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 3-3 of the charter of the city of Newton, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth as provided by section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out subparagraph (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subparagraph:-

(a) the mayor shall appoint all city officers, department heads, and all volunteer members of city boards, commissions, committees and agencies for whom no other method of appointment is provided by the charter or law. Appointments by the mayor of city officers and department heads shall become effective thirty days from the date of the first regularly scheduled board of aldermen meeting after notice of the proposed appointment is filed with the city clerk, unless the board of aldermen within said thirty days shall reject such appointment. Appointments by the mayor of volunteer members of city boards, commissions, committees, and agencies shall take effect sixty days from the date of the first regularly scheduled board of aldermen meeting after notice of the proposed appointment is filed with the city clerk, unless the board of aldermen within said sixty days shall reject such appointment. Rejection by the board of aldermen shall require a two-thirds vote.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.