[Amended 1-13-2021 by Ch. 343, Acts of 2020[1]]
The select board shall have the power to appoint:
(a) 
The following officers, each for a term of two years; a Town Counsel, a Town Administrator, and a Town Accountant.
(b) 
The following officers for indefinite terms: a Director of Finance and Administrative Services; a Director of Public Works; a Director of Zoning Enforcement and Inspection; a Police Chief and a Fire Chief; a Town Planner in accordance with the provisions of Chapter Eight; all division or department heads.
[1]
Editor's Note: Chapter 343, Acts of 2020, also amended the title of Chapter 5 of the Charter.
5-2-1 
Officers appointed under this Chapter shall perform their duties in accordance with General Law, this Charter, and By-law.
[Amended 10-21-1974 TM; 1-13-2021 by Ch. 343, Acts of 2020]
The select board shall have the power to appoint:
(a) 
five members of an eleven member Finance Committee;
(b) 
three members of a Zoning Board of Appeals for three year overlapping terms;
(c) 
three members of a Board of Health, at least one of whom shall be a Doctor of Medicine, licensed to practice medicine in The Commonwealth;
(d) 
three members of a Board of Registrars of Voters for three year overlapping terms;
(e) 
a Personnel Board, a Historical Commission, such boards to be composed of five members each, who shall be appointed for three year overlapping terms;
(f) 
members of ad hoc committees established by the Town Meeting provided the article establishing the committee shall designate the select board as the appointive authority;
(g) 
a Recreation Commission which shall consist of seven members, who shall be appointed for three year overlapping terms;
(h) 
a Conservation Commission which shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed for three year overlapping terms.
5-4-1 
The Board shall have the power to appoint such individual town officers and members of boards and commissions as are authorized by General Law, this Charter, or By-law, and for whom appointment is not otherwise provided.
5-5-1 
The select board shall have the power to rescind, for cause, any appointment made by them to any board, commission, committee or individual office under authority of this Chapter, provided that the appointee shall first have been served with a written notice of the Board's intention, specifying the Board's reasons for the proposed removal, and informing the appointee of the appointee's right to be heard at a public hearing, if requested.
[Amended 1-13-2021 by Ch. 343, Acts of 2020]
5-5-2 
Said power shall not apply to the Zoning Board of Appeals nor to any other quasi-judicial body, as determined by the Town Counsel.
5-5-3 
In addition to other reasons, excessive and unexcused absenteeism from board or commission meetings may constitute sufficient grounds for the removal from office of incumbents holding appointments under the select board.
[Amended 1-13-2021 by Ch. 343, Acts of 2020]
5-6-1 
The Town Administrator shall have executive and administrative qualifications and shall have education by training, experience or scholastic achievement to perform the duties of the office.
[Amended 1-13-2021 by Ch. 343, Acts of 2020]
5-7-1 
The Town Administrator shall be directly responsible to the select board for the performance of the town administrator's duties, and shall be the principal full-time administrative officer of the Town.
5-7-2 
The town administrator shall attend all meetings of the select board except when excused and shall have the right to speak, but not to vote.
5-7-3 
The town administrator shall assemble and present to the select board the annual budget of the Town and shall also be responsible for the development and annual revision of the capital improvements program, in accordance with Chapter Seven of this Charter.
5-7-4 
The town administrator shall keep the select board fully informed regarding the departmental operations, fiscal affairs, problems, and administrative actions, and to this end, shall submit quarterly reports to the select board.
5-7-5 
The town administrator shall keep the select board fully informed on the long range needs of the town and shall provide the board with data to support suggested alternative courses of action.
5-7-6 
The town administrator shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration of personnel system and for purchasing for all Town functions and departments, excepting those of the School Department.
5-7-7 
The town administrator shall perform such other duties as may be required by this Charter, Bylaw, vote of the Town, or vote of the select board.
[Amended 1-13-2021 by Ch. 343, Acts of 2020]
5-8-1 
The Town Administrator may be removed in the course of the town administrator's two year term, in accordance with the following procedures.
5-8-2 
The removal of the Town Administrator shall be by a resolution of the select board to this effect, provided that no such resolution shall be adopted within sixty days after any Town Election that shall have caused a change in the composition of the Board.
5-8-3 
The adoption of said resolution shall serve to suspend the Town Administrator for a period of not more than forty-five days, during which the town administrator's salary shall continue to be paid. A copy of such resolution shall be delivered to the Town Administrator who shall have five days in which to request a public hearing. If a hearing shall be requested, the Board shall schedule it within two weeks, to be held in a public place. The Board shall advertise the hearing in a newspaper of local circulation and cite its purpose, location, time and date.
5-8-4 
The Moderator, or if the moderator is unable to be present, such person as the moderator shall designate, shall preside at such hearing.
5-8-5 
At any such hearing, the reasons for the removal shall first be read aloud. The Town Administrator shall then be allowed to respond, either personally or through counsel. The select board and the Town Administrator shall be allowed to call witnesses, and to subpoena any and all Town records.
5-8-6 
Final removal of a town administrator shall be effected by the affirmative vote of 3 members of the select board, at a public meeting of the select board held within 7 days of such public hearing if the town administrator shall have requested a hearing. If the town administrator shall not have requested a hearing, final removal may be effected by the affirmative vote of 3 members of the select board held not sooner than 14 days after the vote initiating the removal. The salary of the town administrator shall continue to be paid for a period of 30 days after the vote effecting the town administrator’s removal from office.