1960 TOWN RECORDS - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

2195 15 Section 5. The members of the Finance Committee shall serve with- out pay for their services, but they may be reimbursed for actual ex- penses incurred in the discharge of their duties hereunder, with the ap- proval of the Board of Selectmen. Section 6. Vacancies in said committee shall be filled in the same manner as in the cue of other committees or boards of the town. ARTICLE VII. PLANNING BOARD Section 1. The voters of the town shall choose by ballot beginning with the annual election in March of 1960, a Planning Board to consist of five members under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 81A; provided that at the 1960 election members of the Planning Board shall be elected, one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of five years; subsequent annual elections to choose one member for a term of five years. The powers and duties of such Board shall be such as are stated in General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 81B to 81J, inclusive, and Section 81Q; and further, to consider and advise upon depart- municipal improvements at the request of other town officials, ments, boards, or committees, or upon its own initiative. Section 2. Vacancies occurring in the board shall be filled as pro vided in General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 11. Section 3. The Planning Board upon its own initiation may, and upon the petition of ten persons, shall, hold public hearings, fourteen days public notice of which shall be given, for the consideration of any amendments to the zoning map or to the zoning by-laws, and report to a town meeting its recommendations as to what action should be taken. ARTICLE VIII. GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. At any town meeting when special committees are ap- pointed or elected a vote shall be passed naming the compensation of the committee and also a sum of money for expenses of such committee, otherwise the Selectmen shall not draw orders on the Treasurer for either services or expenses. Section 2. All departments are authorized and empowered to con- sult counsel at any time in connection with their duties. Section 3. Funds belonging to the town in the hands of the Tax Collector shall only be withdrawn from the bank on orders counter- signed by at least two of the Selectmen. Section 4. Any persons indebted to the town for poll taxes or other- wise shall have such debt deducted before payment by the Treasurer from any sum due him from the town for work on road or for any other service performed. Section, 5. On all town work, for the performance of which com- petitive bids are received, the award of the contract shall be to the lowest responsible bidder; preference always going to citizens, when other conditions of the situation are equal. Section 6. All bids for advertised contracts of the town shall be re - turnable at the Selectmen's office on a specific date and hour and shall i. be publicly opened and read by one of the Selectmen at that time. ARTICLE IX. TOWN CONTRACTS Section 1. On all contracts for labor; materials, supplies, equip- ment, merchandise or other articles wherein the amount involved is $500.00 or more, the board, department, committee or officials of the town in charge of the exTenditure of such money shall be required to submit the awarding of the same to public bid and no expenditure shall be permitted of $500.00 or in excess thereof unless the same shall have been awarded upon public bid.