Town of Hopedale, MA
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2021-05-22
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 57 Counsel, Town
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Accountant, Town
- Ch 9 Aging, Council on
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 18 Assessors
- Ch 26 Capital Program Committee
- Ch 32 Claims; Legal Actions
- Ch 37 Conservation Commission
- Ch 35 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 41 Constables
- Ch 45 Continuation Schools
- Ch 49 Contracts; Procurements
- Ch 53 Coordinator, Town
- Ch 57 Counsel, Town
- § 57-1 Appointment; term of office; vacancies; employment of special counsel.
- § 57-2 Powers and duties.
- Ch 62 Development and Industrial Commission
- Ch 68 Disabilities Commission
- Ch 74 Economic Development and Industrial Corporation
- Ch 79 Finance Committee
- Ch 83 Fire Department
- Ch 88 Forest Warden
- Ch 95 Gas Inspector
- Ch 100 Health, Board of
- Ch 104 Historical Commission
- Ch 108 Housing Authority
- Ch 121 Meetings, Town
- Ch 130 Officer and Employee Regulations
- Ch 137 Personnel
- Ch 142 Planning Board
- Ch 145 Planning District, Regional
- Ch 151 Police Department
- Ch 158 Records and Reports
- Ch 159 Revolving Funds
- Ch 163 Road Commissioners
- Ch 170 School Committees
- Ch 174 School Districts, Regional
- Ch 185 Water and Sewer Commissioners
- Ch 191 Wire Inspector
- Part II: Regulatory Legislation
- Ch 203 Alarms Systems
- Ch 207 Animals
- Ch 212 Beano
- Ch 220 Buildings, Dangerous
- Ch 224 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 241 Fire Prevention
- Ch 245 Fires, Setting of
- Ch 256 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 264 Junkyards; Junk Vehicles
- Ch 270 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 272 Local Historic Districts
- Ch 281 Mobile Homes and Trailers
- Ch 293 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 298 Property, Municipal
- Ch 304 Public Transportation
- Ch 312 Solid Waste
- Ch 320 Streets, Sidewalks, Public Places and Parks
- Ch 322 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 327 Swimming Pools
- Ch 331 Taxation
- Ch 336 Towing
- Ch 340 Trespassing
- Ch 349 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 355 Water and Sewers
- Ch 359 Water Conservation
- Ch 363 Water Rates
- Ch 375 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A380 Annotated List of State Law Acceptances: General Laws and Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted as Ch. VI, Secs. 3 and 4, of the Town Bylaws;
amended in its entirety 5-22-2021 ATM by Art. 1. Subsequent amendments noted
where applicable.]
The Select Board shall, annually after the Town Election, appoint
a member of the bar in good standing, to serve as Town Counsel for
the term of one year and until his successor is appointed and enters
upon the performance of his duties. They shall likewise fill any vacancy
in said office for the unexpired term, and may employ special counsel
to assist the said Town Counsel whenever, in their judgment, necessity
therefor arises.
It shall be the duty of the Town Counsel to conduct the prosecution,
defense or compromise of claims, actions and proceedings to which
the Town is a party, and the prosecution of actions and proceedings
by or on behalf of any Town officer, board or committee as such; to
conduct the defense of any action or proceedings brought against any
Town officer, board or committee as such when the Select Board, having
determined that any right or interests are or may be involved, shall
so request.
