Board of Selectmen
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Current Selectmen &
Contact Information
Town
Manager
General Powers and
Duties
Selectmen’s
Duties as Defined by Massachusetts Statute
Meeting Minutes
Documents for Green Communities
Workshop
2009 Annual Town Meeting Warrant
2010 Annual Town Meeting Warrant
2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant
Current Selectmen & Contact Information
Selectmen
John S. Barry - Chairman - term expires 2014
Joseph R. Salvucci - Vice-Chairman - term expires 2013
Harold L. Dunn, III - term expires 2015
Susan M. Setterland - term expires 2014
Gary W. Young - term expires 2015
Address
Selectmen’s Office
Town Hall
550 Hanover Street, Suite 29
Hanover, MA 02339
Hours
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Friday
Telephone
(781) 826-2261
Meetings
The Board of Selectmen meets on Monday evenings at 7:00 PM in the Selectmen’s
Office on the first floor at Hanover Town Hall unless otherwise posted at the
office of the Town Clerk. Meeting Agendas are often posted on the
Website's Calendar of Events.
Town Manager
Troy B.G. Clarkson, Town Manager
General Powers and Duties
The Board of Selectmen consists of five (5) members elected by
the voters for three-year overlapping terms. The Board of Selectmen is the chief
executive body of the Town. All activities under the Board are direct results
of: Town Meeting directives, Hanover Bylaws, State or Federal laws or
regulations.
The Board appoints, and reappoints, over 100 positions annually plus 120
Election Workers, 50+ Firefighters, 30+ Police Officers plus Special Police, and
other positions as needed.
The Board licenses businesses and handles over 130 renewals annually. Among
those licenses are Common Victualler, Automobile Dealer (three Classes plus
Lease/Rental), General, Entertainment, Automatic Amusement, Sunday
Entertainment, Junk Dealers, Auctioneers, plus Liquor Licenses of various types,
and a Cable TV License.
Although most of the Selectmen’s activities deal with governance, last year
$125,000 was generated by these services and another $20,000 for other Town-wide
activities.
Annually the Selectmen’s Office receives approximately 3,500 calls.
Among their general powers and duties are to:
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Perform the duties assigned them by statute.
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Adopt policy directives and guidelines and enact rules and
regulations to implement those policies.
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Prepare annual proposed operating and capital budgets.
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Act as agents of the Town.
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Act as local licensing authority.
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Approve all Town collective bargaining agreements.
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Responsible for the efficient and orderly operation of all
agencies of the Town except those under the direction of another elected Town
agency.
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Appoint the Town Administrator, Fire Chief, Police Chief,
Municipal Finance Director/Town Accountant, Town Counsel, Town and Public
Constables, and members of boards, committees, and commissions except as
otherwise provided in the Town Bylaws or Town Meeting.
Selectmen’s Duties as Defined by Massachusetts Statute
Following is a listing of state statutes describing the detailed powers and
duties of the Board of Selectmen, acting as the chief executive board of the
town. To read these laws please visit the Massachusetts State Website
which provides an online catalog
of Massachusetts General Laws (MGL), by Chapter (C) and Section (s/§).
M.G.L.c.40, §2 Agents for Legal Actions
M.G.L.c.40, §3 Custodians of Town Property
M.G.L.c.82, §38 Layout Public Way
M.G.L.c.40, §14 Eminent Domain Takings
M.G.L.c.79, §7 Award Damages in Private Takings
M.G.L.c.79, §42 Structures in a Public Way
M.G.L.c.40, §4 Contracting Authority
M.G.L.c.42, §2 Locate Boundary Markers
M.G.L.c.9, §7 Create a Census
M.G.L.c.40, §49 Create an Annual Town Report
M.G.L.c.40, §19 Emergency Authority
M.G.L.c.233, §8 Summon Witnesses
M.G.L.c.41, §23B Investigate Any Department
M.G.L.c.41, §1 Appointing Authority
M.G.L.c.41, §55 Appoint Accountant
M.G.L.c.115, §3 Appoint Veterans’ Agent
M.G.L.c.51, §15 Appoint Registrar
M.G.L.c.54, §12 Appoint Warden and Election Officers
M.G.L.c.41 Appoint Police, Fire, Counsel, etc.
M.G.L.c.140, §2 Licensing Authority - Common Victualler
M.G.L.c.138 Licensing Authority - Liquor
M.G.L.c.140 Licensing Authority - Automobile Dealers, Junk
Dealers, Entertainment, etc.
M.G.L.c.148, §13 Storage of Explosives
M.G.L.c.33, §4 Public Safety – Disasters
M.G.L.c.90, §14 Regulate Motor Vehicles
M.G.L.c.54, §6 Set up Voting Precincts, Call Elections, etc.
M.G.L.c.158, §14 Permit Street Openings
M.G.L.c.159A, §1 Regulate Taxis, Trains, etc.
M.G.L.c.41, §56 Authorize Town Expenditures
M.G.L.c.44, §22 Sign Borrowings
M.G.L.c.41, §35 Set Officials’ Bonds
M.G.L.c.44, §31 Authorize Overexpenditures
M.G.L.c.140 §157 Judge Vicious Dogs
M.G.L.c.94, §221 Set Fees
M.G.L.c.41, §110 Declaration of Half Holidays
M.G.L.c.139, §2 Dispose of Dangerous Buildings
M.G.L.c.180, §5 Investigate Charitable Corporations
Meeting Minutes
March 19, 2012
March 12, 2012
March 5, 2012
February 22, 2012
February 17, 2012
February 13, 2012
February 6, 2012
January 30, 2012
January 23, 2012
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