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Order: That the City submit to the legislature of passage An Act Relative to the terms of Councillors At Large and the composition and method of election School Committee members in the city of Malden.
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Ordered: That the City submit to the Massachusetts legislature for passage in substantially the following form: An Act Relative to the terms of Councillors At Large and the composition and method of election School Committee members in the city of Malden.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 550 of the Acts of 1955 is hereby further amended by striking out Section 1 and inserting in place thereof the following:
Commencing January first, two thousand and eighteen, the city council of the city of Malden shall consist of eleven members, one member to be elected by and from the registered voters of that ward and the remaining members to be elected by and from the registered voters of the city. Members elected by and from the registered voters of their ward shall be elected to serve two years from the first day of January following their election and until their successors are qualified. Members elected by and from the registered voters of the city shall be elected to serve four years from the first day of January following their election and until their successors are qualified. Said council shall elect annually one of its members as its president.
Section 2. Section 24 of Chapter 169 of the Acts of 1881, as most recently amended by Chapter 434 of the Acts of 1999 and Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2011, is hereby amended by striking out the first seven sentences and inserting in place thereof the following:
Section 24. The school committee of the city of Malden shall consist of five members, one of whom shall be the Mayor, who shall serve as Chairman, and the remainder of whom shall be elected by and from the registered voters of the city; but no person shall be eligible for membership on the committee who is not an inhabitan...
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