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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Natalie M. Blais and Paul W. Mark

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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 establishing a festival of the hills committee for the town of Conway.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5322        FILED ON: 8/15/2024

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act establishing a festival of the hills committee for the town of Conway.

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. There shall be a festival of the hills committee of the town of Conway consisting of up to 7 citizens of the town. The select board shall appoint members to the committee for terms not to succeed 3 years, full terms to begin on the first day of July. The original members shall be appointed for terms so as to stagger the terms of office, 3 members to be appointed for a term of 1 year, thereafter appointments shall be for 3 year terms. The committee shall hold scheduled meetings at least once in every 2 months of the calendar years and more if necessary. A member absent from 1/3 of the meetings in any year of their term or for other cause may be removed by a majority vote of the select board after due notice to that member of the impending removal action.

SECTION 2. In the event of any vacancy in its membership, the festival of the hills committee shall notify the select board in writing and the selectboard and committee shall fill the vacancy pursuant to section 11 of chapter 41 of the General Laws. Such appointee shall serve the remaining portion of the term of the prior member.

SECTION 3. The festival of the hills committee shall be responsible for planning, organizing and facilitating the festival of the hills in the town of Conway annually. The committee shall furnish for the report for annual town meeting a statement of the activities of the committee for the fiscal year last closed and an accounting of the funds received and expended from the festival of the hills special fund for the fiscal year last closed.

SECTION 4. The committee shall have authority and control over the festival of the hills special fund.

SECTION 5. A quorum of members will be a majority of the appointed members at the time of any meeting. Each vote taken shall require a quorum and a majority vote of the quorum to be valid.

SECTION 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.