Town of Bellingham, MA
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2020-11-18
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art 1 TOWN INCORPORATION, FORM OF GOVERNMENT, AND POWERS
- § C-1-1 Incorporation.
- § C-1-2 Short Title.
- § C-1-3 Powers of the Town.
- § C-1-4 Division of Powers.
- § C-1-5 Construction.
- § C-1-6 Intergovernmental Relations.
- Ch C Art 2 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
- § C-2-1 Town Meeting.
- § C-2-2 Presiding Officer.
- § C-2-3 Committees.
- § C-2-4 Time of Meeting.
- § C-2-5 Special Meetings.
- § C-2-6 Warrants.
- § C-2-7 Initiation of Warrant Articles.
- § C-2-8 Availability of Town Officials at Town Meetings.
- § C-2-9 Clerk of the Meeting.
- § C-2-10 Rules of Procedure.
- Ch C Art 3 ELECTED OFFICERS
- § C-3-1 General Provisions.
- § C-3-2 Board of Selectmen.
- § C-3-3 Town Moderator.
- § C-3-4 School Committee.
- § C-3-5 Town Clerk.
- § C-3-6 Planning Board.
- § C-3-7 Board of Library Trustees.
- § C-3-8 Constables.
- § C-3-9 Bellingham Housing Authority.
- § C-3-10 Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational District School Committee (Bellingham Representative).
- § C-3-11 Recall Provisions.
- Ch C Art 4 TOWN ADMINISTRATOR
- § C-4-1 Appointment; Qualifications; Term.
- § C-4-2 Powers and Duties.
- § C-4-3 Acting Town Administrator.
- § C-4-4 Removal and Suspension.
- § C-4-5 Specific Appointments.
- § C-4-6 Resolution of Policy Conflicts.
- Ch C Art 5 ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
- § C-5-1 Organization of Town Agencies.
- § C-5-2 Publication of Administrative Code and Personnel Plan.
- § C-5-3 Merit Principle.
- § C-5-4 Department of Public Works.
- § C-5-5 Finance Office.
- § C-5-6 Treasurer-Collector.
- § C-5-7 Capital Improvements Committee.
- § C-5-8 Inspection Department.
- § C-5-9 Tree Warden.
- Ch C Art 6 FINANCE AND FISCAL PROCEDURES
- § C-6-1 Chief Financial Officer Appointment, Qualifications and Term.
- § C-6-2 Chief Financial Officer Power and Duties.
- § C-6-3 Fiscal Year.
- § C-6-4 Budget Process.
- Ch C Art 7 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § C-7-1 Charter Changes.
- § C-7-2 Severability.
- § C-7-3 Specific Provisions to Prevail.
- § C-7-4 Number and Gender.
- § C-7-5 Definitions.
- § C-7-6 Rules and Regulations.
- § C-7-7 Periodic Review, Charter and By-Laws.
- § C-7-8 Removals and Suspensions.
- § C-7-9 Loss of Office, Excessive Absence.
- Ch C Art 8 OTHER PROVISIONS
- § C-8-1 Continuation of Existing Laws.
- § C-8-2 Time of Taking Effect.
- The Code
- Part I: Bylaws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 9 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 25 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 30 Building Construction
- Ch 35 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 49 Contracts and Bidding
- Ch 55 Dogs
- Ch 60 Drugs
- Ch 71 Financial Affairs
- Ch 76 Firearms
- Ch 87 Graves and Gravestones
- Ch 92 Ice Cream Truck Vendors
- Ch 96 Insurance
- Ch 101 Junk Dealers
- Ch 107 Legal Affairs
- Ch 113 Littering
- Ch 126 Officers and Employees
- Ch 135 Peddling and Hawking
- Ch 140 Property Maintenance
- Ch 146 Records and Reports
- Ch 154 Scenic Roads
- Ch 159 Selectmen, Board of
- Ch 165 Sewers
- Ch 169 Signs
- Ch 178 Solid Waste
- Ch 191 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 198 Taxicabs
- Ch 205 Town Meetings
- Ch 210 Town Property
- Ch 216 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 222 Vending Machines
- Ch 228 Water
- Ch 235 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 236 Bulk Storage
- Ch 240 Zoning
- Part II: Rules and Regulations
- Ch 245 Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 246 Traffic Impact Analysis
- Ch 247 Wetlands Regulations
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by Voters of the Town of Bellingham on 5-26-2004. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
PREAMBLE: We, the people of the Town of Bellingham, Massachusetts,
in order to reaffirm the customary and traditional liberties of the
people with respect to the conduct of our local government and to
take the fullest advantage inherent in the home rule amendment to
the Constitution of the Commonwealth, do hereby adopt the following
Home Rule Charter for this Town.
