The inhabitants of the Town of Abington, within the corporate
limits as now established, or as hereafter may be established in the
manner provided by law, shall continue to be a body corporate and
politic with perpetual succession under the name "Town of Abington."
This instrument may be cited and shall be known as the Abington
Home Rule Charter.
The administration of all the fiscal, prudential, and municipal
affairs of the Town, with the government thereof, shall be vested
in a legislative branch, to consist of a Town Meeting open to all
registered voters of the Town and an executive branch, to be headed
by a Board of Selectmen and Town Manager.
The form of government provided by this charter shall be known
as the Abington Home Rule Charter Plan. Pursuant to this charter,
and subject to only limitations as may be imposed by the constitution
and statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, it is the intent
and the purpose of this charter to confer on the Town of Abington
all of the powers it is possible to confer under the constitution
and statutes of said Commonwealth, as fully and as completely as though
each such power was specifically and individually enumerated herein.
The powers of the Town of Abington under this charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the Town, and the specific mention of particular powers is not intended, nor is it to be construed, as limiting in any way the general powers of the Town as stated in Section 1-4.
Subject to the applicable requirements of any provision of the
constitution or statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the
Town of Abington may exercise any of its powers or perform any of
its functions and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly
or in cooperation by contract or otherwise, with any one or more states
or civil divisions or agencies thereof, or the United States Government
or any agency thereof.
Unless another meaning is clearly apparent from the manner in
which the word is used the following words as used in the Charter
shall have the following meanings:
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"Appointing authority," where appropriate - Board of Selectmen,
Board of Library Trustees, School Committee, and Town Manager.
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"Charter," this charter and any amendments to it made through
any of the methods provided under article LXXXIX of the Amendments
to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and General
Laws chapter 43B.
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"Majority vote," a majority of those present and voting, provided
that a quorum of the body is present.
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"Multiple member body," any board, commission or committee consisting
of two or more persons, whether elected or appointed, but specifically
excluding Town Meeting.
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"Town," the Town of Abington.
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"Town agency," any board, commission, committee, department
or office of the Town government.
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"Town bulletin board," the bulletin board, on which official
Town notices are posted, located in the Town office building. Whenever
reasonably possible, official Town notices shall be posted on the
Town's website.
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"Voters," the registered voters of the Town of Abington.
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