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Redlined Charter for November 2021 Election
Redlined Charter for Mailing to Voters - Final (DOCX)
Watertown Charter Cover Letter sent to residents for 2021 Election (PDF)
2010 Charter Review Documents
07-19-2011 Revised Charter Amendments (PDF)
Charter Committee - Charter Final Report 1980 (PDF)
Charter Committee - Charter Adoption or Amendment (PDF)
Question and Answer Home Rule Charter Review (PDF)
Charter Committee - Forms of Local Government (PDF)
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2020 Charter Review Documents
2011 05-12 Collins Framework for Considering Elected and Appointed Offices (PDF)
Massachusetts City-Town Summary of Government Forms (PDF)
Charter Review Committee Flyer 2021 0406 Final (PDF)
2020 10-06 KP Law Intro Presentation (PPT)
National Civic League Charter Commissions Guide 6th ed (PDF)
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Chats, FAQs, Questions & Answers
Charter Review Committee Website Poll Responses (PDF)
2021-05-18 Question and Answers (PDF)
2021-02-16 Charter Review - Chat and FAQs (PDF)
2021-04-20 Questions (PDF)
2021-03-02 Watertown Charter FAQ-MC (PDF)
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Collins Center Documents
2011 05-12 Collins Framework for Considering Electedand Appointed Offices (PDF)
2021 05-28 Collins Memo in Preparation for Charter Review Committee Meeting on 2021 06-01 (PDF)
2021 05-18 Suggested Article 2 and 3 Changes (PDF)
2020 12-01 Collins Watertown City Comparison Charts (PDF)
2011 05-12 Collins Framework for Considering Elected and Appointed Offices (PDF)
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Miscellaneous
2021-02-03 WCC S Bprinting Funding Request (PDF)
Charter Review Committee April 6, 2021 Form of Government Meeting (PDF)
Public Comments
2020-12-15 Rena Baskin Mayoral Government (PDF)
2020-07-06 Charter Review Committee Comments (PDF)
SUB-Communications
2020-02-03 CIO Changes to Charter Review Committee Website (PDF)
2021-03-30 Charter Review Committee Flyer 2021 0330 Final (PDF)
Charter Review Committee Sandwich Board 24 by 36 - Final (PDF)
2020-12-27 Charter Review Committee -CS Website Requests (PDF)
2021-03-11 Communication Subcommittee Request (PDF)
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Suggested Charter Changes
Councilor Tony Palomba 4-16-21 Proposed Changes (PDF)
2021-08-10 Final Watertown Charter Amendments Report (PDF)
Charter changes - C Bays (PDF)
Charter Review Committee Charter Amendment Suggestions - John Gannon (PDF)
2021-07-09 Collins Running List of Non-Charter Ideas and Items Not Covered (PDF)
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Example Charters
Dracut (PDF)
Northampton (PDF)
Randolph (PDF)
Franklin (PDF)
Chelmsford (PDF)
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Charter Review Committee Meeting Agendas and Minutes
Watch Recorded Charter Review Commission Meetings on WCATV
Watch Recorded Charter Review Communications Subcommittee Meetings on WCATV
Watch Recorded Charter Review Preamble Subcommittee Meetings on WCATV
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