HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4568        FILED ON: 12/1/2014

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4547

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jennifer E. Benson

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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 authorizing the town of Acton police patrol officers and superior officers to be exempt from the provisions of the Civil Service Law.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

12/1/2014

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

12/2/2014

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

12/5/2014


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4568        FILED ON: 12/1/2014

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4547

By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4547) of Jennifer E. Benson, Cory Atkins and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) that certain positions in the police department in the town of Acton be exempt from provisions of the civil service law.  Public Service.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Fourteen

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An Act authorizing the town of Acton police patrol officers and superior officers to be exempt from the provisions of the Civil Service Law.

 

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. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, all positions of police patrol officers and superior officers within the police department in the Town of Acton shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 31 of the General Laws.

SECTION 2. Section 1 shall not impair the Civil Services status of any person holding the position of police patrol officer or superior officer in the Town of Acton on the effective date of this act.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.