Bill > H4268

This bill authorizes the Wrentham Select Board to remove the position of police lieutenant from the civil service requirements outlined in Chapter 31 of the Massachusetts General Laws. Civil service is a system of employment in public sector jobs that typically provides job protections and requires standardized hiring and promotion processes. The bill specifically states that the police lieutenant position will no longer be subject to civil service regulations, but importantly, it also protects the civil service status of any current lieutenant holding the position at the time the act takes effect. The bill allows the Select Board to take necessary actions to remove the position from civil service and grants the General Court (Massachusetts state legislature) the ability to make minor clerical or editorial changes to the bill. The act will take effect immediately upon its passage, giving the town of Wrentham more flexibility in managing its police department leadership positions by exempting the lieutenant role from the standard civil service framework.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4268