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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1647 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2320 |
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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 | | Norman J. Orrall and Kelly A. Dooner |
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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 position of treasurer-collector in the town of Berkley. |
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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:Norman J. Orrall12th Bristol1/15/2025Kelly A. DoonerThird Bristol and Plymouth1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1647 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2320 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Orrall of Lakeville and Senator Dooner, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, |
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| 19 | 19 | | House, No. 2320) of Norman J. Orrall and Kelly A. Dooner (by vote of the town) for legislation |
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| 20 | 20 | | to authorize the town of Berkley to appoint the position of treasurer-collector in said town. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Municipalities and Regional Government. [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 relative to the position of treasurer-collector in the town of Berkley. |
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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. Notwithstanding section 1B of chapter 41 of the General Laws or any other |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2general or special law, bylaw, rule or regulation to the contrary, there shall be in the Town of |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3Berkley the appointed office of treasurer-collector, which office shall have all the powers, duties |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4and responsibilities of and be subject to the liabilities and penalties conferred and imposed by |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5law on the offices of treasurer and collector under the General Laws. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6 SECTION 2. The treasurer-collector shall be appointed and may be removed, after |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7opportunity for a hearing, by the board of selectmen. The board of selectmen may establish an |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8employment contract for a period of up to three (3) years, subject to annual appropriations, with |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9the treasurer-collector for salary, fringe benefits and other conditions of employment, including, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10but not limited to, severance pay, reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11duties of office, liability insurance and conditions of discipline, termination, dismissal, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12reappointment, performance standards and leave. 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13 SECTION 3. Upon the effective date of this act, the positions of elected treasurer and |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14collector shall be abolished and the term of the incumbents of such offices terminated. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15Notwithstanding the foregoing, the elected incumbents holding and performing the duties of the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16offices of treasurer and collector may continue to serve, either until the expirations of the terms |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17for which they were elected, unless they sooner vacate such offices, or until a new treasurer- |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18collector is appointed by the board of selectmen in accordance with section 1 of this act, |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19whichever first occurs. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20 SECTION 4. No contracts or liabilities in force on the effective date of this act shall be |
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| 50 | 50 | | 21affected by the abolition of the elected offices of treasurer and collector and consolidation of |
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| 51 | 51 | | 22certain financial functions of the town as provided in this act, and the appointed office created in |
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| 52 | 52 | | 23this act, shall, in all respects, be the lawful successor of the elected offices so abolished. All |
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| 53 | 53 | | 24records, property and equipment of the offices of the elected treasurer and collector shall be |
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| 54 | 54 | | 25assigned to the office of the appointed treasurer-collector. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 26 SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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