Massachusetts Statutes
§ 6 — Personnel director; time of appointment; authority
Massachusetts § 6
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title IVCIVIL SERVICE, RETIREMENTS AND PENSIONS
Ch. 31AMUNICIPAL PERSONNEL SYSTEMS
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Bluebook
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 31A, § 6 (2026).
Text
Section 6. Within one hundred and eighty days following the effective date of a local ordinance or by-law, the municipality shall appoint a personnel director qualified for the position by reason of previous education, training, or experience.Said personnel director may be a professional city manager, town manager, executive secretary, or a local official with equivalent experience, or a person appointed by a group of municipalities to serve as a personnel director on a regional basis. The personnel director shall have full authority to administer such local personnel system and shall have direct access to the chief executive of the municipality. The duties of the personnel director shall be prescribed by ordinance or by-law.
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