An Act relative to the enforcement of the Williamstown town charter
This bill amends the town charter of Williamstown to establish a formal process for ensuring compliance with its rules by town departments, boards, officers, and employees. It designates the town manager as the primary official responsible for monitoring adherence and requires them to meet with staff who may be failing to comply before escalating the issue to the select board. Additionally, the legislation allows any resident to petition the town manager or select board to address specific instances of non-compliance, mandating written responses and defined timelines for these requests. The act also clarifies that the select board must ensure the town manager follows the charter while preserving existing legal rights to enforce these rules.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2024
Committee Review
Sep 2024
House Passage
Oct 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Governor
Introduced Aug 15, 2024
Last action Jan 1, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Dec 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Enacted
upper
Dec 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
upper
Oct 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Sep 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Sep 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Aug 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Aug 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Barrett
DDemocratic
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