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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7, § 5 (2026)

First deputy commissioner of administration

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Section 5. The secretary may, with the consent of the governor, appoint a first deputy commissioner of administration who shall also serve as undersecretary. The first deputy commissioner shall be a person of ability and experience; shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary; shall receive such salary as the secretary, with the approval of the governor, shall determine, and, shall devote the first deputy commissioner's entire time to the duties of the first deputy commissioner's office. The first deputy commissioner shall exercise such authority and discharge such duties of the secretary as the secretary may delegate to the first deputy commissioner; and in the absence or incapacity of the secretary or in the event of a vacancy in the position of the secretary, the said first deputy commissioner shall act as the secretary until the absence or incapacity shall have terminated or the vacancy shall have been filled.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1966–1967 · leading case: Comm'r of Admin. v. Kelley, 215 N.E.2d 653 (Mass. 1966).
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Comm'r of Admin. v. Kelley, 215 N.E.2d 653 (Mass. 1966). “31, § 21, took office on December 29, 1960, as Director of Personnel and Standardization pursuant to G. L. c. 7, §§ 5, 6, as then in effect, by appointment by the then Commissioner of Administration (whose term expired'on January 5,1961) with the approval of the Governor and…”
Comm'r of Admin. v. Kelley, 223 N.E.2d 670 (Mass. 1967). “31, § 21, duly took office December 29,1960, as Director of Personnel *688 and Standardization under G. L. c. 7, §§ 5 and 6, as then in effect, his appointment having been made by the then Commissioner of Administration with the approval of the Governor and the Executive Council.”
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