[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Longmeadow
as Art. 2, Ch. 200, of the General Bylaws. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 10-25-2022 STM
by Art. 23, approved 2-22-2023]
The executive powers of the Town shall be vested in the Select
Board, as provided in the Charter. Without limiting the foregoing,
and as also provided in the Charter, from and after December 1, 2004,
the Select Board shall be the Water and Sewer Commission, and each
Select Person shall be a Water and Sewer Commissioner [Home Rule Charter
Section 3-2(b)].
A person becomes a member of the Select Board by being elected
at a Town election.
[Amended 10-25-2022 STM
by Art. 23, approved 2-22-2023]
The term of office of a Select Person is three years (except
as may otherwise be provided in the Charter for those members elected
at the Special Election held on October 5, 2004) and until his successor
has been elected and has qualified for the position [Home Rule Charter
Section 3-2(a)].
If a vacancy occurs in a position on the Select Board, the vacancy
is filled according to MGL c. 41, § 10.
A person who is a Select Person shall not hold any other office
in the Town by appointment of the Select Board except as provided
in these bylaws.
Within 15 days after the annual election of the Town, the persons
who hold the position of Select Person shall meet and organize as
the Select Board.
The Select Board shall appoint a Town Manager, as provided in the Charter. The Town Manager shall have such powers and duties as are provided for in the Charter (Home Rule Charter Article 5).
The Select Board shall prepare an annual report and shall include
in that report:
[Amended 10-25-2022 STM
by Art. 23, approved 2-22-2023]
The Select Board shall compile and make available in one volume
an Annual Town Report. The Select Board shall include in the Annual
Town Report:
A.
The annual report of the Town Manager, each Town officer, board,
committee, department and commission (except that the Select Board
may omit from the annual report of an officer, board, committee or
commission such financial data relating to the activities of that
officer, board, committee, department or commission as is reflected
in the report of the Finance Director);
B.
A complete list of the elected Town officers, with their salaries
or compensation, or both;
C.
The organization of each board, committee or commission and the expiration
of the term of office of each member;
D.
A complete list of the appointees for the year, with their salaries
or compensation, or both, including the salaries or compensation of
the Town Manager, department heads, Superintendent of Schools, the
Fire Chief and the Chief of Police (but otherwise the salaries or
compensation of the school, Fire and Police Departments and other
department personnel shall be given in the aggregate);
E.
A copy of the warrant for the next Annual Town Meeting (except that
the Select Board may choose to print the warrant for that meeting
as a supplement that is not bound in the same volume with the Annual
Town Report);
F.
The municipal jury list, as long as applicable;
G.
A statement, in detail, of the votes cast by the Town at the last
preceding Town elections and at the Town meetings that have occurred
during the year; and
H.
Such other matters as are determined by the Select Board or required
by law.
A complete and current listing of all Town departments shall
be made available in the Annual Report in the Town Manager's office.
A.
The Select Board and the Town Manager, responsible to the Select
Board, shall have the authority provided in the Charter regarding
overall personnel policies, procedures and compensation and the responsibility
for the administration thereof in accordance with the Charter, those
policies, procedures, and with law.
B.
This program does not affect or apply to employees for whom the School
Committee is the employer but otherwise affects and covers all exempt
and nonexempt employees of the Town, except as may be provided in
the Charter.
