All property required for the operation of a particular department shall be in the custody of the department head.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of North Attleborough as Art. VI, Sec. 1, of the Bylaws. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Town motor vehicles shall be used for Town business only.
All Town-owned vehicles, except certain vehicles used by the Police Department, designated by the Chief of Police, shall be clearly identified as Town property by having lettered on the front doors of each side of the vehicle, in letters at least three inches high, identifying the Town and giving the name of the Town department to which the vehicle has been assigned, or a Town Seal, as used by all departments.
Any board or officer in charge of a department of the Town may, with the prior approval of the Town Manager and Town Council in writing, sell or otherwise dispose of property within the control of the department which has become obsolete or is not required for further use by such department. Property of a value exceeding $300 shall be sold, traded in, or otherwise disposed of based on competitive bids.
Whenever a Town board or officer having charge of real estate, except for park, forest and conservation land, shall determine that such real estate is no longer needed for the use of the department, such board or officer shall forthwith give notice of such determination to the Town Manager. The Town Manager shall then have custody of such property and shall dispose of same by two-thirds vote of a regular or special meeting of the Town Council in accordance with MGL c. 40, §§ 3 and 15A.