Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law or general by-law to the contrary, Chapter 270 of the Acts of 1985, as amended, is hereby further amended by amending Section 2(b) as follows:

Strike the comma and add the word “and” after the phrase “park and recreation commission” and strike all language following the phrase “council on aging” and prior to the phrase “and in making such recommendations”, said language referring to the rent control board.

And further amending Section 2 by inserting a new section denoted as Section 2(c) immediately following existing Sections 2(a) and 2(b) as amended above, and retaining all subsequent existing subsections of Section 2, appropriately renumbered, as follows:

Section 2(c). approval of the appointment of all other town employees, except employees of the library, employees of the town clerk’s office, employees of the school department, and civil service employees who are subject to chapter thirty-one of the General Laws.

This act shall take effect upon its passage.