The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Martin J. Walsh

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act fully funding the collective bargaining agreement in the suffolk county sheriff department .

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PETITION OF:

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3836 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act fully funding the collective bargaining agreement in the suffolk county sheriff department .

                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

            A reserve in the amount of $404,550 shall be created to fund costs associated with a collective bargaining agreement negotiated between the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 93, Local 419, AFL-CIO; provided, that said reserve shall fund group legal benefits as described in the collective bargaining agreement covering the period from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2008; provided, further, that the Sheriff of Suffolk County is authorized and directed to expend these funds for this benefit in accordance with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement listed herein.