[HISTORY: Adopted by the Special Town Meeting
of the Town of Yarmouth 8-28-1993 by Art. 14, approved 11-23-1993. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The creation of a Municipal Finance Department
is authorized under MGL c. 43C, § 11, as adopted at the
Annual Town Meeting.
[Amended 4-7-2014 ATM by Art. 38, approved 4-29-2014]
The Director of Municipal Finance shall be appointed
by and be responsible to the Board of Selectmen through the Town Administrator.
The Director of Municipal Finance may be the Town Accountant, and
the term of office shall be three years, subject to removal for cause
by the Board of Selectmen. The Department of Municipal Finance shall
contain the offices of Town Treasurer, Town Collector, Town Accountant
and Assessors, who shall be appointed by the Town Administrator subject
to approval by the Board of Selectmen.
The Director of Municipal Finance shall be appointed
by and be responsible to the Board of Selectmen through the Town Administrator
for a term of three years, subject to removal for cause by the Board
of Selectmen. The Director of Municipal Finance shall serve ex officio
as the Town Accountant. Appointment of personnel in the Department
of Municipal Finance shall be made by the Town Administrator, subject
to approval of the Board of Selectmen, for a term of not more than
three years.
The Director of Municipal Finance shall coordinate all the financial departments listed in § 27-2 and report on a regular basis to the Town Administrator. The functions of the Municipal Finance Department are outlined in MGL c. 43C, § 11, Paragraph 5. The Director of Municipal Finance shall submit an annual report to the voters of the Town, which shall appear in the Annual Town Report.
