Section 5A. Subject to appropriation, the chairman shall appoint five attorneys and may appoint such other employees, including clerks, and make such other expenditures including computer training, as he deems necessary in order to execute efficiently the functions vested in said board.
Any clerk or assistant clerk employed by the board as of July 1, 1996 shall hold office during good behavior, subject, however, to retirement under the provisions of any applicable general or special law relative to retirement systems. A clerk or assistant clerk may be removed by the chairman, upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty, inability to perform duties, or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause. All clerks or assistant clerks hired after July 1, 1996 shall be deemed employees at will.
All expenditures of the board shall be allowed and paid out of moneys appropriated for the purpose of the board, upon presentation of itemized vouchers therefor, signed by the chairman or a person designated by the board for the purpose.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 58a - Appellate Tax Board
Section 1a - Quorum; Decisions by a Single Member of Board
Section 2 - Principal Office; Meetings; Hearings
Section 3 - Reports and Opinions; Publication; Sale
Section 5 - Traveling Expenses
Section 5a - Appointment of Employees; Expenditures
Section 7 - Appeals; Petition; Answers; Fees; Abatement
Section 7a - Informal Procedure
Section 7b - Small Claims Procedure
Section 8a - Discovery Procedure
Section 9 - Service of Process
Section 10 - Recording of Proceedings; Electronic Transcription; Costs; Waiver of Appeal
Section 11 - Oaths; Witnesses; Depositions
Section 12 - Costs; Witness Fees; Service of Process
Section 12b - Evidence of Fair Cash Valuation or Classification of Property; Admissibility
Section 12c - Appeals; Reports of Assessment Ratios; Admissibility in Evidence; Abatement
Section 12d - Electric or Gas Company Property; Abatement or Reclassification; Appeals
Section 13 - Findings; Decisions; Opinions; Reports; Appeals; Costs
Section 14 - Disproportionate Assessments; Measure of Damages