[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Medfield as Art. II, Secs.
5 and 6, and Art. III, Secs. 2 through 9, 9(A), 10 and 11, of the
1926 Bylaws. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The Town Clerk shall have the custody of the Town Seal and shall
keep a true copy (in a book to be kept for such purpose alone) of
all the deeds or conveyances executed in behalf of the Town by any
Town officer. It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to see that every
conveyance to the Town of any interest in real estate is properly
recorded in the Registry of Deeds.
B.
The Town Clerk shall furnish for publication in the Annual Town Report
an abstract of the official records of all Town Meetings held during
the preceding year. He or she shall also furnish for the same purpose
an abstract of the vital statistics for the preceding year.
C.
It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to safely keep all books,
papers and plans, and all records belonging to the Town. He or she
shall, when properly requested, furnish all boards and committees
with copies of all votes affecting them.
A.
The Selectmen shall appoint a Treasurer/Collector, commencing October
1, 1990, for a term of three years. The individual appointed shall
be from one or more individuals nominated by a committee consisting
of one member of the Board of Selectmen, one member of the Board of
Assessors, and one member appointed by the Moderator from the citizens
of the Town, preferably with a knowledge of financial management.
[5-1-1990]
B.
All Town officers, whether elected or appointed by the Selectmen,
unless otherwise expressly ordered, shall on or before the fifth day
of each month pay to the Town Treasurer all sums collected by them
during the month previous.
C.
In addition to the duties required by law, the Town Treasurer shall
in his or her annual Town report state specifically the objects for
which the debt of the Town was increased, if any, during the preceding
year.
D.
The Town Treasurer shall give bond to the Town in such sum, not less
than $20,000, as the Selectmen shall require and with sureties to
their satisfaction, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his
or her office.
E.
The Town Treasurer shall have the custody of all funds belonging
to the Town, except funds for which other provision is made by law,
and he shall pay no money from the treasury except upon a warrant
signed by the majority of the Selectmen.
F.
All bills, payrolls, vouchers, canceled notes and other evidence
of indebtedness of the Town which have been paid from the treasury
shall be properly filed and safely kept for such period of time as
the Selectmen shall determine from time to time, and as may be required
under state regulation.
[5-4-1981]
A.
In addition to the duties required by the law, the Collector of Taxes
shall give bond to the Town in such sum, not less than $10,000, as
the Selectmen shall require, with sureties to their satisfaction,
for the faithful discharge of the duties of his or her office.
B.
The Collector of Taxes shall collect, under the title of Town Collector,
all accounts due the Town committed to said Collector by any board
or officer.
In addition to the duties required by law, the Assessors shall
publish with the Town Officers' Report for the year 1925, and
on each succeeding fifth year and whenever at other times the Town
shall instruct them so to do, the full valuation and tax lists, both
property and polls, assessed within the Town or upon which taxes are
paid to the Town.
[Amended 4-28-2014 ATM
by Art. 32]
A.
The Superintendent of Highways shall keep an accurate account of
all money expended and all work done under his or her supervision
upon the public ways and bridges of the Town, a daily record of the
number of people, trucks and teams employed, the extent and nature
of the work done and the time spent in doing such work.
B.
A payroll shall be kept of the employees of the Department of Public
Works and of the owners of trucks and teams employed therein and a
detailed account of all parties furnishing materials therefor, the
rate of wages, the amounts and costs of materials furnished.
