City of Middletown, CT Charter

The Charter
Ch C Charter
Ch C Ch I INCORPORATION, GENERAL POWERS AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN
SECTION 1 TITLE.
SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS AND TITLES GENERALLY.
SECTION 3 DEFINITIONS.
SECTION 4 INCORPORATION.
SECTION 5 RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
SECTION 6 GENERAL GRANT OF POWERS.
SECTION 7 ASSESSMENT OF BENEFITS, AWARD OF DAMAGES.
Ch C Ch II OFFICERS AND ELECTIONS
SECTION 1 STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICERS.
SECTION 2 ELECTED OFFICIALS - MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
SECTION 3 RESTRICTIONS ON ELECTED OFFICIALS.
SECTION 4 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS; TERM OF OFFICE; LIMITATION OF POWERS.
SECTION 5 MINORITY REPRESENTATION.
SECTION 6 ELECTIONS, VOTING DISTRICTS.
SECTION 7 ELIGIBILITY.
SECTION 8 VACANCY IN ELECTIVE OFFICE.
SECTION 9 SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
SECTION 10 CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS.
SECTION 11 REMOVAL OF DEPARTMENT HEADS AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS.
SECTION 12 REMOVAL OF ELECTED OFFICIALS.
Ch C Ch III THE COMMON COUNCIL
SECTION 1 LEGISLATIVE POWER AND AUTHORITY.
SECTION 2 ORGANIZATION OF COUNCIL
SECTION 3 MEETINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
SECTION 4 AUTHORITY OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
SECTION 5 BYLAW, ORDINANCE, BUDGETARY RESOLUTION OR APPROPRIATION; WHEN AND HOW IN EFFECT; CERTIFICATE OF CITY/TOWN CLERK.
SECTION 6 ORDINANCE FOR THE CREATION, MERGER, OR ELIMINATION OF ANY DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY.
SECTION 7 REFERENDA AND INITIATIVE.
SECTION 8 INVESTIGATIONS.
Ch C Ch IV DUTIES AND POWERS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS
SECTION 1 MAYOR'S OFFICE.
SECTION 2 DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE MAYOR.
SECTION 3 CITY OFFICIALS.
SECTION 4 REGISTRARS OF VOTERS, BOARD OF TAX REVIEW.
SECTION 5 COMMON COUNCIL TO PERFORM DUTIES OF SELECTMEN EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED.
SECTION 6 BOARD OF EDUCATION; ELECTION; TERM.
SECTION 7 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL.
SECTION 8 CITY TREASURER.
Ch C Ch V DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY
SECTION 1 DEPARTMENTS ESTABLISHED.
SECTION 2 DEPARTMENT HEADS.
SECTION 3 ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT HEADS.
Ch C Ch VI FINANCE AND TAXATION
SECTION 1 BUDGET.
SECTION 2 ANNUAL AUDIT.
SECTION 3 ASSESSMENTS, COLLECTION WARRANT LIEN.
SECTION 4 LIENS, ASSESSMENTS FOR SERVICES.
Ch C Ch VII SANITARY DISPOSAL DISTRICT
SECTION 1 SANITARY DISPOSAL DISTRICT; BOUNDARIES.
SECTION 2 ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES; NOTICE REQUIRED
Ch C Ch VIII BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
SECTION 1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTED COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.
SECTION 2 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
SECTION 3 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS.
SECTION 4 BOARD OF ETHICS.
Ch C Ch IX BONDING POWERS
SECTION 1 POWERS GENERALLY; ISSUANCE AUTHORIZED.
SECTION 2 DEBT AUTHORIZATION.
SECTION 3 THE DEBT AUTHORIZATION ORDINANCE.
SECTION 4 SHORT PERIOD OF LIMITATION.
SECTION 5 CONSTRUCTION OF POWERS.
Ch C Ch X PERSONNEL POLICIES
SECTION 1 CLASSIFIED SERVICE AND REGULAR PART-TIME.
SECTION 2 HIRING TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES.
SECTION 3 APPOINTMENT OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY.
SECTION 4 POLITICAL ACTIVITY.
Ch C Ch XI GENERALLY
SECTION 1 EFFECTIVE DATE.
SECTION 2 PARTIAL INVALIDITY.
SECTION 3 ADOPTION OF STATE LAW.
The Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 5 Agencies
Ch 9 Authorities
Ch 14 Boards, Committees and Commissions
Ch 19 Capital Improvements
Ch 23 Common Council
Ch 26 Contracts
Ch 31 Departments
Ch 36 Elections
Ch 40 Ethics
Ch 44 Financial Procedures
Ch 47 Funds
Ch 53 Housing Partnership
Ch 58 Investment Policy
Ch 69 Officers and Employees
Ch 74 Personnel
Ch 78 Purchasing
Ch 85 Seal
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 98 Alarms
Ch 101 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 104 Amusement Devices
Ch 107 Animals
Ch 112 Barbershops, Salons, Tattoo and Body Piercing Studios, and Tanning Salons
Ch 115 Bazaars and Raffles
Ch 120 Building Construction
Ch 126 Burning, Open
Ch 132 Cemeteries
Ch 139 Day-Care Centers
Ch 146 Emergencies
Ch 150 Enterprise Zone
Ch 156 Fair Housing
Ch 161 Fire Prevention
Ch 166 Food and Food Establishments
Ch 171 Hazardous Waste
Ch 174 Historic Preservation
Ch 178 Housing Standards
Ch 188 Showmobile Unit, Rental of
Ch 192 Public Spaces
Ch 199 Minors
Ch 206 Noise
Ch 214 Parks, Facilities and Recreational Areas
Ch 218 Licensing and Peddling
Ch 223 Planning and Zoning
Ch 228 Farming
Ch 232 Public Property
Ch 241 Sales
Ch 245 Sewage Disposal Systems
Ch 248 Sewers
Ch 253 Solid Waste
Ch 258 Stormwater Management; Illicit Discharges and Connections
Ch 262 Streets, Sidewalks and Parking Areas
Ch 267 Swimming Pools
Ch 272 Taxation
Ch 277 Trees
Ch 285 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 292 Water
Ch 296 Weapons
Ch 300 Wells
Ch 305 Wrecker Services
Appendix
Ch A311 Fire Districts
Derivation Table
Ch DT Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List