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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 367 FILED ON: 1/12/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2447 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Natalie M. Blais and Joanne M. Comerford |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act exempting all positions in the police department of the town of Montague from the civil |
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| 13 | 13 | | service law. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Natalie M. Blais1st Franklin1/11/2023Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester1/12/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 367 FILED ON: 1/12/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2447 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Blais of Deerfield and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by |
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| 20 | 20 | | bill, House, No. 2447) of Natalie M. Blais and Joanne M. Comerford (by vote of the town) that |
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| 21 | 21 | | the town of Montague be authorized to exempt all positions in the police department from the |
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| 22 | 22 | | civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 4924 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 25 | 25 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 29 | 29 | | _______________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | An Act exempting all positions in the police department of the town of Montague from the civil |
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| 31 | 31 | | service law. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 33 | 33 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all positions in |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2the police department of the town of Montague shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3Laws. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4 SECTION 2. This act shall not impair the civil service status of a person holding a |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5position described in section 1 on the effective date of this act. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6 SECTION 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2, no appointments or |
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| 40 | 40 | | 7promotions made after the effective date of this act will be governed in any way by chapter 31 of |
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| 41 | 41 | | 8the General Laws. 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 9 SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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