MassachusettsBoylston could appoint a police lieutenant for up to three years
Boylston’s Select Board would be allowed to appoint a police lieutenant for up to three years and set the lieutenant’s contract under limits for certain other town employees.
What it does
Boylston’s Select Board may appoint a police lieutenant for a term of up to three years. It may make an employment contract with the lieutenant under the terms and limits that apply to certain other municipal employees.
Argument forA term of up to three years could help Boylston plan for continuity in police leadership.
Argument againstAn appointment lasting up to three years could make it harder for Boylston to change police leadership quickly.
More detail
Boylston’s Select Board may appoint a Police Department lieutenant. The appointment is for a lieutenant in Boylston’s Police Department. The Select Board may make an employment contract with the lieutenant on the terms and limits that section 108N of chapter 41 sets for certain other municipal employees. The bill would take effect upon passage.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 14Signed by the Governor Maura Healey, Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2026Latest
- Oct 8Enacted and laid before the GovernorMajor
- Oct 8EnactedBecame Law
- Oct 5Read third and passed to be engrossedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Sep 14Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Sep 14Rules suspended
- Sep 14Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Sep 8Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- Sep 3Read third and passed to be engrossedPassed 1st Chamber
- Sep 3Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- Jul 22Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Jul 13Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sessionMinor
- Jun 11Hearing scheduled for 06/23/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-1
- May 18House concurred
- May 14Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional GovernmentIntroduced
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