Errico v. Mayor of Severe

Errico seeks declaratory relief concerning his employment by the city as chairman of its board of assessors. The case is before us on a statement of agreed facts.

On August 11, 1958, Errico was appointed (without the statement of any specific term in the notice of appointment) a member of the Revere board of assessors by the city manager. Revere was then under a Plan E charter. See G. L. c. 43, §§ 1 to 45, 93 to 116, as amended. An ordinance (§ 2-96) adopted in 1953 provided that there should be three assessors appointed by the city manager “who shall serve until their successors are appointed…