[[1]HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Boxford 5-20-1980 ATM, Art. 40 as Secs. 2-1-1 through 2-1-8 of the 1980 Bylaws. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Commissions, committees and boards — See Ch. 7.
Departments — See Ch. 11.
Officers and employees — See Ch. 19.
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Editor's Note: The title of this chapter was changed from "Selectmen, Board of" to "Select Board" 9-12-2020 ATM by Art. 19.
[Amended 5-11-1999 ATM. Art. 55; 9-12-2020 ATM by Art. 19]
A Select Board of five members shall be elected from the town at large for three-year overlapping terms of office. The Board shall exercise general supervision over all matters affecting the interest or welfare of the town. The Select Board shall have all the powers and duties of a board of selectmen under the General Laws and any special laws applicable to the Town of Boxford as well as such other powers and duties as are provided in these bylaws.
The Board may settle any claims or suits against the town which in its opinion cannot be defended successfully, acting upon advice of counsel when the amount to be paid exceeds $1,000. The Board may retain counsel in suits against the town whenever deemed necessary.
The Board may appear personally or by counsel before any committee of the Legislature, or board or commission, to protect the interests of the town, but it is not authorized under this bylaw to commit the town to any course of action.
The Board shall be authorized to appoint the following committees:
A. 
Boxford Water Resources and Drainage Committee.[1]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 7, Art. IX, Water Resources and Drainage Committee.
B. 
Three members at large of the Capital Budgeting Committee.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 7, Art. II, Capital Budgeting Committee.
C. 
Council on Aging.[3]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 7, Art. X, Council on Aging.
D. 
Finance Committee.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 7, Art. I, Finance Committee.
E. 
Recreation Committee.[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 7, Art. III, Recreation Committee.
F. 
Recycling Committee.
G. 
Zoning Board of Appeals.[6]
[6]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 196, Zoning, Art. X, Board of Appeals.
H. 
Conservation Commission.[7]
[7]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 7, Art. VIII, Conservation Commission.
I. 
Historic District Commission.[8]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 7, Art. XII, Historic Districts Commission.
J. 
Registrars of Voters.
K. 
Election officers.
L. 
Town Forest Committee.
The Board shall be authorized to appoint the Chief of the Fire Department, the Chief of the Police Department, and such other police officers as it deems necessary, an Executive Secretary, a Director of Civil Defense, and Inspector of Buildings, and Director of Communications, a Wire Inspector, a Gas Inspector, a Town Counsel, a Town Accountant, an Animal Control Officer, a Forest Warden, a Tree Warden, a Moth Superintendent, an Inspector of Animals, and a Superintendent of Public Works.[1]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 11, Departments, and Ch. 19, Officers and Employees.
The Board shall be authorized to set inspection fees for building inspections, road inspections, gas and wire inspections, installation or alteration of oil burners and fuel storage tanks, and Tree Warden services. Any person or firm requiring the services of the Tree Warden shall pay the town directly.
The Board shall be authorized to act on other committees as specified, act as a Board of Public Works, serve as Veterans Agent, without salary, and appoint one of its members to another office or position under its control.
[Amended 5-9-1990 ATM, Art. 29; 5-22-1997 ATM, Art. 57; 9-12-2020 ATM by Art. 19]
The Select Board shall be authorized to dispose of personal property owned by the town pursuant to MGL c. 30B.
[Amended 5-9-1990 ATM, Art. 30; 9-12-2020 ATM by Art. 19]
The Board shall be authorized to sell by public sale any property the town may acquire or has acquired by foreclosure of tax titles. Said parcels of land shall be sold at public auction, notice of which has been published in a newspaper of local circulation at least seven days in advance thereof, provided that the Select Board Members may, in respect to any parcel, reject any bid which is less than the accumulated taxes and costs thereon and; provided, further, that the Select Board Members may sell at private sale any parcel for which two auction sales, held within a period of 60 days, fail to bring bids high enough to cover the taxes and costs thereon, provided that the failure to send or post a notice as herein stated, or any insufficiency in the notice sent or posted, shall not invalidate the title to any property sold hereunder.
[Added 5-22-1997 ATM, Art. 46; 9-12-2020 ATM by Art. 19]
The Select Board and the procurement officer or officers designated pursuant to MGL c. 30B are authorized to enter into any contract for the exercise of the town's corporate powers, on such terms and conditions as are deemed appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person shall contract for any purposes, on any terms or under any conditions inconsistent with any applicable provision of any general or special law.