FILED ON: 9/1/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2523
Senate, September 2, 2021 -- Substituted by amendment by the Senate (Senator Velis) as a new draft for Senate, No. 1367. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act changing the term of office of the mayor in the city known as the town of Agawam to 4 years.
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. Section 3-1 of article 3 of the charter of the city known as the town of Agawam, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(b) Term of Office – The term of the office of the mayor shall be for 4 years beginning on the first Monday of January following their election until their successor is qualified.
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 2021 regular election in the form of the following question:
“Shall an act passed by the general court in the year 2021 entitled ‘An Act changing the term of office of the mayor in the city known as the town of Agawam to 4 years’ 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 for all purposes relating to the municipal election to be held in the city known as the town of Agawam in the year 2021 and shall take full effect beginning with that election, but not otherwise.
SECTION 3. The city solicitor shall prepare the summary required under section 2 not later than 35 days before the election in accordance with section 58A of chapter 54 of the General Laws.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.