AN ACT RELATIVE FURTHER REGULATING RECALL ELECTIONS IN THE TOWN OF NORTH BROOKFIELD
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. Chapter 352 of the acts of 2002 is hereby amended by inserting after section 2 the following section:-
SECTION 2A. The reasons for which a recall may be initiated pursuant to this act shall include, but shall not be limited to:
(i) lack of fitness, which shall mean insobriety while performing official functions, involuntary commitment to a mental health facility or being placed under guardianship or conservatorship by a probate court;
(ii) corruption, which shall mean a conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude or a conviction of bribery or extortion;
(iii) neglect of duties, which shall mean repeated absences from meetings without just cause; provided, however, that just cause shall include, but not be limited to, illness or regular vacation periods; and
(iv) misfeasance, which shall mean the performance of an official act in an unlawful manner or a willful violation of the conflict-of-interest law, open meeting law or other ethical violations.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage..
Approved, January 8, 2025.