[Adopted as Ch. IV, §§ 1-5, of the 1973 Bylaws]
A.
All committees, except as otherwise provided by law or bylaw, by
the Town Charter, or by vote of the meeting, shall be appointed by
the Moderator as soon as may be after the passage of the vote creating
the committee, and in choosing a committee by nomination from the
floor, no person shall nominate more than one member of such committee.
B.
Unless otherwise provided, the first named member of a committee
shall immediately call all the members of the committee together for
the purpose of organization, and each committee shall thereafter proceed
with its duties and report to the Town as promptly as possible, and
unless it is sooner discharged, it shall make a report at the next
annual meeting.
C.
No person shall serve on any committee in a matter where his/her
private right is immediately concerned distinct from the public interest.
(1937: c. XII, ss. 1-3)
D.
At the commencement of each open session of a board, commission,
or committee (except for meetings which exclusively entail site visit(s)
away from municipal and/or school facilities customarily used for
public meetings), the agenda shall include as its first item a time
allotment for citizen queries.
[Added 4-7-1997 ATM,
approved by Attorney General 7-2-1997]
A.
The Town Manager shall, at least 60 days prior to each Annual Town
Meeting, notify, in writing, the chairperson of any committee which
has made no report to the Town since the last Annual Town Meeting
that a report will be expected at the coming Annual Town Meeting,
and the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting may contain an article
to hear and act upon the reports of committees. (1937: c. VII, s.
8)
[Amended 1973]
B.
The reports of all boards, committees, or officers of the Town, having
charge of the expenditure of money, shall be made in such a manner
as to give the citizens a fair and full understanding of such expenditures.
(1937: c. VI, s. 4)
[Amended 1973]
C.
The reports of all boards, committees, and officers which are to
be included in the Annual Town Report shall be delivered to the Town
Manager at least six weeks prior to the scheduled date for the Annual
Town Meeting. (1937: c. VI, s. 5)
[Amended 1973]
D.
If a committee does not report as directed by the Town Meeting or,
if no directions are given, report at the next Annual Town Meeting
held thereafter, it shall be automatically discharged unless an extension
of time be granted by the Town Meeting. (1937: c. III [Proc.], s.
8)
E.
All reports of committees, except reports of progress, shall be in
writing and shall be permanently filed for preservation with the Town
Clerk; and if the Select Board deems best or the Town so votes, the
report of any committee shall be published as part of the next Annual
Town Report. (1937: c. XII, s. 5)
[Amended 1973; 4-3-2000 TM, approved by Attorney General 9-27-2000]
The Annual Town Report, as prepared and published by the Town
Manager, shall be issued at least one week prior to the date of the
Annual Town Meeting. In addition to those matters specifically required
to be included by the provisions of the Charter or by any other provisions
of these bylaws or by any provision of law, and in addition to the
customary reports of Town officers, committees, and boards, and the
usual financial statements, the report shall contain a complete list
of elective and appointed officials of the Town and a summary description
of the organization of each of its various boards, committees, and
departments. (1937: c. V, ss. 7, 8)
Officers of the Town shall turn over to their successors in
office, at the expiration of their terms of office, all books, papers,
documents, or other properties in their custody belonging to the Town,
and all departments shall turn over to the Town Clerk all books, papers,
and documents belonging to the Town and not being necessary for the
use of the respective departments, and these shall be deposited in
the Town vaults. (1937: c. VI, s. 1)
[Adopted 3-2-1964 TM,
approved by Attorney General 4-27-1964]
All Town officers shall pay into the Town Treasury all fees
which they receive by virtue of their office.
