Session Laws

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. Section 2 of chapter 275 of the acts of 1986 is hereby amended by inserting after the word "counsel", in line 2, the following words:- except as otherwise provided by town by-law.

SECTION 2. Section 5A of said chapter 275 is hereby amended by striking out the fourth sentence and inserting in place thereof the following two sentences:- He shall possess as least a bachelors degree and five years experience as a city manager, assistant city manager, town manager, assistant town manager, or comparable position in government. A masters degree may be substituted for two years experience.

SECTION 3. Said section 5A of said chapter 275 is hereby further amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Any person holding elective office in the town of Tewksbury shall be ineligible for appointment as town manager for a period of five years after leaving office.

SECTION 4. Said chapter 275 is hereby further amended by striking out section 9 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 9. The selectmen shall fix the salary of the town manager subject to appropriation.

SECTION 5. Section 10 of said chapter 275 is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (e) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

(e) The town manager shall attend all regular meetings of the board of selectmen except when excused by said board.

SECTION 6. Section 16 of said chapter 275 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the words:- "at least ninety days prior to the annual town meeting" and inserting in place thereof the words:- at the time provided by town by-law.

SECTION 7. Said section 16 of said chapter 275 is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 17 and 18, the words:- "least one hundred and twenty days prior to the annual town meeting" and inserting in place thereof the words:- the time provided by town by-law.

SECTION 8. Section 17 of said chapter 275 is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 4, the words "On or before the seventy-fifth day prior to the annual town meeting" and inserting in place thereof the words:- At the time provided by town by-law.