By Representative Orrall of Lakeville and Senator Dooner, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2320) of Norman J. Orrall and Kelly A. Dooner (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Berkley to appoint the position of treasurer-collector in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
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Date
Branch
Action
10/17/2025
Executive
10/17/2025 ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2025
10/9/2025
Senate
10/9/2025 SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
10/8/2025
House
10/8/2025 HouseEnacted
10/6/2025
Senate
10/6/2025 SenateRead second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
10/6/2025
Senate
10/6/2025 SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
8/11/2025
Senate
8/11/2025 SenateRead; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
8/7/2025
House
8/7/2025 HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
7/21/2025
House
7/21/2025 HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
7/21/2025
House
7/21/2025 HouseRules suspended
7/21/2025
House
7/21/2025 HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
7/10/2025
House
7/10/2025 HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
5/5/2025
Joint
5/5/2025 JointHearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
2/27/2025
Senate
2/27/2025 SenateSenate concurred
2/27/2025
House
2/27/2025 HouseReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Notwithstanding section 1B of chapter 41 of the General Laws or any other general or special law, bylaw, rule or regulation to the contrary, there shall be in the Town of Berkley the appointed office of treasurer-collector, which office shall have all the powers, duties and responsibilities of and be subject to the liabilities and penalties conferred and imposed by law on the offices of treasurer and collector under the General Laws.
▸SECTION 2
The treasurer-collector shall be appointed and may be removed, after opportunity for a hearing, by the board of selectmen. The board of selectmen may establish an employment contract for a period of up to three (3) years, subject to annual appropriations, with the treasurer-collector for salary, fringe benefits and other conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, severance pay, reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of office, liability insurance and conditions of discipline, termination, dismissal, reappointment, performance standards and leave.
▸SECTION 3
Upon the effective date of this act, the positions of elected treasurer and collector shall be abolished and the term of the incumbents of such offices terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the elected incumbents holding and performing the duties of the offices of treasurer and collector may continue to serve, either until the expirations of the terms for which they were elected, unless they sooner vacate such offices, or until a new treasurer-collector is appointed by the board of selectmen in accordance with section 1 of this act, whichever first occurs.
▸SECTION 4
No contracts or liabilities in force on the effective date of this act shall be affected by the abolition of the elected offices of treasurer and collector and consolidation of certain financial functions of the town as provided in this act, and the appointed office created in this act, shall, in all respects, be the lawful successor of the elected offices so abolished. All records, property and equipment of the offices of the elected treasurer and collector shall be assigned to the office of the appointed treasurer-collector.
▸SECTION 5
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 1B of chapter 41 of the General Laws or any other general or special law, bylaw, rule or regulation to the contrary, there shall be in the Town of Berkley the appointed office of treasurer-collector, which office shall have all the powers, duties and responsibilities of and be subject to the liabilities and penalties conferred and imposed by law on the offices of treasurer and collector under the General Laws.
SECTION 2. The treasurer-collector shall be appointed and may be removed, after opportunity for a hearing, by the board of selectmen. The board of selectmen may establish an employment contract for a period of up to three (3) years, subject to annual appropriations, with the treasurer-collector for salary, fringe benefits and other conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, severance pay, reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of office, liability insurance and conditions of discipline, termination, dismissal, reappointment, performance standards and leave.
SECTION 3. Upon the effective date of this act, the positions of elected treasurer and collector shall be abolished and the term of the incumbents of such offices terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the elected incumbents holding and performing the duties of the offices of treasurer and collector may continue to serve, either until the expirations of the terms for which they were elected, unless they sooner vacate such offices, or until a new treasurer-collector is appointed by the board of selectmen in accordance with section 1 of this act, whichever first occurs.
SECTION 4. No contracts or liabilities in force on the effective date of this act shall be affected by the abolition of the elected offices of treasurer and collector and consolidation of certain financial functions of the town as provided in this act, and the appointed office created in this act, shall, in all respects, be the lawful successor of the elected offices so abolished. All records, property and equipment of the offices of the elected treasurer and collector shall be assigned to the office of the appointed treasurer-collector.
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.