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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4735 FILED ON: 12/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4224
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James C. Arena-DeRosa
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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 relative to the treasurer-collector of the town of Sherborn.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex12/12/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4735 FILED ON: 12/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4224
By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
4224) of James C. Arena-DeRosa (by vote of the town) that the town of Sherborn be authorized
to establish the position of the treasurer-collector in said town. Municipalities and Regional
Government. [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 relative to the treasurer-collector of the town of Sherborn.
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 the provisions of Section 1 of Chapter 41 of the General
2Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, there shall be a treasurer-collector of the
3town of Sherborn. The treasurer-collector shall be appointed by the select board for a term not to
4exceed three years. The select board may establish an employment contract with the treasurer-
5collector for salary, fringe benefits and other conditions of employment. The treasurer-collector
6shall have all the powers, perform the duties and be subject to the liabilities and penalties now or
7hereafter conferred and imposed by law on town treasurers and town collectors of taxes.
8 SECTION 2. Upon the effective date of this act, the offices of treasurer and collector
9shall be abolished and the term of the incumbents of such offices terminated; provided, however,
10that notwithstanding section 1, the incumbent appointed town treasurer shall be the first
11appointee to the new combined position of treasurer-collector and shall hold the office and
12perform the duties thereof until the expiration of the term for which the town treasurer was 2 of 2
13appointed, unless the incumbent sooner vacates that office. Thereafter, appointments to the
14position of treasurer-collector shall be made pursuant to section 1.
15 SECTION 3. No contracts or liabilities in force on the effective date of this act shall be
16affected by the abolition of the elected offices of town treasurer or town collector or the creation
17of the combined appointed office and the appointed treasurer-collector shall, in all respects, be
18the lawful successor of the offices so abolished or consolidated. All records, property and
19equipment of the offices of the elected town treasurer and elected town collector shall be
20assigned to the office of the appointed treasurer-coIlector.
21 SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.