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498 ATTONEY GENERAL.' S APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 17 AS VOTED AT THE SPECIAL r.= TOWN MEETING HELD OCTOBER 3O, 1950 n72 Article 17. VOTED: To adopt a civil defense by-law as follows : CIVIL DEFENSE BY-LAW OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON SECTION 1. DEP4RTkiENT OF CIVIL DEFENSE® There is hereby established a department of civil defense (here. inafter called the "department" ) . It shall be the function of the department to have charge of civil de- fense as defined in Section 1, Chapter 639, Acts of 1950 and to perform civil defense functions as authorized or directed by said chapter or by any and all executive orders or general regulations promulgated thereunder, and to exercise any authority delegated to it by the governor under said Chapter 639, SECTION 2. DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE® The department shall be under the direction of a director of civil de® fense (hereinafter called the "director" ) who shall be appointed by the board of selectmen. The director shall have direct responsibility for the organization, admin- istration andoperationof the department, subject to the direction and control of the board of selectmen, and shall receive such salary, if any, as, subject to approp- riation, may be fixed from time to time by the board of selectmen® The director may, within the limits of the amounts appropriated therefor and with the approval of the board of selectmen, appoint such experts, clerks and other assistants as the work of the department may re- quire and may remove them, and, within the limits afore- said, may make such expenditures as may be necessary to execute effectively the purposes of Chapter 639, Acts of 1950. The director shall also have authority, with the aooroval of the board of selectmen, to appoint district co-ordinators and may accept and receve on behalf of the town, subject to approval of the board of selectmen, services, equip- ment, supplies, materials or funds by way of gift, grant or loan, for purposes of civil defense, offered by the federal government or any agency or officer, thereof or any Person, firm or corporation, subject to the terms of the offer and the rules and regulations , if any, of the agency making the offer® The director shall cause apP- roPrite records to be kept of all matters -elating to such gifts, grants or loans. SECTION 3. CIVIL DEFENSE ADVISORY COUNCI1, There is hereby established a civil defense advisory council (hereinafter called the "council" ) . Said council shall serve without Pay and shall consist of the director of civil defense and such other department heads and such other persons as the board of selectmen may deem nec- essary. Such member of said council as said board of selectmen shall from time to time designate shall serve as chairman of said council. Said council shall serve subject to the direction and control of the board of selectmen and shall advise said board and the director on matters Pertaining to civil defense® SECTION 4, POL,ICE AID TO OTHER CITIES A.ND TNS IN EVENT OF iIJTS Ca (=EE VIOLENCE THEAEIN. The police depart- ment IS hereby authorized to go to aid another city or town at the request of said city or tc in the sulop- ressior of riots or other forms of violence theren whene7 - directed so to do by the chief of the police dePertment with the approval of the director. SECTION 5® TERINATION OF BY-LAW. This by-law shall remPin in force only during the effective Period of Chapter 639, Acts of 1950 and any act or amendment or continuation thereof or substitution therefor.