[Amended 6-4-2018 ATM by Art. 28, approved 9-21-2018]
The Select Board shall have and exercise a general superintendence over all matters affecting the interests or welfare of the Town. The Select Board shall have all the powers and duties of a Board of Selectmen for purposes of the General Laws except as may otherwise be provided by the Town Charter.
[Amended 6-4-2018 ATM by Art. 28, approved 9-21-2018]
A. 
Settlement of claims. The Select Board shall have full authority as agents of the Town, after consultation with the Town Counsel, to settle any claims or suits against the Town which, in their judgment, cannot be successfully defended when the sum to be paid does not exceed the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars.
B. 
Prosecution of and defense against suits. The Select Board shall have full authority as agents of the Town, after consultation with the Town Counsel, to institute and prosecute any and all necessary suits and proceedings on behalf of the Town, and to appear and defend any and all suits and legal proceedings against or involving the interests of the Town.
C. 
Annual report. The Select Board, in their annual report, shall state what actions have been brought against and on behalf of the Town, what cases have been compromised or settled, and the current standing of all suits at law involving the Town or any of its interests.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original Sec. 5.5, Building numbers, which immediately followed this section, was deleted 10-7-1993 OTM by Art. 3, approved 12-9-1993. See now Ch. 31, Buildings, Numbering of.
[Amended 6-4-2018 ATM by Art. 28, approved 9-21-2018]
The authority to enact traffic rules and orders is delegated to the Select Board by virtue of Chapter 40, Section 22 of the General Laws.
[Amended 6-4-2018 ATM by Art. 28, approved 9-21-2018]
It shall be the duty of the Town Administrator to, at all times, maintain an up-to-date, complete, approved set of written rules and regulations for all departments, boards, committees, commissions, or offices having regulatory powers and an up-to-date, complete, approved set of the General By-laws, a copy of which shall be on file with the Town Clerk. Said copy shall be kept current, shall contain all revision and approval dates, and shall be available to the public for a fee to be set by the Select Board .[1]
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Editor's Note: Original Sec. 5.10, Sale of surplus town-owned property, which immediately followed this section, was deleted 10-16-1997 OTM by Art. 7, approved 1-29-1998. Original Sec. 5.11, Size of paper for correspondence, was deleted 10-8-1981 OTM by Art. 16, approved 3-2-1982.
In addition to the duties fixed in these by-laws, all officers, boards, committees, and commissions shall have the duties imposed upon them by law by virtue of their office.
The police and fire departments are hereby authorized to go to the aid of another city or town at the request of said city or town.
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 57, Emergency management, § 57-4, Police aid to other cities and towns.