The following is a listing of General Laws and Special Acts
accepted by the Town of Northbridge:
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Date Accepted
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Statutory Reference
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Subject
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2-9-1937
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MGL C. 40, §§ 42A-42f
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Water purchases
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6-7-1948
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MGL C. 121, § 26K, as amended by Ch. 574 of the Acts
of 1946
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Housing Authority established
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2-14-1956
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MGL C. 41, § 81A
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Planning Board established
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2-5-1957
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MGL C. 32B, § 10
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Contributory group general or blanket insurance
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2-5-1957
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MGL C. 85, § 11A
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Registration of bicycles
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2-3-1959
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MGL C. 41, § 38A
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Collector of Taxes
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2-10-1959
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MGL C. 40, § 8A
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Industrial Development Commission established
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3-7-1961
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Ch. 647 of the Acts of 1960
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Pensions and retirement allowances increased
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3-12-1963
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Ch. 782 of the Acts of 1962
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Authorizing Road Commissioners to reconstruct Benson Road
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3-12-1963
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MGL C. 40, §§ 42G — 42I
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Water Department established
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3-10-1964
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Ch. 478, Acts of 1963
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Pensions and retirement allowances raised
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3-2-1965
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MGL C. 40, § 6C
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Appropriations for ice and snow removal
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3-8-1966
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MGL C. 40, § 8C
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Conservation Commission established
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3-8-1966
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MGL C. 40, § 8D
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Historical Commission established
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3-8-1966
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MGL C. 40B
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Membership in Central Massachusetts Regional Planning District
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3-8-1966
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MGL C. 48, § 57F
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Police Chief holiday pay
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3-12-1968
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MGL C. 40, § 8C
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Increase in Conservation Commission membership
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3-12-1968
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MGL C. 90, § 18a
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Pedestrian traffic control
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4-9-1974
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MGL C. 90, § 20C
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Parking violations
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9-3-1974
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MGL C. 40, § 8E
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Youth Commission established
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5-13-1975
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MGL C. 40, § 8G
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Mutual aid agreements for police services
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5-8-1979
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MGL C. 152, §§ 68 — 75
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Inclusion of members of Fire and Police Departments as laborers,
workmen and mechanics
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5-13-1980
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MGL C. 53, § 9A
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Nomination papers
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5-20-1980
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Laws of 1980, Ch. 492
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Recall and removal elections
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7-31-1980
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MGL C. 32B, § 7A
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Town to pay over 50% of employee life and health insurance
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5-12-1981
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MGL C. 71, § 71E
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School Committee revolving account
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10-20-1981
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MGL C. 90, §§ 20A, 20C, 20D and 20E
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Local enforcement of parking regulations
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10-20-1981
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MGL C. 83, §§ 16A -— 16F
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Sewer liens
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5-11-1982
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Ch. 743, Acts of 1981
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Real estate tax exemptions
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9-21-1982
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MGL C. 71, § 71F
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Account established for money received from nonresident students
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10-25-1983
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MGL C. 60A, § 1, Paragraph 5
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Motor vehicle excise tax exemption for prisoners of war
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5-13-1986
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MGL C. 71, § 40, as amended by Ch. 188 of the Acts of 1985
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Teacher salaries increased
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1-26-1988
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MGL C. 40, § 4G
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Bid requirements raised
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5-3-1988
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Ch. 236, Acts of 1987
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Expenditure of subdivision bonds or deposits without further
appropriation by town
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9-27-1988
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MGL C. 59, § 5, Clause 17D
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Real property tax exemption for surviving spouse, aged person
or minor
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9-27-1988
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MGL C. 59, § 5, Clause 41B
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Tax exemption for elderly
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3-21-1989
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MGL C. 140, § 147A
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Authorization to retain fees collected from sale of dog licenses
or received as fines
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1-23-1990
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MGL C. 262, § 34, Clauses 1-79
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Town Clerk's fees
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5-1-1990
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MGL C. 40, § 15A
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Transfer of land; procedure
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11-27-1990
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MGL C. 32, § 22D
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Establishment of certain options for governmental units in the
pension area
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4-2-1991
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Ch. 291, Acts of 1990
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Enhanced 911 service
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4-2-1991
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MGL C. 70A, § 5, as inserted by Ch. 188, Acts of 1985
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Northbridge School Committee to apply for and accept the Equal
Education Opportunity Grant funding
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4-2-1991
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Ch. 39, Acts of 1991
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Tax Collector and Town Treasurer to be appointed positions
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4-2-1991
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Ch. 22, Acts of 1991
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Question to appear on ballot at next annual town election to
accept Charter, 1989 report of Charter Commission declared optional
Charter
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5-7-1991
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MGL C. 70A, § 5, as inserted by Ch. 188, Acts of 1985
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Northbridge School Committee to apply for and accept the Equal
Education Opportunity Grant funding
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5-7-1991
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MGL C. 44, § 53E1/2
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Revolving account for the Northbridge Recycling Committee
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5-7-1991
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Ch. 653, § 41, Acts of 1989
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Assess quarterly bills for real estate and personal property
taxes
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5-7-1991
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Ch. 653, § 40, Acts of 1989
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Board of Assessors authorized to tax new construction up to
June 30 instead of January 1 to become effective no later than January
1, 1992 (fiscal year 1993)
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5-7-1991
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Ch. 583, § 4, Acts of 1973
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Withdrawal from the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project
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12-10-1991
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MGL C. 70A, § 5, as inserted by Ch. 188, Acts of 1985
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Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District Committee
to accept Equal Educational Grant for fiscal year 1992
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1-25-1992
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MGL C. 59, § 5, Clause 41C
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Board of Assessors to grant property tax exemption for property
owners 70 years or older who meet certain income and asset criteria
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5-5-1992
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MGL C. 44, § 53F 1/2
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Authorizing sanitary sewer enterprise fund for fiscal year 1993
— 1994
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5-5-1992
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MGL C. 70A, § 5, inserted by Ch. 188, Acts of 1985
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Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District Committee
to accept Equal Educational Opportunity Grant for fiscal year 1993
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5-5-1992
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MGL C. 40, § 22F, as inserted by Ch. 138, § 123,
Acts of 1991
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Allows any town board or officer empowered to issue a license,
permit, certificate or render a service or perform work for a person
or class of persons to, from time to time, fix reasonable fees for
such items or services
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5-5-1992
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MGL C. 44, § 53E
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Permitting of appropriation for the annual ordinary costs to
be offset by estimated receipts from fees
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10-13-1992
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MGL C. 270, § 16
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Disposal of rubbish and other materials in unlawful places,
with the Board of Health to be the enforcing officer
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10-26-1993
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MGL C. 32B, § 18
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All retirees, their spouses and dependents enrolled in Medicare
Part A to be covered at no cost by Medicare Health Benefits Supplement
Plan
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10-26-1993
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MGL C. 32, § 90G 3/4, as inserted by Ch. 254, § 3
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Members of the retirement system have the option of having salary
and years of service after age 70 count toward their pension by continuing
retirement deductions from their post-age-70 salary
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5-3-1994
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Ch. 481 of the Acts of 1993
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Allowing a licensed victualler to also sell liquors and cordials
pursuant to said license
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10-18-1994
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MGL C. 83, §§ 16A — 16F
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Collection of sanitary sewer charges
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5-2-1995
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MGL C. 32B, § 9E
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Allowing town to pay hospital, surgical, medical, dental and
other health insurance for employees retired from service of the town
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5-5-1998
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MGL C. 44, § 53F 1/2
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Authorizing a Water Enterprise Fund effective FY 2000
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5-5-1998
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MGL C. 32, § 103
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Authority to grant cost-of-living adjustment to public pension
retirees in Northbridge retirement system
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11-10-1998
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Ch. 194, § 288, of the Acts of 1998
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Authorizes the town to pay increased retirement benefits to
certain retirees retired prior to 1-12-1988
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5-4-1999
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MGL C. 32, § 103(h)
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Relative to the authority to grant cost-of-living adjustments
to noncontributory retirees
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5-4-1999
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MGL c. 32B, § 9D 1/2
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Authorizing the town to contribute more than 50% of the premiums
payable by the surviving spouse of an employee or retired employee
for group general or blanket hospital, surgical, medical, dental or
other health insurance
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5-2-2000
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MGL c. 32, § 103(i)
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Cost-of-living increases in retirement allowances
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6-8-2004
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MGL c. 71, § 71E
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Appropriations for and expenditure of receipts from adult education
and continuing education programs
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5-2-2006
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MGL c. 32, § 7(e)
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Disability retirement benefits for veterans
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6-12-2007
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Ch. 260, § 12, of the Acts of 2006
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Deferment of taxes for National Guard members or reservists
while on active service outside the commonwealth and for 180 days
after said service with no interest or penalties assessed for any
period before the expiration of those 180 days
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10-23-2007
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MGL c. 59, § 5K
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Allows Selectmen to establish a program whereby property owners
over the age of 60 on July 1 of any year may provide volunteer service
to the Town, at the state minimum wage, in exchange for a reduction
in their real estate tax bills of up to $750 per fiscal year[1]
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5-6-2008
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MGL c. 43D
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Approve filing of application with Interagency Permitting Board
for designation of priority development site
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10-27-2009
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MGL c. 60, § 15
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Authorizing Town to charge for each written demand issued by
the Collector a fee of $25, to be added to and collected as part of
the tax.
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5-4-2010
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Ch. 137, Acts of 2003, as amended by Ch. 77, Acts of 2005, and
by Ch. 182, § 77, Acts of 2008
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Payment of regular base salary of eligible public employees
granted a military leave of absence (effective 7-1-2010)
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10-26-2010
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MGL c. 32B, § 20
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Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund
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5-3-2011
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MGL c. 138, § 33B
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Licensing authority may authorize licensees to sell alcoholic
beverages between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Sundays, the last Monday
in May and Christmas
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10-23-2012
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MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 54
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Allowing the Town to establish a minimum fair cash value required
for personal property accounts to be taxed, and to establish the minimum
amount of $3,000, effective as of FY 2014
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1-9-2013
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Ch. 438 of the Acts of 2012
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Establishing a Building Maintenance Fund in the Town of Northbridge
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5-7-2013
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MGL c. 59, § 5N
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Authorizing the Board of Selectmen to establish a program to
allow veterans to volunteer services to the Town in exchange for a
reduction in real property tax obligations, and allowing an approved
representative for persons physically unable to provide such services,
and allowing the maximum reduction in the tax bill to be based on
125 volunteer hours in a given year
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5-5-2015
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MGL c. 40, § 13D
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Creating a reserve fund, to be known as the Compensated Absences
Fund, for future payment of accrued liabilities for compensated absences
owed to employees and full-time officers of the Town when they terminate
employment
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5-3-2016
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MGL c. 64L, § 2
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Authorizing the imposition of a local sales tax in the statutory
amount of .75% on the sale of restaurant meals originating within
the Town, effective 1-1-2017
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5-2-2017
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Approving a surcharge on real property for the purposes permitted
by the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act, commencing in fiscal
year 2019, and accepting an exemption from said surcharge
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5-2-2017
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MGL c. 40, § 8J
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Establishing a Disability Commission
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5-2-2017
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MGL c. 40, § 22G
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Allowing funds collected from handicapped parking fines to be
given over to the Disability Commission to be used for the benefit
of persons with disabilities
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3-23-2018
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Ch. 52 of the Acts of 2018
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An Act relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment
Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Northbridge
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5-1-2018
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MGL c. 59, § 5K
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Allows Selectmen to establish a program whereby property owners
over the age of 60 on July 1 of any year may provide volunteer service
to the Town, at the state minimum wage, in exchange for a reduction
in their real estate tax bills of up to $1,000 per fiscal year
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10-23-2018
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MGL c. 64N, § 3
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Imposing a local sales tax at a rate of 3% upon the sale of
recreational marijuana originating within the Town
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5-7-2019
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MGL c. 59, § 21A 1/2
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Allowing an assessor or assistant assessor who has completed
the necessary courses of study and training, and who has been awarded
a certificate as a certified Massachusetts assessor, to receive, in
addition to regular compensation, an amount equal to 10% of such regular
compensation
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Editor's Note: See now the acceptance of 5-1-2018.
