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mines are needed. Nothing in this section countersigned by at least two (2) of the shall change the percentage of medical and Selectmen. life insurance payments for Town employees History: Amended 5-2-1983 ATM, Article j previously authorized by the Town. 45, approved by Attorney General on 10• j History: Added 8-25-1986 STM,Article 53, 12-1983. approved by Attorney General on 10-17- 1986. ARTICLE IV—Town Counsel { History: Adopted as Ch. 2, Article 2.4 and Sec. ARTICLE III—Treasurer/Tax Collector 2.13.2 of the 1980 Code. History: Adopted as Ch.2,Article 2.2,of the 1980 Code §5-15. Term of Office. The Selectmen, annually in June, shall appoint a Town Counsel to hold 'I §5-9. Appointment; Term of Office. The office for the term of one (1) year from the Treasurer/Tax Collector shall be appointed by first day of July following and until his/her the Town Manager for a term to be determined successor is appointed and qualified. by the Town Manager.- §5-16. General Powers and Duties; Compensation, §5-10. Authority to Engage Legal Counsel. The He/she shall act as the legal advisor and solic- Treasurer is authorized to engage counsel at itor of the Town and as head of the Legal the expense of the Town for the purpose of Department and shall receive such salary or prosecuting any action at law under the provi- compensation as the Selectmen shall deter- sions of the public statutes relating to suits on mine. bonds, notes or other securities. ,j §5-17. Removal from Office. The Selectmen shall §5-11. Statutory Duties. The Treasurer/Collector of remove the Town Counsel from office if, in Taxes shall carry out all duties, functions and their opinion, the interests of the Town so obligations imposed on him by the General require and shall fill any vacancy in said office Laws of the Commonwealth. by new appointment. §5-12. Additional Duties. The Treasurer/Collector §5-18. Accommodations. The Selectmen shall pro- of Taxes, ex-officio, shall be the Town vide suitable space for the Town Counsel, as Collector, and it shall be his duty under the head of the Legal Department, in the Town title of Town Collector to collect all accounts Office Building. All books, records and doc- due and payable to the Town, excepting inter- uments assembled by the Town Counsel in ests on investments of sinking or trust funds, connection with the Town's legal affairs shall the collection of which is not otherwise pro- be kept in files properly indexed in the offices vided for by statute, bylaw or vote of the of the Legal Department for convenient refer- Town. ence by the Selectmen and the Town Counsel's successor in office. §5-13. Action Upon Inability to Collect. If the Town Collector is unable to make prompt col- §5-19. Attendance at Town Meetings. The Town lection of the accounts committed to him/her Counsel shall attend all Town Meetings and under this Article,he/she shall so certify to the shall, at the request of the Moderator, advise Selectmen, who shall enforce collection by the meeting on questions of law relating to the suit or otherwise, in accordance with the pro- subject matter of any article in the Warrant visions of the statutes and the bylaws of the and as to the form of proposed votes or Town. motions or the legality of any particular action proposed by the meeting. §5-14. Payment Authorizations. Funds belonging to the Town in the hands of the Treasurer shall §5-20. Advice to Other Boards. Subject to the only be withdrawn from the bank on orders approval of the Board of Selectmen, all elec- tive or appointive Town officers, special or 110