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

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 15 of the acts of 1989 is hereby amended by striking out clause (d).

SECTION 2. The second paragraph of said section 1 of said chapter 15 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- The term of office for the town clerk shall be up to three years.

SECTION 3. Section 3 of said chapter 15 is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words "(except the town clerk)".

SECTION 4. Section 7 of said chapter 15 is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 5, the words ", if a multiple member body, the number of members of any town body, in whole or in part," and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the number of members of any town multiple member body, in whole or part, and may.