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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2617 FILED ON: 1/28/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 24
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Dylan A. Fernandes
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act amending the charter of the town of Sandwich.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Dylan A. FernandesPlymouth and Barnstable 1 of 19
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2617 FILED ON: 1/28/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 24
By Mr. Fernandes, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 24) of Dylan A. Fernandes (by
vote of the town) for legislation to amend the charter of the town of Sandwich. Municipalities
and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act amending the charter of the town of Sandwich.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. The charter of the town of Sandwich, on file in the office of the archivist of
2the commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the general laws, is hereby
3amended by striking out in section 1.2 the words “board of selectmen” in each instance in which
4they appear and inserting in place thereof the words:- select board.
5 SECTION 2. Section 3.3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words
6“board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select board.
7 SECTION 3. Section 3.4 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words
8“board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select board.
9 SECTION 4. Subsection (a) of section 3.7 of said charter is hereby amended by striking
10out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select board. 2 of 19
11 SECTION 5. The first sentence of subsection (b) of section 3.7 of said charter is hereby
12amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the
13words:- select board.
14 SECTION 6. The second sentence of subsection (b) of said section 3.7 of said charter is
15hereby amended by striking out the words “Ten (10)” and inserting in place thereof the words:-
16Fifty (50).
17 SECTION 7. Subsection (c) of section 3.7 of said charter is hereby amended by striking
18it out in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new subsection:- Any budget
19article on the warrant shall show comparative figures including actual figures for the preceding
20year, appropriations for the current year, request for the next fiscal year, and amounts
21recommended by the finance committee. Detailed information regarding the budget numbers also
22shall be made available to the appropriate boards and posted on the town website for public
23access. For articles other than the budget that seek to raise, transfer, appropriate or expend funds,
24historical data, if available, shall be provided.
25 SECTION 8. The first sentence of subsection (d) of said section 3.7 of said charter is
26hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:-
27select board.
28 SECTION 9. Section 3.7 of said charter is hereby further amended by inserting the
29following new subsection:- (e) A short information summary shall accompany each warrant
30article.
31 SECTION 10. The first sentence of section 3.8 of said charter is hereby amended by
32striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- 3 of 19
33 SECTION 11. Said section 3.8 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the
34words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select board.
35 SECTION 12. The first sentence of section 4.1 of said charter is hereby amended by
36striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select
37board.
38 SECTION 13. The title of section 4.2 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out
39the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select board.
40 SECTION 14. The first sentence of said section 4.2 of said charter is hereby amended by
41striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select
42board.
43 SECTION 15. Said section 4.2 of said charter is hereby amended by inserting the
44following new third sentence:- The select board shall possess all of the powers and duties of a
45board of selectmen under the General Laws.
46 SECTION 16. Section 4.2.1 of said charter is hereby amended by striking it in its
47entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new section: In addition to any other
48qualifications prescribed by law, each member of the board shall be a qualified voter of the town
49and shall reside within the town while in office
50 SECTION 17. Section 4.2.2 of said charter is hereby amended by striking it in its
51entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new section:- Members of the select board
52shall receive such compensation as may be specified in the annual budget, provided, however, 4 of 19
53that they shall be entitled to all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official
54duties upon approval by the select board.
55 SECTION 18. The title of section 4.2.3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out
56the words “chairman and vice chairman” and inserting in place thereof the words:- chair and vice
57chair.
58 SECTION 19. Subsection (a) of said section 4.2.3 of said charter is hereby amended by
59striking it in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new section:- A chair shall
60be elected by the board of selectmen select board at the first meeting following each regular town
61election. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the board. The chair shall perform such other
62duties consistent with the General Laws and this charter or as may be imposed on the chair by
63the board.
64 SECTION 20. Subsection (a) of said section 4.2.3 of said charter is hereby further
65amended by striking it out in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new
66section:- A vice chair shall be elected by the select board at the first meeting following each
67regular town election. The vice chair shall act as chair during the disability or absence of the
68chair and in this capacity shall have the rights and duties conferred upon the chair.
69 SECTION 21. The first sentence of section 4.2.4 of said charter is hereby amended by
70striking out the word “selectman” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select board
71member.
72 SECTION 22. The second sentence of said section 4.2.4 of said charter is hereby
73amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the
74words:- select board. 5 of 19
75 SECTION 23. Said section 4.2.4 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the
76third sentence in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- If a vacancy
77occurs fewer than 8 months prior to the next annual election the select board may call for a
78special election to fill the vacancy, or, notwithstanding the petition process laid out in section 10
79of chapter 41 of the General Laws, the vacancy shall be filled at the next annual election.
80 SECTION 24. Subsection (a) of section 4.2.5 of said charter is hereby amended by
81striking out the words “board of selectmen” in each instance in which they appear and inserting
82in place thereof the words:- select board.
83 SECTION 25. Said section 4.2.5 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out
84subsection (b) in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:- One
85member of the select board may be designated to sign official payroll and vendor warrants.
86 SECTION 26. Subsection (c) of said section 4.2.5 of said charter is hereby amended by
87striking out the words “board of selectmen” in each instance in which they appear and inserting
88in place thereof the words:- select board.
89 SECTION 27. The first sentence of subsection (d) of said section 4.2.5 of said charter is
90hereby amended by striking it out in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new
91sentence:-
92 No member of the select board may serve in any other elected or appointed town office or
93committee during that member’s term, excluding ex-officio positions, except that members may
94serve on committees when authorized by state law or town by-law. 6 of 19
95 SECTION 28. Subsection (e) of said section 4.2.5 of said charter is hereby amended by
96striking out the words “board of selectmen” in each instance in which they appear and inserting
97in place thereof the words:- select board.
98 SECTION 29. The fourth sentence of said subsection (e) said section 4.2.5 of said charter
99is hereby further amended by striking out the words “either provide direct mailings to households
100or”.
101 SECTION 30. Subsection (f) of said section 4.2.5 of said charter is hereby amended by
102striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select
103board.
104 SECTION 31. Subsection (h) of said section 4.2.5 of said charter is hereby amended by
105striking out the words “board of selectmen” in each instance in which they appear and inserting
106in place thereof the words:- select board.
107 SECTION 32. Subsection (i) of said section 4.2.5of said charter is hereby amended by
108striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select
109board.
110 SECTION 33. Subsection (j) of said section 4.2.5 of said charter is hereby amended by
111striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select
112board.
113 SECTION 34. Subsection (k) of said section 4.2.5 of said charter is hereby amended by
114striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select 7 of 19
115board, and by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select
116board members.
117 SECTION 35. Subsection (l) of said section 4.2.5 of said charter is hereby amended by
118striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select
119board.
120 SECTION 36. The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 4.2.6 of said charter is
121hereby amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the
122words:- select board.
123 SECTION 37. The second sentence of said subsection (a) of said section 4.2.6 is hereby
124amended by striking out the words “by resolution,” appearing after the words “shall fix.”
125 SECTION 38. The first sentence of subsection (b) of said section 4.2.6 of said charter is
126hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new
127sentence:-
128 The select board may hold such special meetings as it deems necessary and appropriate,
129which may be called by the chair or requested by a the majority of board members at a posted
130meeting of the board.
131 SECTION 39. Subsection (a) of section 4.2.7 of said charter is hereby amended by
132striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select
133board. 8 of 19
134 SECTION 40. Subsection (b) of said section 4.2.7 of said charter is hereby amended by
135striking out the word “selectman” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select board
136member.
137 SECTION 41. Subsection (c) of said section 4.2.7 of said charter is hereby amended by
138striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- members of the
139select board.
140 SECTION 42. Said section 4.2.7 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking
141subsection (d) in its entirety.
142 SECTION 43. Subsection (a) of section 4.2.8 of said charter is hereby amended by
143deleting it in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new subsection:- Except if
144authorized by law, no member of the select board shall hold any other town office or town
145employment during that member’s term, nor shall any former member of the board hold any
146compensated appointed town office or town employment until 1 year after the expiration of term
147as a member of the select board.
148 SECTION 44. Subsection (b) of said section 4.2.8 of said charter is hereby amended by
149striking out the word “selectmen” in each instance in which it appears and inserting in place
150thereof the words:- select board.
151 SECTION 45. Subsection (c) of said section 4.2.8 of said charter is hereby amended by
152striking out the words “board of selectmen” in each instance in which they appear and inserting
153in place thereof the words:- select board. 9 of 19
154 SECTION 46. The first sentence of section 4.3.2 of said charter is hereby amended by
155inserting, after the words “shall receive no compensation” the words:- unless otherwise directed
156by town meeting.
157 SECTION 47. The title of section 4.3.3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out
158the words “chairman and vice chairman” and inserting in place thereof the words:- chair and vice
159chair.
160 SECTION 48. Subsection (a) of said section 4.3.3 of said charter is hereby amended by
161striking out the word “chairman” in each instance in which it appears and inserting in place
162thereof the word:- chair.
163 SECTION 49. Subsection (b) of said section 4.3.3 of said charter is hereby amended by
164striking out the word “chairman” in each instance in which it appears and inserting in place
165thereof the word:- chair.
166 SECTION 50. Section 4.3.4 of said charter is hereby amended by striking it in its
167entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new section:- If a vacancy occurs on the
168school committee, the vacancy shall be filled through a joint appointment by the select board and
169school committee to serve until the next annual election solely in the manner set forth in section
17011 of chapter 41 of the General Laws.
171 SECTION 51. Section 4.3 of said charter is hereby amended by inserting a new section
1724.3.9 entitled “Prohibitions” as follows:- No member of the school committee shall be employed
173by the Sandwich public schools during that member’s term, nor shall any former member of the
174committee hold any compensated appointed school system office or employment with the 10 of 19
175Sandwich public schools for 1 year following the expiration of their service on the school
176committee.
177 SECTION 52. Subsection (c) of section 4.4.1 of said charter is hereby amended by
178striking it out in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new subsection:- To
179assist in the application and appointment process and better prepare potential committee
180members, the moderator may at include participation by the chair of the select board, the chair of
181the finance committee or the chair of the school committee, or their designated representatives.
182 SECTION 53. Said section 4.4.1 of said charter is hereby amended by inserting a new
183subsection as follows:- (e) The moderator shall use reasonable efforts, including utilization of
184technology and other means such as electronic voting, at town meeting in the interest of
185conducting official business in an efficient manner.
186 SECTION 54. The second sentence of section 4.6 of said charter is hereby amended by
187striking out the words “to a three 3-year term” and inserting in place thereof the words:- for a
188term of 3 years.
189 SECTION 55. Section 4.6.2 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out “(a)”.
190 SECTION 56. Said section 4.6.2 is hereby further amended by striking out the second
191sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The board of library trustees
192shall, except in case of those employees subject to chapter 150E of the General Laws, appoint the
193director of the library and may enter into a contract with said director; provided, however, that
194such contract shall meet minimum legal standards established by the select board and town
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196 SECTION 57. Section 4.6.2 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out the
197third sentence.
198 SECTION 58. Section 4.6.3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words
199“board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select board.
200 SECTION 59. Subsection (a) of section 4.7of said charter is hereby amended by striking
201out the words “board of selectmen” in each instance in which they appear and inserting in place
202thereof the words:- select board.
203 SECTION 60. Said subsection (a) of said section 4.7 of said charter is further amended
204by inserting, after the third sentence the following new sentence:- A member may be selected by
205the multiple-member body to hold the position of presiding officer or chair for no longer than
206two consecutive years, excluding the time served filling the unexpired term of the previous chair.
207 SECTION 61. Subsection (b) of said section 4.7 of said charter is hereby amended by
208striking out the first sentence and inserting it place thereof the following new sentence:-
209Members of committees shall be elected for staggered terms of 3 years or appointed for a period
210as determined by the select board, unless otherwise provided for by the General Laws or this
211charter.
212 SECTION 62. The second sentence of said subsection (b) of said section 4.7 is hereby
213amended by striking out the words “selectman” and “board of selectmen” and inserting in place
214thereof in each instance the words:- select board. 12 of 19
215 SECTION 63. Subsection (c) of said section 4.7 of said charter is hereby amended by
216striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select
217board.
218 SECTION 64. Section 5.1.1 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words
219“board of selectmen” in each instance in which they appear and inserting in place thereof the
220words:- select board.
221 SECTION 65. Said section 5.1.1 of said charter is further amended by striking out the
222words “and need not, when appointed, be a resident of the town of Sandwich; provided however,
223that the town manager shall establish such residence within 6 months following the effective date
224of appointment and provided further that the board of selectmen may, by a unanimous vote of all
225members of the board of selectmen then in office, extend to a time certain the time for
226establishing residence or waive this requirement in its entirety”.
227 SECTION 66. Section 5.1.2 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words
228“board of selectmen” in each instance in which they appear and inserting in place thereof the
229words:- select board.
230 SECTION 67. Section 5.1.3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words
231“board of selectmen” in each instance in which they appear and inserting in place thereof the
232words:- select board.
233 SECTION 68. Section 5.1.4 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words
234“board of selectmen” in each instance in which they appear and inserting in place thereof the
235words:- select board. 13 of 19
236 SECTION 69. Subsection (a) of said section 5.1.4 of said charter is hereby amended by
237striking out the words “shall be required for appointment of department heads and the assistant
238town manager” and inserting in place thereof the words:- shall be required for the town manager
239to appoint department heads and the assistant town manager.
240 SECTION 70. Subsection (i) of said section 5.1.4 of said charter is hereby amended by
241striking out the number “$1,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the number:- $1,500,000.
242 SECTION 71. The second sentence of subsection (n) of said section 5.1.4 of said charter
243is hereby amended by striking out the words “a municipal light department or”.
244 SECTION 72. Subsection (n) of said section 5.1.4 of said charter is hereby amended by
245inserting after the second sentence the following new sentence:- The town manager shall provide
246written notice to the select board and the finance committee within 10 working days of the
247transfer.
248 SECTION 73. Subsection (p) of said section 5.1.4 of said charter is hereby amended by
249striking out the words “at the end of the fiscal year” and inserting in place thereof the words:-
250and the finance committee within a reasonable time after the close of the fiscal year.
251 SECTION 74. Section 5.1.5 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words
252“board of selectmen” in each instance in which they appear and inserting in place thereof the
253words:- select board.
254 SECTION 75. Section 5.2 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words
255“board of selectmen” in each instance in which they appear and inserting in place thereof the
256words:- select board. 14 of 19
257 SECTION 76. The first sentence of article VI of said charter is hereby amended by
258striking it out in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- All officers or
259employees of any agency, office, department, board, commission, bureau, division or authority
260of the town shall comply with clause twenty-six of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws
261and Sections 10 and 10A of chapter 66 of the General Laws, addressing public records and
262management..
263 SECTION 77. Subsection (b) of section 7.1 of said charter is hereby amended by
264inserting after the words “town manager” the following words:- after consultation with the
265school superintendent.
266 SECTION 78. The first sentence of said subsection (c) of said section 7.1 of said charter
267is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new
268subsection:- On or before December 15, select board shall meet in joint session with the school
269committee and finance committee. At this meeting, the select board shall set guidelines for the
270preparation of the annual budget.
271 SECTION 79. Subsection (d) of said section 7.1 of said charter is further amended by
272striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select
273board.
274 SECTION 80. Subsection (f) of said section 7.1 of said charter is further amended by
275striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select
276board.
277 SECTION 81. Subsection (g) of said section 7.1 of said charter is hereby amended by
278striking it in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new subsection 7.1:- Within 15 of 19
279a reasonable time after the close of the fiscal year the select board shall meet in joint session with
280the school committee and finance committee to identify and review issues, projects or plans that
281might affect budgeting and budget assumptions for the next two fiscal years and to strategize
282approaches.
283 SECTION 82. Subsection (a) of said section 7.1 of said charter is hereby deleted and the
284remaining subsections re-lettered accordingly.
285 SECTION 83. Subsection (d) of section 7.2 of said charter is amended by striking out the
286word “chairman” and inserting in place thereof the word:- chair.
287 SECTION 84. Subsection (a) of section 7.3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking
288out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select board.
289 SECTION 85. Subsection (b) of section 7.3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking
290out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select board.
291 SECTION 86. The first sentence of section 7.5 of said charter is hereby amended by
292striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select
293board.
294 SECTION 87. Said section 7.5 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out
295the third sentence in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new sentence:- Upon
296completion of the audit, the results in a summary form shall be posted on the town website with
297hard copies placed in the town clerk’s office and in the Sandwich public library.
298 SECTION 88. The first sentence of section 8.1 of said charter is hereby amended by
299deleting it in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new section:- A holder of an 16 of 19
300elected office in the town of Sandwich may be recalled there from by the qualified voters of the
301town as provided in Section 8 of this Charter for reasons which shall include, but are not limited
302to the following: embezzlement; influence peddling; refusal to comply with clause twenty-six of
303section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws (protection of information in public records), sections
30410 and 10A of chapter 66 of the General Laws (public records requests), sections 18 through 25
305of chapter 30A (open meeting law) or chapter 268A of the General Laws (conflict of interest) or
306any rules and regulations thereto, and the by-laws of the town of Sandwich that pertain to the
307same; destruction or alteration of public records; nepotism; conviction for a felony; failure to
308perform the duties of the elected office; or other willful acts of omission or commission which
309betray the public trust.
310 SECTION 89. Section 8.2 of said charter is hereby amended by striking it out in its
311entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new section:-
312 SECTION 8.2 PROCESS
313 (a) Any ten qualified voters of the town of Sandwich may file with the town clerk of said
314town an affidavit containing the name of the officer sought to be recalled and a statement of the
315grounds of recall. Said town clerk shall thereupon deliver to the voter making such affidavit a
316sufficient number of copies of petition blanks demanding such recall, printed forms of which the
317town clerk shall keep on hand. The blanks shall be issued by the town clerk with the town clerk’s
318signature and official seal attached thereto and shall be dated and addressed to the select board of
319said town. Said blanks shall contain the name of the person to whom issued, the number of
320blanks to be issued, the name of the person sought to be recalled, the office from which removal
321is sought, the grounds of recall as stated in said affidavit, and shall demand the election of a 17 of 19
322successor to such office. A copy of the petition shall be entered in a record book to be kept in the
323office of the town clerk. Said recall petition shall be returned and filed with the town clerk within
324twenty days after filing of the affidavit. Said petition before being returned and filed shall be
325signed by twenty-five per cent of the qualified voters and to every signature shall be added the
326place of residence of the signer, giving the street and number. The said recall petition shall be
327submitted to the town clerk by three o'clock p.m. on the Friday preceding the day which it must
328be filed, to the registrars of voters in said town, and the registrars shall forthwith certify thereon
329the number of signatures which are names of voters of said town.
330 (b) If the petition shall be found and certified by said town clerk to be sufficient, the town
331clerk shall submit the same with the town clerk’s certification to the select board, without delay,
332and said select board shall forthwith give written notice of receipt of said certificate to the officer
333against whom recall is being sought. If the officer does not resign within five days thereafter,
334said select board shall order an election to be held on a date fixed by them not less than sixty
335days and not more than ninety days after the date of the town clerk's certificate that a sufficient
336petition has been filed; provided, however, that if another town election is to occur within one
337hundred days after the date of the certificate the select board may, in their discretion, postpone
338the holding of said recall election to the date of such other election. If a vacancy occurs in said
339office after a recall election has been so ordered, the election shall nevertheless proceed as
340provided herein.
341 (c) Any officer sought to be removed may be a candidate to succeed themself and, unless
342they request otherwise in writing, the town clerk shall place their name on the ballot without
343nomination. The nomination of other candidates, the publication of the warrant for the recall 18 of 19
344election, and the conduct of the same, shall all be in accordance with the provisions of law
345relating to elections, unless otherwise provided by this act.
346 (d) The incumbent shall continue to perform the duties of their office until the recall
347election. If then reelected, they shall continue in the office for the remainder of their unexpired
348term, subject to recall as before, except as provided in this act. If not reelected in the recall
349election, they shall be deemed removed upon the qualification of their successor, who shall hold
350office during the unexpired term. If the successor fails to qualify within five days after receiving
351notification of their election, the incumbent shall thereupon be deemed removed and the office
352vacant.
353 (e) Ballots used in a recall election shall submit the following propositions in the order
354indicated: For the recall of (name of officer) Against the recall of (name of officer) Immediately
355at the right of each proposition, there shall be a square in which the voter, by making a cross
356mark (X), may vote for either of the said propositions. Under the proposition shall appear the
357word "Candidates", the directions to voters required by section forty-two of chapter fifty-four of
358the General Laws, beneath this the names of candidates nominated as hereinbefore provided. If a
359majority of the votes cast upon the question of recall is in the affirmative, the candidate receiving
360the highest number of votes shall be declared elected; provided that at least forty percent of those
361entitled to vote shall have voted. If a majority of votes on the question is in the negative, the
362ballot for candidates need not be counted.
363 (f) No recall petition shall be filed against an officer within six months after they takes
364office, nor, in case of an officer subject to a recall election and not recalled thereby, until at least
365six months after the election at which their recall was submitted to the voters. 19 of 19
366 SECTION 90. Said charter is hereby amended by inserting prior to section 9.1 of said
367charter, the following new title:- Article IX Charter.
368 SECTION 91. Section 9.3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking it out in its
369entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new section:- At least every 10 years or as
370deemed necessary by the select board, the select board shall appoint a charter review committee
371to be composed of seven 7 members for a period not longer than 6 months or such other period
372of time determined by the select board in its discretion, who shall submit their recommendations
373to the select board and shall file proceedings of their deliberations.
374 SECTION 92. Section 9.5 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words
375“board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the words:- select board.
376 SECTION 93. Section 9.6 of said charter is hereby amended by striking it in its entirety.
377 SECTION 94. This act shall take effect upon its passage.