02.26.26 CC Amending 10-20 Constables residency requirement — File 26-0043

CITY OF SOMERVILLE ORDINANCE NO. 2026- IN CITY COUNCIL: ________, 2026 Be it ordained by the City Council, in session assembled, that Section 10-20 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Somerville is amended as follows by deleting the struckthrough text and adding the underlined text. Sec. 10-20. – Constables; residency requirement. All constables appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council, in accordance with section 21 of the City Charter, shall be residents of the City of Somerville upon appointment and shall remain residents of the city during their tenure in office. This requirement shall not apply to those constables who hold appointments at the time of passage of this section. Applicants applying for reappointment will be subject to this requirement. Approved: President Approved: Mayor