City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 188396

• File #: 188396
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 4/13/2010
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 1/25/2011
• Final action: 3/10/2011
• Enactment date: 3/10/2011
• Enactment #: 188396
• Title: Requesting Approval of a Home Rule Petition to Amend the City Charter to Bring it into Conformity with Current State Law and Streamline Enactment of Administrative Matters.
• Code sections: Home Rule Petition -
• Related files: 190570

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/11/2011	8	Legislative Matters Committee	Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation
3/24/2011	1	City Council	Section 16 Approval
3/10/2011	6	City Council	Approved as amended
2/10/2011	4	City Council	Laid on the table
2/8/2011	3	Legislative Matters Committee	Approved as amended
1/25/2011	2	Legislative Matters Committee	Kept in committee

  Agenda Text

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Requesting Approval of a Home Rule Petition to Amend the City Charter to Bring it into Conformity with Current State Law and Streamline Enactment of Administrative Matters.

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Official Text

Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition to amend the City Charter to bring it into conformity with current state law and streamline enactment of administrative matters.

Amended

1. In Title 2 Section 7, the phrase "from amongst its members" is inserted between the words "aldermen" and "by" in the second sentence.

2. In Title 4 Section 27, the phrase ", and then only in case of exigency requiring an immediate appointment or removal, make any permanent appointment or removal" is added at the end of the third sentence.