Town of Hopedale, MA
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2021-05-22
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 83 Fire Department
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Article I Organization of Department; Fire Chief
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Accountant, Town
- Ch 9 Aging, Council on
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 18 Assessors
- Ch 26 Capital Program Committee
- Ch 32 Claims; Legal Actions
- Ch 37 Conservation Commission
- Ch 35 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 41 Constables
- Ch 45 Continuation Schools
- Ch 49 Contracts; Procurements
- Ch 53 Coordinator, Town
- Ch 57 Counsel, Town
- Ch 62 Development and Industrial Commission
- Ch 68 Disabilities Commission
- Ch 74 Economic Development and Industrial Corporation
- Ch 79 Finance Committee
- Ch 83 Fire Department
- Ch 83 Art I Organization of Department; Fire Chief
- Ch 88 Forest Warden
- Ch 95 Gas Inspector
- Ch 100 Health, Board of
- Ch 104 Historical Commission
- Ch 108 Housing Authority
- Ch 121 Meetings, Town
- Ch 130 Officer and Employee Regulations
- Ch 137 Personnel
- Ch 142 Planning Board
- Ch 145 Planning District, Regional
- Ch 151 Police Department
- Ch 158 Records and Reports
- Ch 159 Revolving Funds
- Ch 163 Road Commissioners
- Ch 170 School Committees
- Ch 174 School Districts, Regional
- Ch 185 Water and Sewer Commissioners
- Ch 191 Wire Inspector
- Part II: Regulatory Legislation
- Ch 203 Alarms Systems
- Ch 207 Animals
- Ch 212 Beano
- Ch 220 Buildings, Dangerous
- Ch 224 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 241 Fire Prevention
- Ch 245 Fires, Setting of
- Ch 256 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 264 Junkyards; Junk Vehicles
- Ch 270 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 272 Local Historic Districts
- Ch 281 Mobile Homes and Trailers
- Ch 293 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 298 Property, Municipal
- Ch 304 Public Transportation
- Ch 312 Solid Waste
- Ch 320 Streets, Sidewalks, Public Places and Parks
- Ch 322 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 327 Swimming Pools
- Ch 331 Taxation
- Ch 336 Towing
- Ch 340 Trespassing
- Ch 349 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 355 Water and Sewers
- Ch 359 Water Conservation
- Ch 363 Water Rates
- Ch 375 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A380 Annotated List of State Law Acceptances: General Laws and Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 3-13-1972 TM, Art. 20; amended 4-6-1987 ATM, Art. 37]
[Current statutes in effect: MGL c. 48, §§ 42A
("weak fire chief" statute), 43 and 44.
The subject matter of each statutory section is reflected
in its section title, as follows:
§ 42A, Establishment in towns under direction
of selectmen; appointment of fire chief, other officers and firemen;
compensation; removal; regulations; control of department. {providing
for greater control of Fire Department personnel and regulations by
the Board of Selectmen}
§ 43, Duties of fire chief; role of forest warden.
§ 44, Application of sections establishing a
fire department and appointing and defining duties of fire chief.
Historical Notes:
3-13-1972 Annual Town Meeting accepted the provisions
of MGL c. 48, § 42 (the "strong fire chief" statute, entitled
"Establishment; appointment of fire chief; compensation; removal;
powers and duties"), and §§ 43 and 44.
4-6-1987 Annual Town Meeting accepted the provisions of
MGL c. 48, § 42A (the "weak fire chief" statute), repealing
the applicability of MGL c. 48, § 42.]
