The Ordinance 2022-2 Chapter entitled “City Council”

Section 2.02.090 Annual Review of City Manager’s Performance

A. As provided in G.L. c. 43, § 116(a) the City Council shall prepare and deliver to the City Manager an annual written performance review of the City Manager’s performance. B. The annual written performance review shall address the City Manager’s performance during the prior year and the work that the City Council would like to be performed by the City Manager in the following year. C. The annual written performance review shall be completed and delivered to the City Manager by no later than March 30 of each year and shall encompass the City Manager’s performance during the preceding calendar year.

Section 2.02.100 Special Committee to Review the City Charter Every Ten Years

A. As provided in G.L. c. 43, §116(b), no later than July 1 in each year ending in 2, beginning in 2022 and every 10 years thereafter, the City Council shall establish a special committee tasked with reviewing the City Charter and recommending any proposed changes the special committee deems necessary or desirable. B.

The special committee shall: (i) be made up of 12-18 registered voters of the City, not currently holding any elective office; (ii) be made up of members selected by an ad hoc committee of four councillors appointed by the Mayor; (iii) hold all of its meetings in accordance with the requirements of the Open Meeting Law and keep written minutes of all meetings which shall be submitted to and approved by the special committee at its next meeting; (iv) hold duly posted and advertised public meetings to seek input from members of the community on whether any changes to the City Charter should be made and the reasons why any proposed changes would be desirable, the beneficial effects that any such changes would have upon the electorate and the community in general, and the beneficial effects that any such changes would have upon the reasonable operation and effectiveness of City government; (v) submit a written report to the City Council within one (1) year of its appointment, unless the special committee seeks an extension of the one-year period for enumerated reasons stated by the special committee and the City Council approves the requested extension of the one-year period by majority vote.

The written report shall include any charter changes the special committee recommends as necessary or desirable by a two-thirds vote of the special committee, and shall include the reasons for the recommended changes to be made and the anticipated effects of the changes as set forth in subsection iv above; and (vi) dissolve once it files its written report with the City Council. C. Action on any proposed Charter changes shall be as authorized by law.

Passed to a second reading at the City Council meeting held on February 6, 2023 and on or after February 27, 2023 the question comes on passage to be ordained.

Attest:- Diane P. LeBlanc

City Clerk