Chapter 14
Appointment Summary
SECTION 14-1: The board of selectmen shall have the right to appoint the following:
town administrator;
conservation commission to consist of seven members appointed for terms of three years each;
zoning board of appeals to consist of five regular members, appointed for terms of five years each, and two associate members, appointed for terms of two years each;
council on aging, as provided by by-law;
cable television oversight committee;
constables;
arts lottery council;
Swampscott Historical Commission;
building code board of appeals;
harbor advisory board;
recreation commission;
an affirmative action committee;
4th of July committee;
Veteran's Day committee;
Memorial Day committee;
War Memorial Scholarship Fund committee;
an election commission;
and any other committee not referred to in this charter and which town meeting and/or the board of selectmen deem appropriate.
SECTION 14-2: The town administrator shall recommend and the board of
selectmen shall appoint from among the applicants recommended by the town
administrator, the following:
superintendent of public works and all other employees of a department of public works;
police chief and all other employees of the police department;
fire chief and all other employees of the fire department;
town accountant and all other employees of that office;
inspector of buildings and all other employees of that office;
wire inspector and all other employees of that office;
inspector of gas appliances and gas fittings and all other employees of that office;
plumbing inspector and all other employees of that office;
animal control officer and all other employees of that office;
sealer of weights and measures and all other employees of that office;
parking clerk and all other employees of that office;
town counsel and all other employees of that office;
town engineer and all other employees of that office;
tree warden and all other employees of that office;
veteran's services director, veteran's agent, veteran's graves officer and
burial agent and all other employees of that office;
health agent, animal inspector and other personnel of the department of health and all other employees of that office;
town treasurer/collector/clerk and all other employees of that office;
civil defense director and related civil defense personnel and all other employees of that office;
full or part-time assistant assessors and all other employees of that office;
head librarian and all other employees of that office;
the harbor master and all other employees of that office;
and any other non-school employees not previously addressed.
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