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Framingham temporary rules committee elects chair, forwards revised meeting rules to full council
Summary
The Temporary Rules Committee elected Councilor John Stefanini as chair and voted to send a package of procedural rule changes — including a new committee-of-the-whole on fifth Tuesdays, limits on speaking opportunities, and streamlined consulting authority for the chair — to the full Framingham City Council for consideration.
Michael Cannon opened the Framingham City Temporary Rules Committee meeting on Jan. 12, 2026, and reported that Councilors Tracy Bryant, John Stefanini, Christine Long and Janet Liam Bruno were present. The committee elected John Stefanini as chair and agreed to forward a set of edited council rules to the full City Council for approval.
The draft changes the committee considered include several procedural and administrative items: clarifying when council letterhead may be used (only for communications made on behalf of the council by majority vote and with copies shared to all councilors), giving the council chair authority to hire a consultant when requested by vote of a committee (subject to public procurement laws), editorial and…
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