The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, January 22, 2007.

The committee on Bills in the Third Reading, to whom was referred the Bill making technical corrections to chapter one hundred ninety six of the acts of two thousand and six concerning certain civil service positions in the city of Worcester (House, No. 3981), reports recommending that the same be amended by substitution of the accompanying bill (House, No. 4497).

                                                                                 THOMAS A. GOLDEN, JR.

                                                                                       For the committee.

Substituted by the House, as recommended by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading, for a Bill making technical corrections to chapter one hundred ninety six of the acts of two thousand and six concerning certain civil service positions in the city of Worcester (House, No. 3981).  January 22, 2008.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Eight.

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An Act relative to certain civil service positions in the city of Worcester.

        Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 196 of the acts of 2006 is hereby amended by striking out sections 1 and 2 and inserting in place thereof the following two sections:- 

Section 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, employees in the departments and offices of the city of Worcester which have traditionally been considered exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws as assistants to the city manager assigned to the executive office of the city manager shall be exempt from the provisions of said chapter 31.  Those departments and offices shall include: the budget office; grants acquisition office; neighborhood services; the development office; the human resources office; the administrative staff of the planning and zoning boards; the historical commission; cultural commission; disabilities commission; human rights commission and status of women committee; the city architect and associated staff; engineering and architectural division of the department of public works and parks; the elder affairs department; the technical services department; and the office of workforce development.

       Section 2.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, employees in the following departments and offices of the city of Worcester shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws: the purchasing department; the assessors office; the elections commission; the cable service division of the executive office of the city manager; the office of veterans’ services; the customer service office; the public library department and the law department; city clerks department; and the city auditor department.  Nothing in this act shall impair the civil service status of an employee in a position governed by said chapter 31 on the effective date of this act.

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect as of August 1, 2006.

   SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect upon its passage..