Except as hereinafter provided, Town buildings, parks, squares and other facilities, may be named only by Town Meeting when such action is proposed in a warrant article. The Library Trustees may, in accordance with guidelines adopted and from time to time amended by them, name rooms and associated spaces of library buildings. The School Committee may, in accordance with guidelines adopted and from time to time amended by them, name rooms and associated spaces of school buildings.
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Appointment. The Select Board shall appoint a committee of not less than five nor more than seven residents for staggered three-year terms, as long as they remain residents, to review all proposals for naming public facilities except rooms and associated spaces under the jurisdiction of the School Committee and Library Trustees as specified above in Section 6.8.1. The Committee shall include one member of each of the Advisory Committee, the Park and Recreation Commission, the Preservation Commission, the Commission for Diversity, Inclusion and Community Relations and the School Committee. In addition, the Select Board may appoint one alternate member to the Committee. Such alternate shall be appointed for a three-year term and shall be designated by the Chair of the Committee from time to time to take the place of any member who is absent or unable or unwilling to act for any reason.
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General duties. The Review Committee shall be responsible for reviewing and reporting its recommendations on proposals for naming public facilities. The Committee may also, from time to time, initiate its own proposals for naming public facilities. All recommendations of the Committee shall be subject to criteria to be established by the Committee and approved by the Select Board.