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Medford City Council approves timeline and deadlines for city charter review
Summary
The Medford City Council voted unanimously to adopt a meeting schedule and submission deadlines for review of a proposed city charter draft, setting sessions for Jan. 22, Feb. 4 and Feb. 19 and asking the Conn Center and community bodies for written feedback.
The Medford City Council on Jan. 8 approved a schedule and a set of procedural motions to guide review of a proposed city charter draft, setting meetings for Wednesday, Jan. 22, Tuesday, Feb. 4 and Wednesday, Feb. 19 and asking for written input from councilors, the school committee and other boards.
Chair Sang opened the meeting by presenting a proposed timeline for committee review and said the goal is to move the draft out of committee by the end of February or early March so the council can meet statutory timelines to place charter changes on the ballot in the fall. The council voted unanimously, 5-0, to bundle and approve the motions made during the meeting.
The schedule assigns topics by meeting: the Jan. 22 session will cover the preamble, Article I (incorporation/short title/definitions), Article II (the legislative…
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