City of Gardner, MA
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2023-06-20
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The Code
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 160 Officers and Employees
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Article IV Forester
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 13 Aging, Council on
- Ch 22 Assessing Department
- Ch 31 Building Department
- Ch 34 Capital Improvement Planning Committee
- Ch 39 Cemetery Commission
- Ch 45 City Council
- Ch 50 Community Development and Planning Department
- Ch 62 Disability Commission
- Ch 75 Emergency Management
- Ch 87 Fire Department
- Ch 92 Flags
- Ch 106 Historical Commission
- Ch 110 Holidays
- Ch 113 Human Resources Department
- Ch 118 Information Technology Department
- Ch 140 Law Department
- Ch 152 Municipal Golf Course Commission
- Ch 156 Municipal Grounds Commission
- Ch 160 Officers and Employees
- Ch 160 Art IV Forester
- § 160-7 Position created.
- § 160-8 Appointment; term of office; compensation.
- § 160-9 Forester to exercise powers and duties of tree warden.
- Ch 171 Personnel
- Ch 182 Planning Board
- Ch 193 Police Department
- Ch 217 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 221 Purchasing/Civil Enforcement Department
- Ch 252 Seal
- Ch 264 Survey Department
- Ch 275 Traffic Commission
- Ch 290 Youth Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 298 Airport
- Ch 302 Alarm Systems
- Ch 306 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 312 Animals
- Ch 318 (Reserved)
- Ch 330 Bicycles and Play Vehicles
- Ch 341 Boats and Boating
- Ch 352 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 357 (Reserved)
- Ch 369 Curfew
- Ch 390 Fees
- Ch 396 Fire Prevention
- Ch 400 Fireworks
- Ch 420 Graffiti
- Ch 423 Hackney and Other Carriages
- Ch 428 Hawkers and Peddlers
- Ch 432 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 450 Junk Dealers and Dealers in Secondhand Articles
- Ch 464 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 477 Mobile Homes and Trailers
- Ch 493 (Reserved)
- Ch 500 Nuisances: Vacant, Blighted, and Abandoned Properties
- Ch 501 Outdoor Restaurant Seating and Services
- Ch 502 Mobile Food Operations
- Ch 503 Litter and Handbills
- Ch 508 Parades and Public Speaking
- Ch 512 Parking
- Ch 516 Parks and Municipal Facilities
- Ch 525 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 548 Seasonal Homes
- Ch 553 Sewers
- Ch 560 Solid Waste
- Ch 564 Storage Units, Temporary
- Ch 565 Stormwater Management
- Ch 567 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 582 Theatrical Exhibitions and Public Shows
- Ch 600 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 606 Vehicles, Secondhand
- Ch 610 Vehicles, Wrecked and Abandoned
- Ch 614 Vehicle Weight Limits
- Ch 625 Water
- Ch 632 Watershed Lands
- Ch 636 Water Use Restrictions
- Ch 643 Wells and Cellar Holes
- Ch 650 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 664 Yard Sales
- Ch 675 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A700 Acts and Resolves
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 2-5-1945 by Ord. No. 89]
[Amended 8-6-2012 by Ord. No. 1545]
The position of City Forester, also known as the "City Tree
Warden," is hereby created.
[Amended 9-17-1979 by Ord. No. 706; 11-18-2013 by Ord. No. 1563]
The City Forester shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to
confirmation by the City Council. He shall hold office for three years
from the date of his appointment. He may also be the superintendent
for the supervision of gypsy and brown tail moths. The salary of the
Forester shall be established in the ordinances designating salaries
and wages for the City employees.[1]
The City Forester shall have and exercise all the powers and
duties conferred and imposed upon tree wardens by MGL c. 87 and amendments
thereof.
