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City Council - Rules & Government Relations Committee

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Aug 21, 2026

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Housing Task Force Resolution Advances

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 22, 2026

Committee Amends Cell Tower Opposition Resolution

The committee voted 2-0 to accept amendments to a proposed resolution opposing a cell phone tower at 1 Cook Road in Southampton. Members also discussed Easthampton’s existing cooperation with Southampton and other possible points of leverage.

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Briefing

Apr 2, 2026

Committee Refines Code of Conduct Draft

The committee continued editing a draft Code of Conduct for appointed board, committee, and commission members. Discussion included a possible rule addressing three consecutive missed meetings and guidance on social media interactions under open meeting law; no final code was adopted.

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Briefing

Mar 24, 2026

Health insurance proposal put on hold

The committee voted 3-0 to continue consideration of the mayor’s health insurance modification request. The mayor said the proposal was not intended to leave the Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust, and agreed to meet with union representatives on March 26; open enrollment was identified as May 1.

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Briefing

Mar 11, 2026

Housing Task Force Resolution Advances

The committee voted 3-0 to recommend an edited resolution supporting an Easthampton Housing Task Force, focused mainly on communications and meeting once a year. It also voted unanimously to recommend legislation extending the expiration of 8 unused on-premise liquor licenses.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Feb 12, 2026

City Council - Rules & Government Relations Committee approvals

The committee voted 2-0 to advance a proposed Rule 11L change requiring final, approved committee minutes to be sent to the City Clerk for public availability within 30 days. It also advanced standardized agenda and minutes templates to the full City Council.

1 min readMunicipal coverage