HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2993        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1885

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Daniel B. Winslow

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to forward funding of local labor contracts.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Daniel B. Winslow

9th Norfolk

1/18/2013

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2993        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1885

By Mr. Winslow of Norfolk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1885) of Daniel B. Winslow and Randy Hunt relative to forward funding of local labor contracts.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to forward funding of local labor contracts.

 

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 of chapter 150A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, at the end thereof, the following language:-

No municipality shall be prohibited from adopting a bylaw or ordinance to create and appropriate to local reserve accounts sufficient monies to fully fund municipal labor contracts and to limit the authority of local executive officers to offer increased expenditures in wages and benefits to 2.5% per year or the amount appropriated to the local reserve account, whichever is greater.