[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting
of the Town of Chelmsford 10-15-1990 by Art. 19. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Code of Ethics — See Ch. 29.
The Town Moderator shall appoint a Finance Committee
which shall be composed of seven members, each of whom shall serve
for a term of not more than three years from the date of appointment.
A.
There shall be a Personnel Board consisting of five
members, four of whom shall be known as "public members" and shall
be appointed by the Select Board. In the beginning, two of these shall
be appointed for a term of one year and two shall be appointed for
a term of two years. Thereafter, each public member shall be appointed
for a term of two years. Each term shall expire at the end of the
appropriate fiscal year.
[Amended 5-3-2007 ATM by Art. 16; 6-17-2021 ATM by Art. 29]
B.
The fifth member, to be known as the "personnel member,"
shall be elected by town employees who are subject to the personnel
system and whose names appear on the town payroll list for the Wednesday
prior to the election or who otherwise are identified as eligible
voters. Each voter must be 18 years of age or over on the day of the
election. The term of office shall be for two years and shall expire
on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. The election of the personnel
member shall be secret and shall be supervised by a board of three
election officers appointed by the Town Manager. The election shall
be held in June to be effective in July. Special elections shall be
held to fill the unexpired term of a personnel member who resigns
before the term has expired. All elections shall be held between the
hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on a weekday selected by the above-mentioned
board of three election officers. Each permanent full-time employee
or part-time regular employee with a work schedule of 20 or more hours
per week will be granted one vote. All other eligible voters will
be granted 1/2 vote each.
C.
At the first meeting of each fiscal year at which
all Personnel Board members are present, a Chairperson of the Personnel
Board shall be elected by a majority vote.
D.
All members of the Personnel Board shall be registered
voters of the Town of Chelmsford.
E.
No public member of the Personnel Board shall be an
employee of the town or hold office, whether appointed or elected.
The personnel member of the Personnel Board shall not be an elected
official or appointed department head but may otherwise be an employee
who is subject to this section.
F.
Members of the Personnel Board shall serve without
compensation.
G.
The Personnel Board shall meet regularly as necessary
to consider such business as may be presented by town officials, town
employees or others.
H.
At any meeting of the Personnel Board, action by a
majority of those Board members shall be binding upon the Personnel
Board. At least three members of the Board shall be present in order
to constitute a legal meeting.
[Amended 10-21-1999 ATM by Art. 31]
The collector of taxes shall be the Town Treasurer-Collector.
The Town Treasurer-Collector, within the time limits prescribed by
law for the collection of accounts due the town, shall collect all
accounts due the town, except those set forth in MGL c. 41, § 38A,
as amended. Said Town Treasurer-Collector may settle and adjust any
such accounts upon such terms as he or she thinks for the best interests
of the town, or he or she may cause legal proceedings to be commenced
in his or her name as Town Treasurer-Collector for the collection
of any such accounts and may employ counsel for that purpose. The
costs of said legal proceedings, including counsel fees, shall be
charged to and paid by the Treasurer-Collector from the Treasurer-Collector's
expense account. All bills for accounts due the town shall state that
all checks, drafts or money orders shall be made payable to or to
the order of the Town of Chelmsford.
[Amended 10-17-2005 ATM by Art. 26]
A.
No officer or board of the town shall make any contract
on behalf of the town in which such officer or any member of such
board is directly or indirectly financially interested, except by
competitive contracts.
B.
Any Town officer or board authorized by the General
Laws or the Town Charter or bylaws to enter into contracts for the
procurement of goods or services is hereby authorized, pursuant to
MGL c. 30B, § 12, to enter into such contracts for terms
not to exceed five years, unless a longer term is specifically authorized
by a vote of Town Meeting.
[Amended 6-17-2021 ATM by Art. 29]
The Select Board is authorized to act as agent
of the town in any suit or suits which may arise, with authority to
settle and adjust claims or demands for or against the town and to
employ counsel whenever in its judgment it is necessary.
A.
Whenever an appointment to an uncompensated town office
is revoked, the appointing authority shall cause a written notice
of that action, along with a statement of the specific reason or reasons
therefor, to be sent within 48 hours by registered mail to the affected
individual at his or her last known address.
B.
This requirement shall apply to revocation only and
not to a decision against reappointment at the expiration of a fixed
term.
[Added 4-27-2009 ATM by Art. 18]
A.
There shall
be an Agricultural Commission to represent the Chelmsford farming
community and related interests. Said Commission shall serve as facilitators
for encouraging the pursuit or agriculture in Chelmsford. and shall
promote agricultural-based economic opportunities in Town.
B.
Said Commission,
once appointed, shall develop a work plan to guide its activities.
Such activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1)
Serve
as facilitators for encouraging the pursuit of agriculture in Chelmsford;
(2)
Promote
agricultural-based economic opportunities in Town;
(3)
Act
as mediators, advocates, educators, and/or negotiators on farming
issues;
(4)
Work
for the preservation of prime agricultural lands; and
(5)
Pursue
all initiatives appropriate to creating a sustainable agricultural
community.
C.
The duties
and responsibilities of the Commission shall include, but not be limited
to:
(1)
Advising
the Town Manager in matters related to the care and usage of Town-owned
agricultural properties.
(2)
Advising
the Select Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Conservation
Commission, Board of Health, and other local organizations, on projects
and activities, including acquisitions and other transactions, involving
agricultural lands in Town.
[Amended 6-17-2021 ATM by Art. 29]
(3)
Engaging
in projects and activities to promote the business of farming activities
and traditions and farmland protection in Town, including programs
and community events.
D.
The Commission
shall consist of five members appointed by the Select Board. In the
beginning, two members shall be appointed for a term of three years,
two members shall be appointed for a term of two years, and one member
shall be appointed for a term of one year. Thereafter, each member
shall be appointed for a term of three years. Each term shall expire
at the end of the appropriate fiscal year.
[Amended 6-17-2021 ATM by Art. 29]
[Added 10-18-2021 ATM
by Art. 21]
No multiple-member body of the Town shall conduct a meeting
during the election hours of a municipal or state election that is
occurring within the Town. For the purpose of this section, election
hours of a municipal or state election shall include only the hours
in which live voting is taking place on election day, and shall not
count early voting prior to election day.
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