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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4363 FILED ON: 5/24/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3889 |
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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 | | Joseph D. McKenna and Paul K. Frost |
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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 granting appointing authority of the Oxford police department to the town manager in |
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| 13 | 13 | | Oxford. |
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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:Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester5/24/2023Paul K. Frost7th Worcester5/24/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4363 FILED ON: 5/24/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3889 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representatives McKenna of Webster and Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, |
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| 20 | 20 | | House, No. 3889) of Joseph D. McKenna and Paul K. Frost (by vote of the town) for legislation |
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| 21 | 21 | | to authorize appointing authority of the Oxford police department to the town manager in the |
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| 22 | 22 | | town of Oxford. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act granting appointing authority of the Oxford police department to the town manager in |
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| 29 | 29 | | Oxford. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 3-3-1 of the charter of the town of Oxford, which is on file in the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2office of the archivist of the Commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the words “and (e) the Chief of Police and |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4other police officers”. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5 SECTION 2. Section 5-3-9 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6“and (h)” and inserting in place thereof the following words: - “(h) the police chief and, upon the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7recommendation of the police chief, all other sworn members of the police department; and (i)”. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8 SECTION 3. Section 3 of chapter 6 of said charter is hereby amended by adding the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9following section: - 6-3-2: “There shall be a police department under the supervision of an office |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10to be known as the chief of police. The chief of police shall have the authority, duties and |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11responsibilities set forth in section 97A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws; provided, however, 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12that the provisions of said section 97A of said chapter 41 requiring and authorizing the board of |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13selectmen to appoint and remove the chief of police and other officers, to fix their compensation, |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14and to approve regulations governing the police department shall not apply.” |
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| 46 | 46 | | 15 SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, section 97 of |
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| 47 | 47 | | 16chapter 41 of the General Laws shall no longer apply in the town of Oxford. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 17 SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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