SECTION 1. Notwithstanding chapter 32B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, an elected or appointed official of the town of Blackstone who receives a stipend shall not be eligible for participation in the town’s contributory health and life insurance plans unless the official pays to the town 100 percent of the cost of participation in the plans, plus any administrative costs that may be assessed by the Board of Selectmen.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 1, the Town Clerk and Treasurer-Collector shall remain eligible for participation in the town’s contributory health and life insurance plans at the same rate of contribution as nonunion employees of the Town.
SECTION 3. Section 1 shall apply starting with the successor to each incumbent stipend elected or appointed official at the time this act takes effect and shall not affect the eligibility or contribution rate for any current stipend elected or appointed officials of the Town of Blackstone for the Town’s contributory health and life insurance plans so long as such officials hold their current position.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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