[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Carver as Ch. 2, § 2.2, of the 2015 Compilation; amended 4-22-2019 ATM by Art. 13. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
There shall be a Select Board composed of five members elected for terms of three years each, so arranged that the term of as nearly equal number of members as is possible shall expire each year.
The Select Board shall have all the powers and duties of a Board of Selectmen for purposes of the General Laws and any special acts applicable to the Town of Carver, including but not limited to the power to prosecute, compromise or defend suits for or against the Town and employ counsel at any time if, in its judgment, the interest of the Town so require.
The Select Board shall notify all department heads and all committees appointed or elected by the Town of any Special Town Meeting at least seven days prior to the posting of the warrant for said meeting, except in case of emergency as determined by the Select Board.
Any committee, board, officer or department having control of Town property other than real property shall notify the Select Board whenever any of such property becomes obsolete or in excess of the needs of that agency. The Select Board shall establish a procedure to make any such property available to other Town agencies that may be able to use it. Any items of property which in the opinion of the Select Board have a value of $500 or less and which are not transferred to other Town agencies by such procedure shall be disposed of by the Select Board by public sale following notice.
In order to coordinate the business of the Town, the Select Board shall have the authority to call a meeting of all boards, commissions, committees and departments of the Town as the Board deems in the best interest of the Town. Each board, commission, committee and department shall have at least one duly authorized representative present for such meeting, who shall be prepared to submit a progress report and to answer any questions from board, commission, committee or department heads as well as from the Select Board.
A Select Board member may not hold any other elective or compensated office under government of the Town of Carver during the term, for which he/she is elected, nor any compensative appointive Town office or employment for one year thereafter. Also, that any member of the Select Board serving in such capacity at the time of adoption of this section shall not be required to resign from any other position held and shall be allowed to complete his/her term of office on the Board.
In exercising its authority in making appoints to the various offices, boards, commissions and committees within its jurisdiction, the Select Board will honor the will of the voters and will endeavor to avoid appointing anyone to a position who ran for but was not elected to that position within one year prior to the date of the appointment.