AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF GRAFTON RELATIVE TO THE TOWN CLERK
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 3-1 of article 3 of the charter of the town of Grafton, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(a) Elective offices - The voters of the town of Grafton shall elect by ballot a select board, a school committee, a board of library trustees, a town moderator, a planning board, a housing authority and such members of regional authorities or districts as may be established by general or special law, intermunicipal agreement or otherwise.
SECTION 2. Section 3-5 of said article 3 of said charter is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the office of town clerk in the town of Grafton shall be appointed by the town administrator in accordance with the charter of the town of Grafton. The town clerk shall have all the powers, perform the duties and be subject to liabilities and penalties conferred and imposed by law on town clerks. The town administrator may establish an employment contract with the town clerk for salary, fringe benefits and other conditions of employment including, but not limited to, severance pay, reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of office, liability insurance and conditions of discipline, termination, dismissal, reappointment, performance standards and leave.
SECTION 4. Notwithstanding section 3, the position of elected town clerk in the town of Grafton shall be abolished upon the effective date of this act and the term of the elected incumbent terminated; provided, however, that the elected incumbent shall then become the first appointed town clerk and shall serve in that capacity for a period of time equivalent to the remainder of the elected term or sooner resignation, retirement or removal. Thereafter, appointments to the position of town clerk shall be made by the town administrator pursuant to said section 3.
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, January 1, 2025.