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Town of Dover, MA chevron_right 2023-07-10 info chevron_right Division 1, Town Meeting Enactments chevron_right Part I, General Bylaws - Administrative chevron_right Chapter 4 Town Officers, Committees and Commissions

Division 1, Town Meeting Enactments
Part I, General Bylaws - Administrative
Ch 1 Town Seal
Ch 2 Town Elections and Town Meetings
Ch 3 Town Report
Ch 4 Town Officers, Committees and Commissions
Ch 4 Art I Eligibility and General Responsibilities of Elected and Appointed Officials
§ 4-1 Qualifications.
§ 4-2 Compliance with applicable laws required.
§ 4-3 Temporary committees.
§ 4-4 Minutes.
Ch 4 Art II Board of Selectmen
§ 4-5 Membership; term of office; general powers and duties.
§ 4-6 Suits.
§ 4-7 Control of departments.
§ 4-8 Reports.
Ch 4 Art III Town Clerk
§ 4-9 Term of office; bond; powers and duties.
Ch 4 Art IV Moderator
§ 4-10 Term of office; powers and duties.
Ch 4 Art V Board of Assessors
§ 4-11 Membership; duties; Town Assessor.
Ch 4 Art VI Planning Board
§ 4-12 Membership; duties.
Ch 4 Art VII Board of Health
§ 4-13 Membership; duties.
Ch 4 Art VIII Cemetery Commission
§ 4-14 Membership; operation of Highland Cemetery.
Ch 4 Art IX School Committee
§ 4-15 Membership; duties.
Ch 4 Art X Dover-Sherborn Regional School District Committee
§ 4-16 Dover members; duties.
Ch 4 Art XI Board of Library Trustees
§ 4-17 Membership; operation of Dover Town Library.
Ch 4 Art XII Park and Recreation Commission
§ 4-18 Membership; jurisdiction; duties.
Ch 4 Art XIII Trustees of the Larrabee and Whiting Estates
§ 4-19 Terms of office; powers and duties.
Ch 4 Art XIV Constables
§ 4-20 Terms of office; duties.
Ch 4 Art XV Bonded Constables
§ 4-21 Appointment; duties.
Ch 4 Art XVI Town Administrator
§ 4-22 Appointment; authority.
Ch 4 Art XVII Treasurer/Collector
§ 4-23 Appointment; bond; duties; execution of deeds.
Ch 4 Art XVIII Town Accountant
§ 4-24 Appointment; duties.
Ch 4 Art XIX Superintendent of Streets
§ 4-25 Appointment; duties.
Ch 4 Art XX Warrant Committee
§ 4-26 Membership; terms of office; vacancies.
§ 4-27 Duties.
Ch 4 Art XXI Capital Budget Committee
§ 4-28 Appointment; vacancies.
§ 4-29 Capital budget program.
Ch 4 Art XXII (Reserved)
§ 4-30 through § 4-32. (Reserved)
Ch 4 Art XXIII Conservation Commission
§ 4-33 Appointment; duties.
Ch 4 Art XXIV Historical Commission
§ 4-34 Appointment; duties.
Ch 4 Art XXV Town Report Committee
§ 4-35 Appointment; publication of Town Report.
Ch 4 Art XXVI Council on Aging
§ 4-36 Appointment; duties.
Ch 4 Art XXVII Cultural Council
§ 4-37 Appointment; duties.
Ch 4 Art XXVIII Memorial Day Committee
§ 4-38 Appointment; program for Memorial Day.
Ch 4 Art XXIX Board of Appeals
§ 4-39 Appointment; associate members; duties.
Ch 4 Art XXX Board of Fire Engineers
§ 4-40 Appointment; duties.
Ch 4 Art XXXI (Reserved)
§ 4-41 (Reserved)
Ch 4 Art XXXII Recycling Committee
§ 4-42 Appointment; recycling program.
Ch 4 Art XXXIII Building Inspector and Deputy Building Inspector
§ 4-43 Appointment; duties.
Ch 4 Art XXXIV Gas and Plumbing Inspector
§ 4-44 Appointment; duties.
Ch 4 Art XXXV Wiring Inspector and Deputy Wiring Inspectors
§ 4-45 Appointment; duties.
Ch 4 Art XXXVI (Reserved)
§ 4-46 (Reserved)
Ch 4 Art XXXVII Tree Warden
§ 4-47 Appointment; duties.
Ch 4 Art XXXVIII Forest Warden
§ 4-48 Appointment; duties.
Ch 4 Art XXXIX Emergency Management Team
§ 4-49 Membership; duties.
Ch 4 Art XL Personnel Board
§ 4-50 Appointment; duties.
Ch 4 Art XLI Open Space Committee
§ 4-51 Appointment.
§ 4-52 Powers and duties.
Ch 5 Finances
Ch 13 Bonds
Ch 20 Enforcement
Ch 44 Personnel Bylaw
Part II, General Bylaws - Regulatory
Ch 77 Alarm Devices
Ch 80 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 83 Animals
Ch 89 Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 92 Cemeteries
Ch 96 Demolition Review
Ch 100 Electric Lines
Ch 102 Environmental Hazards
Ch 106 Fees
Ch 109 Firearms
Ch 112 Gambling
Ch 113 Marijuana Establishments
Ch 116 Groundwater Protection Districts
Ch 123 Junk and Junkyards
Ch 137 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 141 Public Places
Ch 157 Recycling
Ch 159 Stormwater Management and Erosion Control
Ch 160 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 163 Stretch Energy Code
Ch 167 Vehicles, Abandoned and Junked
Ch 169 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 172 Vehicles, Recreational
Ch 177 Water
Ch 181 Dover Wetlands Protection
Ch 182 Water Use Restrictions
Part III, Zoning Bylaws
Ch 185 Zoning Bylaws
Division 2, Rules and Regulations
Part I, Board of Selectmen Regulations
Ch 196 Residential Driveways and Curb Cuts
Ch 199 Street Excavations
Ch 200 Transfer Station
Part II, Board of Health Regulations
Ch 202 Communicable Diseases; Food and Milk
Ch 204 Demolition of Buildings
Ch 206 Fees
Ch 213 Manure
Ch 217 Sewage Disposal Systems
Ch 220 Smoking; Sale of Tobacco and Nicotine Delivery Products
Ch 224 Swimming Pools
Ch 230 Underground Storage Tanks
Ch 233 Wells
Part III, Planning Board Regulations
Ch 239 Multifamily Zoning
Ch 245 Scenic Roads
Ch 246 Signs
Ch 248 Subdivision of Land
Part IV, Conservation Commission Regulations
Ch 263 Rules and Regulations for the Dover Wetlands Protection Bylaw
Part V, Zoning Board of Appeals Regulations
Ch 264 Applications for Comprehensive Permits
Part VI, Cemetery Commission Regulations
Ch 265 Cemetery Rules and Regulations
Appendix
Ch A266 General Laws and Special Acts
Distribution Table
Ch DT Distribution Table
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter 4 Town Officers, Committees and Commissions

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting 5-7-2001 by Arts. 22 and 24. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Town Elections and Town Meetings — See Ch. 2.

Town Report — See Ch. 3.

Finances — See Ch. 5.

Bonding requirements — See Ch. 13.

Board of Health regulations — See Division 2, Part II.

Article I Eligibility and General Responsibilities of Elected and Appointed Officials

§ 4-1 Qualifications.

§ 4-2 Compliance with applicable laws required.

§ 4-3 Temporary committees.

§ 4-4 Minutes.

Article II Board of Selectmen

§ 4-5 Membership; term of office; general powers and duties.

§ 4-7 Control of departments.

§ 4-8 Reports.

Article III Town Clerk

§ 4-9 Term of office; bond; powers and duties.

Article IV Moderator

§ 4-10 Term of office; powers and duties.

Article V Board of Assessors

§ 4-11 Membership; duties; Town Assessor.

Article VI Planning Board

§ 4-12 Membership; duties.

Article VII Board of Health

§ 4-13 Membership; duties.

Article VIII Cemetery Commission

§ 4-14 Membership; operation of Highland Cemetery.

Article IX School Committee

§ 4-15 Membership; duties.

Article X Dover-Sherborn Regional School District Committee

§ 4-16 Dover members; duties.

Article XI Board of Library Trustees

§ 4-17 Membership; operation of Dover Town Library.

Article XII Park and Recreation Commission

§ 4-18 Membership; jurisdiction; duties.

Article XIII Trustees of the Larrabee and Whiting Estates

§ 4-19 Terms of office; powers and duties.

Article XIV Constables

§ 4-20 Terms of office; duties.

Article XV Bonded Constables

§ 4-21 Appointment; duties.

Article XVI Town Administrator

§ 4-22 Appointment; authority.

Article XVII Treasurer/Collector

§ 4-23 Appointment; bond; duties; execution of deeds.

Article XVIII Town Accountant

§ 4-24 Appointment; duties.

Article XIX Superintendent of Streets

§ 4-25 Appointment; duties.

Article XX Warrant Committee

§ 4-26 Membership; terms of office; vacancies.

§ 4-27 Duties.

Article XXI Capital Budget Committee

§ 4-28 Appointment; vacancies.

§ 4-29 Capital budget program.

Article XXII (Reserved)

§ 4-30 through § 4-32. (Reserved)

Article XXIII Conservation Commission

§ 4-33 Appointment; duties.

Article XXIV Historical Commission

§ 4-34 Appointment; duties.

Article XXV Town Report Committee

§ 4-35 Appointment; publication of Town Report.

Article XXVI Council on Aging

§ 4-36 Appointment; duties.

Article XXVII Cultural Council

§ 4-37 Appointment; duties.

Article XXVIII Memorial Day Committee

§ 4-38 Appointment; program for Memorial Day.

Article XXIX Board of Appeals

§ 4-39 Appointment; associate members; duties.

Article XXX Board of Fire Engineers

§ 4-40 Appointment; duties.

Article XXXI (Reserved)

§ 4-41 (Reserved)

Article XXXII Recycling Committee

§ 4-42 Appointment; recycling program.

Article XXXIII Building Inspector and Deputy Building Inspector

§ 4-43 Appointment; duties.

Article XXXIV Gas and Plumbing Inspector

§ 4-44 Appointment; duties.

Article XXXV Wiring Inspector and Deputy Wiring Inspectors

§ 4-45 Appointment; duties.

Article XXXVI (Reserved)

§ 4-46 (Reserved)

Article XXXVII Tree Warden

§ 4-47 Appointment; duties.

Article XXXVIII Forest Warden

§ 4-48 Appointment; duties.

Article XXXIX Emergency Management Team

§ 4-49 Membership; duties.

Article XL Personnel Board

§ 4-50 Appointment; duties.

Article XLI Open Space Committee

§ 4-51 Appointment.

§ 4-52 Powers and duties.

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