[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Lunenburg as Art. II, §§ 1,
2, 3, 4, 7, 10 and 15, of the Town Bylaws. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 5-13-1989]
A.
All
boards, standing committees and officers of the Town shall keep proper
records of all their doings and accounts. The records and vouchers
of such boards, committees and officers shall be kept in their respective
offices and shall not be removed therefrom; such records and vouchers
shall be open to the inspection of the citizens of the Town, the said
records and vouchers remaining under the supervision of the board,
committee or officer having charge thereof.
B.
The
minutes of all Town board's and committee's meetings shall be filed
with the Town Clerk within two weeks after those minutes are approved
by the Board, and the minutes of all executive sessions of those boards
and committees shall be filed with the Town Clerk within two weeks
of those minutes being made public. Minutes shall include the material
substance of the discussions, including votes, and need not be a verbatim
record unless otherwise required by law.
The Selectmen may make from time to time such rules and regulations
for the government, disposition and management of the police, including
the elected constables when acting as police officers, as they may
deem expedient.
All public grounds, parks, buildings and places of public resort
owned by the Town shall be under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen,
except as otherwise provided by statute, and the use of the Town Hall
may be granted by the Selectmen, at their discretion, without pay
therefor, to any Town organization or society for free public entertainment,
lectures or meetings.
The Board of Selectmen and the elected constables of said Town
shall have the right, either individually or collectively, to enter
all places of public resort, business or amusement licensed in the
Town, at any and all times, for the purpose of assuring themselves
that the same are conducted according to law and the terms and conditions
of the licenses.
The fiscal year shall begin on the first day of July and end
on June 30.
[Amended 5-2001 ATM by Art. 33]
All Town boards or officers having in their charge or control
personal property owned by the Town which, in the best judgment of
said boards or officers, has become obsolete and does not have a value
in excess of $500 as reasonably estimated by them are hereby authorized,
with the prior written approval of the Town Manager, to sell and convey
the same in behalf of the Town upon such terms as said boards or officers
deem reasonable; provided, however, that a description of such property
sold, together with the name and address of the buyer, and the consideration
paid therefor, shall be included in the annual report of the responsible
board or officer for the year in which the property was sold. No such
personal property, the estimated value of which exceeds $500, shall
be sold without prior authorization by a Town Meeting.
[Amended 5-14-1988
ATM by Art. 3]
The Board of Selectmen shall annually provide for an independent
audit for all books and accounts of the Town. The audit requirement
may be fulfilled, in whole or in part, by a certified public accountant,
a firm of public accountants, or under the auspices of a federal or
state governmental agency, or any combination thereof.
