CITY OF WORCESTER PROPOSED ORDINANCE

CITY OF WORCESTER PROPOSED ORDINANCE The City Council of the City of Worcester at a meeting held in City Hall on February 24, 2026 voted to advertise the following on a roll call vote of Eleven Yeas and No Nays: AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO THE TERM OF CONSTABLES Whereas, in 2015, the City Council, acting upon the recommendation of the City Manager and under Article VI of the Home Rule Charter, adopted a Comprehensive Reorganization Plan containing a new Revised Ordinances of 2015, Part Two, Organization of City Agencies; and, Whereas, prior to the Reorganization Plan of 2015, the City Council adopted an amendment, in accordance with of G.L. chapter forty-one, sections ninety-one and ninety-one b, authorizing the City Manager to appoint constables for a term of three years; and, Whereas, for the sake of consistency and efficiency the City Manager has recommended increasing the term of constables and adopting the language which was effective prior to the Reorganization Plan adopted in 2015; Now, Therefore, Be it Ordained by the City Council of the city of Worcester, as follows: § 1. Article 6 of Part Two of the Revised Ordinances of 2015 is hereby amended by deleting section 10 thereof in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following new section 10: § 10. Constables (a) The city manager may appoint constables pursuant to the requirements of G.L. chapter forty-one, sections ninety-one and ninety-one B for a term of three years commencing on January first and ending at 11:59 p.m. on December thirty-first of each calendar year. No person who is not a resident of the city shall be eligible for appointment as a constable; provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not apply to regular full-time employees of the city who are required by the terms of their employment with the city to become constables. The city manager shall, from time to time, as public good may require, establish the number of constables to be appointed in the city. The chief shall investigate each applicant's fitness and qualifications under law for appointment as a constable. Any applicant seeking appointment or reappointment shall pay an application fee which shall be established by the chief from time to time. Each constable shall give the bond to the city in the amount and form required by the city, with sureties approved by the city, and shall file the bond with the city clerk. § 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon passage except that any constable appointed in calendar year 2024 shall be for a term of one year expiring on December 31, 2024. A Copy. Attest: Nikolin Vangjeli, City Clerk PO 1519 March 6, 2026 March 6 2026 LNEO0470942