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Council adopts resolution after resident says city missed charter-mandated board review
Summary
Following a public comment alleging the city failed to appoint a required five-member charter review committee, the Fall River City Council passed a resolution directing the mayor to appoint the committee and to provide the missing report called for in the charter.
The Fall River City Council unanimously adopted a resolution directing the mayor’s attention to an apparent failure to comply with the city charter’s 10-year review requirement for boards and commissions.
Resident Michael Canuel told the council during public comment that Chapter C, Article 9, Section 9-15 of the Fall River charter requires a special five-member review committee to be appointed in years ending in "4," with a report to the city clerk due by April 1, 2025. Canuel said his inquiry with the city clerk’s office and the law…
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