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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4495 FILED ON: 7/26/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4059
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marcus S. Vaughn and Rebecca L. Rausch
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to authorize the Wrentham Board of Selectmen to remove certain positions of the town
of Wrentham Fire Department from the requirements of M.G.L. Ch. 31.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk7/26/2023Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex7/26/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4495 FILED ON: 7/26/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4059
By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham and Senator Rausch, a joint petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 4059) of Marcus S. Vaughn and Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) that
the town of Wrentham be authorized to remove certain positions of the fire department of said
town from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act to authorize the Wrentham Board of Selectmen to remove certain positions of the town
of Wrentham Fire Department from the requirements of M.G.L. Ch. 31.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1: Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, within the town
2of Wrentham, the positions of regular and permanent members of the fire department, persons
3holding the titles of fulltime firefighter, captain, and deputy fire chief of the fire department, of
4the town of Wrentham shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws ("Civil service law).
5 SECTION 2: Section 1 of this act shall not impair the civil service status of any person
6holding the positions of regular and permanent members of the fire department, persons holding
7the titles of full-time firefighter, captain, and deputy fire chief of the fire department, of the town
8of Wrentham on the effective date of this act.
9 SECTION 3: Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Wrentham
10Board of Selectmen are further authorized to take any and all other action necessary or advisable
11to remove the positions of regular and permanent members of the fire department, persons 2 of 2
12holding the titles of full-time firefighter, captain, and deputy fire chief of the fire department, in
13the town of Wrentham from the requirements of the Civil service law.
14 SECTION 4: That the General Court may make clerical or editorial changes of form only
15to the bill, unless the Board of Selectmen approve amendments to the bill before enactment by
16the General Court, and provided further that the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to
17approve amendments which shall be within the scope of the general public objectives of this
18petition.
19 SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.