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MA Gen L ch 41 § 102a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 102a - Appointment in Towns Under Three Thousand Population

Section 102A. In any town of not exceeding three thousand inhabitants which votes under section twenty-one to have its selectmen act as a board of health and which accepts this section by vote in town meeting, the selectmen may appoint the school physician to be inspector of health, with the duties set forth in section one hundred and two. Such appointment shall not bar the school physician from the general practice of his profession.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 102b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 102b - Appointment in Towns of 5,000 or More Inhabitants

Section 102B. In any town of five thousand inhabitants or more which accepts this section, the board of health shall appoint a full-time inspector of health who shall devote his time to the enforcement of the laws and regulations related to public health and such other duties as may be assigned by said board. This section shall not apply to any town which has formed a district pursuant to section twenty-seven A of chapter one hundred eleven.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 103 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 103 - Purchasing Department; Purchasing Agent; Duties and Salaries

Section 103. A city which accepts this section in the manner provided in the following section or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws, or a town which accepts this section or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws, may establish a purchasing department, to consist of a purchasing agent and such assistants as the city council or selectmen may determine. In cities the salaries of the purchasing agent and assistants shall be determined by the city council. In cities the agent and assistants shall be appointed by the mayor for such terms of office as may be prescribed by ordinance, and in towns they shall be appointed and may be removed by the selectmen. The purchasing agent shall purchase all supplies for the city or town and for every department thereof except in case of emergency. All purchases or contracts for purchases exceeding one thousand dollars in amount shall be based upon competition. A record shall be kept by the department of the prices paid for the supplies, and shall be open to the inspection of any citizen.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 104 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 104 - Establishment of Purchasing Department; Submission to Electorate

Section 104. A city council, with the approval of the mayor, may vote to submit the preceding section to the qualified voters of the city at any annual city election, in the form of the following question to be placed upon the ballot:  ''Shall section one hundred and three of chapter forty-one of the General Laws, authorizing the establishment of purchasing departments in cities, be accepted?''  If a majority of the voters voting thereon shall vote in the affirmative, said section shall take effect in that city.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 105 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 105 - Board of Trustees for Soldiers' Memorials; Powers and Duties; Membership; Tenure; Vacancies; Rules and Regulations

Section 105. Towns which accept gifts or bequests or appropriate money for the purpose of properly commemorating the services and sacrifices of the soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who have served the country in war or persons who have rendered military service for the commonwealth in time of war may provide for a board of trustees to have charge and control of the construction of any such memorial, and to have the custody and care thereof after its construction. In cities the board shall consist of the mayor and five members appointed by him and approved by the council, three of whom shall be veterans and two of whom shall not be veterans of any war; two members shall be appointed for one year, two for two years, and one for three years, and as the term of each member expires, a successor shall be appointed for three years. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term. In towns the said board shall consist of the chairman of the board of selectmen, and five members elected by the town in the same manner as other town officers, three of whom shall be veterans and two of whom shall not be veterans of any war; two members shall be elected for one year, two for two years and one for three years, and as the term of each member expires, a successor shall be elected for three years; but until such board is elected, the selectmen may appoint a temporary board to serve until the next annual town meeting. Whenever a member who shall be a veteran is to be elected, the office shall be identified on the ballot and on nomination papers as ''trustee of soldiers' memorials — veteran'' and only candidates who are veterans shall be nominated. Whenever a member who shall not be a veteran is to be elected, the office shall be identified on the ballot and on nomination papers as ''trustee of soldiers' memorials — non–veteran'' and only candidates who are not veterans of any war shall be nominated. Any vacancy occurring in the town board shall be filled for the unexpired term by the remaining members. Such board may make such rules and regulations relative to the use of said memorials as they deem necessary. ''War'' as used in this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following military actions: Korean, Vietnam, Lebanon, and Grenada.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 106 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 106 - Tree Warden; Appointment; Term

Section 106. If the town provides by vote or by-law that the tree warden shall be appointed, such appointment shall be made by the board of selectmen. The term of such appointment shall be for three years.  In any city or in a town which exceeds ten thousand inhabitants and which provides by vote, by-law or by ordinance that the tree warden shall be appointed, such appointment shall be made by the mayor, with the approval of the city council or by the board of selectmen. In such city or town, the tree warden shall exercise the duties of tree warden and of insect pest control. Such tree warden shall be qualified by training and experience in the field of arborculture and licensed with the department of food and agriculture in accordance with the provisions of section ten of chapter one hundred and thirty-two B. The term of such appointment shall be for three years.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 106a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 106a - Town Physician; Appointment in Certain Towns

Section 106A. In any town of not exceeding three thousand inhabitants which accepts this section by vote in town meeting, the selectmen may appoint the school physician to be the town physician. Such appointment shall not bar the school physician from the general practice of his profession.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 106b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 106b - Capital Planning Committee; Establishment; Duties

Section 106B. A town at its annual town meeting may by by-law establish a capital planning committee. Said by-law shall prescribe the composition, mode of appointment or election and terms of the members of said capital planning committee. Said committee shall annually review the capital improvement program, if any, and proposals for the construction of municipal buildings, acquisition of land or personal property and make recommendations to the appropriate officer, board, agency or department. Such recommendations may be included within the annual budget or the annual report required by section sixty-one if authorized by a by-law of the town. Other duties and responsibilities of said capital planning committee may be specified by by-law. Any vacancy occurring shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 107 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 107 - Oath of Office; Beginning of Term

Section 107. A person who is elected town clerk shall be sworn either by the moderator or by a justice of the peace, and shall enter upon the performance of his duties on the seventh day succeeding his election or as soon thereafter as he is qualified and shall hold office during the term fixed by law, which shall begin on the seventh day succeeding his election, and until another person is qualified in his stead. Every person elected as a moderator of a town or district or to any other town office designated by name in section one, or as an officer of a district, which district includes two or more towns, before entering upon his official duties shall be sworn to the faithful performance thereof either by the town clerk in the case of a moderator, and in all other cases by the moderator, or by the town clerk in the town in which he resides, and, unless other provision is specifically made by law, shall enter upon the performance of his duties on the day after his election, or as soon thereafter as he is qualified, and shall hold office during the term fixed by law, which shall begin on the day after said election, and until another person is qualified in his stead. Every other elected member and every appointed member of every board or commission of a town, and every other elected officer and every appointed officer of a town, shall also, before entering upon his official duties, be sworn to the faithful performance thereof.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 108 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 108 - Compensation

Section 108. The salary and compensation of all elected officers of a town shall be fixed annually by vote of the town at an annual town meeting, but said salary or compensation may be revised by a two-thirds vote of any special town meeting called to conduct business later in the same fiscal year for which said salary or compensation was originally fixed; provided, however, that such salary revision occurs prior to the establishment of the tax rate of the town in said fiscal year. Except as provided in section four A and section one hundred and eight A, and except in any city in which salaries and wages are fixed by special law or by ordinance in accordance with the provisions of any general or special law, all boards or heads of departments of a town shall, as soon as may be after the passage of the annual budget, fix the salary or compensation of all officers or employees appointed or employed by them, subject to the provisions of section thirty-one of chapter forty-four. The provisions of this section shall be operative notwithstanding the provisions of sections thirteen and thirty-four of said chapter forty-four. A city may by ordinance prescribe that all fees, charges or commissions allowed by law to any officer thereof shall be paid into the city treasury and belong to the city, and in such case shall pay such officer such compensation as the city council may determine.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 108a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 108a - Classification of Positions; Compensation Plans; Rules and Regulations

Section 108A. A city by ordinance and a town by by-law may establish, and from time to time amend, a plan classifying any or all positions, other than those filled by popular election and those under the direction and control of the school committee, into groups and classes doing substantially similar work or having substantially equal responsibilities. Such city or town may in like manner or in a city by vote of the city council, subject to the provisions of its charter, and in a town by vote of the town at a town meeting, establish, and from time to time amend, a plan establishing minimum and maximum salaries to be paid to employees in positions so classified, and such salary plan may provide for the attainment of such maximum salaries by periodical step-rate increases based on length of service. Nothing in this section shall be construed to conflict with the provisions of chapter thirty-one. Any by-law adopted under the provisions of this section shall not be subject to section thirty-two of chapter forty.  In any city or town for which a classification plan has been established in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of section five of said chapter thirty-one, the city or town affected thereby shall, within one year after receiving notice from the administrator of the effective date of such classification plan or of said amendment or change, establish, amend or change, as the case may be, a compensation plan with a minimum and maximum salary for each group of positions. No rule or regulation or change in rules or regulations shall be promulgated as a part of any such compensation plan except after a public hearing held not less than two weeks nor more than two months after notice thereof shall have been posted in a conspicuous place in the city or town hall and in at least five other convenient and conspicuous places and shall also have been published on one or more days in one or more newspapers having a circulation in the city or town. Every notice posted shall contain, or have subjoined or annexed thereto, a copy of the proposed rule or regulation. If such rule or regulation or change therein is to be adopted by vote of the town or by by-law, the publication of the proposed rule, regulation or change in the warrant for the town meeting shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 108b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 108b - Assessors and Tax Collectors in Districts; Compensation and Expenses

Section 108B. In a town in which a district has been created and is operating under a law which requires the assessors of the town to assess district taxes and the collector of taxes of the town to collect such taxes, such district shall annually appropriate money for the salary or compensation of the assessors and collector of taxes, which shall be in addition to the amounts fixed by the town for salary or compensation as provided by section one hundred and eight and shall also include additional compensation for certified collectors as provided in section 108P. The amounts appropriated for said purposes shall not be less than the amounts determined by the prudential committee of the district, or, if there be no prudential committee, by the commissioners of the district and the selectmen of the town. Said districts may also appropriate money for books, forms and other necessary expenses of said assessors and collectors of taxes in connection with the assessment and collection of such taxes.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 108c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 108c - By-Laws Pertaining to Administration of Personnel; Consolidation

Section 108C. A town may consolidate, in a single chapter or article, all provisions of its by-laws pertaining to the administration of its personnel, including, among other things, the compensation plan established pursuant to paragraph (b) of section five of chapter thirty-one, the plans established pursuant to section one hundred and eight A of this chapter, and any by-laws adopted pursuant to section twenty-one A of chapter forty, and may provide by by-law for the establishment of a personnel board or other agency for the purpose of administering said plans or other provisions of its by-laws pertaining to personnel, determining any questions arising thereunder, and advising the town in any matters pertaining thereto; provided, however, such consolidated by-law shall not be subject to the approval of the attorney general as provided in section thirty-two of chapter forty.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 108d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 108d - Fire Fighters; Minimum Annual Compensation

Section 108D. Notwithstanding the provisions of section thirty-three A of chapter forty-four and any other general or special law to the contrary, the minimum annual compensation of each permanent fire fighter in the fire department of any city or town, except one who by virtue of section sixty-one of chapter thirty-one is not regarded as a tenured employee, shall be not less than fifty-five hundred dollars. This section shall become effective when accepted in a city having a plan E charter by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the city council, and, in the case of other cities by vote of the city council, subject to the provisions of the charter, and in a town by a majority vote at a town meeting.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 108e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 108e - Policemen; Schedule of Minimum Annual Compensation

Section 108E. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the minimum annual compensation of each regular police officer of the police department of any city or town shall be not less than the following:  For the first year of service four thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars.  For the second year of service five thousand and thirty dollars.  For the third and each succeeding year of service five thousand five hundred dollars.  This section shall become effective when accepted in a city having a plan E charter by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the city council, and, in the case of other cities by vote of the city council, subject to the provisions of the charter, and in a town by majority vote at an annual town meeting.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 108f (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 108f - Fire Fighters; Schedule of Minimum Annual Compensation

Section 108F. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the minimum annual compensation of each fire fighter, permanently employed, in the fire department of any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, except a fire fighter who, by virtue of section sixty-one of chapter thirty-one is not regarded as a tenured employee, shall be not less than the following:  For the first year of service five thousand five hundred dollars.  For the second year of service six thousand dollars.  For the third and each succeeding year of service six thousand three hundred dollars.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 108g (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 108g - Policemen; Alternate Schedule of Minimum Annual Compensation

Section 108G. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the minimum annual compensation of each regular police officer of the police department of any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section shall be not less than the following:  For the first year of service fifty-five hundred dollars.  For the second year of service six thousand dollars.  For the third and each succeeding year of service sixty-three hundred dollars.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 108h (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 108h - Fire Fighters Assigned to Photographic Work; Additional Compensation

Section 108H. In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, a member of the fire department assigned to photographic work in said department shall, after completing one year's service in such assignment, receive in addition to his annual salary as a fire fighter a salary increase of six hundred dollars a year, to be paid so long as he is assigned to said photographic work.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 108i (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 108i - Policemen Assigned to Photographic or Fingerprint Identification Work; Additional Compensation

Section 108I. In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, a member of the police department assigned to photographic or fingerprint identification work in said department shall, after completion of one year's service in such assignment, receive in addition to his annual salary as a police officer a salary increase of six hundred dollars a year, to be paid him so long as he is assigned to said photographic or fingerprint identification work.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 108j (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 108j - Equal Pay of Male and Female Employees

Section 108J. In any city or town which accepts this section, male and female employees in classified civil service employed in the same grades who, in the opinion of the personnel administrator, are doing the same type of work with the same preparation and training shall receive equal pay.
MA Gen L ch 41 § 108k (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts|Chapter 41 - Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts|Section 108k - Female Police Officers; Equality of Compensation

Section 108K. A female regular police officer in a city or town shall receive compensation equal, in all respects, to the compensation received by a male regular police officer of equal rank and seniority.