SECTION 1. Section 32 of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word ‘‘town”, in line 36, the following words:- or posted for a period of no less than 14 days on the town’s municipal website.
SECTION 2. Said section 32 of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “newspapers,”, in line 43, the following words:- or posted for a period of no less than 14 days on the town’s municipal website.
SECTION 3. Section 5 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “newspaper”, in line 140, the following words:- on a municipal website.
SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, prior to providing any notice required pursuant to section 32 of chapter 40 of the General Laws or section 5A of chapter 40A of the General Laws via the municipal website of the town, the selectboard or town council of the town shall vote to accept the provisions of this act authorizing notice via the municipal website. Upon acceptance by the town of the provisions of this act authorizing notice via the municipal website , the town clerk shall file with the Attorney General written notice of the town’s acceptance of the provisions of this act authorizing notice via the municipal website.
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