No officer of the Town shall, in his official capacity, make
or pass upon, or participate in making or passing upon, any sale,
contract or agreement or the terms or amount of any payment in which
the Town is interested and in which such officer has any personal
financial interest, direct or indirect.
No contract involving an obligation of the Town in excess of
$10,000 shall be binding upon the Town unless it is in writing and
signed by at least a majority of the board or committee duly authorized
or having control of the appropriation against which such obligation
is incurred; and such board or committee shall make a record of every
such contract in a book which shall be the property of the Town.
Every contract exceeding $1,000 shall be accompanied by a suitable
bond for the performance of the same, or by the deposit of money or
security to the amount of such bond if so requested by the officer
or board authorized to make the contract.
[Amended 4-1-1991 ATM, Art. 9]
No board or officer shall make any contract on behalf of the
Town, the execution of which shall necessarily extend beyond three
years from the date thereof, subject to the appropriation of funds,
except as otherwise provided by law, as allowed under MGL c. 30B,
§ 12.
[Amended 5-22-2021 ATM by Art. 1]
Any board or officer in charge of a department of the Town may,
with the approval of the Select Board, sell any personal property
of the Town within the possession or control of the department which
has become obsolete, or is not required for further use by the department,
and which does not, in the opinion of the Select Board, exceed $500
in value, said notice of sale to be posted in Town Hall at least 14
days before sale.
[Added 2-25-1992 STM, Art. 6]
No Town department or board shall sign any contract in excess
of $10,000, including, without limitation, collective bargaining agreements,
without first submitting any such proposed contract to the Finance
Committee for its review, and for a determination of the financial
impact of the proposed contract on the Town. Within 14 days of its
receipt of any proposed contract, the Finance Committee shall provide
the contracting department or board, in writing, with a statement
outlining the financial impact of the contract on the Town and its
recommendation as to whether the contract should be signed. In the
event of a negative recommendation, the Finance Committee shall specifically
state its reasons therefor. The Finance Committee shall be deemed
to have issued a favorable recommendation if the Committee does not
issue a recommendation within 14 days of its receipt of the proposed
contract. The recommendation of the Finance Committee shall be solely
advisory in nature. This bylaw is not intended, nor shall it be construed,
to limit, modify, or amend the authority of any Town department or
board to enter into contracts. In the event of emergency or other
circumstances making it not reasonable for a Town board or department
to submit a proposed contract to the Finance Committee as provided
herein, said board or department shall give the Finance Committee
a copy of said contract with as much notice as possible prior to the
signing of said contract, or if prior notice is not possible, a copy
of the signed contract within seven days of signing accompanied by
a statement explaining why shortened notice, or no notice, of said
contract was given to the Finance Committee.