> Is it normal for the state legislature to make changes to a city charter? Yes, states almost always dictate how local governments are organized and run. In m

> Is it normal for the state legislature to make changes to a city charter? Yes, states almost always dictate how local governments are organized and run. In many states, they’ll have a pre approved list of charters that cab be adopted. For example, https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter43 https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Ch... has the charters that cities and towns in Massachusetts can adopt. That said, Boston doesn’t have the freedom to adopt these forms of government and instead has a charter made up of a bunch of random state statutes. https://www.cityofboston.gov/Images_Documents/2007%20the%20charter%20draft20%20(final%20draft1%20with%20jumps)_tcm3-16428.pdf https://www.cityofboston.gov/Images_Documents/2007%20the%20c... > Why Seaford? The sponsor of the bill is from Seaford. Presumably, he’s doing so at the request of the local government.