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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1100 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2270 |
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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 | | William C. Galvin and Michael D. Brady |
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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 Avon to appoint a town clerk. |
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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:William C. Galvin6th Norfolk1/14/2025Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk1/14/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1100 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2270 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Galvin of Canton and Senator Brady, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, |
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| 19 | 19 | | House, No. 2270) of William C. Galvin and Michael D. Brady (by vote of the town) that the |
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| 20 | 20 | | town of Avon be authorized to appoint a town clerk. Municipalities and Regional Government. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [Local Approval 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 authorizing the town of Avon to appoint a town clerk. |
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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 SECTION 1: As of the effective date of this act, the elected incumbent town clerk shall |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2continue to serve in such elected position for the term for which she was elected. The town clerk |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3shall, during this period, be subject to the call of the appointing authority for the position as forth |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4in the Town of Avon Town Charter. Upon the expiration of such elected term, the elected office |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5shall be abolished; provided, however, that the elected incumbent holding office as of the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6effective date of this act shall become the first appointed clerk under this Act. If the elected |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7incumbent removes from office prior to the expiration of the elected term, the elected position |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8shall thereupon be abolished and such office filled in accordance with appointing procedures as |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9set forth in the Town of Avon Town Charter. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10 SECTION 2: The Town of Avon Town Charter shall be amended by striking out the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11existing Section 3-4(a) “Term of Office” and replacing said section with the following language 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12“Appointment, Term of Office - There shall be a town clerk, appointed by the Select Board, to |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13serve for a term of three years.” |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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