SECTION 1: Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, within the town of Wrentham, the positions of regular and permanent members of the fire department, persons holding the titles of fulltime firefighter, captain, and deputy fire chief of the fire department, of the town of Wrentham shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws ("Civil service law).

SECTION 2: Section 1 of this act shall not impair the civil service status of any person holding the positions of regular and permanent members of the fire department, persons holding the titles of full-time firefighter, captain, and deputy fire chief of the fire department, of the town of Wrentham on the effective date of this act.

SECTION 3: Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Wrentham Board of Selectmen are further authorized to take any and all other action necessary or advisable to remove the positions of regular and permanent members of the fire department, persons holding the titles of full-time firefighter, captain, and deputy fire chief of the fire department, in the town of Wrentham from the requirements of the Civil service law.

SECTION 4: That the General Court may make clerical or editorial changes of form only to the bill, unless the Board of Selectmen approve amendments to the bill before enactment by the General Court, and provided further that the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to approve amendments which shall be within the scope of the general public objectives of this petition.

SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.