Bill > H5154

This bill proposes to give the Ware Board of Selectmen the authority to serve as fire commissioners, allowing them to appoint all fire officers and firefighters in the town of Ware. This represents a change from the existing state law (G.L. Chapter 48, Section 42) which gives the fire chief the power to appoint firefighters and officers. The bill states that the fire chief would retain all other powers and responsibilities as outlined in the existing law, but the legislature may modify the legislation as needed to achieve the general public objectives of the petition.