Request #2020-0791 (Framingham, MA - City Council)

Request for public records made to City of Framingham by Susan Petroni.

Agency
City of Framingham
Summary
Afternoon,   I am requesting any written ruling (email or otherwise) the City Solicitor issued in 2019 in regard to Steiner's proposal below.    The City Solicitor said the request should come to the City Council as the document would have been sent to perhaps City Council Chair Dennis Giombetti, perhaps, who is no longer in office. Please call if you have any issues   I do understand that the current chair George King has requested a new ruling, but I am asking for any opinions on the Steiner proposed bylaw change below by the city solicitor in 2019.   Thanks in advance Susan       Proposed amendments to the Framingham General Bylaw Article I Section 5 amended Section 5.3 and Section 5.5 Purpose.    The amendments to Section 5.3 and 5.5, which shall be effective as of September 1, 2020, are intended to prevent individuals from holding office simultaneously as both an elected official and an appointed official in the City of Framingham. 5.3 Permanent officers, board members and committee members of the City appointed for specific terms shall hold office from the first day succeeding such appointment, or from the first date of appointment and qualification when such an appointment is to a new position or fills the unexpired term of a previous office holder and shall continue in office for either the specified term or until a successor has been appointed and has been qualified under Article IX, Section 12 of the Charter. However, in the instance when an appointed office holder is elected to office in Framingham, such appointed office holder will vacate the appointed office upon being sworn into elective office. 5.5 Subject to the residence eligibility requirements under the Charter for District Councilors and members of the School Committee, [a]ny voter otherwise shall be eligible to hold any elective City office, but no person holding any elective or appointed City office shall simultaneously assume any other elective or appointed City office regardless of the appointing Authority. The prohibition against holding two elective or appointed City offices or an elected City office and an appointed City office, or any combination thereof, shall apply to all Commissions, Committees, Boards and Authorities. The prohibition against holding two elective City offices or a City office and an appointed City office, or any other combination thereof, shall not apply in reference to the Charter Commission, Disability Commission, or any ad hoc committee or other temporary committee including School Building Committees, School Councils, and parent advisory groups.   Attached are the responsive documents.
Request Date
2020-07-03
Agency Tracking
2020-0791
Acquisition Notes
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Status
Fulfilled
Requester
Susan Petroni
Documents
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Request #2020-0791 (Framingham, MA - City Council)

Request for public records made to City of Framingham by Susan Petroni.

Agency
City of Framingham
Summary
Afternoon,   I am requesting any written ruling (email or otherwise) the City Solicitor issued in 2019 in regard to Steiner's proposal below.    The City Solicitor said the request should come to the City Council as the document would have been sent to perhaps City Council Chair Dennis Giombetti, perhaps, who is no longer in office. Please call if you have any issues   I do understand that the current chair George King has requested a new ruling, but I am asking for any opinions on the Steiner proposed bylaw change below by the city solicitor in 2019.   Thanks in advance Susan       Proposed amendments to the Framingham General Bylaw Article I Section 5 amended Section 5.3 and Section 5.5 Purpose.    The amendments to Section 5.3 and 5.5, which shall be effective as of September 1, 2020, are intended to prevent individuals from holding office simultaneously as both an elected official and an appointed official in the City of Framingham. 5.3 Permanent officers, board members and committee members of the City appointed for specific terms shall hold office from the first day succeeding such appointment, or from the first date of appointment and qualification when such an appointment is to a new position or fills the unexpired term of a previous office holder and shall continue in office for either the specified term or until a successor has been appointed and has been qualified under Article IX, Section 12 of the Charter. However, in the instance when an appointed office holder is elected to office in Framingham, such appointed office holder will vacate the appointed office upon being sworn into elective office. 5.5 Subject to the residence eligibility requirements under the Charter for District Councilors and members of the School Committee, [a]ny voter otherwise shall be eligible to hold any elective City office, but no person holding any elective or appointed City office shall simultaneously assume any other elective or appointed City office regardless of the appointing Authority. The prohibition against holding two elective or appointed City offices or an elected City office and an appointed City office, or any combination thereof, shall apply to all Commissions, Committees, Boards and Authorities. The prohibition against holding two elective City offices or a City office and an appointed City office, or any other combination thereof, shall not apply in reference to the Charter Commission, Disability Commission, or any ad hoc committee or other temporary committee including School Building Committees, School Councils, and parent advisory groups.   Attached are the responsive documents.
Request Date
2020-07-03
Agency Tracking
2020-0791
Acquisition Notes
This record was automatically imported from https://www.townforms.com/FOIADirect-FraminghamMACitizens/
Status
Fulfilled
Requester
Susan Petroni
Documents
Original Source

This record is part of the StateReference Public Records Requests collection. This is a public records request to a state agency or municipality.

This record was originally posted at https://www.townforms.com/FOIADirect-FraminghamMACitizens/.