The inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford, Massachusetts,
within its territorial limits as now or may hereafter be established
by law, shall continue to be a body politic and corporate, known as
the "Town of Chelmsford."
This instrument may be cited and shall be known
as the Chelmsford Home Rule Charter.
[Amended by Acts of 2020, Ch. 164, approved 8-25-2020]
All legislative powers of the town shall be
exercised by a representative town meeting. The administration of
all town fiscal, prudential and municipal affairs shall be vested
in the executive branch headed by the select board and town manager.
The intent and purpose of this charter is to
secure for the voters of the Town of Chelmsford, through the adoption
of this charter, all the powers possible to secure for their government
under Article LXXXIX of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth and laws of the commonwealth, as fully and as though
each such power were specifically and individually enumerated herein.
The powers of the town under the charter shall be construed and interpreted liberally in favor of the town, and the specific mention of any particular power is not intended to limit in any way the general powers of the town as stated in section 1-4.
The town may enter into agreements with any
other unit of government to perform jointly or in cooperation, by
contract or otherwise, any of its powers or functions.
