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ARTICLE 3--APPOINTED TOWN OFFICIALS
ARTICLE 3--APPOINTED TOWN OFFICIALS  (Amended 1/20/96, 5/11/96)

SECTION 1.      The Selectmen shall appoint the Town officials listed in Article 2B,    Section 4 in the Town Charter.  List of Town Officials to be appointed by Town  Administrator, for terms of one year, unless otherwise provided for at a Town   meeting:

                a.      Ambulance Chief
                b.      Fire Chief or Fire Warden
                c       Director of Civil Defense
                d.      Highway Superintendent
                e.      Police Chief and members of the Police Department
                f.      Moth Superintendent
                g.      Animal Control Officer and Assistant Animal Control Officer
                        (Adopted 6/13/81)
                h.      Tree Warden (Amended 5/19/89)
                i.      Fence Viewer (Adopted 5/11/96)
                j.      Commissioner of Weights and Measures (Adopted 5/11/96)
                k.      Inspector of Buildings to be appointed for 3 years (Amended 10/29/91)
                l.      A Wiring Inspector, a Plumbing Inspector, and a Gas Inspector, after                            consultation with the Inspector of Buildings (Adopted 6/13/81),
                m.      Any other officials, as Massachusetts General Laws may provide for,                             who are not appointed by the Selectmen.

SECTION 2.      The Town Administrator shall appoint, pursuant to Article 2B, Section 11 of     these Bylaws, all other Town officials whose appointment is not specifically    provided for in Article 2B.

SECTION 3.      The Board of Appeals shall consist of five (5) members and two (2)      alternates, who shall be appointed by the selectmen, for terms of such length and       so arranged that the term of one (1) member shall expire each year; and said    Board shall elect annually a chairman, vice-chairman and clerk from its own     members. (Amended 6/13/81)