Bill > H2218

This bill proposes to amend Chapter 37 of the Massachusetts General Laws by adding a new section that allows sheriffs to appoint an executive director and an assistant executive director to the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association, an organization focused on coordinating and standardizing services and programs related to incarceration and recidivism. These appointed individuals will be responsible for tasks such as data collection, report generation, and providing technical assistance and training to ensure consistency in operations. Importantly, the executive director and assistant executive director will not be subject to certain civil service regulations (specifically, section forty-five of chapter thirty and chapter thirty-one) and will serve at the discretion of a majority of the sheriffs. The executive director will also have the authority to manage appropriated funds, federal grants, and other contributions, enter into service agreements with sheriffs for training and collaboration, and hire additional staff as authorized by the sheriffs, with both positions requiring full-time dedication during ordinary business hours.