HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5077        FILED ON: 8/6/2018

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4870

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Office of the Governor

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

· , MA

 

 

CHARLES D. BAKER

GOVERNOR

 

KARYN POLITO

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

 

August 6, 2018

 

To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives,

 

This bill increases from 960 hours to 1,200 hours the amount of time a retiree collecting a pension may work for a government entity.  While I support the idea of providing municipalities with increased flexibility to make appropriate staffing decisions, this legislation goes too far in allowing employees to work nearly full-time while collecting a pension without any corresponding changes to improve the current practice. 

For this reason, I am returning H.4821 to you unsigned. 

Respectfully submitted

 

Charles D. Baker,

Governor