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A. Legal proceedings. The Select Board shall have full authority as
agents of the Town to institute and prosecute suits in the name of
the Town and to appear and defend suits brought against it and to
appear in proceedings before any tribunal, unless it is otherwise
specifically ordered by a vote of the Town.
B. Annual Town Report. The Select Board shall annually cause to be printed
an Annual Town Report, to be made available at the Town offices to
all residents no later than April 1.
C. Warrants for Town Meetings. The Select Board shall prepare the warrant
for Town Meetings. All articles must be submitted to the Board for
consideration for the warrant for any Annual or Special Town Meeting.
D. Licensing.
(1) The Select Board shall act as the licensing board for the Town and
shall issue all local licenses required by law or bylaw, except as
otherwise provided by law or bylaw.
(2) The Select Board may establish and modify annually fees for the issuance
of any license or permit required under the bylaws, unless otherwise
provided by law, and publish annually a list of such fees.
(3) Any license or permit granted under these bylaws, or any bylaws amendatory
or additional thereto, may be revoked by the Select Board.
(4) The Select Board may issue licenses for health clubs, health spas,
massage businesses or related establishments, provided that the applicant
shall comply with ensuing laws, bylaws and regulations adopted by
the Board of Health.
E. Real estate. The Select Board shall act as the real estate board
for the Town; to buy and sell land for the Town when and as authorized
by a vote of the Town. The sale of property is to be advertised twice
within a period of 30 days prior to the date of the sale in one or
more newspapers of daily circulation in the Town.
F. Regulation of ways. The Select Board may from time to time make reasonable
rules and regulations as to the use of Town ways and ways under the
control of the Town.
G. Street excavations. No person shall make any excavation within the
limits of any public way in the Town except by permit of the Select
Board. Such permit shall be subject to such restrictions and conditions
as set forth by the Select Board and Superintendent of Streets. Final
issuance of such permit will be upon acceptance of written application,
payment of proper fee and posting of bond, if so required. Such permit
may be revoked at any time if conditions or restrictions of such permit
are violated.
H. Appointment powers. The Select Board shall make all appointments
not otherwise provided for by law or bylaw. Annual appointments shall
be made on the first Thursday in June to be effective July 1 to coincide
with the Town's fiscal year. All appointments will be made on an approved
budget for that office.
I. Naming of ways. The Select Board shall approve the name of all ways
within the Town, but no present name of any way shall be given to
another.
J. Naming of facilities. The naming of all public or Town-owned facilities
shall be the duty of the Select Board after consultation with the
Town agency having control over or responsibility for such facility.
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A. Town Counsel. The Select Board may annually appoint a Town Counsel,
who shall be an attorney at law and a member in good standing of the
Massachusetts Bar. Such appointment shall coincide with the Town's
fiscal year.
B. Special Town Counsel. The Select Board may, from time to time, employ
special or additional counsel, whenever, in its judgment, the necessity
therefor arises.
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The Select Board shall annually appoint an Inspector of Gas
Piping and Gas Appliances whose duty shall be the enforcement of rules
and regulations of the state in accordance with MGL c. 143, § 3O.
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A. The Select Board shall annually appoint an Inspector of Wiring who
shall be responsible for the enforcement of the State Board of Fire
Prevention Regulations as provided in MGL c. 143, § 3L.
B. The Select Board shall annually appoint an Alternate Wiring Inspector
whose duty shall be the enforcement of the State Board of Fire Prevention
Regulations as provided in MGL c. 143, § 3L, during the
temporary absence or disability of the Wiring Inspector.
The Collector of Taxes shall use all proper means of collecting
taxes which a Town Treasurer, when appointed as Collector, may use.