301.00 Duty of Town Clerk To Notify
It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to immediately notify in writing all members of committees that may be elected or appointed at any Town Meeting stating the business on which they are to act and the names of the members.
301.01 Town Census Regulations
All persons who own, lease, rent property as a domicile or within 30 days of residing within the Town of Saugus in such property, house apartment, condo, town house, or any other domicile provided under Section 10A of Chapter 51 of the Massachusetts General Laws shall file a Census Form with the Saugus Town Clerk’s Office.
To Assist the Town Clerk to ensure an accurate census of all residents. This By-law shall require all Town Departments, Schools, Boards, Commissions, and Committees, to verify with the Office of the Town Clerk, a current Census Form is on file prior to the issuance of any License, Permit, Abatement, Refund, Compensation, Contract, Appointment, or Appeal.
(Article 25 of the 2008 Annual Town Meeting held on May 19, 2008)
302.00 Disposal of Town Property
Every board or officer in charge of a department may, with the approval of the Selectmen sell or otherwise dispose of any personal property or material of the Town in the custody or control of such department and not required by such department and not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00) in value.
303.00 Disposal of Town Owned Land
303.01 Selectmen are henceforth authorized by Town Meeting to hold public sales of tax title and low-value land ONLY under the following conditions:
303.02 That no parcel be offered for sale which does not have the previous approval of the Conservation Commission, the Planning Board and the Playground Commission;
303.03 That the decision by majority vote by the Conservation
Commission, the Planning Board and the Playground Commission shall take into account the future land needs of the Town for public buildings, parks or recreation, as well as the desirability of setting aside land for open space or other conservation purposes.
304.00 Traffic Safety Unit Within Police Department
304.01 The Selectmen are hereby authorized to establish a safety unit within the Police Department that shall enforce the Traffic Rules and Regulations of the Town of Saugus, By-laws relating to streets, fire lanes, handicapped parking and State Laws relating to speed limits, truck weights, pedestrian right of way as well as any other duties deemed necessary and proper by the Police Chief that will promote the public safety.
304.02 The Police Chief and Parking Clerk shall maintain statistics and annually prepare a report to the Selectmen detailing the activities of such unit including the amount of tickets issued, the total amount of fines levied, the streets and areas monitored, and any other information relevant to the unit.
305.00 Town Counsel
305.01 The Town Manager shall annually appoint an Attorney-at-law to act as Town Counsel.
305.02 The Board of Selectmen shall have authority to prosecute, defend and compromise all litigation to which the town is a party, and to employ special counsel to assist the Town Counsel whenever in their judgment necessity therefore arises.
305.03 The Town Counsel shall draft all bonds, deeds, leases, obligations, conveyances and other legal instruments, and perform every professional act which may be required of him by vote of the town or any board of town officers. Also, when required by said boards or any committee of the Town, he shall furnish a written opinion on any legal question that may be submitted to him, and he shall at all times furnish legal advice to any officer of the Town who may require his opinion upon any subject concerning the duties incumbent upon such officer by virtue of his office. He shall prosecute all suits ordered to be brought by the Town or Board of Selectmen, and shall appear at any court in the Commonwealth in defense of all actions or suits brought against the Town of its officers in their official
capacity. He also shall argue and try any and all causes in which the Town shall be party, before any tribunal, whether in law or equity in the Commonwealth, or before any Board of Referees on Commission, and shall appear at any and all hearings on behalf of the Town whenever his services may be required.
305.04 CONSTABLES – APPOINTMENTS AND DUTIES.
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 41 Section 91A. The Selectmen of the Town may from time to time appoint, for a term not exceeding three (3) years as many Constables as they deem necessary.
Appointments; Qualifications; Application; Investigation.
Constables shall not be appointed by selectmen except as hereinafter provided. A person desiring to be appointed as aforesaid shall make a written application therefore the appointing authority stating his reasons for desiring such appointment and such information as may be reasonably required by said authority relative to his fitness of said office. Such application shall also contain a statement as to the moral character of the applicant signed by at least five (5) reputable citizens of the town, one of whom shall be an attorney-at-law. The appointing authority shall also investigate the reputation and character of every applicant and his fitness for said office. The chief of police or other official having charge of the police shall upon request give the appointing authority all possible assistance in making such
investigation. The office of Constable shall be filled only by appointment of an applicant hereunder who is found by the appointing authority, after investigation as aforesaid, to be a person of good repute and character and qualified to hold said office.
(Article 3 of the Special Town Meeting of June 12, 2006 held on June 12, 2006)
306.00 Employee Work Schedule
306.01 Fire Department. The hours of duty of permanent members of the uniformed fire fighting force shall be established so that the average weekly hours of duty in any year, other than when members are summoned and kept on duty because of conflagrations or emergencies, shall not exceed forty-two (42) hours.
306.02 Police Department. The schedule of duty for permanent members of the Police Department shall be established to consist of four (4) consecutive working days and two (2) consecutive days off.
306.03 Town Employees (Other than Fire, Police and School) The work week for Full Time Town Employees (other than Fire, Police and School Departments) and limited to office or clerical employees shall be established at thirty-six and one-half (36 1/2) hours (Monday 8:30 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday through Thursday 8:15 A.M. to 5:00 PM.; Friday 8:15 A.M. to 12:30 PM.) with the exception of June, July and August when the hours shall be established at thirty-three and one-half (33 1/2) hours. Monday 8:30 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday through Thursday 8:15 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Friday 8:15 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.).
(Article 11, December 6, 1999 Special Town Meeting)
306.03 Town Employees (other than Fire, Police and School) The work week for Full Time Town Employees (other than Fire, Police and School Departments) and limited to office or clerical employees shall be established at thirty-six and one-half (361/2) hours (Monday 8:30 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.; Tuesday through Thursday 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; Friday 8:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.) with the exception of June, July and August when the hours shall be established at thirty-three and one-half (331/2) hours. (Monday 8:30 A.M. to 8:00 P.M., Tuesday through Thursday 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Friday 8:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.).
306.04 Hiring New Employees
For the purpose of hiring new employees to Civil Service jobs in the Town of Saugus, it shall be required that Town of Saugus residents be given preference over non residents. They should also be given preference to out of Town transfers. Exceptions to this may be mutual transfers or in the case of a person from a layoff list or any other such Civil Service law. This will occur when there is a current active Civil Service hiring list. Transfers or non-residents may be considered after residents or when there is no active list available. No section of this amendment shall be in conflict with the Civil Service Law.
(Article 3 of the June 24, 2002 Special Town Meeting)
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