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Chicopee council refers proposed recall special act back to rules committee after due-process debate
Summary
Councilors debated a proposed special-act recall measure and a paragraph that would place indicted officials on administrative leave. After lengthy discussion and objections that the language risked due-process violations, the council voted to send the draft back to the rules committee for a public hearing.
The Chicopee City Council on April 1 voted to send a proposed special-act recall petition back to the rules committee for further review after councilors debated language that would place indicted elected officials on paid administrative leave.
The rules-committee-backed order had asked the council to approve a petition to the General Court to adopt a local recall law under the state constitution. During floor debate Councilor Wagner proposed…
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