[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Norwell.
Formerly designated Art. IX and Art. XII. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.Â
All committees
of the Town shall cause records of their doings and accounts to be
kept in suitable books. Said books shall be kept in their respective
places in the committee offices, and shall not be removed therefrom.
Said books shall, unless otherwise provided by law, be open to public
inspection at any reasonable time, but shall remain during such inspection
under supervision of the committee having custody thereof.
B.Â
Every committee
of the Town shall file with the Town Clerk, within two weeks after
their adoption, a copy of their rules and/or regulations and all revisions,
corrections and additions made thereto.
C.Â
The Town
Clerk shall cause a copy of the rules and regulations of every committee
of the Town to be included in Division 4, Rules and Regulations, of
the Town Code.
[Amended 5-6-2019 ATM,
Art. 28]
[Amended 5-8-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
All committees and special committees of the Town having charge
of the expenditure of Town money shall annually report thereon in
writing in such manner as to give the citizens a fair and full understanding
of the objectives and methods of such expenditures, referring, however,
to the report of the Town Accountant for statements in detail of receipts
and payments, and may make therein such recommendations as they deem
proper. Such reports shall be submitted to the Select Board for inclusion
in the Annual Report on or before the 15th day of January of each
year.
[Amended 5-8-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
The Annual Town Report shall contain, in addition to the reports
of committees, as hereinbefore provided, a detailed report of all
monies received into and paid out of the Town treasury in the financial
year next preceding; the report of the Treasurer-Collector, of receipts,
payments and abatements; statements of all funds belonging to the
Town or held for the benefit of its inhabitants; a statement of the
liabilities of the Town on bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness,
or otherwise, and of indebtedness authorized but not incurred, and
the purposes thereof; abstracts of the records of the meetings of
the Town held since publication of the last Annual Report; and such
other matters as the said report is required by law to contain, or
as may be inserted by the Select Board under the discretion granted
them by law.
All committees of the Town shall, at the completion of any building
project, land acquisition, or contracted report or study involving
the expenditure of Town money, other than those printed in the Town
Report, file a copy of any plans and specifications, deed and plan,
contracted reports or studies with the Town Clerk, who shall be responsible
for keeping all of such documents.
