HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4938 FILED ON: 6/28/2018
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4687
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and Bruce E. Tarr
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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 town meeting of the town of North Reading.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 6/28/2018 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 6/28/2018 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4938 FILED ON: 6/28/2018
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4687
By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Tarr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4687) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and Bruce E. Tarr (by vote of the town) relative to town meetings of the town of North Reading. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.] |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to the town meeting of the town of North Reading.
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. Chapter 2 of the charter of the town of North Reading is hereby amended by striking out section 2-4-1, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 414 of the acts of 2010, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
2-4-1 The first session of the spring annual town meeting shall meet regularly on any date in June not in conflict with a religious or legal holiday to consider and adopt an annual operating and capital budget, and to act on other financial matters, as well as to consider and act upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting; and the first session of the fall annual town meeting to be held on any date in October not in conflict with a religious or legal holiday to consider and act on matters of planning, zoning, subdivision control, building codes and all other matters of a by-law nature, as well as to consider and act upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting, including financial matters. The dates of the first sessions of the June and October annual town meetings shall be set by the select board at a public hearing to be held annually during a regularly scheduled meeting of the board to be held before March 31.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.