An Act authorizing Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 to appoint the position of Treasurer
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2025 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 96 of the Acts of 2025 |
| 12/24/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 12/24/2025 | House | Enacted |
| 12/22/2025 | Senate | Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 12/22/2025 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 12/22/2025 | Senate | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 8/28/2025 | Senate | Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules |
| 8/25/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 7/17/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 7/17/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/17/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 7/14/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 5/5/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 4/3/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 3/31/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| S29 | Place in OD | 1 entries |
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, including any general law that has been duly adopted by the District Meeting of Dartmouth Fire District No. 1, the Treasurer of the District shall be appointed by the Prudential Committee of the District for a term up to but not more than three years; provided, that the Treasurer may be reappointed for another such term as the Prudential Committee, in its discretion, desires; further provided, that any such reappointment may only occur in the last year of the Treasurer's current term. The Treasurer shall receive such salary as may be determined through the execution of a contract with the Prudential Committee for the term of the appointment, subject to appropriation by the District Meeting. The Prudential Committee may suspend, terminate or otherwise discipline the Treasurers pursuant to the terms set forth in the employment contract.
This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, including any general law that has been duly adopted by the District Meeting of Dartmouth Fire District No. 1, the Treasurer of the District shall be appointed by the Prudential Committee of the District for a term up to but not more than three years; provided, that the Treasurer may be reappointed for another such term as the Prudential Committee, in its discretion, desires; further provided, that any such reappointment may only occur in the last year of the Treasurer's current term. The Treasurer shall receive such salary as may be determined through the execution of a contract with the Prudential Committee for the term of the appointment, subject to appropriation by the District Meeting. The Prudential Committee may suspend, terminate or otherwise discipline the Treasurers pursuant to the terms set forth in the employment contract. Section 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.