Town of Plainville, MA
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2023-06-05
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Division 1: General Bylaws
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 166 Selectmen, Board of
- Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Division 1: General Bylaws
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 12 Auditing and Accounting
- Ch 26 Capital Expenditure Planning Committee
- Ch 33 Clerk, Town
- Ch 39 Collector of Taxes
- Ch 41 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 50 Counsel, Town
- Ch 81 Finance
- Ch 115 Meetings
- Ch 128 Officers, Elected and Appointed
- Ch 137 Police Officers, Off-Duty
- Ch 149 Receipt of Funds
- Ch 154 Records and Reports
- Ch 166 Selectmen, Board of
- § 166-1 General authority.
- § 166-2 Rules and regulations.
- § 166-3 Settling claims and suits.
- § 166-4 Agents in legal suits and proceedings.
- § 166-5 Conveyances of land; interests in land or other property.
- § 166-6 Filing of appointments.
- § 166-7 Selectmen's Clerk; records.
- Ch 178 Treasurer, Town
- Ch 182 Treasury, Payments From
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 204 Alarm Systems
- Ch 210 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 216 Animal Control
- Ch 228 Building Construction
- Ch 229 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 235 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 277 Enforcement
- Ch 289 Fees
- Ch 308 Junk Dealers and Collectors
- Ch 325 Licensing
- Ch 327 Public Consumption of Marijuana
- Ch 332 Loitering
- Ch 335 Marijuana Licensing
- Ch 346 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 348 Plastic Waste Reduction
- Ch 359 Sewer Betterment Assessments
- Ch 364 Sewer Use
- Ch 379 Solid Waste and Littering
- Ch 386 Stormwater Management
- Ch 392 Street Acceptance Criteria
- Ch 395 Street Openings
- Ch 398 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Ways
- Ch 423 Vacant Buildings
- Ch 430 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 445 Water Conservation
- Ch 451 Water Extensions
- Ch 463 Wells
- Ch 472 Wetlands Protection
- Division 2: Zoning Bylaws
- Ch 500 Zoning
- Division 3: Personnel Bylaw
- Ch 515 Personnel Policies and Compensation
- Division 4: Planning Board Regulations
- Ch 523 Adoption of Codified Regulations by Planning Board
- Ch 540 Subdivision of Land
- Division 5: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 571 Adoption of Codified Regulations by Board of Health
- Ch 575 Biological Safety
- Ch 596 Fees
- Ch 600 Food Protection
- Ch 602 Floor Drains
- Ch 611 Groundwater and Water Supply Protection
- Ch 619 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 627 Industrial and Commercial Uses
- Ch 648 Marijuana Establishments; Sale of Marijuana
- Ch 653 Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 675 Penalties; Noncriminal Disposition Fine Schedule
- Ch 680 Public and Environmental Health
- Ch 704 Smoking and Nicotine Delivery Products
- Ch 712 Solid Waste and Recycling
- Ch 719 State Regulations Adopted by Reference
- Ch 728 Tattoo and Body Art Establishments
- Ch 736 Tobacco Products
- Ch 759 Variances
- Ch 767 Wastewater Disposal Systems
- Ch 772 Wastewater Treatment Facilities
- Ch 784 Wells
- Division 6: Zoning Board of Appeals Regulations
- Ch 799 Adoption of Codified Regulations by Zoning Board of Appeals
- Ch 803 Application Requirements for Special Permits and Variances
- Ch 810 Board Rules and Regulations
- Ch 819 Comprehensive Permit Regulations
- Ch 828 Fees
- Division 7: Conservation Commission Regulations
- Ch 885 Adoption of Codified Regulations by Conservation Commission
- Ch 895 Stormwater Management Regulations
- Ch 900 Wetlands Protection Regulations
- Division 8: Board of Selectmen Regulations
- Ch 950 Marijuana Establishment Licensing Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A996 List of Special Acts and General Laws Acceptances
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of
the Town of Plainville 6-6-2011 ATM by Art. 26. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The Selectmen shall have the general direction
and management of the property and affairs of the Town in all matters
not otherwise provided by law or by these bylaws.
The Selectmen shall make, from time to time,
such rules and regulations for the government, management and disposition
of the police as they may deem expedient.
The Selectmen shall have full authority as agents
of the Town, acting upon the advice of the Town Counsel, to settle
any claims and suits against the Town which in their judgment cannot
be successfully defended.
The Selectmen may appear in the interest of
the Town, either personally or by the Town Counsel or by Special Counsel,
before any court, committee, or any state or county board or commission;
they shall have full authority as agents of the Town, acting upon
the advice of Town Counsel or Special Counsel, to institute and prosecute
any and all necessary suits and proceedings in favor of Town and to
appear and defend any and all suits and legal proceedings against
or involving the Town's interest, except as it is otherwise provided
by law.
All conveyances of land or interests in land
or other Town property which may hereafter be authorized by a vote
of the Town, or otherwise, shall be signed by a majority of the Board
of Selectmen, unless otherwise provided by law or by vote of the Town,
and shall be sealed with the Town Seal.
The Selectmen shall, immediately after every
Town Meeting at which any person is chosen or appointed to Town office,
file with the Town Clerk a list of such choice or appointment.
The Selectmen shall designate one of its members
as Clerk, who shall enter all its records, orders and proceedings
in a bound book, which shall be placed in the custody of the Town
Clerk and shall be open to the inspection of any person at reasonable
times.
