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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5222 FILED ON: 6/26/2024 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4857 |
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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 | | Edward R. Philips and Paul R. Feeney |
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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 authorizing the town of Sharon to adopt alternative methods for notice of public |
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| 13 | 13 | | hearings. |
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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:Edward R. Philips8th Norfolk6/18/2024 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5222 FILED ON: 6/26/2024 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4857 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Philips of Sharon and Senator Feeney, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, |
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| 20 | 20 | | House, No. 4857) of Edward R. Philips (by vote of the town) that the town of Sharon be |
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| 21 | 21 | | authorized to adopt alternative methods for notice of public hearings in said town. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 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 authorizing the town of Sharon to adopt alternative methods for notice of public |
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| 29 | 29 | | hearings. |
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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. Notwithstanding section 11 of chapter 40A of the General Laws or any |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2other general or special law to the contrary, the Town of Sharon may provide alternative means |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3of publishing legal notices for public hearings that are required by law. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4 SECTION 2. The Town may authorize all notices of public hearings to be published: (i) |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5in a local newspaper, either in electronic or paper format; or (ii) on the bulletin board outside of |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6the town clerk's office; and (iii) on the town’s website. For the purposes of this act, the term |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7“website” shall mean the official website of the Town of Sharon that is operated and maintained |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8by the town’s government. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9 SECTION 3. If any provision or section of this act is invalidated, the remainder shall |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10survive in full force and effect. 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11 SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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