City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 25-1429

• File #: 25-1429
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 9/9/2025
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 9/25/2025
• Final action: 10/16/2025
• Enactment date: 10/9/2025
• Enactment #: 219591
• Title: Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition to raise the maximum amount of fines for violations allowed by Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40, Section 21D.
• Indexes: City Clerk, Inspectional Services, Law
• Code sections: Home Rule Petition -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/16/2025	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
10/9/2025	1	City Council	Approved	Pass
9/30/2025	1	Legislative Matters Committee	Recommended to be approved as amended	Pass
9/25/2025	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation

Agenda Summary

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Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition to raise the maximum amount of fines for violations allowed by Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40, Section 21D.

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council approve a home rule petition to increase the maximum fine allowed for each violation of an ordinance, rule or regulation pursuant to G. L. c. 40, § 21D, up to $2,000.

The legal text of the petition is attached.

Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this matter.

Respectfully,

 Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor