HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4157 FILED ON: 2/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3724
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
F. Jay Barrows
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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 relative to changing the Board of Selectmen in the Town of Foxborough.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 2/13/2023 |
Paul R. Feeney | Bristol and Norfolk | 3/14/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4157 FILED ON: 2/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3724
By Representative Barrows of Mansfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3724) of F. Jay Barrows and Paul R. Feeney (by vote of the town) that the town of Foxborough be authorized to change the name of the board of selectmen to the select board. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to changing the Board of Selectmen in the Town of Foxborough.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive body of the town of Foxborough, previously known as the board of selectmen, shall be known as the select board and shall have the powers and authority of a board of selectmen under any general or special law, by-law of the town or rules and regulations applicable thereto.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Foxborough may amend its general by-laws by substituting the term "Select Board" for "Board of Selectmen," and substituting the term “Select Board Member” for “Selectman,” wherever they appear. The town may add the following sentence to the end of chapter 35, §35-2.B.(3) of its general by-laws: "For purposes of these bylaws, the Select Board shall assume and retain the status of the formerly designated Board of Selectmen and shall assume all powers and duties vested in a board of selectmen by general or special law, home rule charter, these by-laws or other applicable authority."
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Foxborough may amend its zoning by-laws by substituting the term "Select Board" for "Board of Selectmen," and the term “Select Board Member” for "Selectman," wherever they appear in said zoning by-laws.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.