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Board of Aldermen approves overhaul of Building and Housing Department
Summary
The Board of Aldermen approved Bill 4,046, revising City of Shrewsbury Municipal Code chapters for a restructuring of the Building and Housing Department and changing certain employee responsibilities.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Shrewsbury voted unanimously to approve Bill 4,046, an ordinance revising Municipal Code chapters governing the city's Building and Housing Department.
The ordinance, described at the meeting as revisions to Chapters 125 and 550 of the City of Shrewsbury Municipal Code, passed on its second reading and then on final passage after a roll call vote. Mayor presided over the reading and called for motions for second reading and for final passage.
City officials said the ordinance reorganizes the structure of the Building and Housing Department and changes the responsibilities of certain department employees. There was no public discussion recorded during the readings and no amendments proposed on the floor.
The mayor entertained a motion for final passage and a roll call was taken with all present aldermen voting aye. The transcript records some uncertainty about the final ordinance number; speakers said both "4,000" and "4,025" when asked, and the transcript does not definitively record an adopted ordinance number.
The ordinance text (Bill 4,046) establishing the changes was in the meeting packet, and aldermen indicated they had reviewed it before voting. The board took formal action to adopt the ordinance; no additional direction to staff or implementation timetable was recorded in the meeting minutes.
Council members flagged no dissent or conditions on the adoption during the meeting. Further administrative steps (publication, effective date) were not specified on the record.
