Bill > S1949

This bill authorizes the Board of Selectmen, which is a group of elected officials responsible for governing the town, in Topsfield to appoint the Town Clerk, a position that handles official town records and administrative duties. Currently, town clerks are often elected by the town's residents, but this legislation overrides existing laws to allow for an appointed Town Clerk in Topsfield. The appointed Town Clerk will be subject to the town's personnel rules and will have the same responsibilities and legal obligations as any other town clerk. The bill also specifies that the current elected Town Clerk's position will end when their term expires, and they will then become the first appointed Town Clerk unless they resign, retire, or are removed before then. This change will take effect immediately upon the bill's passage.