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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2464 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2268 |
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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 | | Dennis C. Gallagher |
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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 Bridgewater town charter article II, legislative branch section 2-13(a) annual stipend. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Dennis C. Gallagher8th Plymouth1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2464 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2268 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Gallagher of Bridgewater, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2268) |
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| 19 | 19 | | of Dennis C. Gallagher (by vote of the town) relative to the annual stipend of the town council of |
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| 20 | 20 | | the town of Bridgewater. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval |
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| 21 | 21 | | Received.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act Bridgewater town charter article II, legislative branch section 2-13(a) annual stipend. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Ordered that The Town Charter, Article II, Legislative Branch Section 2-13 (a) Annual |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2Stipend shall be amended to reflect that each member of the Town Council shall receive and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3annual stipend, payable in arrears, in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) and the Town |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4Council President shall receive an annual stipend, payable in arrears, in the amount of seven |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500). Incumbent Councilors shall receive a stipend as above |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6set forth as of each annual Town Election Day. A Councilor who vacates their office will be |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7entitled to receive a pro-rated stipend as of the last date of their service. Regardless of |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8compensation, members of the Town Council shall not be eligible for benefits from the Town. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9Any modification of the stipend amounts set-forth herein may be adopted by ordinance duly |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10adopted by the Town Council, provided however that no increase or reduction in such stipends |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11shall take effect during the year in which such increase or reduction is voted, and no change in |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12such ordinance shall be made between the election of a new council and the qualification of the 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13new council. Persons elected to serve as councilors by special town election or appointment shall |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14be eligible for payment of an annual stipend payable in arrears in the amount of $5,000 reduced |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15on a pro-rated basis commensurate with the number of days beginning with the date of the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16special election or appointment. Such ordinance shall be subject to the provisions of MGL |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17Chapter 39, Section 6A. |
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