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Legislative Matters Committee advances charter-alignment changes, deletes Constable confirmation language
Summary
The Somerville Legislative Matters Committee recommended several ordinance amendments to align local code with the city's recently adopted charter and voted to delete an ordinance section governing constable confirmation; the committee also laid acceptance of M.G.L. ch. 41, §91 on the table for full council approval.
JT Scott, Ward 2 councilor and chair of the Legislative Matters Committee, presided over the committee's Feb. 17 meeting and moved to recommend several ordinance amendments intended to bring the city's code into alignment with the charter adopted after the last municipal election. "This will help ensure a clear standard for when these actions should be taken," Analyst Bridal Salisbury told the committee about added convening dates and a report deadline for the required review of multi‑member bodies.
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