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File #: 25-0853    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Placed on File
File created: 4/24/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/29/2025 Final action: 5/5/2025
Enactment date: 5/5/2025 Enactment #: 218925
Title: Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition to establish a charter for the City of Somerville.
Code sections: Home Rule Petition -
Attachments: 1. HRP Charter Revision - Final Redline, 2. HRP Charter Revision - Final April 25

Agenda Summary

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Requesting approval of a Home Rule Petition to establish a charter for the City of Somerville.

 

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Voted, to petition the General Court to the end that legislation be adopted precisely as follows. The General Court may make clerical or editorial changes of form only to the bill, unless the mayor approves amendments to the bill before enactment by the General court. The mayor is hereby authorized to approve amendments which shall be within the scope of the public objectives of this petition.

 

Proposing An Act Establishing a Charter for the City of Somerville. See attached.