Monday, September 4, 2023

 Templeton Town bylaws.

[Amended 8-31-1978]
A. 
The Board shall annually in June appoint a Town Counsel, who is a member of the bar in good standing, to serve for the term of one year from the first day of July following and until his successor is appointed and enters upon the performance of his duties. It shall likewise fill any vacancies in said office for the unexpired term, and may employ special counsel to assist the Town Counsel whenever, in its judgment, necessity therefor arises.

Selectman procedures policy states: page 6
10.) Appointments to Standing Committees: The Board shall make annual appointments and reappointments to standing committees at its first business meeting in June. Unless otherwise required by law, appointments need not be restricted to registered voters of the Town.

(3) Town’s General By-Laws: Article §59-3. "The Board shall annually, in June, choose and appoint all necessary Town officers, Trustees for Boynton Public Library, and the Gilman Waite Memorial Field, and Trustees for the Jehu Richardson Fund, the Masonic Fund, and the Waldo N. Haskell Fund, to serve from July 1 to the following June 30.”



 (4) Town’s General By-Laws: Article §47-4 “The Board shall annually in June appoint a Town Counsel, who is a member of the bar in good standing, to serve for the term of one year from the first day of July following and until his successor is appointed and enters upon the performance of his duties.”

Templeton town bylaws:
[Adopted 5-15-2019 ATM by Art. 8[1] (Art. XXXVII of the Bylaw Compilation)]
[1]
Editor's Note: This enactment also repealed former Art. XXXVII of the General Bylaws, adopted 6-22-1994.
Select Board.
[Amended 6-17-2020 ATM by Art. 9]
(1) 
A violation of the provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the Select Board:
(a) 
Fine allowed: $300.
(b) 
Fine schedule: as established in rules and regulations.
(c) 
Enforcing agent: Select Board or designee.

Selectmen meeting minutes show:
Wednesday July 12, 2023
Appoint Miyares Harrington as Town Counsel for FY 2024.

Time for all 5 members of board of selectmen to pony up 300 bucks each for violating town bylaw.