A Home Rule petition regarding the Fire Chief position

How it started

Nov 20, 2023 · Submitted by Yi-An Huang, City Manager.

What happened

Nov 20, 2023 · Held by charter right the city's note: “CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR TONER IN COUNCIL NOVEMBER 20, 2023”

Dec 4, 2023 · 📁 Placed on file. This was an informative report; there were no decisions to make. (unanimous)

View the roll call

Voted yes (9), unanimous

Burhan Azeem
Dennis Carlone
Alanna Mallon
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
E. Denise Simmons
Paul F. Toner
Quinton Zondervan
Sumbul Siddiqui

Roll call of Dec 4, 2023 · from the council’s minutes · photos: City of Cambridge

What’s next

🚪 End of the line: filing closes the matter. Nothing further is scheduled.

The document Agenda item attachment · 1 page

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Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows: SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the position of Fire Chief of the City of Cambridge shall be exempt from Chapter 31 of the General Laws. SECTION 2. Section 1 of this act shall not impair the civil service status of any incumbent holding the office of Fire Chief of the City of Cambridge on the effective date of this act. SECTION 3. This act supersedes and replaces Chapter 262 of the Acts of 1937. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Nov 20, 2023