MassachusettsSouthborough's select board would choose the town clerk
If passed, the measure would let Southborough's select board appoint and remove the town clerk, with appointments lasting no more than three years.
What it does
Southborough's select board would appoint the town clerk for terms of up to three years. The board could also remove the clerk.
Whoever holds the office when the act takes effect would keep serving until a clerk is appointed, unless that person leaves sooner.
Argument forKeeping the sitting clerk in office until a clerk is appointed could help residents avoid a gap in services, unless the incumbent leaves sooner.
Argument againstGiving the select board power to appoint and remove the clerk could make the clerk more dependent on the board's wishes.
More detail
Southborough's select board would appoint the town clerk and could remove them. These rules cover Southborough's town clerk. These rules would take effect upon passage, if the act passes.
The sitting town clerk would keep doing the job until a clerk is appointed, unless the incumbent leaves office sooner. This covers whoever holds Southborough's town clerk office when the act takes effect. The act would take effect upon passage, if it passes.
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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 29Senate concurredLatest
- Oct 28Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional GovernmentIntroduced
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