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Medford officials urge committee to clear home‑rule charter so voters can decide ward council model
Summary
Medford leaders and a broad local delegation told the committee they finalized a multi‑year charter review and seek a favorable report to allow a November ballot vote that would replace the city’s at‑large council with ward representation and other governance updates.
Medford officials and civic leaders asked the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to report favorably on a home‑rule petition that would adopt a new city charter and move Medford from a fully at‑large council to an eight‑ward council plus three at‑large councilors.
Brianna Lungu Kern, the mayor of Medford, told the committee the city’s charter “has not been updated for almost 4 decades” and that the proposed rewrite reflects extensive public outreach and recommendations from a charter…
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