Town of Brewster, MA Chapter 43 Town Property, Disposal of

[HISTORY: Adopted 10-19-1987 Special Town Meeting, Art. 2. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 43-1 Authority of Selectmen.

[Amended 11-13-2017 FYTM, Art. 13]

The Select Board shall have the authority to sell or otherwise dispose of surplus and obsolete tangible personal property of the Town.

§ 43-2 Notice of surplus property.

The Department Head responsible for the surplus property shall notify the Executive Secretary that it is considered surplus. The notification should contain a description of the property. The Executive Secretary shall notify all departments that the surplus property is available for their use and will post notification of it on the bulletin board of the Town offices.

§ 43-3 Use by other departments.

[Amended 11-13-2017 FYTM, Art. 13]

Any department desiring use of the property shall request it from the Executive Secretary, who will authorize its use. In the case where more than one department requests the use of said property, the Select Board shall make the decision about the use of said property.

§ 43-4 Unclaimed surplus property; method of disposal.

[Amended 11-13-2017 FYTM, Art. 13]

If said property is not claimed by any department after three weeks, the Executive Secretary shall notify the Select Board of its availability. The Select Board shall determine the method of disposal.