[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Norton
5-14-2018 ATM by Art. 20. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 10-21-2019 FTM
by Art. 1]
The annual Town election shall be held on a Saturday in the
month of April on a date to be established by the Board of Selectmen
no later than the January 1 preceding. If said vote is not taken by
January 1, the annual Town election will be held on the last Saturday
in April.
The Selectmen shall have authority to prosecute, defend or to
otherwise settle all claims, suits or controversies to which the Town
is party and to employ legal counsel if they deem such action necessary.
The Board of Selectmen shall bet he tax title custodian and
shall have the power and may from time to time sell at auction, after
first giving notice of the time and place of sale, property taken
by the Town under tax title procedures, provided that the Board of
Selectmen or whomsoever they may authorize to hold such public auction
may reject any bid that they deem inadequate.
A.
All
boards of officers of the Town shall cause to be made accurate records
of their doings and accounts.
B.
A
summary of any report or study produced by a consultant and paid for
with Town funds, other than with respect to employment and personnel
issues, shall be filed with the Town Clerk immediately upon its completion
and shall be kept as a permanent Town record. A second copy shall
be retained by the Town library for public use.
All Town-owned vehicles shall be marked with the appropriate
Town department. "Unmarked" police vehicles shall be exempt from the
provisions of this bylaw.
A.
The
Selectmen shall prepare the Annual Town Report for the period beginning
July 1 and ending the following June 30 of each fiscal year, said
report to be completed not later than 14 days prior to the Spring
Annual Town Meeting.
B.
The
Annual Town Report shall contain a listing of salaries, wages and
total compensation paid to all Town employees and/or officers during
the fiscal year covered by said report.
Development of the annual Town budget, including preparation and submission of departmental budget requests, departmental capital requests, and action thereon by the Town Manager, Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Finance Committee, shall be undertaken as required by Article 6 and other relevant provisions of the Town Charter as it may be amended from time to time.
A.
Qualifications for appointment. The Town Manager shall, in addition to the qualifications as stated in Article 4, Section 4-1, of the Town Charter, have at least an earned bachelor's level degree from a recognized accredited college or university or shall have served a minimum of five years as chief administrative officer of a city or town.
B.
Communication
Center. The operation of the Emergency Communication Center, whether
regionally based or otherwise, shall be under the control of the Town
Manager. The Communications Supervisor shall be responsible for overseeing
the day-to-day operation of the center. Both the Police Chief and
the Fire Chief shall serve in an advisory capacity as to the policies
and procedures used in the operation of the center.
