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Somerville legislative drafting manual presented to committee; staff guidance to streamline ordinance submissions
Summary
The committee on legislative matters heard a detailed presentation on a new City Clerk's Office legislative drafting manual and guidance on five components of quality legislation; the committee marked the item as work complete.
The Somerville Committee on Legislative Matters received a follow-up presentation on Jan. 28 on a new City Clerk's Office legislative drafting manual intended to standardize and improve ordinance submissions.
Bridal Salisbury, the city's legislative and policy analyst, told the committee the manual and companion guidance focus on five components of quality legislation: necessity, effectiveness, practicality, legality and equity. Salisbury said those tests are intended to help…
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