The following is a listing of General Laws and
Special Acts accepted by the Town of Deerfield:
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Date Accepted
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Statutory Reference
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Subject
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8-2-1961 STM, Art. 4
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MGL c. 40, § 22D
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Authority to tow certain vehicles
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3-2-1965 ATM, Art. 24
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MGL c. 40, § 8C
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Establishment of Conservation Commission
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4-26-1965 STM, Art. 11
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MGL c. 71, §§ 16-161
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Establishment of regional school district
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3-7-1978 ATM, Art. 31
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Ch. 586, Acts of 1977
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Overdue sewer charges to be a lien
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3-5-1979 ATM, Art. 39
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MGL c. 161B, § 3
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Joining Franklin Regional Transit Authority
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4-6-1981 ATM, Art. 1
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MGL c. 258, § 13
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Indemnification of elected and appointed officers
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4-6-1981 ATM, Art. 16
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MGL c. 40, § 8G
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Police mutual aid agreement authorization
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1-11-1982 STM, Art. 2
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MGL c. 138, § 12B
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Inappropriate attire for liquor establishment
entertainment
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4-7-1982 ATM, Art. 22
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MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 17C
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Real estate exemption expansion for widows
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10-12-1982 STM, Art. 2
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MGL c. 71, § 71F
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School revolving fund
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3-26-1984 ATM, Art. 23
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MGL c. 41, §§ 81-K through 81-GG
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Planning Board to have authority over land subdivision
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3-25-1985 ATM, Art. 49
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MGL c. 148, § 26C
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Smoke detectors in dwellings
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3-25-1985 ATM, Art. 50
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MGL c. 148, § 26E
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Smoke and heat detectors in dwellings
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3-25-1985 ATM, Art. 53
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MGL c. 60, § 106
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Single payment for certain taxes
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3-25-1985 ATM, Art. 53
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MGL c. 60, § 106
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Single payment for certain taxes
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6-30-1986 STM, Art. 5
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MGL c. 40, § 71
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Increase of teachers' salaries
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6-30-1986 STM, Art. 25
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Ch. 598, Acts of 1985
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Interest on unpaid taxes
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10-15-1986 STM, Art. 2
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Ch. 640, Acts of 1985
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Granting and renewal of licenses and permits
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10-15-1986 STM, Art. 14
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MGL c. 40, § 71
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Increase of teachers' salaries
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4-25-1988 ATM, Art. 18
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Ch. 705, Acts of 1986
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Increase amount of life insurance for employees
and retirees
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4-25-1988 ATM, Art. 27
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MGL c. 44, § 53A
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Establish revolving fund for education
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4-24-1989 ATM, Art. 36
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MGL c. 40, §§ 44A to 44L, inclusive
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Establish regional refuse district
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4-24-1989 ATM, Art. 43
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MGL c. 64G, § 3A
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Local room occupancy excise
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4-30-1990 ATM, Art. 55
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MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 17D
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Real estate tax exemption
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4-30-1990 ATM, Art. 56
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MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 41C
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Senior citizens tax exemption
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4-29-1991 ATM, Art. 31
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Ch. 291, Acts of 1990
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Enhanced 911 service
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4-27-1992 ATM, Art. 24
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MGL c. 59, § 57B
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Allowing issuance of single property tax bill
when amount of bill is $50 or less
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4-26-1993 ATM, Art. 50
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MGL c. 40, § 57
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Denial, revocation and suspension of local licenses
for failure to pay municipal taxes
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4-25-1994 ATM, Art. 28
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Ch. 653, § 40, Acts of 1989
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Assessment date changes for new growth
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4-29-1996 ATM, Art. 34
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MGL c. 140, § 147A
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Regulation of dogs
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4-28-1998 ATM, Art. 36
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MGL c. 40, § 5F
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Establishment of revolving fund for ambulance
services
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4-26-1999 ATM, Art. 32
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MGL c. 44, § 53D
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Allowing recreational program fees to be spent
without further appropriation
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4-26-1999 ATM, Art. 34
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MGL c. 90, § 20A
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Authorizing the Police Department to issue parking
tickets in accord with MGL c. 40, § 21D
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4-24-2000 ATM, Art. 30
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MGL c. 44, § 53D
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Allowing recreational program fees received
in Fiscal Year 2001 to be spent without further appropriation
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4-24-2000 ATM, Art. 44
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MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
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Authorizing use of a revolving fund for administering
and conducting public health inspections (Fiscal Year 2001)
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4-24-2000 ATM, Art. 45
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MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
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Authorizing use of a revolving fund for administering
and inspecting Title V as per 310 CMR 15.000 (septic) applications
and installations (Fiscal Year 2001)
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4-30-2001 ATM, Art. 27
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MGL c. 90, § 20A 1/2
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Noncriminal disposition relative to parking
fines
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4-30-2001 ATM, Art. 33
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MGL c. 44, § 53D
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Allowing recreational program fees received
in Fiscal Year 2002 to be spent without further appropriation
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4-30-2001 ATM, Art. 34
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MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
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Authorizing use of a revolving fund for administering
and conducting public health inspections (Fiscal Year 2002)
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4-30-2001 ATM, Art. 35
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MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
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Authorizing use of a revolving fund for administering
and inspecting Title V as per 310 CMR 15.000 (septic) applications
and installations (Fiscal Year 2002)
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4-30-2001 ATM, Art. 38
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MGL c. 59, § 5, Clauses 17E and 41D
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Increase income and asset limits which apply
to surviving spouses, surviving minors or elderly persons seeking
real estate tax exemption
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4-29-2002 ATM, Art. 25
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MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
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Authorizing use of a revolving fund for administering
and conducting public health inspections (Fiscal Year 2003)
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4-29-2002 ATM, Art. 26
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MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
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Authorizing use of a revolving fund for administering
and inspecting Title V as per 310 CMR 15.000 (septic) applications
and installations (Fiscal Year 2003)
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4-28-2003 ATM, Art. 32
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Ch. 184, § 51, Acts of 2002
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To adjust the gross receipts limits to $20,000
for single taxpayers and $30,000 for married taxpayers that the community
may grant eligible seniors to qualify for the exemption under MGL
c. 59, § 4, Clause 41C, effective in Fiscal Year 2004
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4-28-2003 ATM, Art. 33
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MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
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Authorizing use of a revolving fund for administering
and conducting public health inspections (Fiscal Year 2004)
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4-28-2003 ATM, Art. 34
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MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2
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Authorizing use of a revolving fund for administering
and inspecting Title V as per 310 CMR 15.000 (septic) applications
and installations (Fiscal Year 2004)
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4-24-2006 ATM, Art. 22
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MGL c. 41, § 108P
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Providing additional compensation to the Town Collector as a
certified Massachusetts Municipal Collector and raising and appropriating
$1,000 for that purpose
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3-20-2007 STM, Art. 2
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MGL c. 44, §§ 3 through
7
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Approving a surcharge on real property for the
purposes permitted by the Community Preservation Act
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4-30-2007 ATM, Art. 25
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MGL c. 39, § 23D
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Allowing board members to vote in an adjudicatory
proceeding if absent from one session of the proceeding
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4-30-2007 ATM, Art. 26
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MGL c. 41, § 110A
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Allowing any Town office to remain closed on
any or all Saturdays
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4-30-2007 ATM, Art. 27
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MGL c. 40, § 8D
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Establishment of an Historical Commission
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6-25-2007 STM, Art. 3
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MGL c. 43D
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Approving the filing of an application with
the Interagency Permitting Board of the Executive Office of Economic
Development for designation of land on Coates Avenue, Sugarloaf Street,
Rear Jewett Avenue and South Main Street as a Priority Development
Site
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8-26-2009 STM, Art. 2
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MGL c. 64L, § 2(a)
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Local meals excise
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8-26-2009 STM, Art. 3
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MGL c. 64G, § 3A
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Local room occupancy excise (6%)
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5-10-2010 ATM, Art. 12
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MGL c. 40, § 22F
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Authority of license- and permit-granting bodies to set fees
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5-10-2010 ATM, Art. 13
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MGL c. 272, § 73A
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Removal and repair of gravestones and memorials
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1-11-2011 STM, Art. 3
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MGL c. 143, § 3Z
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Part-time inspector of buildings, building commissioner, local
inspector or alternate inspector practicing for hire or engaging in
the business for which he/she is certified, licensed or registered
while serving as such inspector for the Town
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1-11-2011 STM, Art. 4
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MGL c. 166, § 32A
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Inspector of wires practicing for hire or engaging in the business
for which he/she is licensed while serving as such inspector for the
Town
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4-25-2011 ATM, Art. 11
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MGL c. 164, § 134
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Authorization to aggregate electrical load (pursuant to)
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4-25-2011 ATM, Art. 12
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MGL c. 32B, § 18
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Mandatory transfer of retirees to Medicare extension plan
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4-28-2014 ATM, Art. 15
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MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2
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Establishing the South County Emergency Medical Service as an
enterprise fund, effective Fiscal Year 2015
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4-27-2015 ATM, Art. 23
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MGL c. 32B, § 20
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Establishing Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust
Fund for the purpose of funding future financial obligations of the
Town for health and other post-employment benefits of retirees
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4-24-2017 ATM, Art. 27
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MGL c. 59, § 57A
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Allowing a single request for payment for any real or personal
property tax bill of $100 or less
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4-30-2018 ATM, Art. 9
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MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2
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Establishing the Sewer Enterprise Fund, effective 7-1-2018,
and transferring the balance of funds in the Sewer Special Revenue
Fund as of 6-30-2018 into this account
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4-30-2018 ATM, Art. 21
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MGL c. 200A, § 9A
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Allowing for a simplified process of managing abandoned funds
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4-30-2018 ATM, Art. 22
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MGL c. 40, §§ 6J and 6L
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Allowing for an appropriation for Town employee work clothes
and attire
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4-30-2018 ATM, Art. 25
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MGL c. 64N, § 3
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Imposing a 3% sales tax on the sale or transfer of marijuana
or marijuana products by a marijuana retailer operating within the
Town
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4-23-2023 ATM, Art. 14
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MGL c. 40, § 5B, fourth paragraph
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Creating an Opioid Settlement Stabilization Fund, effective
for fiscal year 2024 beginning on July 1, 2023 for the purposes of
using opioid settlement money received by the Town
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Year Enacted
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Chapter
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Subject
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2022
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248
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Separating the positions of Town Clerk and Treasurer-Tax Collector
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