Name
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Adoption Date/Art. No.
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Description
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Acceptance of ways committee
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STM 7-13-1934/3
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Committee of 5 to investigate accepting unimproved
private ways
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Acceptance of ways committee
|
STM 11-21-1947/4
|
Committee of 5 to investigate possibility of
accepting certain roads
|
Acceptance of ways committee
|
ATM 3-21-1950/24
|
Committee of 5 to investigate accepting certain
roads
|
Agricultural Commission
|
STM 1-9-2006/11
|
Commission of 7 to encourage pursuit of agriculture,
promote agriculture-based economic activities, address agricultural
issues, work for preservation of prime agricultural lands and pursue
initiatives for creating a sustainable agricultural community
|
Assessors, Board of
|
STM 12-13-1971/19
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Increase membership to 5
|
Assessors, Board of
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ATM 4-19-1988/17
|
Decrease from 5 to 3 members (MGL C. 41, §§ 1
and 2)
|
Audit committee
|
ATM 3-6-1933/42
|
Committee of 3 to investigate making change
in way books and accounts are audited
|
Auditor, Town
|
ATM 3-16-1954/37
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Position abolished; Selectmen authorized to
appoint Town Accountant
|
Board of Health
|
ATM 4-20-1976/9
|
Board of 3 members for 3-year terms
|
Board of Health Study Committee
|
STM 4-22-1975/8
|
Committee of 7 to investigate creation separate
Board of Health apart from Board of Selectmen
|
Building Committee
|
STM 4-21-1928/2
|
Committee of 5 for centralized building project
|
Building Committee
|
STM 7-29-1952/2
|
7 members to obtain preliminary drawings and
estimates for erection of new school building
|
Building Committee
|
STM 10-11-1955/3
|
Committee to have authority to enter into contracts
for purpose of obtaining estimates for building new elementary school
|
Building Site Committee
|
ATM 3-31-1924/20
|
Consists of Selectmen, School Committee and
3 others to find suitable site for centralized school (dismissed STM
7-20-1927/Art. 5)
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Building Site Committee
|
STM 7-20-1927/5
|
Committee of 5 to report on sites for new school
building
|
Building Study Committee
|
ATM 3-22-1955/50
|
Committee of 7
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Bylaw Committee Bylaw Committee
|
ATM 3-27-1916/31 STM 5-6-1924/3
|
Committee of 5 to formulate a set of bylaws
Selectmen Committee and 3 others authorized to formulate bylaws for
presentation to Town Meeting
|
Bylaw Committee
|
ATM 3-7-1932/56
|
Investigate making amendments to bylaws
|
Bylaw Committee
|
STM 12-18-1936/3
|
Committee of 5 to recommend revisions to bylaws
|
Bylaw Committee
|
STM 5-28-1937/3
|
Committee authorized to construct and print
new bylaws
|
Bylaw Committee
|
STM 4-5-1946/5
|
Committee to study and update bylaws
|
Building Committee
|
STM 7-29-1952/2
|
Committee of 7 to enter into contracts for purpose
of obtaining preliminary drawings, etc., for new school
|
Cemetery Commission
|
ATM 3-17-1959/39
|
Discontinue electing Commissioners and elect
a Commission of 3
|
Cemetery committee
|
4-2-1900/25
|
Committee of 3 to act with Selectmen regarding
buying land for cemetery
|
Cemetery Trustees
|
STM 8-28-1945/1
|
Trustees changed to Cemetery
|
Commissioners Clerk, Town
|
ATM 3-21-1938/51
|
Term of office changed from 3 years to 1 year
|
Clerk, Town
|
STM 4-5-1946/1
|
Term of office changed from 1 year to 3 years
|
Clerk, Treasurer, Tax Collector
|
STM 6-20-1930/3
|
Term of office to be 3 years
|
Clerk, Treasurer, Tax Collector
|
STM 12-14-1970/6
|
Petition Legislature to allow appointment
|
Committee of ten
|
STM 12-30-1911/III
|
Committee of 10 appointed to attend the legislative hearing
of the trolley bill in Boston
|
Computer Selection Committee
|
ATM 4-16-1985/14
|
Committee of 5
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Computer study Committee
|
ATM 6-11-1981/23
|
Committee of 7 to study purchase or rental of
a computerized system
|
Council on Aging
|
STM 12-10-1968/1
|
Council of 7 appointed
|
Data Processing Study Committee
|
ATM 4-17-1984/17 `
|
Committee of 7 to study data and word processing
needs of town and School Department
|
Dickinson Grammar School committee
|
STM 6-28-1929/4
|
Committee of 7 to investigate retaining grammar
school building
|
Dickinson School Fund Trustees, Board of
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ATM 3-17-1959/43
|
Discontinue electing Trustees and elect Board
of 3 persons
|
Dump study committee
|
STM 8-5-1932/4
|
Investigate advisability of procuring town dump
|
Electric Light Commission
|
ATM 3-29-1920/25
|
3 members
|
Equipment storage committee
|
STM 3-28-1930/1,2
|
Investigate finding quarters for town equipment
|
Executive Secretary
|
STM 8-13-1963/6
|
Selectmen authorized to employ
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Executive Secretary investigative committee
|
ATM 3-19-1962/9
|
Committee of 5 to study office of Executive
Secretary to Board of Selectmen
|
Fence Viewers
|
ATM 3-16-1948/52
|
Selectmen given authority to appoint
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Finance Committee
|
ATM 3-17-1959/42
|
Committee of 5 appointed by Moderator
|
Franklin Regional Transit Authority
|
STM 6-19-1986/10
|
Voted to join
|
Government administration study committee
|
ATM 4-17-1984/16
|
Committee of 5 voters to study ways to improve
the administration of town government
|
Health, Board of
|
ATM 4-27-1976/9
|
3 members (MGL C. 41, §§ 1 and
2)
|
High School Building Committee
|
STM 7-22-1958/5
|
Committee of 7 for purpose of obtaining estimates
for addition to junior high school
|
High School Survey Committee
|
ATM 3-19-1957/22
|
Committee enlarged to include School Committee
and 7 additional members
|
Historical Commission committee
|
ATM 4-19-1977/25
|
Committee to study possibility of establishing
Historical Commission
|
Inspector of Wires
|
STM 8-24-1950/5
|
Appointed in accordance with MGL C. 166, § 32
|
Library expansion study committee
|
ATM 3-19-1973/16
|
Committee for expansion or rebuilding of library
|
Library Study Committee
|
ATM 4-19-1988/24
|
Selectmen to create committee to address library
facility needs
|
Library Trustees
|
STM 10-13-1994/7
|
Increase number of Trustees to 6, said new Trustees
to be elected in accordance with MGL C. 78, § 10 at the
next annual town election
|
Light Board, Municipal
|
STM 8-2-1919/3
|
Selectmen to act as Light Board for purpose
of constructing light plant
|
Lower Pioneer Valley Planning District
|
ATM 3-19-1962/11
|
Voted to join
|
Mosquito Control District (Hampden County)
|
STM 9-30-1974/10
|
Voted to exclude town from district
|
Municipal officers
|
ATE 4-14-1981/Q1
|
Indemnity insurance
|
Overseers of Poor committee
|
ATM 4-2-1900/26
|
Committee of 3 to act with Overseers of Poor
to investigate establishing a town farm with Granville
|
Park Commission
|
STM 6-19-1986/12
|
Authorized to develop and maintain programs
for recreational purposes
|
Park Commissioners, Board of
|
ATM 3-21-1960/19
|
5 members (MGL C. 45)
|
Park Commissioners, Board of
|
STM 12-11-1961/7
|
Authorized to exercise powers conferred by MGL
C. 45, § 14, regarding use of land for public recreation
(vote reaffirmed 6-19-1986/11)
|
Planning Board
|
STM 1-20-1938/4
|
5 members (MGL C. 41, §§ 81A
to 81J, inclusive)
|
Playground and Recreation Board
|
STM 12-11-1961/8
|
Control of lakefront lot on Berkshire Avenue
owned by the town transferred to Board of Park Commissioners
|
Public Works, Department of
|
ATM 4-21-1992/27
|
1991 Act of General Court
|
Regional School District Planning Committee
|
ATM 3-15-1971/20
|
3 members (MGL C. 71, § 14)
|
Regional School District Planning Committee
|
STM 3-26-1981/10
|
Appointed by Moderator in accordance with MGL
C. 71, § 14
|
Regional School Committee
|
STM 12-7-1987/9
|
Committee of 3 appointed District Planning Moderator
in accordance with MGL C. 71, § 14
|
Retirement study committee
|
ATM 3-19-1946/55
|
Committee to study voluntary contributory retirement
system
|
School Building Committee
|
ATM 3-20-1967/23
|
Appointed to prepare plans for new school
|
School Committee
|
ATM 3-19-1957/23
|
Committee increased from 3 to 5 members
|
School Department teachers and employees
|
STM 12-4-1980/4
|
Filing of act with Legislature relative to funding
salaries in July and August
|
School enlargement
|
ATM 3-16-1948/55
|
Committee of 4 to committee work with School
Committee to study enlarging Consolidated School Building
|
School enrollment study committee
|
ATM 4-16-1985/13
|
Committee of 5 to study school enrollment needs
|
School Facilities Study Committee
|
STM 6-19-1986/6
|
Committee of 9 to study alternatives for additional
space for educational needs
|
School regionalization committee
|
ATM 4-21-1987/15
|
Committee of 5 to investigate regionalization
of Southwick schools
|
Select Board
|
STM 8-5-1932/3
|
Term of office established at 3 years
|
Select Board
|
ATM 3-15-1937/46
|
Authorize Select Board to administer Signs and
Billboards Bylaw
|
Select Board
|
ATM 3-21-1938/49
|
Election for 1 year
|
Select Board
|
STM 4-5-1946/2
|
Term of office changed from 1 year to 3 years
|
Select Board
|
STM 9-28-1989/12
|
Select Board members authorized to send designee
to vote on their behalf at meetings such as county and state functions
|
Select Board
|
ATM 5-17-2016/11
|
Change name of Board of Selectmen to "Select Board"; authorize
amendments to references in Code accordingly
|
Sewer committee
|
STM 5-21-1942/2
|
Committee of 3 to investigate sewer situation
on Depot Street
|
Special garage study
|
ATM 3-4-1935/45
|
Committee of 5 to committee investigate advisability
of establishing a municipal garage
|
Tax Collector
|
STM 4-24-1941/2
|
To be Town Collector
|
Tax Collector
|
ATM 3-15-1943/44
|
To be Collector of Accounts
|
Tax Collector
|
STM 10-30-1945/3
|
Term to be 3 years
|
Tax Study Committee
|
STM 7-22-1958/9
|
Committee of 5 to study means of solving tax
problem caused by high school construction
|
Tax Study Committee
|
STM 9-13-1973/4
|
Study feasibility of hiring consulting firm
to assess property
|
Telephone System Study Committee
|
ATM 4-17-1984/18
|
Committee of 5 to study telephone needs of town
|
Town Hall study committee
|
STM 9-20-1935/3
|
Committee of 5 to investigate remodeling Town
Hall building
|
Town office study
|
STM 8-28-1945/5
|
Committee to formulate committee for Town Office
Building and Municipal Garage
|
Town Office Survey Committee
|
ATM 3-19-1957/48
|
Authorized to act as Building Committee to investigate
costs of addition to Town Building for office space
|
Treasurer
|
STM 10-30-1945/4
|
Term to be 3 years
|
Treasurer and Collector
|
ATM 3-2-1936/48
|
Offices to appear separately on ballot
|
Treasurer and Collector
|
ATM 3-21-1938/50
|
Term of office changed from 3 years to 1 year
|
Tree Warden
|
ATM 3-17-1959/44
|
Selectmen to appoint annually
|
Water Commissioners, Board of
|
STM 7-18-1929/3
|
Chapter 360, Acts of 1929, Section 6
|
Water Department Manager
|
ATM 3-3-1930/45
|
Water Commissioners to appoint and fix salary
|
Water Development, Construction and Water Supply
Committee
|
ATM 3-18-1968/27
|
Committee of 5 to 7 to investigate development
of water supply system
|