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Per Northampton Charter Section 6-1 Organization of City Agencies, the Northampton City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers, 212 Main Street, Northampton, MA  on an Administrative Order. The City Council will consider a proposed amendment to the City of Northampton Administrative Code, Part II Multiple-Member Appointive Organization, Section 9.0 Council on Aging to reduce the number of members from 15 to 9. The City Council will hear all persons who wish to be heard thereon. 

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The Northampton City Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 30, 2023 @ 7:05 p.m. in Council Chambers, 212 Main Street, Northampton, MA The City Council will consider the proposed FY2024 water and sewer rates and hear all persons who wish to be heard thereon. 

Per M.G.L. Ch. 166, Section 22, the Northampton City Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 7 p.m. on National Grid/Verizon's petition to install two (2) jointly-owned stub poles on North Main Street. (Petition #30610121). The City Council will hear all persons who wish to be heard thereon.

In accordance with Article 7, Section 7-5 of the Charter, the Northampton City Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 7:05 p.m. in City Council Chambers, Wallace J. Puchalski Municipal Building, 212 Main Street, Northampton, MA  The City Council will consider the Capital Improvement Program for FY2024-FY2028, and hear all persons who wish to be heard thereon. The CIP is available for inspection online here. 

Rule 4.4.4 There shall be no debate or discussion by any City Council member regarding any item on the Consent Agenda, beyond asking questions for simple clarification.
Rule 4.4.5  Any item may be removed from the Consent Agenda upon the request of any City Council member prior to the taking of a vote on the motion to approve it.  All such items will be considered individually, in the order in which they were removed, immediately following consideration of the Consent Agenda.

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History:
- Referred to consent agenda - 3/2/2023

Arts Council

Ronald Smith, 14 Emily Lane, Northampton

Term: February 2023-June 2026

To fill a vacancy

Rule 2.6.1.1.1 Process. Financial orders will be introduced and discussed at a full City Council meeting and referred to either the consent agenda of a future meeting or the Finance Committee for more public input, discussion and recommendation.

Process note: Suspension of rules is respectfully requested to waive the requirement that the order be considered at a second meeting so the vehicle can be purchased as soon as possible.

Rule 2.6.1.1.1 Process. Financial orders will be introduced and discussed at a full City Council meeting and referred to either the consent agenda of a future meeting or the Finance Committee for more public input, discussion and recommendation.

Process note: CHARTER SECTION 6-1 ORGANIZATION OF CITY AGENCIES: ". . . The mayor may prepare and submit to the city council, administrative orders that establish operating divisions for the orderly, efficient or convenient conduct of the business of the city. These administrative orders shall be accompanied by a message from the mayor which explains the expected benefits and advises the city council if an administrative order shall require amendments, insertions, revisions, repeal or otherwise of existing ordinances. Whenever the mayor proposes an administrative order, the city council shall hold 1 or more public hearings on the proposal giving notice by publication in a local newspaper, which notice shall describe the scope of the proposal and the time and place at which the public hearing will be held, not less than 7 nor more than 14 days following the publication." 

Rule 5.2.3 provides that no ordinance shall be voted on by the City Council until it has been considered by the Committee on Legislative Matters.

History:
- Referred to Legislative Matters (LM) - 2/16/2023
- Positive recommendation, LM - 3/13/2023

History:
- Referred to Legislative Matters (LM) - 2/16/2023
- Positive recommendation, LM - 3/13/2023

Rule 5.2.3 provides that no ordinance shall be voted on by the City Council until it has been considered by the Committee on Legislative Matters.

Process note: 23.246 A Package of Seven (7) Ordinance Amendments Related to the Form-Based Code was divided into two separate ordinances since LM made a neutral rather than positive recommendation on 350.22.1-22.5 (an ordinance allowing marijuana microbusinesses in Central Business and Florence Village Districts).  

History:
- Referred to Planning Board (PB) and Legislative Matters (LM) for public hearings under M.G.L. Ch. 40A, Section 5 - 2/16/2023
- PB hearing held, positive recommendation with amendment to add word 'other' to right-hand column of Table of Off-Street Parking Regulations (350-8.1) so the text reads "All other districts including CBg" 
- LM hearing held, amended 285-4C(4)(b) to clarify mobile food trucks still allowed in CBg, positive recommendation on all amendments except 350.22.1-22.5 - 3/13/2023 

History:
- Referred to Planning Board (PB) and Legislative Matters (LM) - 2/16/2023
- PB hearing held, positive recommendation - 3/9/2023
- LM hearing held, removed from package of seven (7) ordinance amendments for separate recommendation - 3/13/2023
- Neutral recommendation, LM - 3/13/2023

Process note: Per the Northampton City Charter, Section 7-5 Capital Improvement Program, "Adoption - At any time after the public hearing but before the first day of the last month of the current fiscal year, the city council shall by resolution adopt the capital improvements program, which may be amended, provided that each amendment shall be voted on separately and that an increase in the capital improvements program as submitted shall clearly identify the method of financing to accomplish the proposed increase'  

Rule 4.9 NEW BUSINESS. Any Councilor may introduce any written proposed order, ordinance, or resolution to be considered by the Council at the next meeting, but not to be debated during new business.