SENATE DOCKET, NO. 3195        FILED ON: 6/13/2022

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2936

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

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 changing the term board of selectmen to Select Board in the town of Wilmington.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 3195        FILED ON: 6/13/2022

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2936

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2936) of Bruce E. Tarr, David Allen Robertson and Kenneth I. Gordon (by vote of the town) for legislation relative to changing the term board of selectmen to Select Board in the town of Wilmington.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [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 relative to changing the term board of selectmen to Select Board in the town of Wilmington.

 

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 592 of the acts of 1950 as amended by chapter 52 of the acts of the 2004 is hereby amended by replacing the term “Board of Selectmen”, “Board of Selectman”, “Board” or “Selectmen appearing in any context where reference is made to the entire Board, with the term “Select Board”.

SECTION 2. Said chapter 592 of the acts of 1950 as amended by chapter 52 of the acts of the 2004 is hereby amended by replacing any reference to individual members of the Board with, “Select Board member”.

SECTION 3.  Said chapter 592 of the acts of 1950 as amended by chapter 52 of the acts of the 2004 is hereby amended by replacing any reference to a “Chairman” with the “Chair”.