[The following is a list of General Laws
accepted by the Town of Westminster.]
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MGL c./Sec.
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Chapter/Acts of
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Adoption Date/Art. No.
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Subject
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32/77
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11-5-1912
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Pensioning laborers
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152/69
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11-4-1913
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Workmen's compensation
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634/1911
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11-3-1914
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Retirement system
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71/21
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11-4-1919
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Continuation of schools
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41/6
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3-1931
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Official ballots
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166/1946
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11-5-1946
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Contributory retirement
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723/1945
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ATM 3-1-1947/17
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631/1947
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ATM 3-7-1953/36
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Public health
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401/1956
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ATM 3-9-1957/50
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Indemnification
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40/42A to 42F
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ATM 3-9-1957/51
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Water liens
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71/16 to 16-l
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STM 8-14-1957/2
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Establishing regional school
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149/37
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ATM 3-2-1963/11
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Nine-hour workday
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32B
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ATE 3-5-1966
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Group insurance
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139/1 to 3
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STM 6-23-1966/7
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Old buildings
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553/1969
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STM 11-6-1969/1
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Construction of school building
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114/22 to 26
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ATM 3-14-1970/41
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Election by ballot of a Board of Cemetery
Commissioners consisting of 3 persons
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90/20C
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ATM 3-13-1971/28
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Tagging of motor vehicles in violation
of any rule, regulation, order or bylaw regulating the parking of
motor vehicles and for disposition of such violation by payment of
a fine through the District Court
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823/1971
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STM 11-16-1971/4
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Elimination of special water assessments
in town
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486/1971
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ATE 3-4-1972
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Conduct of Beano
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41/97A 40/8D
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ATM 3-10-1973/25 STM 4-9-1974/1
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Establishment of Police Department;
appointment of Police Chief Establishment of Historical Commission
consisting of 7 members
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40/8G
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STM 6-21-1976/2
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Authorization of mutual aid
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40/22D
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STM 10-2-1978/15
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Authorization to make rules and regulations
providing for towing and storage of vehicles which impede removal
or plowing of snow or which violate rules on parking or standing
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258/13
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ATE 4-11-1981
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Indemnification of town employees
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90/20A 1/2
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STM 11-10-1981/8
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Parking violations
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743/1981
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ATM 5-1-1982/33
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Senior citizens tax exemption
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40/22D
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STM 12-13-1982/4
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Authorization to adopt regulations
providing for the towing of illegally parked vehicles
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653/1982
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STM 5-23-1983/2
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Senior citizens tax exemption
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258/1982
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STM 5-23-1983/3
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Tax exemption for the blind
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44/53C
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STM 10-3-1984/6
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Special fund for compensation of Town employees for
off-duty and special detail work
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477/1984
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ATM 4-6-1985/39
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Exempting certain purchases from public
bidding laws
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48/42 32B/9C
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STM 5-17-1986/7 STE 7-1-1987
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Establishment of Fire Department and
appointment of Fire Chief Firefighters survivors benefits
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32B/9G
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STE 7-1-1987
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Police officers survivors benefits
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83/16A-F
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ATM 4-23-1988/30
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Establishment of liens upon real estate
for unpaid sewer charges
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59/5, Clause 17D
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STM 10-25-1988/3
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Tax abatement to surviving spouses
and minor children of deceased parents
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140/147A
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ATM 5-6-1989/35
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Withdrawal from Worcester County dog
program; establishment of local dog program
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188, § 12/1985
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ATM 5-6-1989/39
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Equal educational opportunity grant
for Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School
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59/57B
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STM 9-18-1989/6
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Authorization for town to send 1 bill
in any fiscal year for real estate or personal property taxes not
in excess of $50
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697/1987
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ATM 5-5-1990/33
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Establishing certain options for governmental
units in the pension area
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148/26, 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, 26E, 26F,
26G, 26H, 27 and 27A
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ATM 5-5-1990/34
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Fire and smoke detection and warning
systems
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291/1990
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ATM 6-8-1991/17
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Enhanced 911 Service
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188, § 12/1985
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ATM 6-8-1991/24
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Equal educational opportunity grant
for Montachusett Regional Vocation Technical School
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41/19J
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ATM 6-20-1992/16
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Alternative Provisions for additional
compensation of clerks also serving on Boards of Registrars of Voters
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188, § 12/1985 188, § 12/1985
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ATM 6-20-1992/17 ATM 6-5-1993/26
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Equal education opportunity grant
for Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School Equal education
opportunity grant for Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School
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41/108L
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STM 10-25-1993/11
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Career incentive pay program
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40/57
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ATM 6-25-1994/32
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Permits and licenses of delinquent
taxpayers
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64G/3A
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Board of Selectmen, 1-17-1996
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Imposition of local motel/hotel excise
tax
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44/53C
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ATM 5-4-1996/35
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Revolving fund for compensation for
off-duty or special detail work of Westminster Fire Department employees
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143/3Z
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ATM 5-2-1998/35
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Allowing local inspectors employed by the Building
Department to engage in private practice for hire within the Town
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40/8C
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STM 10-12-1999/25
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Allows for creation of Conservation
Commissions and specifies the powers and duties of said Commissions
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41/19K and 108P
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ATM 5-6-2000/23
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Allows for additional compensation
to be paid to a Town Clerk and Collector or Treasurer, respectively
upon certification and to raise and appropriate $1,000 for each official
to provide such additional compensation
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40/5F
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ATM 5-5-2001/23
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To defray the cost of operating the
Emergency Medical Services Division of the Westminster Fire Department
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44/53F 1/2
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ATM 5-4-2002/32
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Establish Water Enterprise Fund
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44/53F 1/2
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ATM 5-4-2002/33
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Establish Sewer Enterprise Fund
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40/8A
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ATM 5-4-2002/34
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Establish a Development and Industrial
Commission for the promotion and development of the industrial resources
of the Town; establishing membership and initial terms
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59/5
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5-4-2002/35
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Annual application of 100% of cost-of-living
adjustment as determined by Commissioner of Revenue to real estate
exemptions issued under Clauses 17D and 41B of said chapter and section
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148/261
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STM 9-24-2002/3
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Automatic sprinkler systems; new or
rehabilitated multiunit residential structures
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80/13B
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5-3-2003/16
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Allowing residents who are 65 years
of age or older to enter into agreements by which payment of betterments
assessed may be deferred
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44/53F 1/2
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5-3-2003/19
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Establish Solid Waste Transfer Station
Enterprise Fund
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40/22F
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11-4-2003/26
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Allow Town boards and officers to
set reasonable fees for licenses, permits, certificates and services
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39/23D
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79/2006
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STM 11-14-2006/27
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Allowing members of boards, commissions and committees
who have missed a single adjudicatory hearing to participate in a
decision on the matter under certain circumstances
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59/57C
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ATM 5-1-2007/33
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To establish a quarterly tax payment system for real
estate and personal property tax bills, effective with the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2008
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32B/18
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ATM 5-7-2011/39
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Medicare extension plans; mandatory transfer of retirees
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40/13E
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ATM 5-6-2017/27
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Authorization of Ashburnham-Westminster
Regional School District to establish a reserve fund for unanticipated
or unbudgeted costs of special education, out-of-district tuition
or transportation
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200A/9A
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ATM 5-6-2017/29
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Disposition of abandoned funds by
Town; notice of period during which funds may be claimed; appeal;
disbursement
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64N/3
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ATM 5-4-2019/33
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Imposition of local sales tax upon the sale or transfer
of marijuana or marijuana products by a marijuana retailer operating
within the Town to anyone other than a marijuana establishment of
3%
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41/110A
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STM 11-19-2019/13
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Providing that any public office of the Town may remain
closed on any or all Saturdays and that where the last day for performance
of any act in any such office falls on a Saturday when said office
is closed, the act may be performed on the next succeeding business
day
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147/13A
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STM 11-19-2019/14
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Establishing a reserve police force consisting of
up to 12 members
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40/5B
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ATM 5-6-2023/19
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Allows the dedication, without further appropriation, of all,
or a percentage not less than 25%, of particular fees, charges or
receipts to a stabilization fund
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