Charter Commission Holds Final Public Hearing Tuesday

FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Framingham Charter Commission hosts its final public hearing Tuesday, 7 p.m., in Nevins Hall at the Memorial Building.

The elected, nine-member group is tasked with setting a charter for Framingham's government structure going forward, picking either a town or city structure, and the specific forms therein.

In the current draft, commission members have determined Framingham will keep its "town" moniker, but function as a city, with a publicly elected mayor sitting in the executive office.

You can read the draft charter in full here.

If you cannot attend Tuesday's meeting, you can still share your thoughts on the draft charter by emailing chartercommission@framinghamma.gov.

Once charter's final form is set, voters will decided whether or not to approve it in the spring 2017 election.