[Adopted as Ch. 2, Art. III, Div. 7, of the 1988 Revised
General Bylaws; amended in its entirety 10-24-2022 STM by Art. 13]
The Park Commission shall be responsible for the following:
A.
To acquire land for, supervise, maintain, regulate, lay out and improve
public parks in the Town, and with all of the powers and duties as
provided under MGL c. 45 §§ 1 through 9.
B.
To acquire, lease and maintain land and buildings for public playgrounds
and recreation centers, and to conduct and promote recreation, play,
sports and physical education in the Town, and with all of the powers
and duties as provided under MGL c. 45, § 14.
The commission shall consist of five members each of whom shall
be elected for the term of five years. The term of one member shall
expire in each year. The elimination of the Recreation Commission
and the transfer of its powers and duties to the Park Commission in
accordance with MGL c. 45, § 14, shall not alter the then-existing
membership of the Park Commission, which members shall retain their
existing terms.
