When we last left off with the Charter Review Committee, the plan for their Nov. 23 meeting was to tackle Articles 6 and 7 of the Greenfield City Charter. However, they only got through part of Article 6, which lays out the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the city’s various departments, boards, and commissions. The…
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November 20, 2020 – The week ahead
With the Thanksgiving holiday, it’s going to be a light week, both for municipal meetings and for posting on this site. There are two meetings I’ll be keeping an eye on: Monday: Charter Review Committee Meeting – This is the group tasked with recommending updates to Greenfield’s City Charter. They are coming down to the…
Charter Review Committee – Budget timing AND BEYOND!!
The final topic on the agenda for the November 9 meeting of the Greenfield Charter Review Committee (for a bit of background on this committee, see the beginning of this post) was Article 5 of the City Charter, which covers Finance and Fiscal Procedures. Given the complexity of municipal finances and the amount of stress…
Charter Review Committee – School Committee appointments and vacancies
I’m still making my way through the November 9 meeting of the Charter Review Committee. In a previous post, I talked about their discussion of whether or not the Greenfield City Charter should allow the Mayor to chair the School Committee. In addition to that topic, their review of Article 4 of the Charter also…
Charter Review Committee – The Mayor and the School Committee
I have been catching up on the deliberations of the Charter Review Committee, which has been meeting for the last few months to evaluate Greenfield’s City Charter and recommend changes: (a) In General – This Charter may be replaced, revised or amended in accordance with any procedure made available under the State Constitution, or by…