles, and whether to change the council’s structure from the council‑recommended model. Councilor Sang (lead sponsor of the council’s motion) proposed referring the mayor’s amended draft back with specific edits. The full council approved referring the amended draft to a special meeting,…
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