All bylaws, resolutions, rules, regulations, and votes of the town meeting which are in force at the time this charter is adopted, not inconsistent with the provisions of this charter, shall continue in full force until amended or repealed.
Where provisions of this charter conflict with provisions of town bylaws, rules, regulations, orders, and special acts and acceptances of laws of the Commonwealth, the charter provisions shall govern. All provisions of town bylaws, rules, regulations, orders and special acts not superseded by this charter shall remain in force.
Any person holding a town office or employment under the town shall retain such office or employment and shall continue to perform the duties of the office until provisions shall have been made in accordance with this charter for the performance of the said duties by another person or agency. No person in the permanent full-time service or employment of the town shall forfeit pay grade or time in service. Each such person shall be retained in a capacity as similar to the person's former capacity as is practical. No person shall be removed from a position without just cause.
All town offices, boards, commissions or agencies shall continue to perform their duties until re-appointed, or re-elected, or until successors to their respective positions are fully appointed or elected or until their duties have been transferred and assumed by another town office, board, commission or agency.
All records, property and equipment whatsoever of any office, board, commission, committee or agency or part thereof the powers and duties of which are assigned in whole or in part to another town office, board, commission or agency shall be transferred forthwith to such office, board, commission or agency.
[Amended 5-2-1994 ATM by Art. 5; Acts of 1996, Ch. 401, approved 10-3-1996; 10-16-2006 ATM by Art. 39, ratified 4-3-2007]
This charter shall become fully effective upon ratification by the voters, except as otherwise provided in this section:
(a) 
After the amendment to Section 3-2(c) approved under Article 27 of the 2006 Fall Annual Town Meeting regarding appointment of the Personnel Board by the select board becomes effective, unless otherwise provided by bylaw, the personnel board shall continue to be composed of the same number of members as currently constituted provided, however, the appointments made by the town manager shall, upon the expiration of the term of office of such members, or if a vacancy shall sooner occur, be made by the select board.
[Amended by Acts of 2020, Ch. 164, approved 8-25-2020]
(b) 
The Sewer Commission shall cease to exist and be dissolved upon completion of the sewer project at which time all duties, powers, functions and assets shall be assigned to the department of public works or its successor agency.[1]
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Editor's Note: During a regular posted meeting on 6-27-2011, the Board of Selectmen heard a final report by the Sewer Commission on the substantial completion of the sewer project. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to accept the report and to dissolve the Sewer Commission as per the Town Charter § 8-5(b).