AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF WALPOLE
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. Paragraph (C) of section 2-2 of article II of the charter of the town of Walpole, 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 the words “Personnel Board,”.
SECTION 2. Paragraph (C) of section 2-8 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words “Finance Committee Capital Budget Committee and Personnel Board” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Finance Committee and Capital Budget Committee.
SECTION 3. Article V of said charter is hereby amended by striking out section 5-2 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 5-2 Personnel Plan
The Select Board shall establish job descriptions for all departments in the Town of Walpole, except the School Department. The Personnel Plan, as prepared by the Select Board, shall also be kept on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
SECTION 4. Section 7-8 of Article VII of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The Select Board shall establish job classifications for the positions of Chief of Police and Chief of Fire Departments.
SECTION 5. As of the effective date of this act, the terms of any members of the personnel board shall terminate and the personnel board shall be abolished. Any documents, data or other property of the personnel board shall be transferred by operation of law to the select board.
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, January 4, 2023.