Matters βΈ Attachment
Minutes - Charter Review - 2-8-23 Dispositions β File 23-0209
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Charter Review Special Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:00 PM
Virtual
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
This meeting was held via GoToWebinar and was called to order by Chair Scott at 6:01 pm and
adjourned at 9:09 pm on a Roll Call Vote: 11 in favor (Councilors McLaughlin, Davis,
Ewen-Campen, Pineda Neufeld, Clingan, Wilson, Burnley, Gomez Mouakad, Kelly, Strezo, Scott),
0 opposed, 0 absent.
Others present: Kimberly Wells β City Clerk; Cindy Amara β City Solicitor; Anne Gill β Director of
Human Resources; Aneesh Sahni β Intergovernmental Affairs Director; Brendan Salisbury β
Legislative and Policy Analyst; Anna Corning β Charter Review Project Manager; Beverly Schwartz
β Charter Review Committee Member; Stephen McGoldrick - Edward J. Collins Center for Public
Management
Roll Call
Chairperson Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) Scott, Vice Chair Kristen
Strezo, Willie Burnley Jr., Matthew McLaughlin, Lance L. Davis,
Ben Ewen-Campen, Judy Pineda Neufeld, Jesse Clingan, Jake
Wilson, Beatriz Gomez Mouakad and Charlotte Kelly
Present:
1.
Approval of the Charter Review Special Committee Minutes January 25,
2023.
23-0161
Accepted
Chairperson Scott, Vice Chair Strezo, City Councilor At Large
Burnley Jr., McLaughlin, Davis, Ewen-Campen, Pineda Neufeld,
Clingan, Wilson, Gomez Mouakad and Kelly
Aye:
2.
Charter Review Committee conveying its recommendations and proposed
Charter text.
22-1520
Kept in committee
Referenced Documents:
β’
02.08.23 CHARTER Proposed Amendments to Department Head and CAO Appointments
β’
02.08.23 CHARTER Proposed Amendment Detail_Redacted
β’
City Employee Term Chart 2023
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