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Council reaffirms Michael Amano to School Committee after debate over city‑employee eligibility
Summary
After the city attorney advised that city employees may be barred under Charter section 5.6, councilors debated whether the hybrid appointed model created a 'special employee' exemption; the council reaffirmed Michael Amano's appointment by a recorded vote.
The council considered whether a city employee may serve on the city’s newly reconstituted School Committee and whether the appointment of Michael Amano complied with the City Charter.
The clerk read a memorandum from City Attorney Timothy P. Hooten dated Dec. 8 that advised councilors that, under the charter’s language, "no member of the school committee other than the mayor shall, during the term for which she was…
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