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Ipswich officials ask legislature to remove residency requirement for town manager second term
Summary
Ipswich select board and town officials urged the committee to enact a home‑rule petition to remove a charter requirement that a town manager live in Ipswich during a second term, saying the change will widen the candidate pool for a currently vacant post.
Officials from Ipswich asked the committee Thursday to approve a home‑rule petition, House Bill 4243, to remove a town‑charter requirement that a town manager become a resident when appointed for a second term.
Select Board Chair Charles Serpitsky told the panel the board unanimously supports the change and that Town Meeting approved the petition by a large margin — "506 in…
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