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Podcast: The Self-Limiting City Council, More Candidates for Chief and more

By Tom Marino | September 25, 2023
Last Updated: April 23, 2024

The Week in Worcester Podcast, September 25, 2023, discusses:

  • Worcester City Council voting 7-4 against having its own attorney, demanding it continue to be an unequal branch of city government;
  • Councilor Krystian King’s order on the city council agenda seeking the city manager to investigation opting the chief of police position out of civil service to open up the candidate pool;
  • An upcoming forum on October 10 about the Worcester Police Department at Worcester State University.

Update: Councilor King held the item we discusses in this episode. It is on the agenda again on Oct. 3.

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