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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4933 FILED ON: 2/16/2024 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4506 |
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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 | | Nicholas A. Boldyga and Paul W. Mark |
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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 relative to the election and composition of the conservation commission within the town |
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| 13 | 13 | | of Southwick. |
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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:Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden2/16/2024Paul W. MarkBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and |
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| 19 | 19 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4933 FILED ON: 2/16/2024 |
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| 20 | 20 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4506 |
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| 21 | 21 | | By Representative Boldyga of Southwick and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by |
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| 22 | 22 | | bill, House, No. 4506) of Nicholas A. Boldyga and Paul W. Mark (by vote of the town) relative |
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| 23 | 23 | | to the election and composition of the conservation commission in the town of Southwick. |
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| 24 | 24 | | Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] |
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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 relative to the election and composition of the conservation commission within the town |
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| 31 | 31 | | of Southwick. |
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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. (a) Notwithstanding section 8C of chapter 40 of the General Laws or any |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2other general or special law to the contrary, the conservation commission of the town of |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3Southwick shall consist of 7 members. Four members of the commission shall be appointed by |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4the town select board and 3 members of the commission shall be elected by the voters at the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5annual town election. All members of the conservation commission shall reside in the town of |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6Southwick and be registered voters of the town therein. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 7 (b) Each member of the commission shall serve for a 3-year term or until a member no |
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| 41 | 41 | | 8longer serves on the commission, as set forth in this act, whichever is earlier. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 9 (c) Should any of the commissions, boards or authorities who or which have appointing |
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| 43 | 43 | | 10authority under this act be no longer in existence for whatever reason, that position that would 2 of 2 |
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| 44 | 44 | | 11have been appointed shall thereafter be elected by the voters at the annual town election and shall |
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| 45 | 45 | | 12reside in the town of Southwick and be a registered voter in the town. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 13 (d) The select board may remove any member of the commission for cause after a |
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| 47 | 47 | | 14hearing. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 15 (e) Any vacancy occurring on the commission from any cause shall be filled for the |
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| 49 | 49 | | 16remainder of the unexpired term by the select board, such appointment shall be made not less |
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| 50 | 50 | | 17than 21 days following notice of such vacancy. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 18 (f) Any vacancy occurring in 1 of the positions elected by the voters, pursuant to |
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| 52 | 52 | | 19subsection (a), shall be filled by an appointment by the town select board until the next annual |
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| 53 | 53 | | 20town election where the vacant position on the conservation commission shall be available on the |
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| 54 | 54 | | 21ballot and shall be filled by the election of the registered voters of the town of Southwick for the |
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| 55 | 55 | | 22balance of the unexpired term, if any, otherwise for the new term. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 23 SECTION 2. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 1 of this act, the initial terms of |
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| 57 | 57 | | 24the 3 members elected by the voters at the next annual town election shall be: (i) 1 person for a |
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| 58 | 58 | | 251-year term; (ii) 1 person for a 2-year term; and (iii) 1 person for a 3-year term. Thereafter, these |
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| 59 | 59 | | 26members shall be elected for 3-year terms at the annual town election. |
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| 60 | 60 | | 27 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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