Chapter 7
Board of Selectmen
SECTION 7-1: Duties
a) Powers and Duties in General - The board of selectmen shall
serve as the chief policy making agency of the town and shall be
responsible for the formulation and promulgation of policy directives and
guidelines to be followed by all town agencies serving under it. The board
of selectmen shall also be responsible for development and promulgation of
policy guidelines for elected town officers and multiple member bodies not
serving under the Board, in conjunction with those officers and bodies.
b) Licensing Authority - The board of selectmen shall be the
licensing board for the town and shall have power to issue licenses in
accordance with the provisions of the General Laws and town by-laws.
c) Appointment - The board of selectmen shall appoint a town
administrator, individuals who are to serve as representatives or delegates
of the town to the governing or advisory boards of regional or district
authorities, and such other town officials and members of multiple member
bodies as provided for in Chapter 14 of the Charter.
d) Investigations - The board of selectmen may make, or may
authorize the town administrator to make, investigations into the affairs
of the town and the conduct of any town agency. The report of the results
of such investigation shall be placed on file in the office of the board of
selectmen and a report summarizing the results of such investigation shall
be printed in the next annual town report.
e) Contracts - The board of selectmen shall be the signatory
authority for all contracts within its jurisdiction as provided for in the
General Laws, town by-laws, by vote of Town Meeting, or otherwise.
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