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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5158 FILED ON: 5/30/2024 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4742 |
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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 | | Kristin E. Kassner and Bruce E. Tarr |
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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 amending the appointment and election restrictions on finance committee and capital |
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| 13 | 13 | | planning members in the town of Newbury. |
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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:Kristin E. Kassner2nd Essex5/30/2024Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex5/30/2024 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5158 FILED ON: 5/30/2024 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4742 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Kassner of Hamilton and Senator Tarr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, |
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| 20 | 20 | | House, No. 4742) of Kristin E. Kassner and Bruce E. Tarr (by vote of the town) relative to the |
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| 21 | 21 | | appointment and election restrictions on finance committee and capital planning members in the |
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| 22 | 22 | | town of Newbury. 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 amending the appointment and election restrictions on finance committee and capital |
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| 29 | 29 | | planning members in the town of Newbury. |
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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 5 of Chapter 460 of the Acts of 2008 is hereby amended by deleting |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2said section and replacing it as follows: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 A member of the select board, or of the regional school committee, or of the finance |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4committee, during the term for which the member was elected or appointed, shall be ineligible |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5either by election or appointment to hold any other town office. Any other person appointed by |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6the select board or town administrator to a town office under this act or of any general or special |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7law shall be eligible during the term of said office to appointment to any other town office, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8except that the town accountant shall not be eligible to hold the position of town treasurer or the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9position of town collector. The town administrator, subject to applicable General Laws relating |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10thereto, may assume the duties of an office which he is authorized to fill by appointment. The |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11first sentence hereof shall not apply to members of the Finance Committee who may be 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12appointed to serve on the Capital Planning Committee but shall be ineligible either by election or |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13appointment to hold any other town office. At no time shall more than two (2) members of the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14Finance Committee serve on the Capital Planning Committee. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 15 SECTION 2. Chapter 460 of the Acts of 2008 is hereby amended by adding a new |
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| 47 | 47 | | 16section 21 as follows: |
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| 48 | 48 | | 17 SECTION 21: The term “town office” as used in this Act shall be considered any |
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| 49 | 49 | | 18position either elected by registered voters of the town or appointed by the Newbury select |
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| 50 | 50 | | 19board, town administrator, or other town board or committee who’s jurisdiction extends to the |
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| 51 | 51 | | 20Newbury town limits and is not part of any greater regional or county organization or office. |
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| 52 | 52 | | 21 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage by the General Court. |
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