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Lancaster home rule commissioners want more public feedback on how the City Council should be elected as they near completion of a first draft of a new city charter.

Lancaster city’s elected treasurer position would be eliminated under a home rule charter because city staff can fill the responsibilities of the role, the Home Rule Study Commission decided Thursday.

Under a home rule charter, Lancaster city will likely have mechanisms to remove City Council members from office if they’re deemed unfit to serve in the role.

The Lancaster Home Rule Study Commission next month plans to be at community events to hear resident feedback and answer questions as the nine-member body creates a draft home rule

Lancaster city’s Home Rule Study Commission is still undecided about whether the city should offer benefits to City Council members under home rule, divided on the cost to the city

The Cape has nearly 18,000 short-term rentals on the market this summer, a 12 percent increase from April last year and nearly 50 percent more than March 2021, according to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and the Cape Cod Commission.

Members of Lancaster City Council will likely continue to receive benefits under a home rule charter, though health insurance could be withdrawn if the Home Rule Study Commission decides it

In 1920, the United States was just a few years removed from the First World War, Woodrow Wilson was president and a dozen eggs cost 47 cents.

The Lancaster Home Rule Study Commission will kick off its first committee meeting this week as it moves ahead with a new charter.

Lancaster’s home rule study commissioners say they understand their workload will increase in the coming months, but by and large they all see the next stage of their work as