Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 60 (2026)

Appointments by mayor subject to confirmation; exceptions

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Section 60. Upon the adoption of Plan B, all heads of departments and members of municipal boards, except the school committee, officials appointed by the governor, and assessors if elected by the people, as their terms of office expire, shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council; but the city solicitor shall be appointed, and may be removed, by the mayor, without confirmation by the city council. This section shall apply to the city solicitor in office when Plan B becomes operative.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1963–1982 · leading case: Mayor of New Bedford v. City Council, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 251 (Mass. App. Ct. 1982).

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Mayor of New Bedford v. City Council, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 251 (Mass. App. Ct. 1982). · cites it 4× “Their primary claim is that the ordinance contravenes G. L. c. 43, § 60, which provides that in a Plan B city such as New Bed-ford (see G.”

Young v. Mayor of Brockton, 190 N.E.2d 396 (Mass. 1963). “202 (1934), it was held that an unconfirmed appointment was valid notwithstanding G. L. c. 43, § 60 (Plan B), which provides, inter alla, that 11 all heads of departments and members of municipal boards, except the school committee, officials appointed by the governor, and…”

Greco v. Mayor of Revere, 1 Mass. App. Ct. 135 (Mass. App. Ct. 1973). “c. 43, §§ 56-63. See Poremba v. Springfield, 354 Mass.”

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