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Rules often suspended at Medford meetings

For anything from frequent salutes to a school sports teams, to important votes on city appropriations, Medford city councilors have a propensity for suspending the bylaws that govern the body’s meetings. During 78 regular council meetings held in 2010 and 2011, the rules were suspended 274 times, an evaluation of meeting minutes shows.

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