Town of Bedford, NH
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2023-03-28
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I Incorporation; Town Form of Government; Power
- § C1-1 Incorporation.
- § C1-2 Town form of government.
- § C1-3 Construction.
- § C1-4 Intergovernmental relations.
- Ch C Art II Elections; Election Officials; Conduct of Elections
- § C2-1 Composition of Board of Election Officers.
- § C2-2 Moderator.
- § C2-3 Supervisors of the Checklist.
- § C2-4 Duties and sessions of Supervisors of the Checklist.
- § C2-5 Conduct of elections.
- § C2-6 Preparation of ballots.
- § C2-7 Preservation of ballots.
- § C2-8 Contested elections resolved in accordance with state law.
- § C2-9 Display of local campaign materials at polling place.
- Ch C Art III Town Council
- § C3-1 Membership; term of office.
- § C3-2 Organizational meeting.
- § C3-3 Selection of Chairman and Vice Chairman.
- § C3-4 Qualifications of Councilors.
- § C3-5 Vacancies.
- § C3-6 Salaries and compensation.
- § C3-7 Exercise of powers; meetings; rules of procedure.
- § C3-8 Ordinances.
- § C3-9 Emergency ordinances.
- § C3-10 Emergency appropriations.
- § C3-11 Codification of ordinances.
- § C3-12 Existing ordinances.
- § C3-13 Powers and duties.
- § C3-14 Delegations of powers.
- § C3-15 Inquiries and investigations.
- § C3-16 Board procedures.
- Ch C Art IV Administration of Government
- § C4-1 Town Manager.
- § C4-2 Qualifications of Town Manager.
- § C4-3 Reprimand or removal of Town Manager from office.
- § C4-4 Acting Town Manager.
- § C4-5 Powers and duties of Town Manager.
- § C4-6 Appointment of department heads; appeal.
- § C4-7 Noninterference with Town administration.
- § C4-8 Departments.
- § C4-9 Town Attorney.
- § C4-10 Fiscal affairs; Treasurer; investment advisor; audit.
- Ch C Art V Finance
- § C5-1 Fiscal year.
- § C5-2 Budget procedure.
- § C5-3 Budget hearings.
- § C5-4 Final date for budget adoption.
- § C5-5 Quarterly budget reports; reductions.
- § C5-6 Transfers.
- § C5-7 Capital improvement plan.
- § C5-8 Lapse of appropriations.
- § C5-9 Depository.
- § C5-10 Bonding of officials.
- § C5-11 Borrowing procedure.
- § C5-12 Purchasing procedure.
- § C5-13 Special assessments.
- § C5-14 Trust funds.
- Ch C Art VI Personnel Policies
- § C6-1 Appointments.
- § C6-2 Personnel Plan.
- § C6-3 Compensation.
- § C6-4 Certification of payroll.
- Ch C Art VII Conduct of Officials
- § C7-1 Conditions for holding office.
- § C7-2 Conflicts of interest.
- § C7-3 Disqualification from decisionmaking process.
- § C7-4 Private use of Town property and personnel.
- § C7-5 Acceptance of gifts and gratuities.
- § C7-6 Disposition of fees.
- § C7-7 Misuse of information.
- Ch C Art VIII Citizen Concerns; Initiative Petition; Referendum; Recall
- § C8-1 Citizen concerns.
- § C8-2 Initiative petitions.
- § C8-3 Referendum petitions.
- § C8-4 Submission of proposed measure to voters.
- § C8-5 Measures with conflicting provisions.
- § C8-6 Recall of officeholders.
- § C8-7 Budget process.
- Ch C Art IX Town Report; Town Meeting
- § C9-1 Town Report.
- § C9-2 Annual Budgetary Town Meeting.
- Ch C Art X General Provisions
- § C10-1 Certificate of election and appointment.
- § C10-2 Term commencement; notice of election or appointment.
- § C10-3 Vacancies.
- § C10-4 Public records and meetings.
- § C10-5 Agreements with other municipalities.
- § C10-6 Specific provisions to prevail.
- § C10-7 Severability.
- § C10-8 Authentication of Charter; copies to be kept on file.
- § C10-9 Charter amendments.
- § C10-10 Violations and penalties.
- § C10-11 Rules and regulations.
- § C10-12 Reorganization plans.
- § C10-13 Proposed reorganization plans by Manager.
- § C10-14 Indemnification of Town officers, board members and employees.
- § C10-15 Prohibition.
- § C10-16 Procedures.
- § C10-17 Land use ordinances.
- § C10-18 Municipal Budget Law repealed.
- Ch C Art XI Administrative and Judicial Boards
- § C11-1 Administrative committees.
- § C11-2 Judicial board (Zoning Board of Adjustment).
- § C11-3 Terms of office.
- § C11-4 Vacancies in elected office.
- § C11-5 Eligibility.
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 13 Conflicts of Interest
- Ch 21 Elections
- Ch 29 Health Department
- Ch 46 Planning and Zoning
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 64 Alarm Systems
- Ch 74 Animals
- Ch 80 Bathing Places
- Ch 92 Building Construction
- Ch 97 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 125 Fees
- Ch 130 Fire Prevention
- Ch 134 Fireworks
- Ch 140 Food and Beverage Establishments
- Ch 146 Garage and Yard Sales
- Ch 153 Historic District
- Ch 170 Live Entertainment and Minimum Attire
- Ch 185 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 188 Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 190 Peddlers, Hawkers and Itinerant Vendors
- Ch 208 Septic Systems and Wells
- Ch 212 Sewer Use
- Ch 216 Signs and Banners
- Ch 222 Skateboards
- Ch 232 Solid Waste
- Ch 236 Stormwater Management and Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)
- Ch 239 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 243 Sunday Sales
- Ch 251 Taxation
- Ch 262 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 275 Zoning
- Part III: Regulations
- Ch 285 Historic District Commission Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A401 Sewer Assessment Districts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Bedford 12-8-1987; amended 8-1-1988; 3-14-1989; 3-9-1993; 3-10-1998; 5-11-2005; 3-11-2008. Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
