[Adopted as Art. IV, Secs. 4 through 7, of
the 1983 Code]
[Amended 11-1-2021 STM
by Art. 2]
The Select Board may, annually, upon its organization,
appoint an attorney at law as Town Counsel for the term of one-year.
He shall receive, as his salary, such compensation as is provided
in Article VIIIA hereof,[1] together with such additional sums as may be appropriated
for such services as may be performed in addition to those rendered
as legal adviser to the Town. It may, in any case, employ additional
or special counsel.
[1]
Editor's Note: "Article VIIIA" refers to the
Salary Administration Plan, on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
Such Town Counsel shall act as the legal adviser
of the Town. It shall be his duty to examine or cause to be examined
all titles to property in which the Town may acquire an interest,
to draft all deeds, obligations, contracts, bonds, leases, conveyances,
agreements and other legal instruments, of whatever nature, which
may be required by any bylaw, vote or action of the Town or any board
of officers to which the Town or its agents may be a party, and which,
by law, usage or agreement, the Town is to be at the expense of drawing.
All Articles in warrants for Town Meeting which
contemplate the appropriation of money or the negotiation of Town
bonds or notes shall be submitted to the Town Counsel for his examination
and approval.
[Amended 11-1-2021 STM
by Art. 2]
No Town officer, board or committee shall request
an opinion of the Town Counsel, except in cases not admitting of delay,
without first obtaining the consent of the Select Board; nor shall
any such officer, board or commission employ any other counsel without
like consent.
