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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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