All general laws, special laws, Town bylaws, Town Meeting votes, and rules and regulations of or pertaining to West Springfield that are in force when this Charter takes effect, and not specifically or by implication repealed hereby, shall continue in full force and effect until amended or repealed, or rescinded by due course of law, or until they expire by their own limitation. In any case in which the provisions of this Charter are found to be inconsistent with the provisions of any general or special law which would otherwise be applicable, the provisions of this Charter shall be deemed to prevail. Every inconsistency between the prior law and this Charter shall be decided in favor of this Charter.
All Town agencies shall continue to perform their duties until re-elected, re-appointed, or until successors to their respective positions are duly appointed or elected, or until their duties have been transferred and assumed by another Town agency.
All records, property and equipment whatsoever of any Town agency, or part thereof, the powers and duties of which are assigned in whole or in part to another Town agency, shall be transferred forthwith to such agency.
Any person holding a Town office, or a position in the administrative service of the Town, or any person holding permanent, full-time employment and not by periodic appointment, under the Town of West Springfield, shall retain such office, or position, or employment, and shall continue to perform the duties of such office, position or employment until provision shall have been made for the performance of those duties by another person or agency; provided, however, no person in the permanent full-time service of the Town of West Springfield shall forfeit their pay grade, or time in service of the Town. All such persons shall be retained in a capacity as similar to the capacity in which they were serving at the time this Charter is adopted as is practicable and any reduction in the personnel needs of the Town shall be accomplished through a policy of attrition, unless specific provision is otherwise made in this article.
All official bonds, recognizance, obligations, contracts, and other instruments entered into or executed by or to the Town before the adoption of this Charter, and all taxes, assessments, fines, penalties, forfeitures, incurred or imposed, due or owing to the Town, shall be enforced and collected, and all writs, prosecutions, actions and causes of action, except as herein otherwise provided, shall continue without abatement and remain unaffected by the Charter; and no legal act done by or in favor of the Town shall be rendered invalid by reason of the adoption of this Charter.
This Charter shall take effect upon its ratification by the voters and in accordance with the following schedule:
1. 
All Town officers and employees shall continue to perform their duties in the same manner and to the same extent as they have performed the same prior to the ratification by the voters of the home rule charter, but, being cognizant that on the first business day in January of the year following the year the Charter has been so ratified, that the executive authority will thereafter be vested in a Mayor and the legislative powers shall be vested in a Town Council.
2. 
A special Town election shall be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in August (August 8, 2000) for the purpose of electing a Mayor, a Town Council and two members of the School Committee. A special preliminary election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday preceding such election (July 11, 2000) for the purpose of nominating candidates to be elected at such special election. So much of this Charter shall become effective as is necessary to conduct such special and preliminary elections. For such purpose the incumbent Town Clerk shall have all the powers and duties conferred by this Charter on the "Town" Clerk. The Board of Selectmen shall issue the warrants for such elections.
The members of the School Committee who were elected at the election at which this Charter was adopted for terms expiring in April of the year 2003 shall have such term extended through to the end of calendar year 2003. The members who were elected in the spring of 1999 for terms expiring in April of 2002 shall have such term extended through to the end of calendar year 2003. The School Committee members who were elected in the spring of 1998 for terms expiring in April of 2001 are hereby terminated at the special election to be held in August 2000. Two persons shall be elected as School Committee members at the special election held in August 2000 for terms expiring at the end of 2003. At the regular election held in November, 2003, six members of the School Committee shall be elected for terms of two years each commencing on the first business day in January 2004. Thereafter, as the terms of office expire, successors shall be elected for terms of two years each.
3. 
Forthwith following the special election in August, 2000 the person elected as Mayor and the persons elected as Town Council members shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties and shall take up so much of the powers and duties of their offices as are necessary to begin the process of transition from the existing form of government to the new form of government. This preparation for the transfer shall include a review by the Town Council members of policies and procedures to govern the conduct of the business of the Town Council and the adoption by it of rules by which it will conduct its business.
The person chosen as Mayor shall meet regularly with the members of the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee and for such purpose shall be considered a member ex officio of such bodies. The Mayor shall have a right to meet with any Town officer, Town agency or Town employee during regular business hours for the purpose of acquiring and advancing knowledge and information necessary to assume the full powers of Mayor on the first business day of January in the year following the year in which the Charter is adopted. The Mayor shall be responsible for a review of the existing Town bylaws to be undertaken to bring them into conformity with the new Charter.
The Town shall provide suitable offices in a public building and access to clerical services and office machines to the Mayor-elect and Councilors-elect to enable them to undertake and to carry out their transitional assignments.
The Mayor-elect and the Councilors-elect shall receive for their services for the period following the special election through December 31, 2000 one-fourth of the salary provided for their respective offices.
4. 
On the first business day of January in the year following the year in which this Charter is adopted the terms of office of the members of the Board of Selectmen, the members of the Finance Committee, the Town Moderator and of the representative Town Meeting members shall all be terminated, and their offices abolished. The Mayor, Town Council and School Committee shall organize as provided in Section 8-10.[1] Every other elected and appointed Town officer, members of multiple-member bodies and employees shall continue to serve in the same office or position for the balance of the term for which they were elected or appointed or until some other provision is made in accordance with the provisions of Section 6-1 or, unless some other provision is specifically made hereinafter in Section 9-6 for any particular office or position.
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original; Sec. 8-10 does not exist in this Charter.
5. 
As the terms of office of the incumbent members of the West Springfield Housing Authority expire, or as vacancies may otherwise occur in any of such offices, successors shall be chosen in the manner provided for city governments in Section 5 of Chapter 121B of the General Laws.
6. 
Until such time as another salary is established for the office of the Mayor, in accordance with the procedure provided in Section 3-1(c), the initial salary for the Mayor of West Springfield shall be established at $80,000 per annum. The initial salary for the members of the Town Council shall be established as $2,000 for each Councilor and $2,500 for the President of the Town Council. The initial salary for the members of the School Committee shall be established as $2,000 for each person elected as a School Committee member and $2,500 for the Chair of the School Committee, provided the Chair is one of the persons elected directly by the voters as a member of the School Committee.
7. 
The office of Executive Secretary is hereby abolished effective on the first business day of January in the year following the year in which this Charter is adopted. The incumbent of the office of Executive Secretary shall continue to serve in that office until the said first business day of January and shall be continued in the service of the municipality beyond said termination date, in some other position, until the expiration of any contract for services in effect at the time this Charter is adopted.
8. 
As soon as practical after the first Mayor and Council have been elected and taken the oath of office the Mayor shall appoint and call together for an initial meeting the members of the Board of License Commissioners established in Section 6-7 of this Charter. The Board of Selectmen and its staff shall keep the Board of License Commissioners so established fully appraised of its activities in the year-end renewing of licenses in order to acquaint the members of the said board to these procedures. The Board of License Commissioners shall assume full authority under Chapter 138 and Chapter 140 of the General Laws on the first business day in January in the year following the year this Charter is adopted.
9. 
Not later than 30 days following the date of the ratification of this Charter by the voters the Town Clerk shall give to each member of the Massachusetts House and Senate who represent any part of West Springfield a copy of the vote ratifying this Charter and the following petition for the enactment of a special law applicable to West Springfield in the following form:
AN ACT EXCEPTING WEST SPRINGFIELD FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW
Be it enacted, etc.
For the purpose of classifying positions under the civil service law and rules, West Springfield, notwithstanding the provisions of a home rule charter establishing its form of government, shall continue to be governed by the provisions of Section 52 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws and not by the provisions of Section 51 of said Chapter 31.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect the civil service status of any person currently covered by such law and rules.
This act shall take effect upon its passage. The above draft is provided for guidance and general scope and may be altered by the General Court to conform to its normal practice.
10. 
As soon as practical following the election at which this Charter is adopted the Town Clerk and the Board of Registrars of Voters shall, using existing precinct boundary lines and voting places, divide the Town into four equal voting districts, or, as nearly equal as may be using such existing precinct lines. At the election held in the year in which the Charter is adopted and at each subsequent municipal election until the Town has been reapportioned, as provided in MGL Chapter 54, Sections 1 through 10, one District Councilor shall be elected from each such district and five Councilors shall be elected from the Town at large.
11. 
The position of Town Accountant, which now exists in West Springfield, shall, after the assumption of power and authority by the Mayor and Council, be divided into two separate and distinct functions. The powers of the office which are associated with auditing, including those described in Sections 50, 51, 54 and 54A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, shall be assigned to the Office of Budget/Management Analyst established by Section 2-8(a) of the Charter. The remaining powers of a Town Accountant having to do with payrolls and the payment of bills and invoices submitted by municipal agencies, including those described in Sections 52, 56, 57 and 58 of Chapter 41 shall be exercised by a person in the executive branch under the title "Town Accountant," subject to the control of the Mayor or Chief Financial Officer, if appointed.
The annual salary of the Budget/Management Analyst appointed by the Town Council pursuant to Charter Section 2-8(a) shall initially be established at $25,000 with a proviso the amount provided for such office shall never be less than 1/2 the amount provided for the office of Finance Director. The Town Council may, in lieu of expending such appropriation as a salary, expend the said appropriation as a consultant account, paying the certified public accountant, or firm of such accountants, retained to provide the annual audit pursuant to Section 5-11 from such account to provide periodic financial auditing and oversight services to it throughout the fiscal year.
12. 
Forthwith following the election held in the year in which this Charter is adopted the Mayor-elect shall appoint seven persons to be a committee to review the Town bylaws for the purpose of preparing such revisions and amendments as may be needed or necessary to bring them into conformity with the provisions of this Charter and to fully implement the provisions of this Charter. At least two of the persons appointed to the committee shall have been members of the West Springfield Charter Commission. The committee shall submit a report, with recommendations, within one year following its creation and may submit interim reports with recommendations at any time. The review shall be conducted under the supervision of the Town Attorney, or by special counsel appointed for that express purpose.
13. 
The Mayor and Council shall develop a reorganization plan in accordance with Section 6-1(b) that provides for the effective coordination of all inspection and licensing functions conducted by the Town, including, but not limited to, those required under the zoning or any other Town ordinance, the provisions of the Code of Massachusetts Regulations relating to buildings, electrical wiring, plumbing, gas fitting, sanitation, wetlands, fire protection and fire safety, hazardous materials, local regulations adopted by the Board of Health, Conservation Commission, Historical Commission, Planning Board and every other local inspection as may be otherwise authorized or conducted. The reorganization plan may include the maintenance of all records relating to inspections in a central place through a common index, a single application process which would indicate all inspections which might be necessary for a particular project and provide for a consolidated, coordinated review and processing of each such application. The Mayor shall submit this reorganization plan to the Council no later than the submission of the Mayor's FY02 budget proposal to the Council.
14. 
The Mayor and Council shall develop a reorganization plan in accordance with Section 6-1(b) that provides for the effective coordination of park and recreation activities under the jurisdiction of the Park and Recreation Department and the maintenance of the Town facilities and grounds that are used for park and recreation purposes. The Mayor shall submit this reorganization plan to the Council no later than the submission of the Mayor's FY02 budget proposal to the Council.
15. 
The incumbent in the office of Town Clerk shall serve until the expiration of the term for which elected as the Town Clerk described in Section 2-8(b) and as Clerk of the Council as described in Section 2-8(c), and at the expiration of said term the Town Clerk and Clerk of the Council shall be chosen as provided in said Section 2-8.
16. 
The provisions of Section 6-3 establishing a Department of Municipal finance, Section 6-4 establishing a Department of Planning and Development, and Section 6-6 establishing a Department of Human Services,[2] shall not take effect until an ordinance has been adopted providing such detail of the organization of each such department as may be necessary to carry out the functions of these departments. The provision of Section 8-6[3] establishing a Licensing Board shall take effect as provided above.
[2]
Editor's Note: So in original; apparently should be "Department of Human Resources."
[3]
Editor's Note: So in original; see §  6-7, Board of License Commissioners.
17. 
The partisan caucus system of candidate nomination is hereby abolished effective at the preliminary election to be held in July of the year in which this Charter is adopted.
18. 
The persons serving as members of the Recreation Commission on the date this Charter is adopted shall forthwith assume the powers and duties of, and shall become, the Park and Recreation Commission established in Section 6-8 of this Charter. One additional member of said Park and Recreation Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor.
19. 
Notwithstanding any provision of this Charter which might appear to the contrary, it is recognized that it will not be possible for the first person elected as Mayor to begin at once to exercise all of the powers, duties and responsibilities which are assigned to the office of the Mayor. It is recognized that it is in the best interest of the Town of West Springfield that such assumption be on a gradual basis as the Mayor, Town Council, and other municipal officials are able to adopt ordinances and other regulations as are necessary to implement all of the provisions of the Charter.
20. 
Town administrative organization. Until such time as a different form of organization shall be provided, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of this Charter, the following outline of the administrative organization of the Town as presently constituted shall continue to be operative:
(Note: The members of multiple-member bodies shall be so appointed that as nearly an equal number of terms as is possible shall expire each year.)
The Mayor shall appoint, subject to the review of such appointments as is provided in Charter Section 2-10, the following:
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A Town Collector for a term of three years;
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A Town Treasurer for a term of three years;
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A Board of Assessors, consisting of three members for terms of three years each;
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A Board of Health, consisting of three members for terms of three years each;
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A Board of Library Trustees, consisting of six members for terms of three years each;
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A Planning Board, consisting of five members for terms of five years each;
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A Recreation Commission, consisting of six members for terms of three years each;
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A West Springfield Housing Authority, consisting of five members (one appointed by the State Department of Housing and Community Development) for terms of five years each;
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A Building Inspector and Zoning Enforcement Officer;
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An Assistant Building Inspector;
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A Code Enforcement Officer;
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A Community Development Director;
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A Conservation Commission part-time employee for one year;
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Constable(s);
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A Director of Elderly Services;
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A Director of Information Technology;
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A Dog Officer;
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A Director of Public Works;
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An Emergency Management Agency Director;
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A Fire Chief;
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A Forest Warden;
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A Hazardous Waste Coordinator;
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An Inspector of Wiring for one year;
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A Plumbing Inspector;
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A Police Chief;
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A Principal Assessor/Appraiser;
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A Deputy Procurement Officer;
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A Public Health Director (Board of Health);
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A Radio and Maintenance Department;
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A Recreation Director (Recreation Commission);
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A Clerk to the Recreation Commission;
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A Safety Coordinator;
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A Town Accountant;
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A Town Attorney for one year;
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A Town Engineer;
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A Town Historian;
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A Town Negotiator;
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A Town Planner (Planning Board);
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A Veterans' Services Director (Veterans' Agent, Veterans' Graves Officer);
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A Sealer of Weights and Measures;
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An Advisory Board of Review, consisting of three members for terms of three years each;
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An Arts Council (Cultural Council), consisting of 11 members for terms of three years each;
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A Building Board of Appeals, consisting of five members for terms of three years each;
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A Zoning Board of Appeals, consisting of three members and two alternate members for terms of three years each;
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A Board of Registrars of Voters, consisting of four members (one member to be the Town Clerk) for terms of three years each;
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A Cable Television Advisory Committee, consisting of four members for terms of three years;
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A Capital Program Planning Committee, consisting of seven members for terms of three years each;
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A Commission on Disabilities, consisting of nine members for terms of three years each;
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A Connecticut Riverwalk and Bikeway Committee, consisting of three members and one alternate member and the Recreation Director (ex-officio);
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A Conservation Commission, consisting of seven members for terms of three years each;
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A Contributory Retirement Board, consisting of five members for term of years;
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A Council on Aging, consisting of 15 members for terms of three years each;
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A Designer Selection Committee, consisting of two members for term of years;
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An Employees Insurance Study Committee, consisting of seven members;
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An Historic District Commission, consisting of five members for term of years;
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An Historical Commission, consisting of seven members for terms of three years;
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A Local Emergency Planning Committee, consisting of 11 members;
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A Middle School Building Committee, consisting of three members;
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A Morgan Horse Bicentennial Committee, consisting of 14 members;
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A Pioneer Valley Transit Authority representative;
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A Town Report Committee, consisting of four members for term of years;
Other Appointed Officials:
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The Town Collector shall appoint an Assistant Collector, for a term of three years;
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The Town Clerk shall appoint an Assistant Town Clerk, for a term of three years;
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The Town Treasurer shall appoint an Assistant Treasurer, for a term of three years;
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The Director of Public Health shall appoint:
A Public Health Sanitarian.
Public Health Nurses, two.
A Burial Agent.
A Disposer of Dead Animals.
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The Director of Public Works shall appoint:
An Assistant to the Director of Public Works.
A Operations Superintendent.
A Superintendent of Shade Tree Management and Pest Control (132:13[4]).
A Parks Superintendent.
A Tree Warden.
A Water Systems Manager.
An Engineering Aide.
[4]
Editor's Note: See MGL c. 132, § 13.
21. 
The Mayor and Town Council shall have authority to adopt measures which clarify, confirm or extend any of the transitional provisions in order that such transition may be made in the most expeditious and least contentious manner possible.
22. 
The full force of the provisions of Section 5-8 concerning allotments shall be suspended during the fiscal year in which the Charter first goes into effect. During such first fiscal year the Mayor may, however, provide for partial use of allotments in order to develop information and familiarity on the part of all concerned with the way in which such process will be employed during subsequent years.
(a) 
Certain special laws specifically recognized and retained - The following special laws establishing the Town of West Springfield and defining its physical boundaries are specifically recognized and retained:
(1774) AN ACT for dividing the Township of Springfield, and erecting the western part thereof into a separate Town, by the name of West Springfield;
(1800) AN ACT for dividing the Second parish in the Town of West Springfield, in the County of Hampshire, into two parishes;
(February 6, 1800) (1800) AN ACT to set off Timothy Horton from the First Parish in West Springfield, in the County of Hampshire, and to annex him to the Second Parish in said Town. (June 13, 1800);
(1802) AN ACT to set off a certain tract of land, with the inhabitants thereon, from the Town of Westfield, in the county of Hampshire, and annex it to the Town of West Springfield in the same county. (March 3, 1802);
(1813: Chapter 60) AN ACT to Annex Aribert Leonard And Martin Wilson To The Second Parish In West Springfield (JUNE 16, 1813);
(1815: Chapter 5) AN ACT to set off Simon Walkey and John Moore from the Second Parish, and Annex Them to the First Parish in West Springfield. (JUNE 13, 1815);
(1817: Chapter 67) AN ACT to annex John Cooper to the Second Parish in West Springfield;
(February 2, 1818) (1850: Chapter 71) AN ACT to incorporate the Town of Holyoke. (March 14, 1850);
(1960: Chapter 356) AN ACT to Re-Establish a Portion of the Boundary Line Between the Towns of Agawam And West Springfield.
(b) 
Certain special laws recognized and retained, in part - The following special laws which were enacted for the purpose of authorizing and enabling the Town to exercise certain powers or perform certain functions prior to the ratification of Article 89, the Home Rule Amendment, to the State Constitution which might otherwise not have been available to the Town, are hereby recognized; so much of these acts which grant a power or authority to the Town which the Town might not otherwise have are hereby retained but all such acts are otherwise hereby repealed:
(1916: Chapter 276) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ALIENATION FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES OF A PART OF A TOWN BURIAL GROUND IN WEST SPRINGFIELD;
(1922: Chapter 311) AN ACT PROVIDING FOR PRECINCT VOTING, REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETINGS, TOWN MEETING MEMBERS, A REFERENDUM AND AN ANNUAL MODERATOR IN THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD;
(1926: Chapter 113) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO ACT AS ITS BOARD OF SURVEY IF SO PROVIDED BY BY-LAW;
(1935: Chapter 7) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT IN THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD OF A TOWN PHYSICIAN;
(1939: Chapter 7) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO ESTABLISH A PARK AND PLAYGROUND COMMISSION;
(1941: Chapter 284) AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE OF THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD BE A TOWN MEETING MEMBER EX OFFICIO;
(1945: Chapter 499) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO LEASE CERTAIN LAND IN THE TOWN OF AGAWAM FOR PUBLIC PLAY-GROUND AND RECREATION CENTER PURPOSES;
(1948: Chapter 292), AN ACT RELATIVE TO REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETINGS IN THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD;
(1956: Chapter 352). AN ACT RELATIVE TO REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETINGS IN THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD;
(1964: Chapter 493) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE ON CERTAIN PARK LAND IN SAID TOWN;
(1965: Chapter 858) AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE TOWN ENGINEER OF THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD SHALL EXERCISE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS (AND PLACING THE OFFICE OF TOWN ENGINEER UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW AND RULES);
(1972: Chapter 618) AN ACT PROVIDING FOR MODIFICATIONS IN THE ELECTION OF TOWN MEETING MEMBERS IN THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD;
(1973: Chapter 389) AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SELECTMEN-ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD;
(1975: Chapter 48) AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE MODERATOR IN THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD;
(1982: Chapter 647) AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE LICENSING AND KEEPING OF DOGS IN THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD;
(1984: Chapter 17) AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PARK COMMISSION AND A RECREATION COMMISSION AND FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE EXISTING PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION IN THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD;
(1987: Chapter 475) AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS IN THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD.
(c) 
Certain special laws providing obsolete borrowing authority, repealed - The following special laws which authorized the Town to borrow certain sums of money, for certain particular purposes, are hereby recognized as obsolete and are to stand repealed:
(1878: Chapter 238) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO BORROW MONEY FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES (bridge construction);
(1897: Chapter 87) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL WATER LOAN;
(1898: Chapter 186) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO REFUND A PORTION OF ITS DEBT;
(1900: Chapter 190) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL WATER LOAN;
(1905: Chapter 333) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL WATER LOAN;
(1906: Chapter 297) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO MAKE A BRIDGE LOAN;
(1908: Chapter 600) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL WATER LOAN;
(1920: Chapter 228) AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL WATER LOAN;
(1922: Chapter 473) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO BORROW MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES
(1949: Chapter 274) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO BORROW MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES;
(1961: Chapter 120) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO BORROW MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUGMENTING ITS SEWAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM;
(1965: Chapter 371) AN ACT EXTENDING THE TIME WITHIN WHICH THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD MAY BORROW MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUGMENTING ITS SEWAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM;
(1969: Chapter 443) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO BORROW MONEY FOR TOWN HALL PURPOSES.
(d) 
Certain other obsolete special laws repealed - The following special laws which were enacted for special purposes and were limited in time by their own terms are hereby recognized as being obsolete and are to stand repealed, but all acts and things done under the authority of the said special laws is hereby preserved:
(1950: Chapter 360) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE BY THE COMMONWEALTH TO THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN SAID TOWN;
(1954: Chapter 171) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO PERMIT ROBERT R. LEWIS TO BECOME A MEMBER OF ITS RETIREMENT SYSTEM;
(1955: Chapter 281) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMONWEALTH TO CONVEY A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND TO THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD;
(1958: Chapter 107) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO CONVEY A PORTION OF AMOSTOWN ROAD PLAYGROUND TO FRANK F. ZENDEK AND PAULINE M. ZENDEK;
(1960: Chapter 397) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO SELL AND CONVEY CERTAIN PARK LAND TO JAMES D. ALLAN AND KATHERINE T. ALLAN;
(1960: Chapter 681) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONVEY CERTAIN LAND IN THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD TO SAID TOWN;
(1963: Chapter 97) AN ACT PROVIDING LIFE TENURE FOR WALLACE W. WYMAN INCUMBENT OF THE OFFICE OF TOWN ENGINEER OF THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD;
(1963: Chapter 629) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONVEY CERTAIN LAND IN WEST SPRINGFIELD TO SAID TOWN;
(1963: Chapter 747) AN ACT REPEALING THE LAW PROVIDING LIFE TENURE FOR WALLACE W. WYMAN INCUMBENT OF THE OFFICE OF TOWN ENGINEER OF THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD;
(1964: Chapter 18) AN ACT PROVIDING LIFE TENURE FOR IRVING J. DONAHUE, INCUMBENT OF THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' AGENT OF THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD;
(1979: Chapter 547) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF MARK D. LUSSIER AS A FIREFIGHTER IN THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD NOTWITHSTANDING CERTAIN AGE REQUIREMENTS;
(1991: Chapter 467) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES TO PAY A CERTAIN SUM OF MONEY TO THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD FOR CERTAIN VETERANS' BENEFITS PAID BY SAID TOWN.