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Medford mayor, delegation ask committee to favorably report home‑rule petition to adopt new city charter
Summary
Medford officials told the Joint Committee that a new charter approved by the city's charter study committee and city council would modernize governance with ward representation, a four‑year mayoral term and periodic charter review; the delegation requested the committee's favorable report to place the question on the November ballot.
Medford Mayor Breanna Lungo‑Chelminiak and members of the city's state legislative delegation urged the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to report favorably on a home‑rule petition to adopt a new Medford city charter.
Mayor Lungo‑Chelminiak described the city's current charter as outdated and said the new document reflects nearly two years of public outreach conducted by a Charter Study Committee with…
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