All bylaws, resolutions, rules, regulations,
and votes of the Town Meeting which are in force at the time this
Charter is adopted, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter,
shall continue in force until amended or repealed, including bylaws,
if any, which have been passed and have been approved by the Attorney
General but have not yet been published.
All committees, commissions, boards, departments,
officers, and other agencies of the Town shall continue to perform
their duties until reappointed, re-elected, or until the successors
to their respective positions are duly appointed or elected or their
duties have been transferred.
[Amended 12-2-2019 STM, Art. 18, approved 2020 Annual Town
Election]
Any person holding an office or position in
the administrative service of the Town or any person serving in the
employment of the Town shall retain such office or position and shall
continue to perform their duties until provisions shall have been
made in accordance with this Charter for the performance of the said
duties by another person or agency. Provided, however, that no person
in the permanent full-time service or employment of the Town shall
forfeit their pay grade or time in service. All such persons shall
be retained in a capacity as similar to their former capacity as it
is practical so to do.
All records, property and equipment whatsoever
of any office, department, or agency or part thereof, the powers and
duties of which are assigned in whole or in part to another office
or agency, shall be transferred forthwith to the office, department,
or agency to which such powers and duties are assigned.
All leases, contracts, franchises, and obligations
entered into by the Town or for its benefit prior to the effective
date of this Charter shall continue in full force and effect.
No action or proceeding, civil or criminal,
in law or in equity, pending at the time this Charter is to take effect,
brought by or against the Town or any office, department or other
agency thereof, shall be affected or abated by the adoption of this
Charter.
This Charter shall become effective on January
1, 1972. The election provisions of the Charter shall govern for the
Town elections of 1972, and the Annual Town Meeting shall be held
the last Monday of April, 1972.
