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H2357 • 2025

An Act amending the charter of the town of Sandwich

An Act amending the charter of the town of Sandwich

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Sponsor
Steven George Xiarhos
Last action
2025-10-16
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act amending the charter of the town of Sandwich

An Act amending the charter of the town of Sandwich By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending the charter of the town of Sandwich By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2357) of Steven George Xiarhos (by vote of the town) that the charter of the town of Sandwich to be amended to change the town clerk position from an appointed position to an elected position.
  • Municipalities and Regional Government.
  • [Local Approval Received.] Status: Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill History

  1. 2025-10-16 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  2. 2025-08-21 Senate

    Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  3. 2025-08-18 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  4. 2025-07-21 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  5. 2025-07-21 House

    Rules suspended

  6. 2025-07-21 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  7. 2025-07-14 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  8. 2025-05-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  9. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

  10. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act amending the charter of the town of Sandwich
By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2357) of Steven George Xiarhos (by vote of the town) that the charter of the town of Sandwich to be amended to change the town clerk position from an appointed position to an elected position. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2357

SECTION 1. Section 4.1 of article IV of the charter of the town of Sandwich, as appearing in section 2 of chapter 22 of the acts of 2014, is hereby amended by striking out the words "a town clerk;".

SECTION 2. Said article IV of said charter, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out section 4.5 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 4.5 TOWN CLERK

There shall be an appointed town clerk. The position of town clerk shall be that of a department head appointed in accordance with the process used for appointing other department heads.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the position of elected town clerk in the town of Sandwich shall be abolished upon the effective date of this act and the term of the elected incumbent terminated; provided, however, that the elected incumbent shall then become the first appointed town clerk and shall serve in that capacity for a period of time equivalent to the remainder of the elected term or sooner resignation, retirement or removal. Thereafter, appointments to the position of town clerk shall be made pursuant to section 4.5 of article IV of the charter of the town of Sandwich.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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