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Boston could soon have an acting mayor. What will that mean?
Lawyers differ on how to interpret archaic text in city charter
By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated January 25, 2021, 5:54 p.m.
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It is one paragraph featuring three complete sentences of just under 190 words.
But the interpretation of those few phrases could determine the limits of City Council president Kim Janeyâs power when Mayor Martin J. Walsh of Boston departs to become the nationâs next labor secretary and Janey steps into the role of acting mayor.
Welcome to the wonky world of city charter legalese. In clunky terms, the charter says an acting mayor âshall possess the powers of mayor only in matters not admitting of delay, but shall have no power to make permanent appointments.â