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Medford governance committee launches charter review, sets schedule and requests member feedback
Summary
The Governance Committee began a charter review, discussed dividing the work into thematic meetings (including a separate school-committee session), and approved a motion directing the chair to circulate the Charter Study Committee materials for committee comment ahead of follow-up meetings.
The Medford Governance Committee met Oct. 9 to begin a formal review of the city charter, hear how a Charter Study Committee has framed recommendations, and set a timetable for council-level consideration and public engagement.
The committee’s presenter described the charter as “a mini constitution” that establishes the city as a legal entity, defines local offices and powers, and sets government procedures. The presenter said the current charter is spread across multiple documents and urged a modernization to align the charter with contemporary best practices and state law.
Committee members discussed two procedural routes for revision: a home-rule petition, which previously passed the council 4–3 but requires state action, and a special act under Massachusetts law that would begin with a…
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