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Bradford council discusses petition to form charter commission to study home-rule government
Summary
City residents and councilors discussed beginning an 18-month study by an elected charter commission on whether Bradford should change to a home-rule form of government; the council described the petition and ballot steps but took no formal vote.
A City of Bradford resident asked the council whether officials were considering a change to a home-rule form of government and whether outside groups had influenced the effort. The council responded that it is exploring the idea and outlined a petition-and-ballot process to form an elected charter commission to study the issue.
The resident asked, “Are you guys considering it? What's the details on?” Council members said they were not acting hastily and denied outside influence. “We're not being influenced by anybody from the outside,” a council member said, adding that the process would be open and public. The council member said the study would be conducted by an…
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