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. The charter of the town of Greenfield, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section twelve of chapter forty-three B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out section 18.5 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

18.5 Measures in General. The town council may pass any measure through all its stages at one meeting. But, if any five members object, a vote on the measure shall be postponed to the next meeting of the town council.

SECTION 2. Section 18.7 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 5 and 6, the words "before its initial consideration by either the town council or a standing committee of the town council" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- before being voted on by the town council.

SECTION 3. Said charter is hereby further amended by striking out section 19.3 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

19.3 Supplementary Budgets. Whenever there shall be submitted to the town council a request for an appropriation of any sum of money, whether as a supplement to the annual operating budget or for an item or items not included therein, the town council shall not act upon such request until it has (1) given notice by publication in a local newspaper of the request not less than five days before the public hearing concerning such request; and (2) held a public hearing concerning such request by either the town council or a standing committee of the town council. Such public hearing may be held as part of the town council meeting, which votes on such request, or at any time prior thereto.

SECTION 4. Said charter is hereby further amended by striking out section 28.15 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

28.15 Election Day. The words "annual election day" shall mean the second Tuesday in June and all election days other than the second Tuesday in June shall take place on a Tuesday. All elected officials shall take office on July first, and all previously elected officials shall remain in office until June thirtieth.