PETITION OF:

SECTION 1. Section 2-2 of the charter of the town of Westborough, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the 2^nd sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The Moderator shall at the first session of each Town Meeting (Special or Annual) appoint a deputy moderator to serve in the event of his absence or disability provided that the Town Meeting shall ratify the said appointment.

SECTION 2. Section 2-8 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the 2^nd last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Additional copies of all warrants shall be available for distribution in the Office of the Town Clerk by a time prior to the date at which the town meeting is to convene that is in compliance with the Massachusetts General Laws.

SECTION 3. Section 3-2 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out subsection (d) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(d) The Board of Selectmen shall appoint for fixed terms, the Town Accountant, the Animal Control Officer, the Town's representatives to the Wastewater Treatment Plant Board, the Treasurer-Collector, the Constables, and the Election Officers. They shall appoint for fixed overlapping terms, the members of the Board of Appeals, Registrars of Voters, Conservation Commission, Recreation Commission, Committee for Soldiers' Memorials, Council on Aging, Country Club Operating Committee, Cultural Council, Emergency Planning Committee, Historical Commission, Housing Partnership Committee, Insurance Advisory Committee, Open Space Preservation Committee, and the Youth Commission. They (Board of Selectmen) shall appoint a Director of Veterans' Services, a Town Counsel, a Town Coordinator, a Manager of Public Works, a Fire Chief and a Police Chief for indefinite terms not to exceed three (3) years, and other commissions or committees special or standing, as may from time to time be established by the Town Meeting with the Selectmen as appointing authority, or by vote of the Board of Selectmen.

SECTION 4. Section 3-3 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out subsection (d) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(d) The Moderator shall appoint for fixed overlapping terms members of the Advisory Finance Committee, members of the Personnel Board, two (2) members of the Capital Expenditures Planning Committee and such other committees special or standing as may from time to time be established with the Moderator as appointing authority, such that the terms of office of as nearly an equal number of members as possible shall expire in each year.

SECTION 5. Subsection (a) of Section 4-2 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the 1^st sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- He/she shall appoint the Assessors, Board of Health, Building Inspector, Wiring Inspector, Plumbing Inspector, and Sexual Harassment Officer subject to the Civil Service Law where applicable.

SECTION 6. Section 6-6 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

The Capital Expenditures Planning Committee shall be composed of the Town Treasurer-Collector; one member of the Advisory Finance Committee, appointed by and from it; one member of the Planning Board, appointed by and from it; one of the Selectmen, appointed by and from their Board; one member of the School Committee, appointed by and from it; and two (2) additional members appointed by the Moderator for staggered three (3) year terms. Vacancies shall be filled for unexpired terms in the manner of the original appointments.