[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Sudbury
as Art. III, §§ 2, 3, and 4, and Art. XXIII of the
General Bylaws. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
All Town Boards and officials, whether appointed or elected, and
all committees having had any financial transactions during the preceding
financial year, shall make a written report in detail, which report
shall be delivered to the Accountant on or before December 1. The
Accountant shall audit these reports and deliver them to the Select
Board not later than January 10.
B.
The Select Board shall cause all such reports, as well as reports
of any other board or committees, to be printed in pamphlet form.
Receipt of the pamphlets shall be scheduled for a date which will
permit the Town Clerk to have them in the hands of the citizens of
the Town at least 10 days before the Annual Meeting.
All boards and department heads shall cause records of their
doings and accounts to be kept in suitable books, and the persons
having charge of the same shall transmit them to their successors
in office. Whenever any vote affecting any Town officer or officers
is passed, the Clerk shall transmit a copy of the same to such officer
(officers), and the said copy shall be kept by said officers and be
transmitted to their successors if anything therein contained shall
appertain to their duties.
[Amended 10-23-2023 STM
by Art. 2]
Any voter shall at any reasonable time have access to the books
of the Town, and have the right to examine them and take copies thereof,
by applying to the officer having charge of the same. Complete public
records request guidelines for the Town of Sudbury are available on
the Town website.
