HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5441        FILED ON: 10/22/2024

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5085

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ruth B. Balser

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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 extending residency requirements for members of the regular police or fire departments and fire alarm division of the city of Newton.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

10/22/2024

Cynthia Stone Creem

Norfolk and Middlesex

10/22/2024

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

10/22/2024

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

10/22/2024


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5441        FILED ON: 10/22/2024

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5085

By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5085) of Ruth B. Balser and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to residency requirements for members of the regular police or fire departments and fire alarm division of the city of Newton.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

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 extending residency requirements for members of the regular police or fire departments and fire alarm division of the city of Newton.

 

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 local law to the contrary, any member of the regular police or fire departments and fire alarm or wires division of the City of Newton shall, within nine months of appointment, reside within the City of Newton or within thirty-five miles of Newton's city limits, or within such distance of Newton's city limits as set under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under chapter 150E. Said distance shall be measured from the closest Newton border limits to the closest border limits of the city or town in which said member resides.

Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its passage.