[Adopted 4-4-1972, approved 8-16-1972; amended 10-28-1986, approved 11-18-1986; 6-7-2011, approved 9-15-2011 (Art. 40 of the 2011 General By-Laws)]
A. 
The Planning Board, with the approval of the Select Board shall appoint and, subject to appropriation, fix the compensation of a Town Planner whose services shall be available to all boards and departments of the Town. He shall be especially fitted by education, training or experience.
(1) 
He shall be the Executive Secretary of the Planning Board and attend all meetings of the Board.
(2) 
He shall qualify by oath before entrance upon the duties of his office.
(3) 
He shall become a resident of the Town of Dartmouth within one year after he shall have taken his oath of office.
B. 
The Select Board and Planning Board shall have the authority to waive the Town Planner's residency requirement.
He shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
A. 
He shall make careful studies and, when necessary, he shall prepare plans relating to the resources, possibilities and needs of the Town of Dartmouth and upon completion of such study and plans, he shall submit a report thereon to the Planning Board and to the Town Meeting next held within a reasonable time thereafter.
B. 
He shall report annually to the Select Board giving all necessary information regarding the condition of the Town of Dartmouth and shall submit therewith any plans and proposals for its development with estimates of costs thereof, together with a report of the work and conditions of his office as Planner, and the Select Board shall print the summary of the aforementioned report to be posted in the Annual Town Report for the year in which so reported.
C. 
He shall make such master or study plans of the Town of Dartmouth or such parts thereof as shall be determined advisable by the Planning Board, showing upon such plan or parts thereof, among other things, existing and desirable proposed public ways, street grades, public places, bridges, parks, parkways, playgrounds, sites for public buildings and structures, building and zoning districts, waterways, location of sewers, water conduits and other public utilities and other pertinent features of such plans, including existing private ways; and after consultation with other municipal agencies charged with enforcing housing laws, the building code and Zoning By-Laws or regulations, he shall recommend and plan conservation, rehabilitation and development areas for the purpose of guiding residential protection, neighborhood improvement, commercial and industrial development; and upon authorization of the Select Board, he shall represent the Town of Dartmouth in procuring participation in any Federal or Commonwealth programs for the implementation and development of the foregoing. Upon request, the several departments, offices, commissions, committees and agencies of the Town of Dartmouth shall furnish the Planner with such data and information as he shall require in carrying out the provisions of this By-Law.
D. 
When so requested by the Board of Appeals of the Town of Dartmouth, he shall furnish such advice and recommendations as they shall require within the provisions of his office.
E. 
During the term of his office, he shall hold no elective or other appointive office, nor shall he engage in any other business or occupation.