Town of Guilford, CT
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2023-04-03
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Division 1: Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- Division 1: Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Ch 1 Incorporation and General Powers
- § C-1-1 Incorporation
- § C-1-2 Rights, Obligations and Actions Continued
- § C-1-3 Powers of Town
- § C-1-4 Effect of Charter
- Ch C Ch 2 Elections and Elective Offices
- § C-2-1 Town Elections
- § C-2-2 Voting Districts
- § C-2-3 Eligibility
- § C-2-4 Minority Representation
- § C-2-5 Vacancies in Elective Offices
- § C-2-6 Terms of Elected Offices
- § C-2-7 Non-Restrictive Voting
- Ch C Ch 3 Board of Selectmen
- § C-3-1 Composition; Other Office-Holding
- § C-3-2 First Selectman
- § C-3-3 Board of Selectmen, General Powers and Procedures
- § C-3-4 Powers and Duties of Selectmen
- § C-3-5 Clerk of the Board of Selectmen
- Ch C Ch 4 Appointive Boards, Commissions and Committees
- § C-4-1 Board of Selectmen Appointments
- § C-4-2 Terms
- § C-4-3 Minority Representation
- § C-4-4 General Powers and Procedures; Compensation
- § C-4-5 Planning and Zoning Commission
- § C-4-6 Zoning Board of Appeals
- § C-4-7 Board of Police Commissioners
- § C-4-8 Board of Fire Commissioners
- § C-4-9 Board of Ethics
- § C-4-10 Parks and Recreation Commission
- § C-4-11 Public Works Commission
- § C-4-12 Other Appointive Boards; Committees
- § C-4-13 Removal For Cause
- Ch C Ch 5 Administrative Offices, Agencies and Employees
- § C-5-1 Public Works Department
- § C-5-2 Police Department
- § C-5-3 Fire Department
- § C-5-4 Other Agencies
- § C-5-5 Town Counsel
- § C-5-6 Assessor, Tax Collector, Town Clerk, Fiscal Officer
- § C-5-7 Health Director
- § C-5-8 Other officers
- § C-5-9 Employees
- Ch C Ch 6 Finance and Taxation
- § C-6-1 Board of Finance
- § C-6-2 Annual Audit
- § C-6-3 Treasurer and Fiscal Officer (Finance Director)
- § C-6-4 Preparation of the Annual Budget
- § C-6-5 Laying of Taxes
- § C-6-6 Special Appropriations and Transfer of Appropriations
- § C-6-7 Expenditures and Accounting
- Ch C Ch 7 Town Meeting
- § C-7-1 The Town Meeting
- § C-7-2 Organization and Procedure
- § C-7-3 Annual Budget
- § C-7-4 Special Appropriations and Transfers
- § C-7-5 Bonds and Notes
- § C-7-6 Action on Ordinances
- § C-7-7 Sale or Purchase of Real Estate
- § C-7-8 Eminent Domain
- Ch C Ch 8 Miscellaneous
- § C-8-1 Effective Date
- § C-8-2 Oaths of Office
- § C-8-3 Amendment
- § C-8-4 Saving Clause
- Ch C Ch 9 Charter Amendment Transition
- § C-9-1 Transition
- Division 2: Ordinances and Resolutions
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Agricultural Commission
- Ch 4 Aquifer Protection Agency
- Ch 5 Assessment Appeals, Board of
- Ch 9 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 14 Conservation Commission
- Ch 20 Economic Development Commission
- Ch 24 Elections
- Ch 27 Emergency Management
- Ch 31 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 35 First Selectman
- Ch 42 Flood and Erosion Control Board
- Ch 45 Golf Course Commission
- Ch 48 Harbor Management
- Ch 50 Hazard Mitigation Commission
- Ch 52 Housing Authority
- Ch 56 Housing Partnership
- Ch 58 Human Rights Commission
- Ch 59 Human Services Council
- Ch 64 Inland Wetlands Commission
- Ch 69 Justices of the Peace
- Ch 73 Land Acquisition Commission
- Ch 75 Library
- Ch 80 Marina Commission
- Ch 85 Parks and Recreation Commission
- Ch 88 Pensions; Other Post-Employment Benefits
- Ch 90 Pool Commission
- Ch 92 Public Works Commission
- Ch 94 Real Estate, Sale of
- Ch 101 Regional Agencies
- Ch 106 Shellfish Commission
- Ch 110 Social Security
- Ch 117 Veterans' Advisory Joint Committee
- Ch 119 Water Pollution Control Authority
- Ch 123 Youth and Family Services Board
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 129 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 131 Animals
- Ch 136 Bazaars and Raffles
- Ch 140 Bingo
- Ch 142 Blight
- Ch 144 Boats and Boating
- Ch 148 Building Construction
- Ch 151 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 154 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 160 Demolition of Buildings
- Ch 164 Farming
- Ch 166 Fees
- Ch 170 Fires, Outdoor
- Ch 174 Floodplain Management
- Ch 177 Food Service Establishments
- Ch 181 Fuel Storage Tanks
- Ch 183 Gas and Oil Exploration
- Ch 187 Historic District
- Ch 191 Inland Wetlands Regulations
- Ch 198 Littering
- Ch 202 Loitering
- Ch 208 Noise
- Ch 211 Open Space
- Ch 214 Parks and Public Places
- Ch 218 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 228 Sewage/Septic Disposal
- Ch 233 Solid-Fuel-Burning Appliances
- Ch 236 Solid Waste and Recycling
- Ch 239 Storm Sewers
- Ch 241 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 247 Taxation
- Ch 252 Trees
- Ch 258 Vehicles, All-Terrain
- Ch 259 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 264 Water
- Division 3: Regulations
- Ch 270 General Provisions
- Ch 271 Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
- Ch 272 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 273 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A300 Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Approved by the Town of Guilford
by referendum 11-6-2001, to be effective 12-6-2001. (This Charter supersedes the prior Charter, approved at
referendum 11-12-1993.) Amendments noted where applicable.][1]
[1]
Preamble
In the spirit of the Covenant of 1639, in
which the founders of Guilford joined themselves into one community
and pledged their individual abilities to the service of their common
needs, this charter establishes a town government that enables each
generation's needs to be identified and met. Among the needs requiring
commitment are:
Preservation and protection of our forests,
farms and waters.
Orderly growth to benefit the town economically
while maintaining its traditional character.
The health, safety and security of the townspeople.
The education of the children of the town.
This charter strives to ensure that these
needs are met with fiscal responsibility and the informed participation
of its citizenry.
