[Adopted as Art. II, §§ 1 and 5, of the 2005 Bylaws]
[Amended 10-11-2023 ATM by Art. 7; 10-20-2025 STM by Art. 6]
A. 
Annual elections.
(1) 
Every year at its Annual Meeting the Town of Charlton shall choose by ballot from its registered voters the following Town officials for the designated term of office of any incumbent whose term has expired; all terms are for three (3) years unless otherwise specified. All officials who hold office at the time of adoption of this bylaw shall continue to serve their term of office:
(a) 
Five (5) Selectmen.
(b) 
(Reserved)
(c) 
One (1) Moderator.
(2) 
All of these offices shall be compensated in such manner and amount as the Town Meeting shall determine.
B. 
Other elected officials are as follows:
Official
Number/Members
Assessors
Three (3) members
Board of Health
Three (3) members
Cemetery Commissioners
Three (3) members
Charlton Housing Authority
Five (5) members
Constables
Two (2)
Dudley Charlton Regional School Committee
Four (4) members
Planning Board
Five (5) members, five-year term
Recreation Commission
Three (3) members
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District
Two (2) members
Trustees of the Free Public Library
Six (6) members
Water and Sewer Commissioners
Five (5) members
C. 
Each elected official shall have all powers and duties conferred upon him/her by statutes and by these bylaws.
[Amended 5-15-2005 ATM by Art. 30; 10-16-2007 STM by Art. 11; 10-11-2023 ATM by Art. 7; 10-20-2025 STM by Art. 7]
A. 
All other Town officials shall be appointed by the Board of Selectman, and each such official's term of appointment by the Board of Selectmen shall be from July 1 to June 30. Appointed officials include the following:
Animal Control Officer
Bylaw Advisory Committee
Cable TV Advisory Committee
Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission
Conservation Commission
Council on Aging
Cultural Council
Dam Monitors
Economic Development Commission
Emergency Management Director
Emergency Medical Services Coordinator
Fire Chief
Forest Warden
Gas Inspector
Historical Commission
Insect and Pest Control Superintendent
Inspector of Buildings/Zoning Enforcement Officer
Lakes and Ponds Task Force
Local Inspector/Fence Viewer
Memorial Day Committee
Northside Historic District Commission
Old Home Day Committee
Personnel Board
Plumbing Inspector
Police Chief
Police Department
Procurement Officer
Registrars of Voters
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Surveyors of Wood and Lumber
Town Accountant/Financial Services Coordinator
Town Clerk
Town Counsel
Tree Warden
Veterans Agent
Veteran's Grave Marker
Wiring Inspector
Zoning Board of Appeals
B. 
Other appointed officials within the Town of Charlton include the following positions and appointing authority:
Position
Appointed By
Animal Inspector
Board of Health
Member of Fire Department
Fire Chief2
Finance Committee
Moderator
Health Agent
Board of Health
Town Collector
Town Administrator1
Treasurer
Town Administrator1
NOTES:
1
Or Board of Selectmen in the absence of the Town Administrator.
2
Fire Chief (who shall be the head of the Fire Department, which shall include personnel of and services previously performed by the Ambulance Department).
Any elected or appointed office which becomes vacant due to recall vote, death or resignation may be filled as per procedure listed in MGL c. 41, §§ 10 and 11.