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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 39, § 8A

Removal of officers; procedure; exception

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 39, § 8A, Removal of officers; procedure; exception, Massachusetts, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1543330
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Section 8A. Unless otherwise provided in any general law or in any special law relating to a city, any officer or official appointed or elected by the city council may be removed by said council for cause after a public hearing, written notice of which shall be given said officer or official fourteen days, at least, prior to the date thereof. This section shall not apply to any officer or official who is subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one.