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§ 17B — Compensation of mayor and city council

Massachusetts § 17B
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title VIICITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS
Ch. 43CITY CHARTERS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 17B (2026).

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Section 17B. In a city under Plan F the mayor and the members of the city council shall receive for their services such salary as the city council shall by ordinance determine, and they shall receive no other compensation from the city. The compensation for the mayor shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars annually in cities having a population of less than fifty thousand or twenty thousand dollars annually in cities having a population of fifty thousand or more. The compensation for city councillors shall not exceed two thousand dollars annually in cities having a population of less than fifty thousand, or three thousand dollars annually in cities having a population of fifty thousand or more.

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Nearby Sections

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§ 17
Oath of office; time of taking
§ 17A
Salaries of mayor, city manager and council
§ 17B
Compensation of mayor and city council
§ 17C
Four-year term for mayors in certain cities; acceptance by election; application of section
§ 17D
Two-year term for mayors in cities under Sec. 17C; acceptance by election
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