SomervilleMeetings

25-0774 Home Rule Petition Approved

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

Sponsors
Lance L. Davis, Matthew McLaughlin, Ben Ewen-Campen
Introduced
Apr 10, 2025
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
218924
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History

  1. May 8, 2025
    City Council Mayoral Approval
  2. May 5, 2025
    City Council Approved as amended · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 5.2.
  3. Apr 29, 2025
    City Council Laid on the table Meeting agenda, item 5.2.
  4. Apr 24, 2025
    City Council Laid on the table Meeting agenda, item 5.2.
  5. Apr 10, 2025
    City Council Laid on the table Meeting agenda, item 10.3.

Official text

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.