SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1111        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1197

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to the indemnification of town administrators..

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 9 of chapter 258 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “constitution”, in lines 2 and 3, the following words: - “and shall indemnify municipal town managers and town administrators”.

SECTION 2.  Said section 9 of said chapter 258, as so appearing, is hereby further amended, in line 4, by striking the figure “$1,000,000”, and inserting in place thereof the following figure: - “$2,000,000”.

SECTION 3.  Said section 9 of said chapter 258, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “constitution”, in lines 11 and 12, the following words: - “or town manager or administrator”.

SECTION 4.  The first paragraph of said section 9 of said chapter 258, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following sentence: - “Town managers and town administrators shall continue to be indemnified after separating from service in the respective municipality.”

SECTION 5.  The first paragraph of section 13 of said chapter 258, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence: - “Town managers and town administrators shall continue to be indemnified after separating from service in the respective municipality.”