Does state law define the position of town manager?
No. According to the Department of Housing and Community Development, towns define the position by the job description included in the town’s home rule charter, special act charter, or special act creating the town manager position. State law briefly describes one type of municipal management position, “executive secretary or town administrator” (M.G.L. Ch. 41, Sect. 23A). This statute was amended in 1996 to include “town administrator.” While there are references to “town manager” in several places in the General Laws, they do not constitute a definition of the position.
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