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shall be consistent with the goals, objectives, CHAPTER 4—ELECTED BOARDS AND policies and action plan of the Town's adopted COMMISSIONS Comprehensive Plan. ARTICLE I—Board of Selectmen §341. Membership: Terms: The Board of HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Mashpee as Selectmen shall appoint the Affordable Ch. 2,Article.2.1,of the 1980 Code. Amendments Housing Committee consisting of nine (9) noted where applicable. members. Members shall be reappointed annually. The members of the Affordable §4-1. Composition;Term of Office. There shall be Housing Committee shall serve without pay. a Board of Selectmen consisting of five mem- bers elected for terms of three years each, so §342. Organization; Meetings: The Committee arranged that the term of office of as nearly an shall elect annually a Chairman, Vice equal number of members as is possible shall f Chairman and Clerk. Said election shall take expire each year. ` f, place at its first meeting after July 1 of each History: Amended 5-5-1986 ATM, Article year. 103. ifs §343. Powers and duties: Said Committee shall be §4-2. Organization. The Board of Selectmen shall I� responsible for 1) assisting in any future reorganize at their first regular or special updates to the Affordable Housing element of meeting following each annual election by the the Comprehensive Plan, 2) reviewing and selection of a Chairman, Vice Chairman and , submitting comments on any proposals for Clerk, and notice thereof shall forthwith be affordable housing projects submitted for given to the Town Clerk. approval to the Board of Selectmen under the History: Amended 8-25-1986 STM, Local Initiative Program or to the Zoning approved by Attorney General 1.0-17-1986. Board of Appeals under M.G.L. Chapter 40B, j 3) identifying and facilitating opportunities §4-3. Powers and Duties. The executive powers of for increased housing affordability in the town shall be vested in the Board of Mashpee on an ongoing basis, 4) working Selectmen, which shall be deemed to be the with the Planning Department and other agen- chief executive office of the Town. The Board j cies to develop a Housing Development of Selectmen shall have all of the executive Action Plan under the provisions of 760 CMR powers it is possible for a board of selectmen 46.00 and seeking its approval by the Board of to have and to exercise. The Board of ii Selectmen and the Secretary of Massachusetts Selectmen shall serve as the chief policy mak- Department of Housing & Community ing agency of the Town. The Board of Development and 5) maintaining communica- Selectmen shall be responsible for the formu- tions with similar groups in housing organiza- lation and promulgation of policy directives tions. The activities and recommendations of and guidelines to be followed by all Town the Committee shall be consistent with the agencies serving under it and, in conjunction goals, objectives policies and action plan of with other elected Town officers and multiple g � J � P P I the Town's adopted Comprehensive Plan. member bodies to develop and promulgate Said Committee may also serve as, and may policy guidelines designed to bring the opera- perform the functions and duties of, the tion of all Town agencies into harmony. Town's "Local Housing Partnership", pro- Provided however, nothing in this section vided that all of the legal and regulatory shall be construed to authorize any member of requirements for creation of such a the Board of Selectmen,nor a majority of such "Partnership" are met. members, to become involved in the day-to- day administration of any Town agency. It is the intention of this provision that the Board of Selectmen shall act only through the adop- tion of broad policy guidelines, which are to be implemented, by officers and employees r. serving under it. 71