HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4318 FILED ON: 7/1/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3997
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
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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 providing for the appointment and removal authority of the town administrator of the town of Wilbraham for officers and employees of the town other than those employees of the Wilbraham Police Department, Wilbraham Fire Department, and Wilbraham Department of Public Works.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 7/1/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4318 FILED ON: 7/1/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3997
By Mr. Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3997) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. (by vote of the town) relative to the appointment and removal authority of the town administrator of the town of Wilbraham. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act providing for the appointment and removal authority of the town administrator of the town of Wilbraham for officers and employees of the town other than those employees of the Wilbraham Police Department, Wilbraham Fire Department, and Wilbraham Department of Public Works.
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 any general or special law or Town bylaw to the contrary, the Town Administrator of the Town of Wilbraham shall have the authority to appoint and remove all officers and employees, other than department heads, of the Town including, but not limited to, officers and employees working in the following departments: the board of assessors, the board of library trustees, the council on aging, the playground & recreation commission, the town accountant, the town clerk, and the town treasurer; provided, however, the Town Administrator shall not have the authority to appoint or remove any department heads or any officers or employees of the Wilbraham Police Department, the Wilbraham Fire Department, or the Department of Public Works, and provided further that the Town Administrator shall not have the authority to appoint and remove the director of the Wilbraham Public Library, which director shall be appointed for a term not to exceed three years, and may be removed by the board of library trustees.
SECTION 2. Removals by the Town Administrator of any subordinate officers and employees appointed by the Town Administrator shall be subject to the approval of the board of selectmen.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law or Town bylaw to the contrary, the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Wilbraham shall have the authority to appoint and remove all department heads of the various departments in the Town of Wilbraham; provided, however, that the board of library trustees shall have the authority to appoint and remove a director for a term not to exceed three years.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.