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Sec. 2-1. - Use of town hall and council chamber.#
The town hall and council chamber shall be used for town purposes, and for no other purpose whatsoever, unless specially ordered by the town council.
(Code 1970, § 2-1; Comp. Ords. ch. 27, § 1)
Sec. 2-2. - Indemnification of public officials.#
(a)
The town council hereby specifically indemnifies the hereinafter named elected and appointed public officials of the town from all loss, costs, expenses and damages, including legal fees and court costs, if any, arising out of any claim, action, compromise, settlement or judgment by reason of any intentional tort; or by reason of any alleged judgment by reason of any alleged error or misstatement or act or omission or neglect or violation of the rights of any person under any federal or state law, including misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance; or any act, omission or neglect contrary to any federal or state law which imposes personal liability on any such employee, official or member, if such employee, official or member, at the time of such intentional tort or act, omission or neglect, was acting within the scope of his official duties or employment.
(b)
The council hereby specifically excludes from such indemnification any employee or official covered by this section from any misstatement, error, act, omission or neglect, if the same results from willful, wanton or malicious conduct on the part of such covered official. It shall be the sole province of the council to decide whether said acts are covered or omitted under this section. Covered under this section are payment or counsel fees or other expenses incurred in connection with the conduct of such defense, including payment of the judgment thereon or any settlement or compromise thereof.
(c)
The public officials and/or employees covered by this section are as follows: all members of the town council, town manager, town treasurer, tax collector, town planner, solicitor, assistant town solicitors, federal coordinator/personnel director, department heads for the water pollution control facility and public works department, building official electrical inspector, tax assessor, town clerk, deputy town clerk, building official or his designee, recreation director, fire chief, police chief, and all members of the town school committee.
(d)
In the event that public officials and/or employees covered by this section are sued in any civil proceedings arising out of or related to the actions performed in the course of their service to or employment with the town, the town shall defend such individuals against the civil claim and pay any judgment and costs resulting therefrom. The town shall have the right to deny a defense or payment of such judgment if it is finally determined that such individuals acted outside the scope of their service or employment.
(Code 1970, § 2-4; Ord. of 9-2-1986; Ord. of 1-2-1996; Res. No. 96-04, 1-2-1996; Ord. No. 2003-10, 8-5-2003)
Sec. 2-3. - Residency.#
No person shall be eligible for appointment to any or remain on any board or committee or public office unless said person is a resident and elector of the town; provided, however, that the town council may by resolution waive this requirement as the circumstances so require.
(Code 1970, § 2-5; Res. of 3-1-1988)
Sec. 2-4. - Records retention schedule.#
(a)
The town council herewith formally adopts for usage by the town and all its municipal departments, department heads and town officials the records retention schedule as promulgated by the state local government records program of the state archives, a division of the office of the secretary of state, together with any subsequent updates as may be issued by the office of the secretary of state.
(b)
As of the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived, the town, its municipal departments, department heads and town officials shall comply with the records retention schedule and its directives regarding the retention and destruction of town and town council records. A copy of said records retention schedule and all updates shall be maintained by the town clerk, with copies distributed to all municipal departments, department heads and town officials.
(Code 1970, § 2-6; Ord. of 10-5-1993, §§ 1-1, 1-2)