SECTION 1. The charter of the city known as the Town of Agawam, certificate of the same having been deposited in the office of the state secretary and kept under the custody of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided by Section 12 of Chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended in Section 2-8 of Article 2 by striking out Subsection c, entitled ‘Board of Appeals’, in its entirety.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, this act shall be submitted for acceptance to the qualified voters of the city known as the Town of Agawam at the 2025 regular election in the form of the following question:

“Shall an Act passed by the General Court in the year 2025 entitled ‘An Act amending the charter of the city known as the Town of Agawam to strike the reference to the Board of Appeals’ be accepted?”

Below the question shall appear a fair and concise summary of the proposed charter amendment prepared by the city solicitor.

If a majority of the votes cast in answer to this question are in the affirmative, Section 1 shall take effect forthwith and the City Council and Mayor of the city known as the Town of Agawam shall provide by ordinance for a zoning board of appeals in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 12 of Chapter 40A of the General Laws.

SECTION 3. The city solicitor shall prepare the summary required under section 2 not later than 60 days before the election in accordance with section 58A of chapter 54 of the General Laws.