[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Templeton 3-5-1951 (Art. VIII of the Bylaw Compilation).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
All officers, boards, and 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 Town 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 officer,
board, or committee having custody thereof.
[Amended 6-17-2020 ATM by Art. 9]
All officers, boards, standing 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 objects 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 (Board) for inclusion in the Annual Town Report on or before
the 31st day of January of each year.
[Amended 8-31-1978; 5-16-2013; 5-14-2016]
A.
Publication.
It shall be the duty of the Board to publish the Annual Report, to
be made available to the residents on the official Town website on
the last Tuesday of April of each year and for distribution at the
polling places and also at Town Hall in the Board's office.
B.
Contents.
The Annual Town Report shall contain, in addition to the reports of
officers, boards, and committees as hereinbefore provided, a detailed
report of all moneys received into and paid out of the Town treasury
in the previous financial year, showing separately payments made from
the proceeds of loans as capital outlays for permanent improvements;
the report of the Collector of Taxes, 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 purpose thereof; a statement
of transfers made to or from any appropriation; abstracts of the records
of the meetings of the Town held since publication of the last Annual
Report; a complete list of Town officers and appointees for the municipal
year; and such other matters as the report is required by law to contain,
or as may be inserted by the Board under the discretion granted it
by law.
The Board or the Town may direct that the Assessors' valuation
list, standing votes of the Town, and the rules or regulations adopted
by any officer, board or committee be printed either separately or
as part of the Annual Town Report.
