3-1-1. 
The offices to be filled by ballot of the voters of the entire town shall be a board of selectmen, a moderator, a school committee, a town clerk, constables, a planning board, library trustees, a housing authority and such members of regional authorities or districts as may be established by statute, interlocal agreement, or otherwise.
3-1-2. 
The regular elections for town office shall be held annually on such date as may from time to time be fixed in the by-laws of the town.
3-1-3. 
Elected town officials shall receive such compensation for their services as may be appropriated.
3-1-4. 
Notwithstanding their election by voters, the town officers named in this section shall be subject to the call of the board of selectmen or of the town administrator, at all reasonable times, for consultation, conference and discussion on any matter relating to their office.
3-1-5. 
Elected multiple member body vacancies. If there is a vacancy in a board consisting of two or more members, other than the board of selectmen, the remaining members shall forthwith give notice of the existence of any such vacancy to the board of selectmen. The board of selectmen, with the remaining member or members of such board, shall fill such vacancy by a joint vote. The board of selectmen shall set the date for the joint vote and give one week’s notice. If such notice is not given within thirty days following the date on which such vacancy occurs, the board of selectmen shall, after one week’s notice, fill such vacancy without participation by the remaining member or members of the multiple member body.
3-2-1. 
Composition, Term. A board of five selectmen shall be elected at-large for three (3) years each so arranged that the terms of as nearly an equal number of members as is possible shall expire each year.
3-2-2. 
Vacancies in the office of selectmen shall be filled by a special election in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L.A.
3-2-3. 
Executive powers. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, all executive powers of the town shall be vested in the board of selectmen which shall have all the powers and duties given to boards of selectmen under the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Constitution and M.G.L.A., and such additional powers and duties as may be authorized by this charter, by by-law, or town meeting vote.
3-2-4. 
Licensing. The board of selectmen shall be a licensing board for the town and shall have the power to issue licenses as authorized by M.G.L.A., to make all necessary rules and regulations regarding the issuance of such licenses, to attach conditions and to impose restrictions on any such licenses as it deems to be in the public interest, and to enforce all laws, rules, regulations and restrictions relating to all such businesses for which it issues licenses.
3-2-5. 
The board of selectmen shall cause the charter, by-laws, and rules and regulations for the government of the town to be enforced and shall cause an up-to-date record of all its official acts to be kept.
3-2-6. 
The board of selectmen may investigate or may authorize the town administrator to investigate the affairs of the town and the conduct of any agency of the town.
3-2-7. 
Town administrator. The board of selectmen shall appoint a town administrator for a three (3) year term. The appointment of the administrator shall be by the affirmative vote of at least three (3) members of the board, with reappointment by at least three (3) affirmative votes of the board. Removal requires at least four (4) affirmative votes of the board.
3-2-8. 
Other appointments. The board of selectmen shall have the authority to make appointments as provided by M.G.L.A., by this charter, and by by-law, and to make other such appointments as it may deem necessary. A listing of appointments authorized at the time of this charter is provided in article 8, section 3-1, c. 1. the town administrative organization.
3-2-9. 
Unless noted elsewhere in this charter, the terms of office of all appointments made by the board of selectmen shall be as currently specified by M.G.L.A., by this charter, by by-law or town meeting vote.
3-3-1. 
Term. There shall be a town moderator elected for a term of three (3) years.
3-3-2. 
Powers and duties. The town moderator shall be the presiding officer of the town meeting, shall regulate its proceedings, decide all questions of order and shall have such other powers and duties as may be provided for that office by M.G.L.A., by this charter, by by-law and by other vote of the town meeting, including appointing a finance committee.
3-4-1. 
Composition, term of office. There shall be a school committee consisting of five (5) members elected for terms of three (3) years each so arranged that the terms of as nearly an equal number of members as is possible shall expire each year.
3-4-2. 
Powers and duties. The school committee shall have all the powers and duties which are given to school committees by M.G.L.A. and it shall have such additional powers and duties as may be authorized by this charter, by by-law, or by other town meeting vote. The powers of the school committee shall include, but are not intended to be limited to the following:
(a) 
To appoint a superintendent of the schools and other officers as allowed by M.G.L.A., to fix their compensation and to define their duties, make rules concerning their tenure of office and to discharge them.
(b) 
To make all reasonable policies consistent with M.G.L.A. or Department of Education regulations for the administration and management of the public school system and for the conduct of its own business and affairs.
3-5-1. 
Term. There shall be a town clerk elected to serve for a term of three (3) years.
3-5-2. 
Powers and duties. The town clerk shall be the keeper of vital statistics for the town; the custodian of the town seal; shall administer the oath of office to all persons, elected or appointed to any office; shall issue such licenses and permits as are required by law to be issued by town clerks; supervise and manage the conduct of all elections and all other matters relating to elections; be the clerk of the town meeting, keep its records and in the absence of the town moderator to preside pending the election of a temporary town moderator. The town clerk shall also have such other powers and duties as are given to town clerks by M.G.L.A., by this charter, by by-law or by other vote of the town meeting.
3-6-1. 
Composition, term. There shall be a planning board consisting of five (5) members elected for terms of three (3) years each, so arranged that the term of office of as nearly an equal number as is possible shall expire each year.
3-6-2. 
Powers and duties. The planning board shall have all of the powers and duties planning boards may have under the Constitution and M.G.L.A., and it shall have such additional powers and duties as may be authorized by the charter or by by-law.
The planning board shall make careful studies of the resources, possibilities and needs of the town and shall make plans for the development of the town. The planning board shall provide for the review of the comprehensive master plan every ten years, setting forth in graphic and textual form policies governing the future growth and development of the town’s economic, developmental and human service needs.
The planning board shall regulate the sub-division of land within the town by adoption of rules and regulations governing such development and the administration of such rules and regulations. The planning board shall make recommendations to the town meeting on all matters affecting land use and development, including the zoning by-laws of the town.
The planning board shall make an annual report, giving information regarding the condition of the town and any plans or proposals for its development and estimates of their costs.
3-7-1. 
Composition, term. There shall be a board of library trustees consisting of five (5) members elected for terms of three (3) years each, so arranged that the term of office of as nearly an equal number of members as possible shall expire each year.
3-7-2. 
Powers and duties. The board of library trustees shall have the custody and management of the public library and of all property of the town related to the said library. All funds of money and property that the town may receive by gift or bequest for the purpose of library support or maintenance shall be administered by the board in accordance with the provisions of any such gift or bequest. The board shall have all of the other powers and duties which are given to boards of library trustees by M.G.L.A., by this charter, by by-law or other town meeting vote.
3-8-1. 
Composition term of office. There shall be four (4) constables elected for terms of three (3) years each, so arranged that the terms of office of each will expire simultaneously.
3-8-2. 
Powers and duties. Constables may serve writs and processes and shall have the powers of sheriffs to require aid in the execution of their duties. They shall serve all warrants and other processes directed to them by the board of selectmen for notifying town meetings or for other purposes. They may serve by copy, attested by them, demands, notices and citations and their returns of service thereof shall be prima facia evidence.
3-9-1. 
Composition, term of office. There shall be a housing authority which shall consist of five (5) members serving for terms of five (5) years each so arranged that the term of one member shall expire each year. Four of these members shall be elected by the voters and the fifth member shall be appointed as provided by M.G.L.A.
3-9-2. 
Powers and duties. The housing authority shall make studies of the housing needs of the community and shall provide programs to make available housing for families of low income and for elderly and disabled persons of low income. The housing authority shall have such other powers and duties as are assigned to housing authorities by M.G.L.A.
3-10-1. 
Composition, term of office. The voters shall elect such members of the Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational School Committee for school Committee for such terms as may be provided under the agreement and laws establishing the same.
3-10-2. 
Powers and duties. The members of the Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational School Committee shall along with members from other municipalities participating therein, be responsible for the management and supervision of the said school according to the agreement and laws governing the same.
3-11-1. 
Application. Any holder of an elected office in the town with more than six (6) months remaining in the term of office may be recalled there from by the qualified voters of the town in the manner provided herein.
3-11-2. 
Recall petition. Two hundred (200) or more voters may file with the town clerk an affidavit containing the name of the officer whose recall is sought and a statement of the grounds upon which the petition is based. The town clerk shall thereupon deliver to said voters petition blanks demanding such recall. The blanks shall be issued by the town clerk with the town clerk’s signature and official seal. They shall be dated, shall be addressed to the board of selectmen, shall contain the names of all petitioners to whom they are issued, the name of the person whose recall is sought, the grounds for recall as stated in the affidavit and shall demand the election of a successor to said office. A copy of the affidavit shall be entered in a record book to be kept in the office of the town clerk. The recall petitions shall be returned and filed with the clerk within forty five (45) days following the date of the filing of the affidavit signed by at least ten (10) percent of the voters and containing their names and addresses; provided, however, that not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total number shall be from any one district.
The town clerk shall, within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt, submit the petition to the registrars of voters who shall forthwith certify thereon the number of signatures that are names of voters.
3-11-3. 
Recall election. If the petition is certified by the registrars of voters to be sufficient, the town clerk shall forthwith submit the same with the town clerk’s certificate to the board of selectmen. Upon receipt of the certificate, the board of selectmen shall forthwith give written notice of such petition and certificate by certified mail to the officer whose recall is sought. If said officer does not resign his office within five (5) days after delivery of such notice, the board of selectmen shall order an election to be held not less than sixty (60) nor more than ninety (90) days after the date of the town clerk’s certificate of the petition notice. If, however, any other town election is to occur within one hundred (100) days after the date of the certificate, the board of selectmen shall hold the recall election on the date of such other election. If a vacancy occurs in said office after such a recall election has been ordered, the election shall nevertheless proceed as provided in this section, and the ballots for candidates shall, notwithstanding a recall provision to the contrary, be counted.
3-11-4. 
Nomination of candidates. Any officer whose recall is sought may be a candidate in the recall election. The nomination of candidates, the publication of the warrant for the recall election, and the conduct of the election shall all be in accordance with the provisions of law relating to elections.
3-11-5. 
Propositions on ballot. Ballots used in a recall election shall state the following propositions in the order indicated:
FOR THE RECALL OF (name of officer)
AGAINST THE RECALL OF (name of officer)
Adjacent to each proposition, there shall be a place to vote for either of said propositions. After the propositions shall appear the word “Candidate” and the names of candidates nominated as required in section 42 of Chapter 54 of the M.G.L.A. If a majority of the votes cast upon the question of recall is in the affirmative, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected. If a majority of the votes on the question is in the negative, the ballots for candidates need not be counted.
3-11-6. 
Office holder. The incumbent shall continue to perform the duties of his office until the recall election. If he is not recalled in the election, he shall continue in office for the remainder of his unexpired term, subject to recall as before, except as provided herein.
If he is recalled in the election, he shall be deemed removed upon the qualification of his successor who shall hold office during the unexpired term. If the successor fails to qualify within five (5) days after receiving notification of his election, the incumbent thereupon shall be deemed removed and the office vacant.
3-11-7. 
Repeat of recall petition. No recall petition shall be filed against an officer within three (3) months after he takes office or, in the case of an officer subjected to a recall election and not recalled thereby, until at least six (6) months after the election at which his recall was submitted to the voters.