Chapter 191 of the acts of 1990 is hereby repealed.
The office of town clerk for the town of South Hadley shall
be separate from the office of treasurer and shall be an appointive
office. The town clerk shall perform all functions of the Clerk's
office and shall continue to be an ex officio member of the Board
of registrars in accordance with the General Laws; provided, however,
that the incumbent elected Clerk-treasurer in office on the effective
date of this act shall be the lawful successor to that position, absent
felonious actions, through the end of the term for which the incumbent
was elected; and provided further, that thereafter the incumbent may
continue to serve in one or both positions in an appointed capacity
at the incumbent's discretion and may continue to hold one or
both offices until retirement, resignation, removal or if the position
should otherwise become vacant. The town clerk shall be appointed
and may be removed by the town administrator, subject to approval
of the selectboard.
The office of treasurer for the town of South Hadley shall be
separate from the office of the Clerk and shall be an appointive office,
provided, however, that the incumbent elected Clerk-treasurer in office
on the effective date of this act shall be the lawful successor to
that position, absent felonious actions, through the end of the term
for which the incumbent was elected; and provided further, that thereafter
the incumbent may continue to serve in one or both positions in an
appointed capacity at the incumbent's discretion and may continue
to hold one or both offices until retirement, resignation, removal
or if the position should otherwise become vacant. The treasurer shall
be appointed and may be removed by the town administrator, subject
to approval of the selectboard.
Nothing in this act shall prevent the town administrator from
appointing one person to serve as both Clerk and treasurer, or one
person to serve as both collector and treasurer; provided, however,
that combining the collector position with the treasurer position
shall only be proposed upon the vacancy in the office of the present
incumbent collector.
Upon the effective date of this act, the term of the incumbent
elected collector shall terminate and the position of collector as
an elected office shall be abolished; provided, however, that the
incumbent elected collector shall be deemed to be the first appointed
collector under this act and shall be the lawful successor to that
position, absent felonious actions, through the end of the term for
which the incumbent was elected; and provided further, that thereafter
the incumbent shall hold said office until retirement, resignation,
removal, or if the position should otherwise become vacant. The position
of collector shall be appointed and may be removed by the town administrator,
subject to approval of the selectboard. Nothing in this act shall
prevent the town administrator from appointing one person to serve
as both Clerk and treasurer, or one person to serve as both collector
and treasurer, subject to the approval of the selectboard; provided,
however, that combining the collector position with the treasurer
position can only be proposed upon a vacancy in the office of the
present incumbent collector.
This act shall take effect upon its acceptance by the voters
of the town of South Hadley at an annual town election or special
election, but not otherwise. The town counsel shall prepare a concise
summary of the contents of the act to appear on the town election
ballot.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.