The Select Board shall appoint some competent lawyer to act
as Town Counsel. Town Counsel shall have the care of all legal actions
that are authorized to be brought or defended by the Town, except
for those matters which are assigned to the Town Agent.
The Select Board, after consultation with Town Counsel, may
retain other legal counsel for Town labor negotiations and related
contract issues as well as particular issues where a conflict of interest
exists or where specialized legal expertise is required.
[Amended 6-3-2014 ATM
by Art. 29, approved 6-24-2014]
The Select Board is authorized to contract for Town Counsel
services on terms not to exceed three years.
The Select Board, upon recommendation of Town Counsel may appoint
some competent lawyer as Assistant Town Counsel upon terms and conditions
as they may determine.
The Town Counsel, and any counsel acting by or on his or her
behalf, shall have all of the authority and right given to Town Counsel
under the laws and statutes, as amended, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.