[Amended 6-17-2020 ATM by Art. 9]
The Select Board (Board) shall be agents of the Town to institute,
prosecute and defend any and all claims, actions and proceedings to
which the Town is a party or in which the interests of the Town are
or may be involved.
The Board may at its discretion compromise or settle any claim
or suit to which the Town is a party, which does not require the payment
by the Town of an amount in excess of $10,000. No settlement of a
claim or suit obligating the Town in an amount in excess of $10,000
shall be made, except as authorized by law, without the consent of
the Town Meeting.
The Board in its annual report shall state what actions have
been brought against and on behalf of the Town, what cases have been
compromised or settled, and the current standing of all suits at law
involving the Town or any of its interests.