[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Avon 5-7-2019 ATM by Art. 8. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 1-28-2023 STM by Art. 9]
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.
[Amended 1-28-2023 STM by Art. 9]
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.
[Amended 1-28-2023 STM by Art. 9]
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.
[Amended 1-28-2023 STM by Art. 9]
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.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Office of Treasurer-Collector for the Town of Avon was established by Laws of 2012, Ch. 317.
A. 
The Select Board shall, pursuant to the provisions of MGL c. 143, § 3 and 780 CMR 105.3, appoint an Inspector of Buildings to administer and enforce the provisions of the State Building Code within the Town. The person appointed as Inspector of Buildings shall, in addition, be charged with the enforcement of the Zoning Bylaw, as provided in MGL c. 40A, § 7.[1]
[Amended 1-28-2023 STM by Art. 9]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 255, Zoning.
B. 
The Inspector of Buildings, in seeking compliance with the provisions of any section of any law, bylaw, rule or regulation which he is charged with enforcing, and in addition to any other method available to him, may prosecute any such violations under the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 21D. If no other specific penalty is provided, the penalty to apply in cases brought under MGL c. 40, § 21D shall be posted with the Town Clerk for each offense.
C. 
The Select Board shall appoint an Alternate Inspector of Buildings to administer and enforce the provisions of the State Building Code within the Town during the temporary absence or disability of the Inspector of Buildings.
[Amended 1-28-2023 STM by Art. 9]