[This chapter contains a comprehensive listing of General
Laws accepted by the City as well as Special Acts which apply to the
City.]
|
Chapter
|
Section
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Description
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Date Accepted
|
|---|---|---|---|
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11
|
335
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Term of office of Town Clerk, etc.
|
March 1902
|
|
19
|
37
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Civil service as regards fire and police forces
|
March 1912
|
|
25
|
20, 21
|
Public bathhouses and government thereof
|
March 1916
|
|
27
|
64, 65, 66, 67, 68
|
Election and appointment of Selectmen
|
February 1892
|
|
27
|
65, 66, 67, 68
|
Same as above with regard to Assessors
|
February 1892
|
|
27
|
69, 70, 71, 72, 73
|
Election and appointment of Overseers of Poor
|
February 1892
|
|
28
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
|
Parks and public playgrounds
|
July 1906
|
|
35
|
4
|
Empowering Fire Engineer to order buildings to be pulled down
|
March 1895
|
|
45
|
7, 8
|
Grading sidewalks and assessing abutters also obstructing walkways
|
March 1879
|
|
50
|
20, 21, 22, 23
|
Sidewalks, construction of and assessment for
|
March 1896
|
|
50
|
25
|
Appointment of sewer and sidewalks assessments
|
March 1890
|
|
51
|
All
|
Assessment for betterments in laying out streets, etc.
|
March 1884
|
|
101
|
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
|
Disposal of burnt or dangerous buildings
|
March 1895
|
|
104
|
1
|
Regulation of the inspection of buildings
|
March 1912
|
|
104
|
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
|
Inspection of building, restraint of illegal construction, etc. (amended by Chapter 221, Acts 1908)
|
March 1909
|
|
514
|
42
|
Eight-hour day for Town employees
|
March 2, 1914
|
|
591
|
22, 23, 24, 25, 26
|
Police Department
|
October 18, 1920
|
|
Chapter
|
Section
|
Description
|
Date Accepted
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
6A
6A
6A
159
159
159
166
166
166
|
18 1st. par.
18A-F
18A Note
19
19A
19A Note
14A
14A Note
15E
|
Enhanced 911
|
June 17, 1991
|
|
12
|
12
|
District Attorneys being members of the bar
|
November 7, 1922
|
|
31
|
47
|
Laborers, etc., designated as labor service placed under Civil Service Laws; see Ch. 31, Sec. 51
|
January 3, 1939
|
|
32
|
1 Note
3 Note
6 Note
7 Note
12 Note
14 Note
15 Note
22 Note
158B Note
|
Allows the pension of an Option C retiree to revert back to
a full Option A benefit upon the death of their beneficiary
|
September 8, 1998
|
|
32
|
3 subd. 2 par. g gp. 4
4 subd. 1 par. h
3 Note
4 Note
|
Retirement—armed forces
|
November 4, 1996
|
|
32
|
9 subd. 2 par. D
|
Accidental death benefit surviving children
|
September 5, 2006
|
|
32
|
9 subd. 2 par. D cl. ii
|
Regional Retirement Board Advisory Council
|
September 5, 2006
|
|
32
|
10 subd. 2 par. A
10 Note
|
To approve the calculation of retirement allowance to include
a pension equal to a sum of not less than 1/3 of average annual rate
of regular compensation received during any period of 3 consecutive
years of creditable service
|
December 7, 1998
|
|
32
|
20 subd. 6
|
Retirement Board pay
|
August 7, 1995
|
|
32
|
20A
|
Civil action against board members; expenses, damages; indemnification
|
March 3, 1997
|
|
32
|
21 subd. 3 par. F
22D subd. 1 1st par.
102 par. A
102 par. A-E
103
|
Relative to annual cost-of-living adjustment for retirees
|
January 5, 1999
|
|
32
|
22D
|
Retirement funding schedule; annual pension funding grants
|
May 1, 1989
|
|
32
|
25
|
An act making applicable increases in retirement allowances
to those persons retired after January 1, 1946, with a minimum allowance
|
February 19, 1951
|
|
32
|
26-31H
|
Contributory retirement systems for cities
|
November 3, 1936
|
|
32
|
56-60
|
Retirement if incapacitated Spanish and World War veterans
|
July 29, 1937
|
|
32
|
52C
|
Increasing the retirement allowance of police and firemen who
retired under Veterans Retirement Act
|
February 19, 1968
|
|
32
|
77A
|
Laborers retiring under Sec. 77, Right to elect option (Option
B), to provide for widows
|
July 2, 1962
|
|
32
|
80
|
Relative to retirement allowances of firemen, as amended, with
the exception that call firemen or substitute call firemen are specifically
excluded from the acceptance of this section and may not be retired
|
October 5, 1938
|
|
32
|
81
|
Relative to retirement of firemen, as amended, with the exception
that call firemen or substitute call firemen are specifically excluded
from the acceptance of this section and may not be retired hereunder
|
October 5, 1938
|
|
32
|
81A
81B
|
Covering retirement for firemen
|
October 7, 1946
|
|
32
|
81B
|
Increasing the amount of noncontributory pension payable to
certain firemen and policemen
|
February 19, 1968
|
|
32
|
83
|
Pensions of police in cities
|
November 2, 1925
|
|
32
|
83A
|
Covering retirement for policemen
|
October 7, 1946
|
|
32
|
85E
|
Increasing amount of noncontributory pension payable to certain
firemen and policemen
|
February 19, 1968
|
|
32
|
85J
|
Pensions for police and firefighters or their widows (right
to elect option)
|
June 15, 1959
|
|
32
|
89A
|
Increasing annuities to dependents of certain public employees
killed or dying from injuries received or hazards undergone in the
performance of duty
|
March 20, 1950
|
|
32
|
95A
|
Pensions for widows of noncontributory pensioners
|
July 2, 1962
|
|
32
|
102G
103H
|
Annual cost-of-living adjustment to noncontributory retirees
|
Jun. 7, 1999
|
|
32B
|
All
|
Contributory group general or blanket insurance for persons
in the service of countries, cities, towns and districts and their
dependents
|
October 6, 1958
|
|
32B
|
4, 9, 9F
|
Further regulating group life insurance
|
April 19, 1988
|
|
32B
|
8A
|
Dividends and refunds; deposit in employees' group insurance
trust funds; administrative costs; effective date
|
February 20, 1979
|
|
32B
|
9A
|
To permit the City to pay 50% of the monthly health and life
insurance premiums for those qualified persons who retired since 10-6-1958
and the provisions of Ch. 647, Acts of 1962, G.L., which would permit
the City to pay 50% of monthly hospital and medical insurance premiums
for those persons who retired prior to 10-6-1958
|
June 7, 1965
|
|
32B
|
9I
|
Employees on military leave of absence
|
December 18, 2001
|
|
32B
|
18
|
Medicare extension plans
|
February 6, 2006
|
|
32B
|
20
|
Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund
|
December 19, 2016
December 17, 2018
|
|
33
|
59
|
No loss of pay or vacations to certain state and municipal employees
in militia, etc.
|
August 21, 1950
|
|
39
|
23D
|
Adjudication proceedings
|
March 3, 2008
|
|
40
|
6B
|
An act allowing cities to appropriate money for purchase of
uniforms for members of their police and fire departments
|
November 15, 1943
|
|
40
|
6J
|
Purchase stormy weather work clothes, City employees
|
November 16, 1970
|
|
40
|
8A
|
An act authorizing cities and towns to establish commissions
to promote business and industry and to appropriate money therefor
|
February 7, 1955
|
|
40
|
8B
|
Providing for the development of a Local Office of the Council
of Aging
|
May 1, 1961
|
|
40
|
8C
|
Providing for the establishment of a Conservation Commission
of the City of Gardner
|
November 6, 1967
|
|
40
|
8D
|
Establishment of an Historical Commission
|
February 19, 1974
|
|
40
|
8H, 8I
|
Cities and towns establishing an Energy Resources Commission
|
November 17, 1980
|
|
40
|
15C
|
Designating "Old Eaton Street" as a scenic road
|
June 17, 1991
|
|
40
|
22F
|
Setting of fees and charges by licensing authorities
|
February 2, 2009
|
|
40
|
32A
|
Publications of City ordinances
|
August 1, 2005
|
|
40
|
39K
|
Water Enterprise Fund
|
July 1, 1991
|
|
40
|
39K
|
Sewer Enterprise Fund
|
July 1, 1991
|
|
40
|
42A-F
|
Collection of water rates (water lines)
|
July 5, 1927
|
|
40
|
42A-F
|
Relative to liens for water rates and charges
|
January 21, 1963
|
|
40
|
42G
|
Distribution of water; payment of costs for special assessments
|
December 19, 1988
|
|
40
|
57
|
Collection of overdue monies due to the City of Gardner
|
February 22, 1994
|
|
40
|
57
|
Local licenses and permits denial, etc., for failure to pay
municipal taxes
|
February 22, 1994
|
|
40B
|
All
|
Montachusett Regional Planning District: Pursuant to provisions
of Chapter 40B of G.L., and by vote of the City Council, the City
of Gardner shall be a member of Montachusett Regional Planning District
|
December 19, 1966
|
|
40D
23A
|
All
11, 13
|
Authorizing Mayor to create an Industrial Development Financing
Authority
|
June 17, 1968
|
|
40D
23A
|
All
11, 13
|
Establishing an Industrial Development Financing Authority
|
August 5, 1968
|
|
41
|
19F
|
Clerk of the City Council: additional compensation
|
September 21, 2009
|
|
41
|
25A
|
Authorizing Assessors to appoint and remove assistants
|
March 12, 1921
|
|
41
|
41B
|
Payment of employees by direct bank credits
|
September 15, 1997
|
|
41
|
45
|
Watkins Scholarship Trust, the income of which is to be used
as a scholarship fund to assist girls graduating from Gardner High
School in furthering their education
|
February 7, 1967
|
|
41
|
69B
|
Water Commissioners' powers and duties
|
September 7, 1999
|
|
41
|
81A-Y
|
Municipal planning
|
September 15, 1952
|
|
41
|
91
|
Appointment of Constables
|
March 19, 1923
February 4, 1924
January 12, 1931
|
|
41
|
103
|
Purchasing department in cities
|
November 2, 1965
|
|
41
|
108L
|
Police Career Incentive Pay Program
|
February 17, 2004
|
|
41
|
111B
|
Providing sick leave for foreman, laborer, workmen, or mechanic
regularly employed by the City; not more than 15 days in any year;
may be accumulated for 60 days use in subsequent years
|
October 17, 1949
|
|
43D
|
All
|
Expedited local permitting
|
October 15, 2007
|
|
44
|
8A
|
Question of approving or disapproving orders authorizing the
issue of bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness for certain
purposes
|
November 4, 1941
|
|
44
|
16A
|
Use of Mayor's facsimile on certain bonds
|
August 12, 1974
|
|
44
|
31
|
Expenditures in excess of appropriations — major disaster
|
December 15, 2008
|
|
44
|
31D
|
Relative to snow and ice removal
|
March 15, 1993
January 16, 1996
February 18, 1997
February 22, 2000
March 6, 2000
February 5, 2001
March 19, 2007
April 17, 2007
January 22, 2008
February 19, 2008
April 7, 2008
February 2, 2009
March 16, 2009
February 1, 2010
April 4, 2011
February 18, 2014
|
|
44
|
44
|
Advances of pay for regular vacation
|
August 5, 1957
|
|
44
|
53 1/2
|
Animal shelter donations
|
November 21, 2000
|
|
44
|
53E
|
Agencies, boards, etc.; annual operating costs; offset by estimated
receipts of user fees
|
June 30, 1982
|
|
44
|
53 1/2
|
Gardner Municipal Golf Course Enterprise Fund
|
March 15, 1993
|
|
44
|
53F 1/2
|
Sewer Enterprise Fund
|
September 7, 1993
|
|
44
|
53F 1/2
|
Solid Waste Enterprise Fund
|
June 25, 2007
|
|
44
|
53F 1/2
|
Water Enterprise Fund
|
September 7, 1993
|
|
44
|
64
|
To allow payment of bills incurred in excess or appropriations
|
February 1, 1993
|
|
48
|
42-44
|
Fire Department
|
March 12, 1921
|
|
48
|
58A
|
Forty-eight-hour work week, Ord. No. 453, Establishing hours
of duty of permanent firemen
|
April 21, 1970
|
|
48
|
58A
|
An act further regulating the hours of duty of permanent members
of fire departments in certain cities and towns. (seventy-hour week)
(not approved by the Mayor)
|
October 5, 1942
|
|
48
|
58A
|
Regulating the hours of duty of permanent members of the Fire
Department, relating to seventy-hour work week of permanent firemen
|
July 2, 1945
|
|
48
|
59
|
Day and night forces - fire vacations and police officers
|
March 16, 1925
|
|
54
|
16A
|
Absent election officer appointments
|
September 6, 2016
|
|
54
|
103A
|
Absentee balloting at City elections
|
December 6, 1937
|
|
58
|
1 Note
|
Relative to qualification of certain Assessors
|
September 4, 1984
|
|
58
|
7A
|
To petition State Tax Commission for installation of the State
Assessment System in the City of Gardner
|
March 17, 1969
|
|
59
|
5
|
Further regulating real estate tax exemptions (amends Sec. 5
of Ch. 59, clause 17C)
|
August 2, 1982
|
|
59
|
5 cl. 17D
|
Real estate tax exemptions
|
January 20, 1987
|
|
59
|
5 cl. 41B
|
Relative to real estate tax exemptions
|
October 17, 1983
|
|
59
|
5 cl. 41C
|
Real estate tax exemptions
|
January 20, 1987
|
|
59
|
59A
|
Abatements for environmental cleanup
|
February 5, 2001
|
|
59
|
5K
|
Property tax liability reduced for volunteer work
|
June 21, 2010
|
|
60A
|
1-5 par. 1
|
Issuance without payment of a fee of distinctive license plates
to former prisoners of war
|
July 5, 1983
|
|
64G
|
3A
|
Local room occupancy excise at rate of 2%, effective 1-1-1992,
and 4%, effective 1-1-1993
|
March 18, 1991
|
|
64N
|
3
|
Implementing a 3% tax upon the sale or transfer of marijuana
or marijuana products by a marijuana retailer operating within the
City
|
September 18. 2017
|
|
71
|
40
|
Equal pay for men and women teachers
|
November 4, 1947
|
|
71
|
71E
|
Relative to appropriations for and expenditure of receipts for
adult education and continuing education programs
|
September 15, 1980
|
|
71
|
71F
|
Nonresident or foster care students; deposit of tuition payments
and state reimbursements; expenditures and appropriations
|
December 4, 1989
|
|
80
|
All
|
Betterments
|
November 13, 1923
|
|
83
|
16A-F
|
Making certain unpaid annual sewer charges a tax lien
|
April 3, 1978
|
|
83
|
34
|
Planting of trees
|
August 4, 1922
|
|
85
|
11A
|
An act relative to the registration and operation of certain
bicycles
|
April 6, 1942
|
|
90
|
17C
|
Empowering the City of Gardner Traffic Commission to establish
a twenty-five-mile-per-hour speed limit in thickly settled or business
district areas
|
September 20, 2021
|
|
90
|
18A
|
Pedestrian control law
|
May 7, 1973
|
|
90
|
20A 1/2
|
Determining own system of collection of traffic fines
|
December 21, 1981
|
|
90
|
20C
|
Parking violations, tags, fines, Ord. No. 442, Establishing
schedule of fines
|
December 1, 1969
|
|
90
|
22B
|
Authorizing cities and towns to penalize those who abandon motor
vehicles (Sec. 22B, Subsections B-K, Ch. 90)
|
October 16, 1989
|
|
93
|
74
|
Authorizing Mimi A. Canu to waive salary as City Councilor
|
June 22, 1989
|
|
101
|
5
|
Transient vendor's fee established at $50
|
September 2, 1924
|
|
121C
|
All
|
Economic Development Industrial Corporation
|
June 18, 1973
|
|
136
|
2
21-25
Temp
|
An act to permit Sunday sports on the Lord's Day
|
April 5, 1929
|
|
136
|
40
|
Bowling on Sunday
|
November 15, 1948
|
|
138
|
33B
| ||
|
140
|
32G
|
Relative to mobile home park licenses, etc.
|
March 4, 1985
|
|
140
|
139C
|
Waiving the fees associated with annually licensing dogs in
the City for all persons aged 70 years or older
|
February 7, 2022
|
|
140
|
147A
|
Assuming responsibility and liability for dog licenses, etc.
|
February 3, 1986
|
|
147
|
10F
|
Parking control officers
|
March 3, 1975
|
|
147
|
11, 12, 13
|
Reserve police force in cities
|
February 19, 1923
|
|
147
|
16A
|
Providing that members of the Police Department shall be excused
from duty 1 day out of every 7 without loss of pay
|
March 4, 1940
|
|
147
|
16B
|
Granting members of the Police Department 1 day off in 6 instead
of the present 1 day off in 7
|
April 15, 1946
|
|
147
|
16C
|
Five-day week for police
|
July 21, 1952
|
|
148
|
26C
|
Certain public accommodations; automatic smoke or heat detectors
|
April 5, 1982
|
|
148
|
26E
|
Residential buildings or structures; time for and manner of
installation of smoke detectors
|
April 5, 1982
|
|
148
|
26G
|
Nonresidential buildings or additions; automatic suppressant
or sprinkler systems
|
July, 2, 1990
|
|
148
|
26H
|
Lodging or boarding houses; automatic sprinkler system
|
July 2, 1990
|
|
148
|
26I
|
Sprinkler system
|
May 19, 2008
|
|
149
|
33A
|
An act authorizing a forty-hour work week for employees of certain
cities and towns
|
December 1, 1947
|
|
157
|
1, 2
|
Disability retirement
|
January 17, 2006
|
|
164
|
134
|
Authorizing City to become aggregator of electric power
|
May 16, 2016
|
|
180
|
17B
|
United Way payroll deduction
|
September 5, 1995
|
|
182
|
1
12
40
40A
|
Voluntary associations
|
November 7, 1922
|
|
188
|
12, 13
|
Equal opportunity grants for Mon. Reg. Voc. Tech.
|
December 2, 1985
|
|
258
|
13
|
Indemnity of municipal officials
|
February 18, 1986
|
|
271
271
147
|
6B
22B
52
|
Permitting Beano within the City
|
November 2, 1971
|
|
780 CMR
|
Appendix 120.AA
|
Massachusetts State Stretch Energy Code
|
October 4, 2010
|
|
Acts of
|
Chapter
|
Description
|
Date Accepted
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
1878
|
255
|
Election of Selectmen and Assessors
|
March 1882
|
|
1886
|
264
|
To provide precinct voting in towns
|
June 1889
|
|
1890
|
264
|
Public cemeteries and election of commissioner therefor
|
December 1895
|
|
1890
|
386
|
Printing and distribution of ballots, etc.
|
March 1891
|
|
1894
|
132
|
Precinct voting in towns at annual elections
|
January 1895
|
|
1894
|
455
|
Licensing of plumbers; supervision of their work
|
July 1898
|
|
1894
|
481
|
Regulations and inspections of buildings
|
March 1895
|
|
1895
|
186
|
Watering of streets
|
July 1896
|
|
1904
|
327
|
Pensioning - permanent members of Police and Fire Departments
|
March 13, 1920
|
|
1907
|
191
|
Establishment of Board of Survey
|
March 1911
|
|
1909
|
423
|
Selling ice cream, candy, soda and fruit on the Lord's Day
|
March 1911
|
|
1911
|
210 and amendments
|
Vacations for members of police force (adopted by Selectmen
at special meeting)
|
February 6, 1917
|
|
1911
|
468
|
Civil service as regards Chief of Police
|
March 1912
|
|
1911
|
471
|
Town to authorize the School Committee to establish and maintain
state-aided vocational education in accordance with provisions and
acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto
|
March 13, 1920
|
|
1912
|
503
|
Pensioning laborers in the employ of cities and towns
|
November 5, 1912
|
|
1913
|
487
|
Promotion of call men in Fire Department
|
March 2, 1914
|
|
1913
|
494
|
Voted that the Town create a Planning Board in conformity with
requirements of Ch. 494, Acts of 1913, that the Board so created consist
of 3 members to be selected by acclamation in the year 1914 and thereafter
by ballot, 1 to hold office for 3 years, 1 for 2 years, and another
for a year
|
March 7, 1914
|
|
1913
|
807
|
Compensation for workmen for injuries
|
March 2, 1914
|
|
1914
|
217
|
Vacations of laborers
|
November 3, 1914
|
|
1914
|
688
|
Saturday: half holiday
|
November 3, 1914
|
|
1914
|
790
|
Abolishment of enrollment of political parties
|
November 3, 1914
|
|
1911
|
634
|
Retirement: county officials
|
November 7, 1914
|
|
1916
|
98
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Constitutional convention
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November 7, 1916
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1916
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104
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New Year's Day: legal holiday
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November 7, 1916
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1916
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197
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Primaries
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November 7, 1916
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1916
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293
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Licensing of motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire
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March 4, 1918
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1919
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311
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Continuation schools
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November 4, 1919
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1919
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116
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Savings banks
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November 4, 1919
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1920
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166
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1 day off in every 8 for certain police officers
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November 2, 1920
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1920
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240
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Sunday sports
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May 12. 1920
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1920
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591, § 27
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Fire Department
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October 18, 1920
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1920
|
619
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State Boxing Commission
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October 18, 1920
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Acts of
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Chapter
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Description
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Date Accepted
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|---|---|---|---|
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1921
|
119
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Incorporate the City of Gardner
|
March 6, 1922
|
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1921
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119, § 34
|
Amending Section 34 of City of Gardner Charter by striking out
the word "two" in line 3 and inserting "five"
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November 6, 1933
|
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1928
|
258, §§ 1 and 2
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Subject Chief of Fire Department to civil service
|
December 4, 1928
|
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1932
|
111
|
An act authorizing the County of Worcester to borrow money for
the purpose of funding temporary loans issued for construction of
Worcester County Tuberculosis Hospital
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March 6, 1933
|
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1934
|
16
|
Awarding of certain contracts by the City of Gardner, Charter
amendment
|
February 13, 1934
|
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1935
|
65
|
An act excluding loan orders from certain provisions of its
Charter relating to publications
|
April 1, 1935
|
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1936
|
379
|
An act providing for retirement of call firemen
|
July 6, 1936
|
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1939
|
12
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An act establishing Lake Wampanoag as a certain body of water
in the City of Gardner and the Town of Ashburnham
|
February 13, 1939
|
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1939
|
118
|
An act authorizing the City of Gardner to lease certain portions
of Dunn Park and Wildwood Cemetery for log storage purposes
|
April 10, 1939
|
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1939
|
184
|
An act to establish the salaries of Mayor and City Council ($2,500
and $300)
|
November 7, 1939
|
|
1945
|
166
|
An act to facilitate voting by absent voters, members of the
armed forces
|
June 4, 1945
|
|
1945
|
326
|
Division of Wards 4 and 5 into precincts
|
June 4, 1945
|
|
1946
|
559
|
An act authorizing increases to the amounts of pensions payable
to certain former public employees who have been retired
|
December 1, 1947
|
|
1948
|
352
|
Filed for future references
|
June 21, 1948
|
|
1948
|
588
|
An act authorizing increase of the amounts of pension payable
to certain public employees who have been retired and beneficiaries
of certain retired employees
|
February 21, 1949
|
|
1950
|
561
|
An act authorizing the City of Gardner to incur indebtedness
for school purposes ($1,200,000)
|
May 15, 1950
|
|
1950
|
639
|
To provide for the safety of the commonwealth during the existence
of an emergency resulting from disaster or from hostile action (acceptance
not required by the City; vote was not signed by the Mayor)
|
February 2, 1960
|
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1950
|
820
|
Providing for increase in the annual amounts of certain pensions,
retirement allowances, annuities and other benefits payable by the
commonwealth and its political subdivisions to certain former employees
and persons claiming under them
|
February 19, 1951
|
|
1951
|
549
|
An act authorizing the City of Gardner to borrow money ($218,000)
for school purposes (School Street School addition and high school
alteration)
|
August 13, 1951
|
|
1952
|
624
|
An act relative to increasing the amounts of pensions, retirement
allowances and annuities payable to certain former public employees
|
December 15, 1952
|
|
1953
|
434
|
An act relative to rent control terminates June 30, 1954; vote
to continue rent control after June 30, 1954, must be taken before
that date, to cover a period not exceeding 9 months (temporary)
|
July 20, 1953
|
|
1955
|
53
|
An act authorizing the City of Gardner borrow money for the
purpose of remodeling and making extraordinary repairs to the Connors
Street Building
|
February 21, 1955
|
|
1960
|
191
|
Relative to awarding of certain contracts by the City of Gardner
($1,000)
|
August 5, 1963
|
|
1960
|
206
|
Authorizing the City to pay certain retired public employees
for services rendered as Election Officials of said City (Election
Officials over 70 years of age)
|
March 21, 1960
|
|
1964
|
568
|
Vocational Regional School District, Ord. No. 305. Members appointed:
10-9-1964, Clarence Quimby, Edward W. Tamulen, and Alphonse Bettez
|
October 5, 1964
|
|
1965
|
543
|
Providing for establishment of Regional School District by Cities
of Fitchburg and Gardner, and Towns of Ashburnham, Ashby, Barre, Harvard,
Hubbardston, Lunenburg, Phillpston, Royalston, Sterling, Templeton,
Townsend, Westminster, and Winchendon for construction, maintenance
and operation of a regional vocational school by said district
|
November 2, 1965
|
|
1966
|
680
|
Authorizing the Gardner Firefighters Relief Association to pay
certain sums of money to members upon their retirement
|
September 5, 1966
|
|
1969
|
474
|
Authorizing Ashburnham-Westminster School to acquire and hold
land for school purposes located within the City of Gardner
|
April 7, 1969
|
|
1971
|
318
|
Granting annuity to Helmi M. Nadeau, widow of Police Sergeant
Raymond L. Nadeau
|
August 30, 1971
|
|
1971
|
613
|
Directing transfer of certain lands of the commonwealth to control
the Department of Public Works for highway purposes, and acquire certain
public lands in the City of Gardner for highway purposes: Route 140
Green Street
|
August 5, 1971
|
|
1972
|
444
|
Designating bridge over state highway Route 2 and over Highway
68 as the Gardner Post No. 129 American Legion Bridge
|
July 3, 1972
|
|
1972
|
494
|
Designating bridge in City of Gardner as Ovila Case Post 905,
V.F.W. Bridge
|
July 3, 1972
|
|
1972
|
671
|
Authorizing the City to pay certain employees of the Fire Department
certain sums of money ($53, 633.68) pursuant to ruling of Labor Relations
Commission
|
Enacted By Gen. Court
|
|
1973
|
220
|
Validating action of the City in granting certain employees
of said City salary increases for the years 1971 and 1970
|
April 17, 1973
|
|
1973
|
681
|
Authorizing County Commissioners to borrow money to construct
and equip a courthouse in the City of Gardner for the First District
Court of Northern Worcester
|
August 23, 1973
|
|
1973
|
1020
|
Validating action of the City of Gardner in granting certain
employees of the Police Department
|
February 19, 1974
|
|
1974
|
607
|
Directing Department of Mental Health to permit the City of
Gardner to connect its water main to the water main of the Gardner
State Hospital
|
July 18, 1974
|
|
1975
|
34
|
Providing for election of School Committee members, 1 from each
ward and 1 member at large for terms of 2 years
|
November 4, 1975
|
|
1975
|
206
|
Changing method of filling vacancies in the office of Mayor,
Councilor at Large, and Ward Councilors
|
November 4, 1975
|
|
1975
|
247
|
Allowing certain creditable service for certain members of the
retirement system
|
May 8, 1975
|
|
1977
|
562
|
Town of Templeton to construct and maintain sewerage lines in
the City of Gardner
|
September 29, 1977
|
|
1977
|
662
|
Directing Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges
to transfer certain land to the Department of Public Works for highway
purposes (Route 140 relocation)
|
October 21, 1977
|
|
1977
|
663
|
Authorizing Town of Templeton to acquire certain lands and rights-of-ways
or easements on certain lands in the City of Gardner
|
October 21, 1977
|
|
1978
|
477
|
Authorizing City of Gardner to grant 1 additional license for
the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the licensed premises
|
July 17, 1978
|
|
1979
|
226
|
Authorizing City of Gardner to pay and appropriate a sum of
money ($5,609.03) to Magnus A. Carlberg Insurance Agency
|
June 1, 1979
|
|
1980
|
420
|
Directing Department of Public Works to acquire for highway
purposes certain land in the City of Gardner: Paul and Katherine Tarmasewicz,
Chapel Street
|
July 8, 1980
|
|
1981
|
799
|
Land from Board of Regional Community Colleges
|
January 13, 1982
|
|
1983
|
488
|
Exempting the position of Director of Municipal Grounds from
the provisions of Civil Service Law and Rules
|
November 11, 1983
|
|
1983
|
549
|
Authorizing the City to Grant an annuity to Sophie E. LeBlanc
|
December 10, 1983
|
|
1983
|
666
|
Authorizing City to convey Dunn Park to the commonwealth
|
December 20, 1983
|
|
1984
|
491
|
Additional liquor license: Heritage
|
September 4, 1984
|
|
1985
|
473
|
Borrowing for wastewater treatment plant
|
November 12, 1985
|
|
1989
|
110
|
Authorizing certain terms for borrowing by the City of Gardner
|
May 25, 1989
|
|
1989
|
206
|
Authorizing the City to issue additional licenses for sale all
alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises
|
June 22, 1989
|
|
1989
|
290
|
An act providing for the election of School Committee members
at large for 4-year terms in the City of Gardner
|
July 18, 1989
|
|
1991
|
416
|
Exempting Chief of Police from civil service
|
December 27, 1991
|
|
1991
|
511
|
Act relative to the terms of License Commissioners
|
January 6, 1992
|
|
2015
|
155
|
Establishing the Williams-Rockwell Educational Gift Fund in
the City
|
December 23, 2015
|
|
2016
|
382
|
Appointment of Assistant City Clerks
|
January 11, 2017
|
|
Acts of
|
Chapter
|
Description
|
Date Accepted
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
1945
|
447
|
An act relative to granting vacations to employees who return
to the service of certain counties, cities or towns after serving
in the Armed Forces of the U.S.
|
October 21, 1946
|
|
1945
|
723
|
An act authorizing the establishment and maintenance of municipal
departments and districts for furnishing information, advice and assistance
to veterans of World War II and other veterans
|
November 19, 1945
|
|
Chapter
|
Sec.
|
Description
|
Date Accepted
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
121
|
26M
|
Certification of Org. of Gardner H. Auth.
|
May 14, 1946
|
|
121
|
26
|
Authorizing the redevelopment authority
|
October 4, 1965
|
|
Order
|
Description
|
Date Accepted
|
|---|---|---|
|
54
|
Voted that the Betterment Act be assessed at not less than 50%
nor more than 60% of the cost of the street
|
December 17, 1923
|
|
55
|
Relative to operation of motor vehicles — Gardner hockey
badge at $1.50
|
January 21, 1924
|
|
64
|
Appointment of Deputy Collector
|
March 3, 1924
|
|
100
|
Suspending operation of Sections 55, 56 and 57 of Chapter 54,
G.L.
|
October 27, 1924
|
|
387
|
Suspending operation of Sections 55, 56 and 57 of Chapter 54,
G.L. (inapplicable to referendum in acceptance of an act subjecting
Chief of the Fire Department to Civil Service Laws)
|
November 15, 1928
|
|
?
|
Establishing fees for motor vehicles licensed as common carriers
of passengers
|
April 5, 1929
|
|
Description
|
Date Accepted
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Council vote
|
Additional 4 days vacation to firefighters
|
December 15, 1952
|
