Town Council v. Town Manager

This is an appeal by the town council of Agawam from a Superior Court judgment which declared that under the Agawam charter the council does not have the right to confirm certain appointments made by the town manager nor the power by a vote to acquire that right.2 The council argues *101(1) that the pertinent provisions of the charter should be construed as requiring the confirmation procedure for appointed town officials outlined in G. L. c. 39, § 1; and (2) that the council’s vote requiring confirmation confers that right and does not violate G. L. c. 43B, the Home Rule Procedures Act.

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