Town of Rockland, MA
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2023-05-01
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Division 1: Town Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- Division 1: Town Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I Powers of the Town of Rockland
- § C-1.01 Corporate powers.
- Ch C Art II Town Officers
- § C-2.01 Elected and appointed officials, boards, commissions and committees.
- § C-2.02 Board of Selectmen.
- § C-2.03 Town Clerk.
- § C-2.04 Town Treasurer.
- § C-2.05 Town Collector.
- § C-2.06 Board of Assessors.
- § C-2.07 Board of Health.
- § C-2.08 Board of Water Commissioners.
- § C-2.09 Board of Sewer Commissioners.
- § C-2.10 Board of Library Trustees.
- § C-2.11 School Committee.
- § C-2.12 Planning Board.
- § C-2.13 Town Moderator.
- § C-2.14 Rockland Housing Authority.
- § C-2.15 Board of Park Commissioners.
- § C-2.16 Highway Superintendent.
- § C-2.17 Town Administrator.
- § C-2.18 Removal or suspension of Town Administrator.
- § C-2.19 Powers and duties of Town Administrator.
- Ch C Art III Town Meeting
- § C-3.01 Legislative powers.
- § C-3.02 Annual Town Meetings.
- § C-3.03 Special Town Meetings.
- § C-3.04 Quorum.
- § C-3.05 Matters subject to Town Meeting vote.
- § C-3.06
- Ch C Art IV Recall Election
- § C-4.01 Applicability to elective office.
- § C-4.02 Filing of affidavit.
- § C-4.03 Procedures.
- § C-4.04 Candidacy.
- § C-4.05 Duties of incumbents.
- § C-4.06 Ballots.
- § C-4.07 Time restrictions.
- § C-4.08 Town appointments restricted.
- § C-4.09 When effective.
- Ch C Art V Elections
- § C-5.01 Annual Town Election.
- § C-5.02 Eligible voters.
- § C-5.03 Conduct of elections.
- Ch C Art VI Financial Procedures
- § C-6.01 Fiscal year.
- § C-6.02 Submission of budget.
- § C-6.03 Budget requirements.
- § C-6.04 Finance Committee.
- § C-6.05 Public records.
- § C-6.06 Expiration of appropriations.
- § C-6.07 Capital Planning Committee.
- Ch C Art VII General and Transitional Provisions
- § C-7.01 Amendments.
- § C-7.02 Severability.
- § C-7.03 Rights and privileges of Town officers and employees.
- § C-7.04 Continuation of rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts and legal and administrative proceedings.
- § C-7.05 Continuation of statutory laws and local votes and bylaws.
- § C-7.06 Word usage.
- § C-7.07 Effective date.
- Division 2: General Bylaws
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administrator, Town
- Ch 9 Aging, Council on
- Ch 13 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 27 Elections
- Ch 38 Finance
- Ch 62 Housing Authority
- Ch 104 Officers and Employees
- Ch 139 Selectmen
- Ch 148 Town Meetings
- Ch 153 Town Seal
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 165 Alarm Systems
- Ch 171 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 177 Animals
- Ch 226 Gasoline Systems, Self-Service
- Ch 250 Junk Dealers
- Ch 273 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 280 Marijuana
- Ch 288 Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 314 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 319 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 328 Sex Offender Residency
- Ch 335 Skateboards, Roller Blades and Roller Skates
- Ch 338 Stormwater Management
- Ch 342 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 366 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 378 Water
- Division 3: Zoning Bylaws
- Ch 397 Toxic and Hazardous Materials
- Ch 407 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 415 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A800 General Laws and Special Acts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted 3-8-1969 Annual Town Election, effective 1-1-1970. Amendments noted where applicable.]
PREAMBLE
It is the intention of the people of the Town of Rockland, pursuant
to Article LXXXIX of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
to reaffirm the customary and traditional liberties of people with
respect to the conduct of the affairs of the Town of Rockland in local
matters, subject to the provisions of the Constitution of the United
States of America and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
and in connection therewith and in furtherance thereof, this Charter
is adopted so that the affairs of the Town of Rockland may be carried
out in a democratic and efficient manner and that the duties and responsibilities
of the officials of the Town of Rockland may be clearly established
and responsive to the will of the people of Rockland.
It is the purpose of this Charter, which may from time to time
be amended, to provide an organizational framework within which the
Town can govern itself as well as to provide broad guidelines for
the principal administrative functions of the Town as herein set forth.
The specific instructions and duties of the officials of the
Town are briefly described so that the townspeople may be fully aware
of the authority vested in their officers.
