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:

Notwithstanding the provisions of section thirty-nine of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws or any other general or special law or regulation to the contrary, if a permanent employee serving in the position of deputy fire chief in the fire department in the town of West Springfield is to be separated from such position due to a reduction in force, because of lack of work, lack of money, reorganization of the department or the abolition of such position, the length of service of said employee shall be based on said employee's permanent full-time service in said deputy fire chief position in said department; provided, however, that this act shall apply only to reductions in force which result in demotions from said deputy fire chief position in said department and shall not affect any employee in service for any other purpose.