[Adopted 3-10-1958 ATM (Ch. 2, Sub. A, Para. 1, of the Bylaws)]
No person receiving or entitled to receive salary, wages, fees
or other compensation from the Town for services as an officer of
the Town, either elective or appointive, or as a full-time or part-time
employee of the Town, shall be eligible to appointment as a member
of the Finance Committee. This provision, however, shall not apply
to members of the Civil Defense Organization, nor shall it prevent
the secretary of the Finance Committee from being a member of the
Finance Committee and also being compensated for services as such
secretary. No person shall be appointed to the Finance Committee unless
he or she shall be a registered voter of the Town.
[Adopted 4-30-1973 ATM (Ch. 2 Sub. B, Para. 24, §§ 1-4, of
the Bylaws)]
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Council on Aging for
the purpose of coordinating or carrying out programs designed to meet
the problems of aging, in cooperation with programs of the Department
of Elder Affairs established under MGL c. 19A.
Upon acceptance of this bylaw, the Board of Selectmen shall
appoint the Council on Aging consisting of seven members. The Board
shall appoint three members for three years; two members for two years;
two members for one year; and afterward each member shall be appointed
for a three-year term. The members of the Council shall serve without
pay.
Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the membership of the Council
by reason of death, resignation or inability to act, or for any other
reason, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the Board of
Selectmen for the remainder of the term.
The Council shall prepare and submit an annual report of its
activities to the Town, to be included in the Town Report, and shall
send a copy thereof to the Department of Elder Affairs.
The release of certain information regarding elderly persons
shall comply with the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 8B, as
amended from time to time. The use of these records shall comply with
MGL c. 19A, § 14 et seq., as a condition of receiving a
government contract, program grant or other benefit, or as otherwise
required by law.