Templeton General Town by-laws:

Article VI – Contracts by Town Officers


Section 1. Unless otherwise provided by the General Laws or a vote of Town Meeting, the Board of Selectmen is authorized to enter into any contract for the exercise of the Town’s corporate powers on such terms and conditions as are deemed appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Board, Committee, Commission or Town officer shall contract for any purpose, on any terms or under any conditions inconsistent with any applicable provision of any general or special law. (G.L. c. 40, section 4, Town Meeting designation of contracting authority).


Section 2. Every contract for the purchase of supplies or services, for the disposition of surplus tangible property, or for the acquisition or disposition of interests in real property shall be subject to the procurement procedures of General Laws, Chapter 30B. No contract shall be split or divided for the purpose of evading the provisions of this section.

I sure hope people in Town Hall can and do read this stuff.