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ARTICLE II TOWN OFFICERS AND DUTIES
Section 1
The following officers shall be elected by ballot in accordance with the General Laws:
Moderator, for a term of three years; Town Clerk, for a term of three years; Selectmen, five members, one or two elected each year for a term of three years; School Committee, five members, one or two elected every year for a term of three years; Cemetery Trustees, three members, one elected each year for a term of three years; Library Trustees; six members, two elected each year for a term of three years; Planning Board, five members, one elected each year for a term of five years; Municipal Light Board, three members, one elected each year for a term of three years. Housing Authority, as provided for in G.L. c. 121B, § 5.
Section 2
All annual appointments shall be made subsequent to the Annual Town Election, unless otherwise provided by law.
Performance reviews of the Chief of Police, the Director of Public Works, the Fire Chief, and the Town Administrator shall be made part of the entire re-appointment process for these appointed employees.
Section 3
Town officers, boards and committees shall have the powers, duties and privileges of their respective
offices in accordance with the General Laws and these by-laws.
Section 4
All Town officers, boards and committees shall, at the expiration of their terms of office, turn over to their successors, or to the Selectmen if there be no successors, all books, papers, documents and other properties in their custody belonging to the Town.
Section 5
In conformity with the provisions of Section 6, Section 8(h), and Section 11 of Chapter 23 of the Acts of 1995, the Town Administrator shall appoint a person qualified by training, education and experience to have control of the fire department to be known as the chief of the fire department who shall have all the powers and responsibilities of the Fire Chief under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 48, Sections 42 and who shall serve for a term of up to three years under an employment contract as allowed by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 108 O to be negotiated by the Town Administrator, subject to the approval of the Board of Selectmen.
The Fire Chief will continue to serve until the effective date of the appointment of the Fire Chief.
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