HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1559        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2202

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

_________________

PRESENTED BY:

Jennifer E. Benson

_________________

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 exempting certain positions in the police department of the town of Acton from the civil service law.

_______________

PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/15/2015

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

1/15/2015

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/4/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1559        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2202

By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2202) of Jennifer E. Benson, Cory Atkins and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) that certain positions in the police department of the town of Acton be exempt from provisions of the civil service law.  Public Service.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4547 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

_______________

In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

_______________

 

An Act exempting certain positions in the police department of the town of Acton from 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 Service 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.