Town of Franklin, MA
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2023-01-09
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Division 1: Charter
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Chapter C Charter
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Article THREE ELECTED TOWN BOARDS AND OFFICERS
- Division 1: Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art THREE ELECTED TOWN BOARDS AND OFFICERS
- § C-THREE-1 General provisions
- § C-THREE-2 Special Provisions
- § C-THREE-3 Vacancies
- Division 2: Bylaws
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administration of Government
- Ch 7 Affordable Housing Trust Fund
- Ch 8 Aging, Council on
- Ch 16 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 18 Cultural District Committee
- Ch 25 Human Resource Management
- Ch 33 (Reserved)
- Ch 37 Town Properties
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 43 Adult Entertainment
- Ch 47 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 48 (Reserved)
- Ch 52 Amusement Devices
- Ch 56 Bazaars
- Ch 63 Buildings
- Ch 65 Collection Containers
- Ch 71 Demolition Delay
- Ch 73 Departmental Revolving Funds
- Ch 75 Dogs
- Ch 82 Fees, Municipal Service
- Ch 83 (Reserved)
- Ch 84 Fire Alarms
- Ch 85 Smoke Detectors, Installation of
- Ch 86 Fire Lanes
- Ch 91 Food Service Establishments
- Ch 95 (Reserved)
- Ch 99 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 104 Junk, Accumulation of
- Ch 105 Junk, Secondhand Goods, and Antique Dealers
- Ch 108 Library Board of Directors
- Ch 110 Licenses
- Ch 121 Pawnbroking
- Ch 125 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 128 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 130 Property Owner Public Safety Notification
- Ch 131 Public Way Access Permits
- Ch 132 Plastic Checkout Bags
- Ch 135 Poles and Wires
- Ch 139 Sewers
- Ch 143 (Reserved)
- Ch 147 (Reserved)
- Ch 151 Solid Waste and Recycling
- Ch 153 Stormwater Management
- Ch 155 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 160 Taxpayers, Delinquent
- Ch 165 Transient Vendors
- Ch 168 Vacant Properties
- Ch 170 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 174 Vehicles, Off-Road
- Ch 179 Water
- Ch 181 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 185 Zoning
- Division 3: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 193 Animals
- Ch 196 Bare Feet
- Ch 198 Biotechnology Regulations
- Ch 200 Blasting and Sanding, Abrasive
- Ch 202 Body Art
- Ch 205 Building Material Disposal
- Ch 207 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 209 Burying
- Ch 214 Dispensing Containers
- Ch 218 Dumpsters
- Ch 222 Floor Drains
- Ch 226 Food-Service Establishments
- Ch 230 Hazardous Materials Enclosures
- Ch 232 Infectious Waste Transport
- Ch 235 Laundromats
- Ch 238 Manicurist Establishments
- Ch 240 Massage Therapy/Facility
- Ch 244 Mobile Food Units
- Ch 246 Motor Oil Sellers
- Ch 250 Sewage Disposal
- Ch 254 Smoking
- Ch 255 Solid Waste Collection
- Ch 258 Stables
- Ch 260 Tanning Facilities
- Ch 261 Tobacco Products
- Ch 262 Tobacco Products and Smoking
- Ch 263 Water
- Ch 264 Violations and Penalties
- Division 4: Miscellaneous Rules and Regulations
- Ch 271 Conservation Commission Bylaws
- Ch 273 (Reserved)
- Ch 300 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 305 Taxis
- Appendix
- Ch A310 General Laws and Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
3-1-1
Members of town boards to be elected by the qualified voters of the
Town shall be, in addition to the Town Council: (a)seven members of
a School Committee elected for concurrent terms of two years, (b)
three members of a Board of Assessors, (c) three members of a Board
of Health, and (d) five members and one associate of a Planning Board
all to be elected from the Town at large for four-year overlapping
terms of office so arranged that the terms of as nearly half of the
members of such boards and committees shall expire at each biennial
town election.
[Amended by Ch. 331, Acts of 2010, approved at referendum 11-2-2010]
3-1-2
Officers of the Town to be elected at large for four-year terms of
office shall be: (a) Town Clerk, (b) a Town Treasurer-Collector, and
(c) three Constables.
3-1-3
Officers and members of elective boards established under this Article
shall receive such compensation as may be authorized by the Town Council
within limits of an appropriation made for that purpose.
3-1-4
Officers and members of boards established under this Article shall
exercise such powers and duties as are, and may be, provided by general
law, this Charter, bylaw and order of the Town Council.
3-2-1
The School Committee established under this Article shall have general
charge of the public schools of the town. The school committee shall
have the power to select and to terminate a superintendent of schools,
establish educational goals and policies for the schools consistent
with the requirements of the laws of the commonwealth and standards
established by the commonwealth. The school committee shall have all
the powers and duties given to school committees by the laws of the
commonwealth.
3-3-1
Unless recalled in accordance with Article Five, Section 4 of this
charter, vacancies in boards established under this Article shall
be filled by the Town Council jointly with the remaining members of
the respective board until the next regular Town election.
3-3-2
Unless recalled in accordance with Article Five, Section 4 of this
charter, a vacancy in the office of Town Clerk, Town Treasurer-Collector
or Constable shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of
general law.
