The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Town Accountant in accordance
with applicable provisions of the General Laws. He shall have and perform
for the Town all the duties prescribed by the statutes of the commonwealth
for a town accountant.
The Board of Selectmen shall annually appoint an Inspector of Gas Piping
and Gas Appliances whose duty shall be the enforcement of the rules and regulations
adopted by the Gas Fitting Board established in 1960 under MGL c. 25, § 12-H.
All boards and committees of the Town shall submit a proposed, detailed
budget for the current year, in requested quantities, on prescribed forms
provided by the Board of Selectmen, on or before December 15 in each year,
unless otherwise provided for by statute, to the Board of Selectmen.
All full-time Town departments in the Town Hall, namely, the Board of
Selectmen's office, Town Administrator's office, Town Accountant's
office, Town Treasurer-Collector's office, Community Development Director's
office, Assessors' office, Veterans' Affairs' office, Town
Clerk's office, Director of Public Works' office, and Board of Health's
office, shall hereinafter remain open continuously at a minimum during a period
set by a majority of the members of the Board of Selectmen. The lunch period,
staggered or otherwise, shall not exceed 1/2 hour.