[Amended 2-11-2020 STM]
The Treasurer/Collector is an elected position with a three-year term. S/he receives all money belonging to the Town and expends and accounts for it. The Treasurer/Collector performs duties in accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts as they relate to the management of all Town finances, which include, but are not limited to:
A.
Maintaining custody of all monies belonging to the Town and accounting for these monies.
B.
Issuing debt required for authorized short-term and long-term borrowing.
C.
Issuing bonds to raise money for certain projects or expenditures.
D.
Issuing and maintaining records of municipal lien certificates which are filed at the Registry of Deeds.
E.
Collecting and recording all taxes, payments, fees and/or penalties received by various Town departments, boards, commissions, and committees.
F.
Having the authority to take title to the taxpayer's property and to foreclose the owner's right to redeem that property when a taxpayer becomes delinquent.
G.
Possessing a number of responsibilities relating to payment of salaries and wages.
H.
Issuing, in the Town Annual Report, a detailed report of payroll earnings, trust fund balances and committed, collected and outstanding taxes and a statement of Town debt.