Citizen’s Petition for Special Legislation Concerning
Fluoride for Annual Town Meeting in May of 2020
Move that the town will vote to authorize the Board of
Selectmen to seek Special Legislation as set forth below: provided, however,
that the General Court may make clerical or editorial changes of form only to
the bill, unless the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to approve
amendments which shall be within the scope of the general public objectives of
the petition, as follows:
An Act authorizing Annual Town Meeting as the responsible
party on any and all decisions involving fluoridating or not fluoridating the
public water supply.
Section I. Notwithstanding Section 8C, Chapter 111, Title
XVI, Part I of the general laws or of any general or special law to the
contrary, the legislative body at Annual Town Meeting with a majority vote
shall be authorized to make any and all decisions in regards to fluoridating or
not fluoridating the public water supply however should town meeting vote to
fluoridate the public water supply oversight on fluoride dose shall go to the
town’s Board of Health. Annual town
meeting shall also make decisions on health warnings involving water
fluoridation and any other decisions involving fluoride and the public water
supply.
Section 2. Upon
effective date of this act the Legislative body at Annual Town Meeting shall
become the responsible party for all matters concerning fluoride and the public
water supply.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.
Legal Signature
Now Registered at
Print-name Prec.
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