Section 5. The petition shall be in substantially the following form: To the (city council) (board of selectmen) of (name of city/town) We the undersigned, registered voters of the (city/town of ) respectfully petition your honorable body to cause to be submitted to vote of the voters the following question:— ''Shall the (city/town of ) adopt the optional form of municipal administration summarized as follows, according to the provisions of chapter forty-three C of the General Laws providing for optional plans of municipal administration?'' The text of the summary from the applicable section shall follow.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts
Chapter 43c - Optional Forms of Municipal Administration Act
Section 3 - Adoption Authorized; Conditions; Revocation or Rescission
Section 4 - Adoption; Initiation by Petition
Section 6 - Petition; Submission to Voters
Section 7 - Council or Board Proposal; Submission to Voters
Section 8 - Vote on Two or More Plans
Section 9 - Revocation or Rescission of Plan; Home Rule Alternative
Section 10 - Effect of Adoption; Employee Transfer; Consolidation of Agencies
Section 11 - Consolidated Department of Municipal Finance; Petition Summary; Ordinance or By-Law
Section 12 - Consolidated Department of Community Development; Petition Summary; Ordinance or By-Law
Section 13 - Consolidated Department of Municipal Inspections; Petition Summary; Ordinance or By-Law
Section 14 - Adoption, Revocation or Rescission of Plan; Majority Vote
Section 15 - Joint Agreements With Other Governmental Units; Consolidated Department Participation