PETITION OF:

SECTION 1. Section 4-1 of the charter of the town of Greenfield, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (a) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

(a) Composition, Term of Office- There shall be a School Committee, which shall

consist of seven (7) members. Six (6) of these members shall be nominated and

elected by and from the voters of the Town at large. The Mayor shall serve, by virtue

of office, as the seventh member of the School Committee with all of the same

powers and duties as the members elected by the voters as School Committee

members.

SECTION 2. Said section 4-1 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out paragraph (b) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

(b) Term of Office- The term of office for the Six (6) persons elected by the voters as

School Committee members shall be for three (3) years each, with staggered terms,

beginning on the first business day of July after the Annual Town Election, and until

their successors have been qualified. (Transitional elections will provide for one

member of the School Committee to be elected for a three year term in the 2008

election, for two members of the School Committee to be elected for a three year term and for one member of the School Committee to be elected for a two year term

in the 2009 election, for two members of the School Committee to be elected for a

three year term in the 2010 election, and for two members of the School Committee

to be elected for three year terms at each election thereafter.)

SECTION 3. Section 6-3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out paragraphs (a) and (b) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraphs:-

(a) Establishment, Scope- There shall be a Department of Municipal Finance responsible

for the performance of all of the fiscal and financial activities of the Town. The

Director of Municipal Finance shall assume all of the duties and responsibilities

related to municipal finance activities which prior to the adoption of the Home Rule

Charter were performed by or under the authority of the Town Accountant, the Town

Treasurer, the Town Collector, and the Board of Assessors; and it may have such

additional powers, duties and responsibilities with respect to municipal finance related

functions and activities as the Town may from time to time provide, by bylaw. So

much of the powers of a chief procurement officer which the Mayor does not

personally exercise, shall be assigned to the Department of Municipal Finance. All

activity by the Mayor acting as a Chief Procurement Officer shall be processed

through the Department of Municipal Finance.

(b) Director of Municipal Finance- The Department of Municipal Finance shall be

under the direct control and supervision of a Director of Municipal Finance who shall

be appointed by and who shall be responsible to the Mayor. The Mayor shall also

appoint the person, or persons, performing the duties of Town Collector and Town

Treasurer. The Director of Municipal Finance shall be a person especially fitted by

education, experience and training to perform the duties of the office. The Director of

Municipal Finance shall be responsible for the supervision and coordination of all

activities of the Department of Municipal Finance in accordance with the General

Laws, Town bylaws, administrative code and rules and regulations. The Director of

Municipal Finance shall serve, as the Mayor may from time to time specify, as the

Town Treasurer, Town Collector, Treasurer- Collector or Town Accountant.

SECTION 4. Section 6-4 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out paragraphs (a) and (b) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraphs:-

(a)Establishment, Scope- There shall be a Department of Planning and Development

responsible for the coordination of all the planning and development related activities

of the Town. The Director of Planning and Development shall be responsible for the

coordination of all of the duties and responsibilities related to planning and

development activities which prior to the adoption of the Home Rule Charter were

performed by or under the authority of the Planning Board, Board of Appeals, and the

Conservation Commission; and it may have such additional powers, duties and

responsibilities with respect to the coordination of planning and development related

functions and activities as the Town may from time to time provide, by bylaw, and

which may include the coordination of all land acquisition and land management

proposals, economic development planning, the preparation of a comprehensive or

master plan and maintenance of a centralized source of records, reports, statistical data

and other planning and development related materials.

(b)Director of Planning and Development- The Department of Planning and

Development shall be under the direct control and supervision of a Director of

Planning and Development who shall be appointed by and who shall be responsible to

the Mayor. The Director of Planning and Development shall be a person especially

fitted by education, experience and training to perform the duties of the office. The

Director of Planning and Development shall be responsible for the supervision and

coordination of all activities of the Department of Planning and Development in

accordance with the General Laws, Town bylaws, administrative code and rules and

regulations.

SECTION 5. Section 6-9 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (b) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

(b)The Board of License Commissioners shall consist of five (5) voters appointed by the

Mayor for terms of three (3) years, beginning on the first business day of July, 2008.

No person, while a member of the Board of License Commissioners, shall have any

connection, directly or indirectly, with the sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages

in any form.

SECTION 6. Paragraph (d) of Section 6-11 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out subsection 4 and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

Final interviews for appointments and promotions of officers and men and women, in the police and fire department shall be conducted by the commission and the chief. The chief shall submit his recommendations to the commission and the commission, if it does not agree with said recommendations, shall submit written reasons for not concurring with said recommendations to the Mayor. Appointments and promotions of public safety personnel shall be made in accordance with Civil Service Law and the General Laws, and local hiring policy requirements as defined by the Mayor, respectively.

SECTION 7. Section 6-21 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out paragraphs (a) and (c) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraphs:-

(a) There shall be a Conservation Commission consisting of five (5) members

appointed by the Mayor, with approval by Town Council, serving staggered three-

year terms.

by the appointment of a new member by the Mayor.

SECTION 8. Section 1 of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2008.