a) 
Composition, Term of Office: There shall be a school committee which shall consist of nine (9) members. Members shall be nominated and elected from each of the nine (9) districts into which the municipality is divided under Article VII, section 3. The mayor shall serve, by virtue of office, as an ex-officio member of the school committee and shall only vote to break a tie vote and shall be ineligible to serve as chair, vice-chair or clerk.
b) 
Term of Office: The term of office for the nine school committee members elected by the voters shall be for two (2) years, beginning on the first day of January in the year following their election, and shall continue until their successors have been qualified.
c) 
Eligibility: A school committee member shall at the time of election be a voter of the district from which elected. If a school committee member removes from the municipality or their district during the term for which elected, the office shall immediately be considered vacant and filled in the manner provided in Article IV, subsection 1.i below.
d) 
Prohibitions: No member of the school committee shall hold any school department position for which a salary is payable from the municipal treasury, except positions receiving a stipend. No member of the school committee shall hold another elected office at the same time as the school committee position. No former member of the school committee shall hold any compensated school department office until one (1) year after the date on which the member's service on the school committee has terminated.
e) 
Compensation: The members of the school committee shall receive such stipend for their services as may from time to time be set by ordinance. Any ordinance altering the stipend of school committee members (i) must be adopted during the first eighteen (18) months of the then members' term; (ii) shall not be effective until after the next election and qualification of school committee members; and (iii) shall only be adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the full council on a roll call vote.
f) 
Expenses: Subject to prior authorization by the school committee, the school committee members shall be entitled to reimbursement of their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
g) 
School Committee Officers.
i. 
Election and Term: As soon as practicable after the school committee members-elect have been qualified following each regular municipal election, as provided in Article IX, section 11, the school committee shall organize by electing a chair, vice-chair and clerk from their members for the present term of office, provided, however, that the mayor shall be ineligible to serve in any of these positions.
ii. 
Powers and Duties of School Committee Chair: The school committee chair shall preside at all meetings of the school committee, regulate its proceedings and shall decide all questions of order. The school committee chair shall appoint all members of all subcommittees of the school committee, whether temporary or standing. The school committee chair shall have the same powers to vote upon all measures coming before the school committee as any other member of the school committee. The school committee chair shall perform such other duties consistent with the office as may be provided by charter, by ordinance or by other vote of the school committee.
h) 
School Committee Powers and Duties.
i. 
The school committee shall have all powers which are conferred on school committees by the general laws and any additional powers and duties that may be provided by the charter, by ordinance, or otherwise and are not inconsistent with the grant of powers conferred by the general laws. The powers and duties of the school committee shall include, but not be limited by, the following:
ii. 
To appoint and conduct performance reviews of a superintendent of the schools who shall be charged with the day-to-day administration of the school system, subject only to policy guidelines and directives adopted by the school committee and, upon the recommendation of the superintendent, to establish and appoint assistant or associate superintendents as provided in General Laws chapter 71, section 59;
iii. 
To make all reasonable rules and regulations for the management of the public school system and for conducting the business of the school committee as may be considered necessary or desirable;
iv. 
To adopt and to oversee the administration of an annual operating and capital budgets for the school department.
i) 
Vacancies. If, in the first fifteen (15) months of the term, a school committee member removes from the municipality or removes to another district in Framingham, their seat shall be considered vacant and the balance of the unexpired term shall be filled by a special election. A preliminary election will be held within sixty (60) days following the vacancy, and the special election shall be held thirty five (35) days following the preliminary.
Any vacancy occurring after the fifteenth (15th) month of the term shall be filled at the next regular municipal election. The candidate so elected shall take office immediately, and serve for the remainder of the present term as well as for the term to which elected.
a) 
Composition, Term of Office: There shall be a board of library trustees which shall consist of twelve trustees nominated and elected by voters of the municipality at large. The term of office for the twelve (12) library trustees shall be for four (4) years each, beginning on the first day of January in the year following their election, and continuing until their successors have been qualified. The terms of office shall be so arranged that six (6) trustees shall be elected at each regular municipal election.
b) 
Eligibility: A library trustee shall at the time of election be a voter. If a library trustee removes from the municipality during the term for which elected, the office shall immediately be considered vacant and filled in the manner provided in Article IV, section 4.
c) 
Officers: As soon as practicable after the library trustees elect have been qualified following each regular municipal election, the board of library trustees shall organize by electing one of the trustees to serve as chair, one to serve as vice-chair and one to serve as clerk, each for a two-year term. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the board of library trustees, regulate its proceedings and shall decide all questions of order. The chair shall appoint all members of all subcommittees, whether special or standing.
d) 
Prohibitions: No member of the board of library trustees shall hold any position in the library department for which a salary is payable from the municipal treasury, except positions receiving a stipend. No former member of the board of library trustees shall hold any compensated position in the library department until at least one (1) year after the date on which the member's service on the board of library trustees has terminated. No member of the board of library trustees shall hold another elected position at the same time as the library trustee position.
e) 
Compensation, Expenses: The members of the board of library trustees shall receive no salary for their services. Subject to prior authorization by the trustees, the library trustees shall be entitled to reimbursement of their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties
f) 
Powers and Duties: The board of library trustees shall have all powers as provided by the general laws and any additional powers and duties that may be assigned by the charter, by ordinance, or otherwise and are not inconsistent with this charter. The powers and duties of the board of library trustees shall include the following:
i. 
To make all reasonable rules and regulations for the operation of the municipality's libraries and for conducting the business of the board of library trustees as may be considered necessary or desirable;
ii. 
To advise and make recommendation to the mayor for an annual operating budget for the library division. The library trustees shall advise the mayor on all matters concerning the library division, equipment and, buildings and grounds;
iii. 
To recommend to the mayor for appointment a candidate for library division head; and,
iv. 
To conduct periodic reviews of the library division head's performance to be submitted to the mayor for the mayor's consideration; and
v. 
To accept donations and manage funds in its trust.
a) 
Composition, Term of Office: There shall be a board of cemetery trustees (Trustees of the Edgell Grove Cemetery) which shall consist of five members nominated and elected by voters of the municipality at large. The term of office for the five (5) cemetery trustees shall be for four (4) years each, beginning on the first day of January in the year following their election, and continuing until their successors have been qualified. The terms of office shall be so arranged that as nearly an equal number of members as is possible shall be filled at each regular municipal election.
b) 
Eligibility: A cemetery trustee shall at the time of election be a voter. If a cemetery trustee removes from the municipality during the term for which elected, the office shall immediately be considered vacant and filled in the manner provided in Article IV, section 4.
c) 
Officers: As soon as practicable after the cemetery trustees elect have been qualified following each regular municipal election, board of cemetery trustees shall organize by electing one (1) of the Trustees to serve as chair, one (1) to serve as vice-chair and one (1) to serve as clerk, each for a two-year term. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the board of cemetery trustees, regulate its proceedings and shall decide all questions of order. The chair shall appoint all members of all subcommittees, whether temporary or standing.
d) 
Prohibitions: No member of the board of cemetery trustees shall hold any position in the cemetery department for which a salary is payable from the municipal treasury, except positions receiving a stipend. No former member of the board of cemetery trustees shall hold any compensated position in the cemetery department until at least one (1) year after the date on which the member's service on the board of cemetery trustees has terminated.
No member of the board of cemetery trustees shall hold another elected position at the same time as the cemetery trustee position.
e) 
Compensation, Expenses: The members of the board of cemetery trustees shall receive no salary for their services. Subject to prior authorization by the trustees, the cemetery trustees shall be entitled to reimbursement of their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
f) 
Powers and Duties: The board of cemetery trustees shall have all powers which are provided by the general laws and any additional powers and duties that may be assigned by the charter, by ordinance, or otherwise and are not inconsistent with this charter. The powers and duties of the board of cemetery trustees shall include the following:
i. 
To make all reasonable rules and regulations for the operation of the Edgell Grove Cemetery and any other municipal cemeteries as may be allowed by ordinance and for conducting the business of the board of cemetery trustees as may be considered necessary or desirable;
ii. 
To advise and make recommendation to the mayor for an annual operating budget for the cemetery department. The cemetery trustees shall advise the mayor on all matters concerning the cemetery department, equipment and, buildings and grounds;
iii. 
To recommend to the mayor for appointment a candidate for cemetery director; and,
iv. 
To accept donations and manage funds in its trust.
Upon notice of a vacancy on the board of library trustees, and board of cemetery trustees, the city clerk shall immediately post the vacancy on the municipal bulletin board. The notice shall include directions for submitting an application, and the date when applications are due. The notice shall be posted for a minimum of twenty-one (21) days, but no longer than thirty (30) days. After the period for submission of applications has expired, the city clerk shall provide the applications received to the board or committee where the vacancy exists and the council for review. A joint meeting of the council and the board or committee where the vacancy exists shall be held within forty-five (45) days following the receipt of applications from the clerk. The council may schedule such joint meeting during a regularly scheduled council meeting or call a special meeting for this purpose. Upon the election of a resident by a majority of the combined membership of the council and board or committee to fill the vacancy, such person shall be sworn to office, and shall complete the remainder of the term of the vacant seat.