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Lowell council adopts rule to route formal requests through city manager after heated exchange with mayor
Summary
After extended debate over the mayor’s interactions with staff, the Lowell City Council voted July 9 to require that any formal requests for city business from council members or the mayor be submitted to and routed through the city manager.
The Lowell City Council voted on July 9 to direct that any formal requests for city business from council members or the mayor be routed through the city manager rather than delivered directly to individual staff, a procedural change council members said is intended to protect employees and ensure orderly responses.
Councilmember Chipwood (name spelled variably in the record) introduced the motion after council members discussed an email exchange and multiple complaints about the mayor’s direct contacts with staff. "The…
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