SENATE DOCKET, NO. 601        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1435

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James E. Timilty

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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 the indemnification of town administrators.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 601        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1435

By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1435) of James E. Timilty for legislation relative to the indemnification of town administrators.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1294 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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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 appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, 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.”