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Table of Contents & Amendments

ARTICLE 1 Incorporation; Town Form of Government; Power
Sec. 1.1. Incorporation
Sec. 1.2. Town Form of Government
Sec. 1.3. Construction
Sec. 1.4. Intergovernmental Relations
Sec. 1.5 Initial Districting
Sec. 1.6. Changes in Districting
ARTICLE 2 Elections: Election Officials; Conduct of Elections
Sec. 2.1. Moderator
Sec. 2.2. Supervisors of the Checklist
Sec. 2.3. Duties and Sessions of the Supervisors of the Checklist
Sec. 2.4. Composition of Board of Election Officers
Sec. 2.5. Conduct of Elections
ARTICLE 3 Town Council
Sec. 3.1. Membership; Term of Office
Sec. 3.2. Qualifications of Councilors
Sec. 3.3. Vacancies
Sec. 3.4. Compensation
Sec. 3.5. Exercise of Powers; Meetings; Rules of Procedure; Appropriations
Sec. 3.6. Ordinances
Sec. 3.7. Emergency Ordinance
Sec. 3.8. Emergency Appropriations
Sec. 3.9. Codification of Ordinances
Sec. 3.10. Existing Ordinances
Sec. 3.11. Powers and Duties
Sec. 3.12. Delegation of Powers
Sec. 3.13. Inquiries and Investigations
Sec. 3.14. Board Procedures
ARTICLE 4 Administration of Government
Sec. 4.1. Town Administrator
Sec. 4.2. Qualifications
Sec. 4.3. Reprimand or Removal from Office
Sec. 4.4. Acting Administrator
Sec. 4.5. Powers and Duties of Administrator
Sec. 4.6. Appointment of Department Heads
Sec. 4.6.A. Disciplinary Action
Sec. 4.7. Non-Interference with Town Administration
Sec. 4.8. Departments
Sec. 4.9. Treasurer
Sec. 4.10. Tax Collector
Sec. 4.11. Overseer of the Public Welfare
Sec. 4.12. Trustees of the Library
ARTICLE 5 Finance
Sec. 5.1. Fiscal Year
Sec. 5.2. Budget Procedure
Sec. 5.3. Budget Hearings
Sec. 5.4. Use of the Official Ballot
Sec. 5.5. Budget Reports; Reductions
Sec. 5.6. Transfers
Sec. 5.7. Capital Improvement Plan
Sec. 5.8. Lapse of Appropriations
Sec. 5.9. Independent Audit
Sec. 5.10. Bonding of Officials
Sec. 5.11. Borrowing Procedure
Sec. 5.12. Purchasing Procedure
Sec. 5.13. Trust Funds
Sec. 5.14. Gifts and Grants
ARTICLE 6 Personnel Policies
Sec. 6.1. Appointments
Sec. 6.2. Personnel Plan
Sec. 6.3. Compensation
Sec. 6.4. Certification of Payroll
ARTICLE 7 Conduct of Officials
Sec. 7.1. Conditions for Holding Office
Sec. 7.2. Conflicts of Interest
Sec. 7.3. Disqualification from Decision-making Process
Sec. 7.4. Private Use of Town Property and Personnel
Sec. 7.5. Acceptance of Gifts and Gratuities
Sec. 7.6. Disposition of Fees
Sec. 7.7. Misuse of Information
ARTICLE 8 Citizen Concerns; Initiative Petition; Referendum; Recall
Sec. 8.1. Citizen Concerns
Sec. 8.2. Initiative Petitions
Sec. 8.3. Referendum Petitions
Sec. 8.4. Submission of Proposed Measure to Voters
Sec. 8.5. Measure with Conflicting Provisions
Sec. 8.6. Recall of Officeholders
Sec. 8.7. Budget Process
ARTICLE 9 Town Report; Town Meeting
Sec. 9.1. Town Report
Sec. 9.2. Annual Town Meeting
ARTICLE 10 General Provisions
Sec. 10.1. Certificate of Election and Appointment
Sec. 10.2. Term Commencement; Notice of Election or Appointment
Sec. 10.3. Vacancies
Sec. 10.4. Public Records and Meetings
Sec. 10.5. Agreements with Other Municipalities
Sec. 10.6. Specific Provisions to Prevail
Sec. 10.7. Severability
Sec. 10.8. Authentication of Charter; Copies to be Kept on File
Sec. 10.9. Charter Amendments
Sec. 10.10. Violations and Penalties
Sec. 10.11. Rules and Regulations
Sec. 10.12. Reorganization Plans
Sec. 10.13. Proposed Reorganization Plans by the Administrator
Sec. 10.14. Indemnification of Town Officers, Board Members, and Employees
Sec. 10.15. Prohibition
Sec. 10.16. Procedures
Sec. 10.17. Succession
ARTICLE 11 Administrative and Judicial Boards
Sec. 11.1. Administrative Committees
Sec. 11.2. Judicial Board
Sec. 11.3. Terms of Office
Sec. 11.4. Vacancies in Elected Office
Sec. 11.5. Board Membership Restriction
Sec. 11.6. Police Commissioners and Cemetery Commissioners
ARTICLE 12 Transitional Provisions
Sec. 12.1. Continuation of Government
Sec. 12.2. Continuation and Compensation of Personnel
Sec. 12.3. Transfer of Records and Property
Sec. 12.4. Effect on Obligations, Taxes and other Legal Acts
Sec. 12.5. Effective Date
Sec. 12.6. Abolition of Boards and Officers
Sec. 12.7. Council
Sec. 12.8. First Election

Amendments

DATE SECTION AMENDED
May 9, 1989 Sec. 3.6. Ordinances (paragraph F)
May 14, 1991 Sec. 11.6. Police Commissioners and Cemetery Commissioners
May 12, 1992 Sec. 7.1. Conditions of Holding Office (paragraph A)
  Sec. 9.1. Town Report
May 11, 1993 Sec. 3.3. Vacancies
  Sec. 4.5. Powers and Duties of Administrator (paragraph I)
  Sec. 4.10. Tax Collector
  Sec. 4.11. Overseer of the Public Welfare. Original Sec. 4.11 (Deleted)
  Sec. 10.17. Succession
May 9, 1995 Sec. 3.2 Qualifications of Councilors (add sentence)
  Sec. 3.2. (add sentence)
  Sec. 3.2. (2nd paragraph)
  Sec. 3.2. (4th paragraph)
  Sec. 3.3. (1st paragraph)
  Sec. 4.7. Non-Interference with Town Administration (1st paragraph)
  Sec. 10.17. Succession (amend to read)
March 10, 1998 Sec. 2.5. Conduct of Elections (amend to read)
  Sec. 3.1. Membership; Term of Office (amend to read)
  Sec. 3.2. Qualifications of Councilors (amend to read)
  Sec. 3.6.A. Ordinances (amend to read)
  Sec. 4.6. Appointment of Department Heads (amend to read)
  Sec. 4.6.A. Disciplinary Action
  Sec. 5.3. Budget Hearings (amend to read)
  Sec. 5.4. Use of the Official Ballot (amend to read)
  Sec. 5.8. Lapse of Appropriations (amend to read)
  Sec. 5.9. Independent Audit (amend to read)
  Sec. 5.10. Bonding of Officials (amend to read)
  Sec. 9.2. Annual Town Meeting (amend to read)
March 9, 1999 Sec. 2.5 Conduct of Elections (amend to read)
  Sec. 3.1 Membership; Term of Office (amend to read)
  Sec. 5.3 Budget Hearings (amend to read)
  Sec. 5.4 Use of the Official Ballot (entire section replaced)
  Sec. 9.2 Annual Town Meeting (entire section replaced)
Sec. All Pronouns amended to gender neutral
  Sec. 4.3 Reprimand or Removal from Office (amendment)
  Sec. 4.13 Administration of Government (new)
  Sec. 5.4L Budget Procedure (amendment)
  Sec. 5.14 Gifts and Grants (amendment)
  Sec. 7.2a Conflicts of Interest (amendment)
  Sec. 7.2b Conflicts of Interest (amendment)
  Sec. 7.2c Conflicts of Interest (amendment)
  Sec. 7.2d Conflicts of Interest (new)
  Sec. 7.3 Disqualification from the Decision-Making Process (entire
  section deleted) (section combined with 7.2)
  Sect.10.17 Succession (amendment)
May 13, 2003 Sec. 4.3 Reprimand or Removal from Office (amendment)
  Sec. 4.6 Disciplinary Action
  Sec. 4.7 Non-Interference with Town Administration
May 9, 2006 Sec. 4.12 Trustees of the Library
July 1, 2009 Gender neutral amendments.


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