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Chicopee rules committee reviews recall bill language, removes paragraph on paid administrative leave for indicted officials
Summary
The rules committee reviewed a proposed special-law recall bill and voted to delete a paragraph that would have placed indicted elected officials on paid administrative leave pending resolution; committee also discussed petition thresholds and the recall process.
The Chicopee Rules Committee reviewed a proposed special-law bill on April 8 that would add a local recall process to the city charter and voted to delete a provision that would have placed indicted elected officials on paid administrative leave until their cases concluded.
Attorney discussion at the meeting explained the proposed draft separates recall procedures by how an official is elected: at-large officials would require an initial affidavit from 2,000 or more voters to trigger the petition process, while ward-elected officials would require 500 or more voters. After verification of signatures, petitioners must collect recall petition sheets containing signatures equal to 25% of registered voters in the city (for at-large offices) or in the…
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