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Ordinance committee refers draft administrative‑leave ordinance to full council without recommendation
Summary
After extended debate over language mirroring Massachusetts law, the Ordinance Committee voted to send an amended administrative‑leave ordinance to the full City Council without a recommendation.
The Ordinance Committee on March 19 voted to forward an amended ordinance on administrative leave and suspension of municipal employees to the full Holyoke City Council without a recommendation.
The measure, filed to establish local procedures for placing city employees on paid or unpaid administrative leave, was discussed at length. Councilor Paul Jourdain (maker of the order) said the intent was to align local rules with Massachusetts General Laws governing suspension of officers or employees who are under indictment for…
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