An Act authorizing Bridgewater town charter amendment for gender neutral language
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Article II Legislative Branch
-2. General Powers and Duties (c) Powers and Duties: (3) The council president shall be recognized as the official head of the town for all ceremonial purposes and the council president, or his (change to; their) designee, shall represent the town in its relations with other units of government.
-12. Prohibitions; Term Limits (a) Prohibitions- No councilor shall, while a member of the town council, hold any other town office or position. Elected charter commission membership shall not be considered to be a town office or position. No former councilor shall hold any compensated appointive town office or town employment until 1 year after the expiration of his (change to; their) service on the town council. This provision shall not prevent a town officer or employee who has taken a leave of absence from such duties in order to serve as a member of the town council from returning to such office or employment following service as a member of the town council. Any councilor who has been finally convicted of a criminal offense involving misconduct in any elective or appointive public office, trust or employment at any time held by him (change to: them) shall be deemed to have vacated office and not be eligible to serve in any other elective or appointive office or position in the town. Article VI. Financial Management
-1. Annual Budget Policy The council president shall call a joint meeting of the town council, the regional school committee chairman or his (change to: their) designee, the finance committee, the town manager and any other committees established for the budget process, before the commencement of the budget [process to review the financial condition of the town, revenue, and expenditure forecasts and other relevant information in order to develop a coordinated budget.
Article II Legislative Branch Section 2-2. General Powers and Duties (c) Powers and Duties: (3) The council president shall be recognized as the official head of the town for all ceremonial purposes and the council president, or his (change to; their) designee, shall represent the town in its relations with other units of government. Section 2-12. Prohibitions; Term Limits (a) Prohibitions- No councilor shall, while a member of the town council, hold any other town office or position. Elected charter commission membership shall not be considered to be a town office or position. No former councilor shall hold any compensated appointive town office or town employment until 1 year after the expiration of his (change to; their) service on the town council. This provision shall not prevent a town officer or employee who has taken a leave of absence from such duties in order to serve as a member of the town council from returning to such office or employment following service as a member of the town council. Any councilor who has been finally convicted of a criminal offense involving misconduct in any elective or appointive public office, trust or employment at any time held by him (change to: them) shall be deemed to have vacated office and not be eligible to serve in any other elective or appointive office or position in the town. Article VI. Financial Management Section 6-1. Annual Budget Policy The council president shall call a joint meeting of the town council, the regional school committee chairman or his (change to: their) designee, the finance committee, the town manager and any other committees established for the budget process, before the commencement of the budget [process to review the financial condition of the town, revenue, and expenditure forecasts and other relevant information in order to develop a coordinated budget.