City councilors are calling on their executive counterparts in the Coogan administration to abide by specific rules and regulations in the city’s 2017 Home Rule Charter to review the city's boards and have the council approve contracts.

In the charter, legal guidelines mandate, rather than "suggest," that a five-member committee be assembled to review the city’s boards and commissions that contain multiple members, in the effort to ensure compliance, verify their purpose and evaluate their scope — reducing waste while boosting efficiency.

In the June 24 City Council meeting, a resolution drafted by resident Michael Canuel was proposed to councilors during his remarks at the time for public input at the start of the City Council Committee on Finance. Canuel, who announced on Facebook his intention to run for a seat on the City Council in the 2025 municipal election days before attending the meeting, told councilors, "Tonight I raise this not to assign blame, but to encourage action."

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