Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 2 of the charter of the town of Truro, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section twelve of chapter forty-three B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the third paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

A quorum for town meeting shall be seven percent of the registered voters as listed at the close of the registration period for town meeting, or the whole number nearest thereto. If a quorum is not reached, the moderator shall adjourn the meeting to a stated date, time, and place which shall be within seven days.

SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the fourth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

No person shall be candidate for, or hold concurrently, more than one elected town office, except for the offices of town clerk, treasurer and tax collector in accordance with section 3-1-2. Service as a representative from the town to a governmental body other than the town shall not be prohibited by this provision.

SECTION 3. Section 2 of chapter 4 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the sixth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

The board of selectmen shall serve as the custodian of all town-owned property, except for properties of the town's board of library trustees, and shall plan for its preservation, maintenance, and protection, and shall plan for the timely replacement of capital facilities and infrastructure.

SECTION 4. Section 3 of said chapter 4 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

The board of selectmen shall appoint all members to all appointed multi-member bodies, except those to be appointed by the moderator, in accordance with sections 2-2-4, 2-2-5, 6-4-3a, 6-4-3b, of this charter and shall appoint all appointed representatives to governmental bodies other than the town except when otherwise provided by inter-municipal agreements. All appointments are to be made in accordance with the provisions of chapter 6 of this charter.

SECTION 5. Section 3 of chapter 5 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out paragraph 5-3-1 and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

5-3-1. The town administrator shall be the chief administrative officer of the town and shall be responsible for administering and coordinating all appointed town employees, offices, and departments in accordance with sections four and five of this chapter, except those employees of the town's board of library trustees.

SECTION 6. Section 4 of said chapter 5 of said charter is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

5-4-6. The town administrator shall appoint, as needed, the director, clerk, and employees of the council on aging, notwithstanding the provision of section eight B of chapter forty of the General Laws.

SECTION 7. The first paragraph of section 3 of chapter 6 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out clause (e) and inserting in place thereof the following clause:-

(e) A board of library trustees of five members, notwithstanding the provisions of section ten of chapter seventy-eight of the General Laws.