§ 205-1. Intent.

Town Counsel is a valuable and costly resource of the Town of Stoughton whose services in the Town's behalf must be used intelligently and only when necessary. He is retained by the Board of Selectmen for collective and separate use of its members. He is directly accountable to the Board of Selectmen. His services are available to other Town boards, department heads, committees and commissions at the discretion of the Board of Selectmen. In order to avoid unnecessary and costly use of his services, the Board of Selectmen, by unanimous vote, has adopted the following guidelines, which shall govern access to and the use of Town Counsel by employees of the Town of Stoughton.