The inhabitants of the Town of Winchester, within the territorial limits established by law, shall continue to be a body corporate and politic under the name “Town of Winchester”.
This instrument shall be known and may be cited as the Winchester Home Rule Charter.
The administration of all the fiscal, prudential and municipal affairs of the town shall be vested in an executive branch headed by a select board. The legislative powers shall be exercised by a representative town meeting.
It is the intent and the purpose of the voters of the Town of Winchester, through the adoption of this charter, to secure for the town all of the powers possible to secure under the constitution and statutes of the Commonwealth, as fully and as completely as though each such power were specifically and individually enumerated herein.
The powers of the town under the charter shall be construed and interpreted liberally in favor of the town, and the specific mention of any particular power is not intended to limit in any way the general powers of the town as stated in section 1-4.
The town may enter into agreements with any other unit of government to perform jointly or in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, any of its powers or functions.