[Editor's Note: This chapter contains the charter
of the City as enacted by Private and Special Laws, Chapter 49 of
1945, as amended from time to time. Amendments are cited in parentheses
following the provision amended. The absence of such a citation indicates
the provision has not been amended and is as enacted by Private and
Special Laws, Chapter 49 of 1945. Material enclosed within brackets
has been added to facilitate the use of the charter and is not to
be considered a substantive part of the charter.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Adopting Ordinance
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- Charter and Related Laws
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I [Grant of Powers to the City]
- § C-I-1 Incorporation and grant of powers.
- § C-I-2 Form of government.
- Ch C Art II City Council
- § C-II-1 Number of members, selection, term.
- § C-II-2 Powers and duties.
- § C-II-3 Composition, election, tenure of office, etc.
- § C-II-4 President.
- § C-II-5 Vacancies, forfeiture of office.
- § C-II-6 Regular meetings and qualifications.
- § C-II-7 Special meetings.
- § C-II-8 Quorum.
- § C-II-9 Procedure.
- Ch C Art III Initiative and Referendum
- § C-III-1 How invoked.
- § C-III-2 Form of petition.
- § C-III-3 Effect of referendum petition.
- § C-III-4 Time of election.
- § C-III-5 Publication of ordinance.
- § C-III-6 Form of ballot.
- § C-III-7 Result of election.
- § C-III-8 Conflicting ordinances.
- § C-III-9 Order upon the ballot.
- § C-III-10 Repeal of popular ordinances enacted by the people.
- § C-III-11 Further regulations.
- Ch C Art IV Nominations and Elections
- § C-IV-1 Date of elections and procedure to determine results.
- § C-IV-2 Warden and ward clerk, eligibility, tenure, qualifications, powers and duties, vacancies, ward meetings, and how called.
- § C-IV-3 Nominations for elective officers to be made by petition.
- § C-IV-4 Form of nomination paper.
- § C-IV-5 Filing nomination papers, acceptances of nominations must be filed.
- § C-IV-6 List of candidates to be published.
- § C-IV-7 Ballots, etc., to be prepared by the city clerk.
- § C-IV-8 Form of ballot.
- § C-IV-9 Count of ballots.
- § C-IV-10 Returns; canvass.
- § C-IV-11 Specimen ballots to be published and posted.
- § C-IV-12 Recall provisions.
- § C-IV-13 State laws not inconsistent applicable.
- Ch C Art V Appointive Officers
- § C-V-1 Title and appointment.
- § C-V-2 Power of council with regard to appointive officers and boards.
- § C-V-3 (Reserved)
- § C-V-4 Term of service.
- § C-V-5 Compensation of officers.
- Ch C Art VI School Board
- § C-VI-1 Composition, election, tenure of office.
- § C-VI-2 Organization; qualification; quorum.
- § C-VI-3 Powers; duties.
- Ch C Art VII City Manager
- § C-VII-1 Appointment and qualifications of the city manager.
- § C-VII-2 Powers and duties of the city manager.
- § C-VII-3 Substitute.
- Ch C Art VIII Other Administrative Officers
- § C-VIII-1 Duties of administrative officers other than manager.
- § C-VIII-2 Assessors of taxes.
- § C-VIII-3 Health officer.
- Ch C Art IX Business and Financial Provisions
- § C-IX-1 Accounts and records.
- § C-IX-2 Audit.
- § C-IX-3 Reports.
- § C-IX-4 Annual budget.
- § C-IX-5 Appropriation resolution.
- § C-IX-6 Transfers.
- § C-IX-7 Borrowing.
- § C-IX-7-A Loans and grants.
- § C-IX-8 Bond issue.
- § C-IX-9 Temporary loans.
- § C-IX-9-A Temporary loans.
- § C-IX-10 Sinking fund.
- § C-IX-11 Payments.
- § C-IX-12 Bonds of officers.
- § C-IX-13 Collection and custody of city moneys.
- § C-IX-14 Purchasing of supplies.
- Ch C Art X Miscellaneous Provisions
- § C-X-1 No personal interest.
- § C-X-2 Referendum date of meeting; form of question; procedure.
- § C-X-3 Date when effective.
- § C-X-4 Ordinances not inconsistent continued in force.
- § C-X-5 Existing contracts not invalidated, unless inconsistent.
- § C-X-6 Term of office; officers; boards.
- § C-X-7 Acts repealed.
- Ch RL Related Laws
- Ch CHCT Charter and Related Laws Comparative Table
- The Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administration
- Ch 3 Amusements
- Ch 4 Animals and Fowl
- Ch 5 (Reserved)
- Ch 6 Buildings
- Ch 6.5 Farmers' Market
- Ch 7 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 8 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 9 Housing
- Ch 10 Licenses, Food Establishments, Special Amusements
- Ch 11 Mobile Homes and Trailers
- Ch 12 Nuisances and Miscellaneous Provisions
- Ch 13 Planning
- Ch 14 Plumbing and Electrical
- Ch 15 (Reserved)
- Ch 16 Sewers
- Ch 16A Sex Offender Residency Restrictions
- Ch 17 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 18 Subdivisions
- Ch 19 Traffic
- Ch 20 Taxicabs and Livery Vehicles
- Ch 21 Welfare
- Ch 22 Solid Waste
- Ch 22A Solid Waste Facilities
- Ch 23 Cable Television
- Ch 24 Recreational Marijuana Prohibition
- Ch 25 Outdoor Wood Boilers
- Ch 26 Property Assessed Clean Energy ("PACE")
- Zoning
- Ch Z Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
