Product Description

The ability of municipalities to legislate and act is largely defined by the Home Rule Amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution. The Home Rule Amendment empowers cities and towns to create charters and legislate while delineating the contours and limits of this power.

Join our experts as we examine the practical aspects of creating and amending charters. We also examine the old and new of Home Rule issues: including Boston’s recent passage of a rent control ordinance that is now under consideration by the Legislature.

Agenda & Materials

• 3:00pm - 3:05pm

  Welcome and Introduction

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  Maura E. O'Keefe, Esq., Town Counsel , Falmouth
  James S. Timmins, Esq., City Solicitor , Quincy
  
• 3:05pm - 3:17pm

  History of the Enactment of the Home Rule Amendment

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  James S. Timmins, Esq., City Solicitor , Quincy
  
• 3:17pm - 3:29pm

  Municipal Authority Under the Home Rule Amendment

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  James S. Timmins, Esq., City Solicitor , Quincy
  
• 3:29pm - 3:41pm

  Boston’s Rent Control Ordinance: From Whence It Came to Where It Is Going

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  James S. Timmins, Esq., City Solicitor , Quincy
  
• 3:41pm - 4:00pm

  Home Rule & Authority: How to Create and Amend a Charter

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  Maura E. O'Keefe, Esq., Town Counsel , Falmouth
  

Please Note

MCLE on demand programs are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only through a link included on the on demand program page.

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