Town of Agawam, MA Chapter A185 Local Option Statutes

[The following is a list of the local option statutes accepted or rejected by the Town of Agawam.]

§ A185-1 List of local option statutes.

Local Option Statutes Accepted or Rejected

by the

Town of Agawam

MGL Chapter	Amended by Chapter	Of the Acts of	Date of Action	Result of Action	Topic
	382	1871	8-29-1874	Accepted	Betterments
	386	1890	4-6-1891	Accepted	Ballots
	431	1888	4-7-1890	Accepted	Superintendent of Schools
	347	1890	4-6-1891	Accepted	To have public libraries
	417	1893	4-2-1894	Accepted	Precinct voting
	353	1905	7-28-1905	Accepted	Providing a water supply
	560	1907	4-4-1910	Accepted	Town election date
	560, § 381	1907	10-25-1910	Accepted	Precinct voting
	503	1912	11-5-1912	Accepted	Pensioning laborers
	807	1913	11-4-1913	Accepted	Workmen's compensation
	807	1913	3-2-1914	Accepted	Workmen's compensation
	487	1913	1914	No action taken	Promotion of call men
	494	1911	3-2-1914	Accepted	8-hour day
	217	1914	11-3-1914	Accepted	Vacations for workers
	688	1914	11-3-1914	Accepted	Saturday half holiday
	790	1914	11-3-1914	Accepted	Abolition — party enrollment — primaries
		1916, c. 104	11-7-1916	Accepted	New Year's Day a legal holiday
41, § 25A			11-7-1916	Accepted	Appointment of Assistant Assessors
	311G	1919	11-4-1919	Accepted	Continuation schools
32, Art. 16			3-7-1917	Accepted	Fire Department of towns
§§ 33, 34 and 35	516	1922	3-5-1923	Accepted	Accounting system
94, § 120			3-7-1923	Accepted	Licensing slaughterhouses
41, §§ 73-81	371	1926	12-3-1926	Accepted	Railroad securities
			3-9-1929	Accepted	Adopt a Board of Survey
	118	1938	5-9-1938	Accepted	Payment of certain bills on account of deaths and injuries suffered by certain town officers
54, § 103A	227	1938	5-9-1938	Accepted Rejected	Payment of annuities to the widows of Rocco Cascella and C.B. Jones Absentee voting
32, § 1-28			11-5-1946	Accepted	Contributory retirement system
	632	1955	11-8-1955	Accepted	Establish representative town government by limiting town meetings
33, § 59			10-22-1956	Accepted	Town employees shall not lose pay or vacation State Militia or during an annual tour of duty not exceeding 15 days as a member of the reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States
48, § 58B			2-18-1957	Accepted	48-hour week for permanent fire fighters
41, § 19B			2-18-1957	Accepted	Tenure of office of Town Clerk
32B	730	1956	2-17-1958	Accepted	Group insurance
31, § 47			2-17-1958	Accepted	Provisions regarding civil service
	93, § 3	1957	2-17-1958	Accepted	Board of Selectmen constitute Sewer Commission
	93	1957	3-17-1958	Accepted	Operating and establishing a system of sewerage and sewage disposal
	332	1958	3-7-1959	Accepted	Supervision of plumbing
	241	1960	11-8-1960	Accepted	Chief of Fire Department under Civil Service Laws
	297	1960	11-8-1960	Accepted	Holding of town elections
	56	1961	3-4-1961	Accepted	Veterans Agent in Western Hampden Veterans Service District
	286	1967	3-16-1968	Accepted	Time off or pay for police officers in certain criminal cases
78, § 19A			3-8-1969		Library appropriation
41, § 108			3-8-1969	Accepted	Fixing compensation for town elected offices
44, § 65			3-8-1969	Accepted	Vacation pay, advances to employees
90, § 20C			3-8-1969	Accepted	Parking of motor vehicles
32, § 58C	400	1967	3-8-1969	Rejected	Retirement allowances for police and fire
41, § 108I			3-13-1971	Accepted	A member of the Police Department assigned to photo or fingerprint identification work shall, after 1 year's service in such assignment, receive, in addition to his annual salary, $600. per year
41, § 108L			3-13-1971	Accepted	Establishing a career incentive pay program for the Police Department
	486	1971	11-16-1971	Accepted	Licensing Beano
41, § 100B		1971	3-11-1972	Accepted	Indemnification of retired police officers and fire fighters
		1974, C. 729	9-3-1974	Accepted	Recreation Department establish Revolving Fund
40, § 21			11-10-1975	Accepted	No parking in fire lanes of private ways
140, §§ 58 and 59			11-10-1975	Accepted	Fines for license holders
40, § 21 § 21			11-10-1975	Accepted
		Special Act	11-8-1976	Accepted	Remove Police Chief from civil service
83, as amended 40, § 22D			9-13-1978 11-20-1978	Accepted Accepted	Sewers, drains and sidewalks Removal of vehicles parked in violation of law
	377	1978	1-16-1979	Rejected	Granting of seasonal licenses for sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises
148, § 26C			6-4-1979	Accepted	Requiring installation of automatic smoke or heat detectors
40, § 8D			7-2-1979	Accepted	Establishing Historical Commission
32B, § 9A	870	1977	9-4-1979	Accepted
138, § 17A			6-2-1980	Rejected (referred to Ordinance Committee)
40, § 81			9-17-1980	Accepted	Energy Resource Commission
		1980, C. 416, § 2	1-7-1981	Accepted	Qualifications of certain Assessors
		1974, C. 729	11-4-1981	Accepted	Park and Recreation revolving fund ($4,000.)
90, § 20A1/2			12-21-1981	Accepted	Certain changes in the laws relative to parking of motor vehicles
		1981, C. 339	4-20-1982	Adopted	Authorizing cities and towns to allocate certain anticipated receipts
		1981, C. 743	6-21-1982	Accepted	Exemption for surviving spouse and minor child, persons over 70
138, § 12B			9-7-1982	Accepted	Nudity in premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages
		1982, C. 296	2-22-1983	Accepted	Authorize cities and towns to compensate School Committee members
40, § 56			5-2-1983	Adopted	Residential factor of 1 for fiscal year 1983
40, § 56			1-17-1984	Accepted	Adopt residential factor open space property
		1983, C. 348	4-2-1984	Accepted	Licensing and keeping of dogs
60A, § 1			5-21-1984	Accepted	Motor vehicle excise tax exemption for former POW's
40, § 56			11-6-1985	Accepted	Residential factor property taxed at same rate
188, § 13		1985	1-21-1986	Accepted	Accept professional development grants
71, § 52			8-4-1986	Accepted	Compensation to School Committee members
		1986, C. 73	9-17-1986	Accepted	Enabling the town to provide relief from the impact of revaluation to persons 70 years old
32B, § 10A			9-17-1986	Accepted	Extending dental insurance benefits to employees and retirees
32B, § 11A			9-17-1986	Accepted	Extending optional life insurance to active employees
32B, § 16			9-17-1986	Accepted	Health insurance
44, § 53D	63	1986	12-15-1986	Accepted	Increase Park and Recreation revolving fund to $10,000
		1986, C. 194	6-15-1987	Accepted	Authorizing a city or town to establish a scholarship fund
		1986, C. 705	12-21-1987	Accepted	Life insurance coverage for town employees and retired employees; increase limit to $5,000
40, § 56			8-1-1988	Adopted	Residential factor of 1 and all property be taxed at same rate
40, § 56			11-21-1988	Adopted	Residential factor of 1 and all property be taxed at same rate for FY 1989
41, § 91			1-17-1989	Accepted	Constables
140, § 147A			8-7-1989	Accepted	Empowered to enact bylaws and ordinances relative to the regulation of dogs
40, § 56			8-7-1989	Adopted	Residential factor of 82.6951 be utilized for FY 1990
		1989, C. 213	10-16-1989	Accepted	Authorizing cities and towns to penalize those who abandon motor vehicles
148, § 26G			4-17-1990	Accepted	Install automatic sprinklers in new buildings of more than 7,500 gross square feet in nonresidential buildings
148, § 26I			4-17-1990	Accepted	Installation of automatic sprinklers in buildings hereafter constructed or rehabilitated for residence and containing not fewer than 4 dwelling units
		C. 653, § 40, of Acts of 1989	6-4-1990	Accepted	Concerning assessment of buildings erected during the period of January 2 through June 30
32, § 22D			12-3-1990	Accepted	Wellness program, entrance and in-service physical fitness standards for applicable police and fire personnel, and the repeal of the CAP of $30,000 in conjunction with the Hampden County Retirement Board
40, § 39J1/2			12-17-1990	Accepted or town shall charge for	As of 1-1-1991, no city water on a descending unit rate basis
30B, § 12(b)			2-19-1991	Accepted	Authorizing the chief procurement officer to solicit and award any and all contracts for any term not to exceed 5 years
		1990, C. 291	4-1-1991	Accepted	Participation in enhanced 911 emergency telephone system
71, § 20A			2-18-1992	Accepted	Creation of an instructional trust fund account
40, § 56			9-21-1992	Accepted	Adopting a residential factor of .941375
59, § 5			5-3-1993	Accepted	Raising tax exemption for veteran service organizations
59, § 5			5-3-1993	Accepted	Allowing tax exemption for veteran service organizations
41, § 108L			12-20-1993	Accepted	"Quinn Bill" entitling members of the bargaining unit to receive police career incentive pay benefits
44, § 53F1/2			2-7-1994		Establishing an enterprise fund for operation of golf course
138, § 12	C. 481	1993	6-6-1994	Accepted	Allowing common victualers licensed to sell wine and malt beverages to also sell liqueurs and cordials
40, §§ 13A and 13C			10-3-1994	Accepted	Allowing the town to establish funds to pay workers' compensation claims
41, § 19J			4-6-1998	Approved	Increase annual stipend for the Clerk of the Board of Registrars
32, § 9D			6-1-1998	Approved	Pay one-half the amount of the premium to be paid by the surviving spouse of an insured or retired employee for health insurance
32, § 103H			12-6-1999	Accepted	Granting noncontributing retirees cost of living adjustments in the same amount and at the same time that such adjustments are granted to contributory retirees
170		1999	3-8-2000	Accepted	Allowing additional compensation of a town clerk or municipal collector or treasurer upon certification
32B, § 7A; 32B, § 9E			6-18-2001	Accepted	Authorizing the Town to pay more than 50% of an active or retired insured employee's total monthly cost for health insurance
44B, §§ 3 through 7			9-4-2001	Accepted	To establish a Community Preservation Fund
40, § 8J			4-20-2004	Accepted	Establish a Commission on Disability
39, § 23D			11-8-2006	Accepted	Attendance requirements for members of municipal boards
43D			3-24-2008	Accepted	Expediting permitting process (Priorty Development Sites)
32B, § 20			8-6-2012	Accepted	Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund
40, § 5B, paragraph 4			2-20-2018	Accepted	Dedication of energy revenues to the Energy Management Project Stabilization Fund
44, § 53F3/4			6-18-2018	Accepted	Establish a PEG Access and Cable Related Fund
41, § 110A			3-4-2019	Accepted	Permit the closure of Town Offices on any Saturday to the same extent as if such Saturday were a legal holiday
61L § 2			6-3-2019	Accepted	Allowing imposition of local sales tax on the sale of restaurant meals originating within Agawam
59, § 5, clause 22G			3-4-2020	Accepted	Enables real estate owned by a trustee, conservator or other fiduciary for a veteran's benefit and is the domicile of the veteran to be eligible for real estate tax exemptions
59, § 5, clause 22H			3-4-2020	Accepted	Exempts surviving parents or guardians of active military personnel who have died while on active duty or who went missing in action from taxation on their domiciles
200A, § 9A			5-17-2021	Accepted	Provides the Treasurer/Collector's Office the option of turning unclaimed funds over to the Town after ample notice is published and provided to the public
60, § 15B			2-7-2022	Accepted	Permits the establishment of a revolving fund to account for total costs associated with the tax title collection process