[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Springfield
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration
- Ch 10 Assessors
- Ch 16 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 16 Art I Retirement Board
- § 16-1 Establishment; authority.
- § 16-2 Administrator of retirement system.
- Ch 16 Art II Building Standards Committee
- § 16-3 Establishment and composition; qualifications of members.
- § 16-4 Appointment and terms of members; meetings.
- § 16-5 Powers and duties.
- Ch 16 Art III Council on Aging
- § 16-6 Establishment, composition and compensation.
- § 16-7 Appointment and terms of members.
- § 16-8 Powers and duties.
- Ch 16 Art IV Commission on Women's Affairs
- § 16-9 Establishment; appointment and term; salary.
- § 16-10 Meetings; officers and minutes.
- § 16-11 Executive office.
- § 16-12 Powers and duties.
- Ch 16 Art V Youth Commission
- § 16-13 Establishment; appointment and compensation; terms of office.
- § 16-14 Powers and duties.
- § 16-15 Delegation of powers and duties.
- Ch 16 Art VI Deferred Compensation Advisory Commission
- § 16-16 Establishment; members; terms of office.
- § 16-17 Powers and duties; meetings and records.
- Ch 16 Art VII Riverfront Development Commission
- § 16-18 Definition.
- § 16-19 Establishment; membership; terms of office; compensation.
- § 16-20 Powers and duties.
- § 16-21 Annual reports.
- § 16-22 Meetings; rules and regulations.
- Ch 16 Art VIII Commission on Disability
- § 16-23 Establishment; membership; function.
- § 16-24 Purpose and duties.
- Ch 16 Art IX Board of Public Works
- § 16-25 Continuation.
- § 16-26 Compensation of members.
- Ch 16 Art X Board of Election Commissioners
- § 16-27 Registration of voters.
- Ch 16 Art XI School Building Commission
- § 16-28 Composition and compensation.
- § 16-29 Powers and duties.
- Ch 16 Art XII Municipal Office of Community Affairs
- § 16-30 Establishment and composition.
- § 16-31 Appointment, terms of office; conditions of employment.
- § 16-32 Powers and duties.
- Ch 16 Art XIII Audit Committee
- § 16-33 Membership and qualifications.
- § 16-34 Powers and duties.
- Ch 16 Art XIV Human Relations Commission
- § 16-35 Establishment; organization; function.
- § 16-36 Powers and duties; meetings.
- Ch 16 Art XV Technology Commission
- § 16-37 Establishment; appointment and composition.
- § 16-38 Meetings and minutes.
- § 16-39 Powers and duties.
- Ch 16 Art XVI Housing Commission
- § 16-40 Purpose and intent.
- § 16-41 Establishment.
- § 16-42 Terms of office.
- § 16-43 Advisory members.
- § 16-44 Officers.
- § 16-45 Meetings.
- § 16-46 Staffing.
- § 16-47 Expenditures.
- § 16-48 Public hearings.
- § 16-49 Review of housing projects.
- Ch 16 Art XVII Capital Improvement Planning Committee
- § 16-50 Establishment; composition.
- § 16-51 Duties and authority.
- § 16-52 Annual report and recommendations.
- Ch 16 Art XVIII Mobile Home Park Rent Control Board
- § 16-53 Establishment; officers; powers.
- § 16-54 Rent regulation.
- § 16-55 Eviction process.
- § 16-56 Review of decisions.
- § 16-57 Definitions.
- § 16-58 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 16 Art XIX Board of Police Commissioners
- § 16-59 Board established; appointment and number of members.
- § 16-60 Terms of office.
- § 16-61 Qualifications of members.
- § 16-62 Filling vacancies; compensation.
- § 16-63 Rules of government; Chairperson.
- § 16-64 Powers of Mayor to be exercised by Board.
- § 16-65 Management and control of members and signal system.
- § 16-66 Rules for maintenance of Police Department.
- § 16-67 Absences from Police Department.
- § 16-68 Adoption of rules and regulations for government and discipline.
- § 16-69 Monthly meetings; annual estimate of necessary maintenance; accounting for expenditures.
- § 16-70 When effective.
- § 16-71 Conflict with other laws; severability.
- § 16-72 (Reserved)
- Ch 16 Art XX Community Preservation Committee
- § 16-73 Establishment; number of members.
- § 16-74 Membership.
- § 16-75 Term of office.
- § 16-76 Authority and responsibility.
- § 16-77 Powers and duties.
- § 16-78 Officers; rules and regulations.
- Ch 16 Art XXI Appointment Postings, Vacancy Announcements and Applications
- § 16-79 Purpose.
- § 16-80 Definitions.
- § 16-81 Requirements.
- § 16-82 Severability.
- Ch 23 Deeds, Leases and Mortgages
- Ch 25 Departmental Revolving Funds
- Ch 27 Departments
- Ch 32 Elections
- Ch 34 Emergency Services
- Ch 38 Ethics
- Ch 42 Finances
- Ch 49 Historic Districts
- Ch 61 Mayor and Council; School Committee
- Ch 67 Officers and Employees
- Ch 73 Personnel
- Ch 78 Planning
- Ch 82 Purchasing and Contracts
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 100 Alarms
- Ch 105 Amusements
- Ch 110 Animals
- Ch 115 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 118 Awnings, Canopies and Signs
- Ch 123 Biomedical Research
- Ch 131 Body Art Establishments
- Ch 140 Building Construction
- Ch 143 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 149 Buses
- Ch 154 Community Gardens
- Ch 157 Curfew
- Ch 165 Drugs and Drug Products
- Ch 172 Excavations
- Ch 173 Facial Recognition Surveillance Technology
- Ch 175 Fees
- Ch 178 Fire Prevention
- Ch 182 Foreclosures
- Ch 184 Fortunetellers
- Ch 190 Gang Activity
- Ch 201 Graffiti
- Ch 208 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 213 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 218 Historic Preservation
- Ch 229 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 235 Lodging and Rooming Houses
- Ch 238 Short-Term Rentals
- Ch 240 Loitering
- Ch 245 Marijuana
- Ch 247 Massage Businesses
- Ch 248 Military Leave
- Ch 259 Noise
- Ch 265 Parking, Valet
- Ch 270 Pawnbrokers and Junk Dealers
- Ch 275 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 279 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 282 Plastic Bag Reduction
- Ch 285 Property Maintenance
- Ch 300 Sewers
- Ch 304 Sex Offenders
- Ch 311 Skateboards and Scooters
- Ch 316 Smoking
- Ch 322 Snow and Ice
- Ch 327 Solid Waste
- Ch 334 Storm Drains
- Ch 336 Stormwater Management
- Ch 338 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 347 Swimming Pools
- Ch 351 Tag/Garage Sales
- Ch 355 Taxation
- Ch 362 Tobacco Products
- Ch 368 Tree Protection
- Ch 379 Vehicles, Abandoned and Unregistered
- Ch 385 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 390 Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 401 Waste Hauling Services
- Ch 405 Water
- Ch 412 Weapons and Explosives
- Ch 417 Wetlands
- Appendix
- Ch A450 Special Acts and Resolves
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
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