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City of Haverhill, MA
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2024-10-08
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The Code
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Part I Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 70 Officers and Employees
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
The Code
Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 3
Administration of Government
Ch 6
Authorities
Ch 11
Boards and Commissions
Ch 18
Claims Approval
Ch 21
Committees
Ch 25
Councils
Ch 32
Departments
Ch 34
Emergency Management
Ch 36
Fees and Receipts
Ch 39
Flag, City
Ch 43
Fundraising
Ch 54
Historic Districts
Ch 60
Libraries
Ch 66
Meetings
Ch 70
Officers and Employees
Ch 70 Art I
City Clerk
§ 70-1
Qualifications; oath.
§ 70-2
Bond.
§ 70-3
Keeper of City Seal.
§ 70-4
Duties.
§ 70-5
Clerk of Council.
§ 70-6
Custodian of documents; office includes City Engineer's; genealogy searches.
§ 70-7
Record of elections and terms.
§ 70-8
Notices to various officers required.
§ 70-9
Payment of fees to Treasurer.
§ 70-10
Furnishing copies of ordinances.
Ch 70 Art II
Auditor of Accounts
§ 70-11
Duties generally.
§ 70-12
System of accounts.
§ 70-13
Notice of expenditure of appropriations.
§ 70-14
Annual audit.
§ 70-15
Records of loans.
§ 70-16
Cancellation of evidence of indebtedness.
§ 70-17
Duties as to bills, accounts, payrolls and claims.
§ 70-18
Examination of reports and accounts.
§ 70-19
Verifying balances of accounts of Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.
§ 70-20
General ledgers.
§ 70-21
Reports to Council.
§ 70-22
Financial year.
§ 70-23
Deputy Auditor.
Ch 70 Art III
Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
§ 70-24
Bond.
§ 70-25
Deposits in banks.
§ 70-26
Safe deposit of documents; delivery to successor.
§ 70-27
Assistant and deputy.
§ 70-28
Care and custody of funds.
§ 70-29
Accounts of receipts and expenditures.
§ 70-30
Payment of drafts, orders and warrants; check-signing methods.
§ 70-31
Collection of rents, assessments, bills, claims, accounts and demands.
§ 70-32
Summary reports.
§ 70-33
Monthly summary.
§ 70-34
Assessment or charges for drains or sewers.
§ 70-35
Mailing of tax bills.
§ 70-36
Demand of payment for unpaid taxes.
§ 70-37
Deposit of money collected.
§ 70-38
Accounting by Collector of Taxes.
Ch 70 Art IV
City Solicitor
§ 70-39
Qualifications; assistance.
§ 70-40
Assistants.
§ 70-41
Vacancy in office.
§ 70-42
Duties.
§ 70-43
Furnishing legal advice to Council and officers.
§ 70-44
Approval of bonds; prosecution of suits and actions.
§ 70-45
Defense of City and officers.
§ 70-46
Appearance before Legislature.
§ 70-47
Performing acts required by Mayor or Council.
§ 70-48
Prosecuting, defending and settling suits.
§ 70-49
Compensation; traveling expenses.
§ 70-50
Claims for damages; investigation; notice of accidents.
§ 70-51
Defense of certain persons prohibited.
Ch 70 Art V
City Engineer
§ 70-52
Custodian of maps, plans and surveys.
§ 70-53
Record of names, dates and boundaries of streets and ways.
§ 70-54
Assignment of street numbers.
§ 70-55
Record of sidewalks.
§ 70-56
Records of sewers and drains.
§ 70-57
Surveys, plans and other specifications; other duties.
§ 70-58
Dams, bridges and other engineering structures.
§ 70-59
Preparation of plans for use in real estate assessments.
§ 70-60
Views and plans of accident locations.
§ 70-61
Furnishing information regarding grades and lines of streets.
§ 70-62
Filing of maps, surveys and other records in Engineer's office.
§ 70-63
Assistant City Engineer.
Ch 70 Art VI
Director of Buildings
§ 70-64
Appointment.
§ 70-65
Duties pertaining to construction and alteration of City buildings.
§ 70-66
Care and custody of buildings.
§ 70-67
Records.
§ 70-68
Supervision of custodians; rules and regulations.
§ 70-69
Inspections.
§ 70-70
Rooms for meetings and elections.
Ch 70 Art VII
City Messenger
§ 70-71
Appointment; compensation.
Ch 70 Art VIII
Inspector of Animals
§ 70-72
Appointment; duties; compensation.
§ 70-73
Notice of diseases in animals.
§ 70-74
Records and reports.
Ch 70 Art IX
Assessor
§ 70-75
Organization; quorum.
§ 70-76
Vacancy in office of Clerk to Assessor.
§ 70-77
Powers and duties.
§ 70-78
Records.
§ 70-79
Manner of making assessments.
§ 70-80
Completion of work and delivery of lists.
§ 70-81
Applications for abatements.
§ 70-82
Manner of making abatements.
§ 70-83
Returns to Auditor and Treasurer.
§ 70-84
Summary of abatements to be filed.
Ch 70 Art X
Conservation Enforcement Officer
§ 70-85
Position established.
§ 70-86
Enforcement of laws and ordinances.
§ 70-87
Abatement of violations.
§ 70-88
Patrolling required.
§ 70-89
Additional powers and duties.
§ 70-90
Coordination with other departments.
Ch 70 Art XI
Constables
§ 70-91
Appointment; compensation.
§ 70-92
Categories.
§ 70-93
Employees of City.
§ 70-94
Vacancies; special employees.
Ch 70 Art XII
Chief of Police
§ 70-95
Powers.
§ 70-96
Duties.
§ 70-97
Establishment of rules and regulations.
§ 70-98
Report of defects and nuisances in streets, ways and public grounds.
§ 70-99
Record.
§ 70-100
Record of arrests.
§ 70-101
Daily record for certain crimes.
§ 70-102
List of officers; report.
§ 70-103
Payment of fees to Treasurer.
§ 70-104
Duty to inform City Solicitor and District Attorney.
§ 70-105
Annual report.
§ 70-106
Hours of Chief of Police.
§ 70-107
Duties of Deputy Chief.
Ch 70 Art XIII
Tree Warden
§ 70-108
Powers and duties.
§ 70-109
Deputies; compensation.
§ 70-110
Rules and regulations; prosecuting violations.
§ 70-111
Records and accounts.
§ 70-112
Revolving fund established.
§ 70-113
Use of fund.
§ 70-114
Commemorative trees.
Ch 70 Art XIV
Sealer of Weights and Measures
§ 70-115
Appointment; compensation; assistance.
§ 70-116
Duties.
§ 70-117
Fees.
§ 70-118
Office and office hours.
§ 70-119
Recordkeeping.
Ch 70 Art XV
Inspector of Wires
§ 70-120
Appointment; powers; compensation.
§ 70-121
Deputies.
§ 70-122
Duties.
§ 70-123
Enforcement; right of entry.
§ 70-124
Plans of electrical installations to be filed; reports by owners; contents.
§ 70-125
Supervision over wires owned by City.
§ 70-126
Complete records required; contents and availability of records; reports on complaints.
Ch 70 Art XVI
Moth Superintendent
§ 70-127
General powers and duties; compensation.
§ 70-128
Duties of Superintendent.
§ 70-129
Records of costs and expenses required.
Ch 70 Art XVII
Planning Director
§ 70-130
Office created.
§ 70-131
Duties.
Ch 70 Art XVIII
Director of Recreation
§ 70-132
Establishment; duties.
§ 70-133
Hiring of personnel.
Ch 70 Art XIX
Chief Procurement Officer
§ 70-134
Appointment; salary.
§ 70-135
Duties.
Ch 72
Ordinances, Adoption of
Ch 75
Pensions and Other Benefits
Ch 77
Personnel Policies and Regulations
Ch 80
Purchasing and Contracts
Ch 83
Revolving Funds
Ch 85
Schools
Ch 87
Seal, City
Ch 94
Veterans' Services
General Legislation
Ch 97
Alarm Systems
Ch 100
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 101
Ambulance Service; Chair Car Service
Ch 104
Amusements
Ch 108
Auctions and Auctioneers
Ch 110
Auditorium
Ch 113
Bicycles
Ch 116
Boats and Boating
Ch 120
Building Construction
Ch 122
Building Maintenance
Ch 123
Buildings, Moving of
Ch 125
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 128
Charges and Fees, Miscellaneous
Ch 130
Citizens' Center
Ch 131
Composting Program, Municipal
Ch 132
(Reserved)
Ch 137
Dogs and Other Animals
Ch 141
Electrical Standards
Ch 143
Employment by City
Ch 145
Explosives and Firearms
Ch 150
Fire Prevention
Ch 156
Fortune-Telling
Ch 160
Graffiti
Ch 163
Hazardous Waste Facilities
Ch 167
Junk Dealers
Ch 171
Licensing
Ch 173
Littering
Ch 175
Loitering
Ch 182
Noise
Ch 185
Parades and Processions
Ch 187
Pawnbrokers; Secondhand Articles; Old Gold
Ch 189
Peace and Good Order
Ch 191
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 193
Playgrounds, Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 196
Property, City
Ch 200
Rental Permits
Ch 202
Renting to Minors
Ch 204
Sales, Special
Ch 206
Senior Citizen Tax Incentive Program
Ch 208
Sewers and Drains
Ch 213
Signs
Ch 216
Snow and Ice Removal
Ch 219
Stormwater Management
Ch 222
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 225
Swimming Pools
Ch 227
Tag Days
Ch 230
Taxicabs and Buses
Ch 235
Trick or Treat
Ch 240
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 241
Vehicles, Motor-Driven
Ch 242
Vehicles, Storage and Impoundment of
Ch 244
Vehicles, Unregistered or Abandoned
Ch 248
Wastewater Lift Station
Ch 249
Wastewater Treatment
Ch 250
Water
Ch 253
Wetlands
Ch 255
Zoning
Appendix
Ch A258
Acceptance of General Laws
Ch A259
Special Acts
Derivation Table
Ch DT
Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 70
Officers and Employees
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Haverhill as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Personnel policies and regulations — See Ch.
77
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Article I
City Clerk
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§ 70-1
Qualifications; oath.
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§ 70-2
Bond.
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§ 70-3
Keeper of City Seal.
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§ 70-4
Duties.
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§ 70-5
Clerk of Council.
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§ 70-6
Custodian of documents; office includes City Engineer's; genealogy searches.
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§ 70-7
Record of elections and terms.
chevron_right
§ 70-8
Notices to various officers required.
chevron_right
§ 70-9
Payment of fees to Treasurer.
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§ 70-10
Furnishing copies of ordinances.
chevron_right
Article II
Auditor of Accounts
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§ 70-11
Duties generally.
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§ 70-12
System of accounts.
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§ 70-13
Notice of expenditure of appropriations.
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§ 70-14
Annual audit.
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§ 70-15
Records of loans.
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§ 70-16
Cancellation of evidence of indebtedness.
chevron_right
§ 70-17
Duties as to bills, accounts, payrolls and claims.
chevron_right
§ 70-18
Examination of reports and accounts.
chevron_right
§ 70-19
Verifying balances of accounts of Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.
chevron_right
§ 70-20
General ledgers.
chevron_right
§ 70-21
Reports to Council.
chevron_right
§ 70-22
Financial year.
chevron_right
§ 70-23
Deputy Auditor.
chevron_right
Article III
Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
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§ 70-24
Bond.
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§ 70-25
Deposits in banks.
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§ 70-26
Safe deposit of documents; delivery to successor.
chevron_right
§ 70-27
Assistant and deputy.
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§ 70-28
Care and custody of funds.
chevron_right
§ 70-29
Accounts of receipts and expenditures.
chevron_right
§ 70-30
Payment of drafts, orders and warrants; check-signing methods.
chevron_right
§ 70-31
Collection of rents, assessments, bills, claims, accounts and demands.
chevron_right
§ 70-32
Summary reports.
chevron_right
§ 70-33
Monthly summary.
chevron_right
§ 70-34
Assessment or charges for drains or sewers.
chevron_right
§ 70-35
Mailing of tax bills.
chevron_right
§ 70-36
Demand of payment for unpaid taxes.
chevron_right
§ 70-37
Deposit of money collected.
chevron_right
§ 70-38
Accounting by Collector of Taxes.
chevron_right
Article IV
City Solicitor
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§ 70-39
Qualifications; assistance.
chevron_right
§ 70-40
Assistants.
chevron_right
§ 70-41
Vacancy in office.
chevron_right
§ 70-42
Duties.
chevron_right
§ 70-43
Furnishing legal advice to Council and officers.
chevron_right
§ 70-44
Approval of bonds; prosecution of suits and actions.
chevron_right
§ 70-45
Defense of City and officers.
chevron_right
§ 70-46
Appearance before Legislature.
chevron_right
§ 70-47
Performing acts required by Mayor or Council.
chevron_right
§ 70-48
Prosecuting, defending and settling suits.
chevron_right
§ 70-49
Compensation; traveling expenses.
chevron_right
§ 70-50
Claims for damages; investigation; notice of accidents.
chevron_right
§ 70-51
Defense of certain persons prohibited.
chevron_right
Article V
City Engineer
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§ 70-52
Custodian of maps, plans and surveys.
chevron_right
§ 70-53
Record of names, dates and boundaries of streets and ways.
chevron_right
§ 70-54
Assignment of street numbers.
chevron_right
§ 70-55
Record of sidewalks.
chevron_right
§ 70-56
Records of sewers and drains.
chevron_right
§ 70-57
Surveys, plans and other specifications; other duties.
chevron_right
§ 70-58
Dams, bridges and other engineering structures.
chevron_right
§ 70-59
Preparation of plans for use in real estate assessments.
chevron_right
§ 70-60
Views and plans of accident locations.
chevron_right
§ 70-61
Furnishing information regarding grades and lines of streets.
chevron_right
§ 70-62
Filing of maps, surveys and other records in Engineer's office.
chevron_right
§ 70-63
Assistant City Engineer.
chevron_right
Article VI
Director of Buildings
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§ 70-64
Appointment.
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§ 70-65
Duties pertaining to construction and alteration of City buildings.
chevron_right
§ 70-66
Care and custody of buildings.
chevron_right
§ 70-67
Records.
chevron_right
§ 70-68
Supervision of custodians; rules and regulations.
chevron_right
§ 70-69
Inspections.
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§ 70-70
Rooms for meetings and elections.
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Article VII
City Messenger
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§ 70-71
Appointment; compensation.
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Article VIII
Inspector of Animals
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§ 70-72
Appointment; duties; compensation.
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§ 70-73
Notice of diseases in animals.
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§ 70-74
Records and reports.
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Article IX
Assessor
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§ 70-75
Organization; quorum.
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§ 70-76
Vacancy in office of Clerk to Assessor.
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§ 70-77
Powers and duties.
chevron_right
§ 70-78
Records.
chevron_right
§ 70-79
Manner of making assessments.
chevron_right
§ 70-80
Completion of work and delivery of lists.
chevron_right
§ 70-81
Applications for abatements.
chevron_right
§ 70-82
Manner of making abatements.
chevron_right
§ 70-83
Returns to Auditor and Treasurer.
chevron_right
§ 70-84
Summary of abatements to be filed.
chevron_right
Article X
Conservation Enforcement Officer
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§ 70-85
Position established.
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§ 70-86
Enforcement of laws and ordinances.
chevron_right
§ 70-87
Abatement of violations.
chevron_right
§ 70-88
Patrolling required.
chevron_right
§ 70-89
Additional powers and duties.
chevron_right
§ 70-90
Coordination with other departments.
chevron_right
Article XI
Constables
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§ 70-91
Appointment; compensation.
chevron_right
§ 70-92
Categories.
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§ 70-93
Employees of City.
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§ 70-94
Vacancies; special employees.
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Article XII
Chief of Police
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§ 70-95
Powers.
chevron_right
§ 70-96
Duties.
chevron_right
§ 70-97
Establishment of rules and regulations.
chevron_right
§ 70-98
Report of defects and nuisances in streets, ways and public grounds.
chevron_right
§ 70-99
Record.
chevron_right
§ 70-100
Record of arrests.
chevron_right
§ 70-101
Daily record for certain crimes.
chevron_right
§ 70-102
List of officers; report.
chevron_right
§ 70-103
Payment of fees to Treasurer.
chevron_right
§ 70-104
Duty to inform City Solicitor and District Attorney.
chevron_right
§ 70-105
Annual report.
chevron_right
§ 70-106
Hours of Chief of Police.
chevron_right
§ 70-107
Duties of Deputy Chief.
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Article XIII
Tree Warden
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§ 70-108
Powers and duties.
chevron_right
§ 70-109
Deputies; compensation.
chevron_right
§ 70-110
Rules and regulations; prosecuting violations.
chevron_right
§ 70-111
Records and accounts.
chevron_right
§ 70-112
Revolving fund established.
chevron_right
§ 70-113
Use of fund.
chevron_right
§ 70-114
Commemorative trees.
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Article XIV
Sealer of Weights and Measures
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§ 70-115
Appointment; compensation; assistance.
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§ 70-116
Duties.
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§ 70-117
Fees.
chevron_right
§ 70-118
Office and office hours.
chevron_right
§ 70-119
Recordkeeping.
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Article XV
Inspector of Wires
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§ 70-120
Appointment; powers; compensation.
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§ 70-121
Deputies.
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§ 70-122
Duties.
chevron_right
§ 70-123
Enforcement; right of entry.
chevron_right
§ 70-124
Plans of electrical installations to be filed; reports by owners; contents.
chevron_right
§ 70-125
Supervision over wires owned by City.
chevron_right
§ 70-126
Complete records required; contents and availability of records; reports on complaints.
chevron_right
Article XVI
Moth Superintendent
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§ 70-127
General powers and duties; compensation.
chevron_right
§ 70-128
Duties of Superintendent.
chevron_right
§ 70-129
Records of costs and expenses required.
chevron_right
Article XVII
Planning Director
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§ 70-130
Office created.
chevron_right
§ 70-131
Duties.
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Article XVIII
Director of Recreation
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§ 70-132
Establishment; duties.
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§ 70-133
Hiring of personnel.
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Article XIX
Chief Procurement Officer
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§ 70-134
Appointment; salary.
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§ 70-135
Duties.
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