[Amended 5-20-2019 ATM by Art. 21]
No town officer and no salaried employee of the town, and no
agent of any such officer or employee, shall sell material or supplies
or furnish labor to the town by contract or otherwise without permission
of the Select Board or other board authorized to purchase or otherwise
secure materials, supplies and labor for the town, expressed in a
vote which shall appear on the records of such board with the reason
therefor.
[Amended 5-20-2019 ATM by Art. 21]
No town officer and no salaried employee of the town, and no
agent of any such officer or employee, shall receive any compensation
for work done or service performed by him for the town, except his
or her official salary and fees allowed by law, without the permission
of the Select Board or other board authorizing such work or service,
expressed in a vote which shall appear on the records of such board
with the reason therefor.
[Added 5-15-2006 ATM
by Art. 18; amended 5-19-2014 ATM
by Art. 26]
Written contracts shall be required for all purchases of supplies
and services in accordance with Massachusetts General Law, Chapter
30B, § 17.
[Added 5-15-2006 ATM
by Art. 18; amended 5-20-2019 ATM by Art. 21]
Consistent with § C4-2.(k) of the Town Charter, the
Town Administrator shall be the awarding authority for purchases in
amounts less than $25,000 and shall execute said contracts on behalf
of the Town. For purchases of $25,000 or more, the Select Board shall
be the awarding authority and shall execute said contracts.