[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Wells as
approved 11-4-2008. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I Grant of Powers to the Town
- § C-1.01 Incorporation.
- § C-1.02 Construction.
- § C-1.03 Intergovernmental relations.
- Ch C Art II Board of Selectmen
- § C-2.01 Officers.
- § C-2.02 Composition and eligibility.
- § C-2.03 Compensation and expenses.
- § C-2.04 Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
- § C-2.05 General powers and duties.
- § C-2.06 Enumeration of powers.
- § C-2.07 Induction of Selectmen into office.
- § C-2.08 Judge of qualifications.
- § C-2.09 Procedure.
- § C-2.10 Prohibitions.
- § C-2.11 Vacancy; forfeiture of office; filling of vacancies.
- § C-2.12 Action requiring an ordinance from the Board of Selectmen.
- § C-2.13 Ordinances in general.
- § C-2.14 Emergency ordinances.
- § C-2.15 Codes of technical regulations.
- § C-2.16 Authentication and recording; codification; printing.
- Ch C Art III Boards, Commissions, and Committees
- § C-3.01 Appointments; interview by Selectmen; records of appointment.
- § C-3.02 Boards, commissions, and committees whose members must be residents.
- § C-3.03 Boards, commissions, and committees whose members need not be residents:
- § C-3.04 Prohibited simultaneous membership.
- § C-3.05 Terms.
- § C-3.06 Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and recording secretary.
- Ch C Art IV Recall of Elected Officials
- § C-4.01 Applicability.
- § C-4.02 Petition by voters.
- § C-4.03 Petition procedure; procedure after filing.
- § C-4.04 Calling of election.
- § C-4.05 Form of ballot.
- § C-4.06 Count of ballot.
- § C-4.07 Limitation on recall.
- Ch C Art V Town Manager
- § C-5.01 Appointment; qualification; compensation.
- § C-5.02 Powers and duties of the Town Manager.
- § C-5.03 Vacancy in the Office of Town Manager.
- § C-5.04 Removal of the Town Manager.
- Ch C Art VI Administrative Departments
- § C-6.01 Direction by Town Manager.
- § C-6.02 Personnel system.
- § C-6.03 Personnel Advisory Committee.
- Ch C Art VII Financial Procedures
- § C-7.01 Fiscal Year.
- § C-7.02 Submission of proposed budget and budget message.
- § C-7.03 Proposed budget message.
- § C-7.04 Proposed budget.
- § C-7.05 Form of budget articles.
- § C-7.06 Capital Improvement Program.
- § C-7.07 Board of Selectmen action on proposed budget.
- § C-7.08 Adoption of Town budget.
- § C-7.09 Bond issues; ballots.
- § C-7.10 Public records.
- § C-7.11 Amendments after adoption.
- § C-7.12 Lapse of appropriations.
- § C-7.13 Administration of budget.
- § C-7.14 Independent annual audit.
- Ch C Art VIII Tax Administration
- § C-8.01 Assessor.
- § C-8.02 Payment of taxes.
- § C-8.03 Board of Assessment Review.
- Ch C Art IX Budget Committee
- § C-9.01 Budget Committee.
- § C-9.02 Responsibilities of the Budget Committee.
- § C-9.03 Budget Committee's review process.
- Ch C Art X Planning
- § C-10.01 Planning Board
- § C-10.02 Comprehensive Plan.
- § C-10.03 Zoning Ordinance.
- § C-10.04 Zoning Board of Appeals.
- Ch C Art XI Nominations, Elections, and Town Meetings
- § C-11.01 Elected officials.
- § C-11.02 Municipal elections.
- § C-11.03 Nominations.
- § C-11.03 Conduct of elections.
- § C-11.04 Election officials.
- § C-11.05 Town Meeting.
- Ch C Art XII Initiative and Referendum
- § C-12.01 Petition for enactment of ordinances.
- § C-12.02 Repeat petitions.
- § C-12.03 Petition for overrule of ordinance of Board of Selectmen.
- § C-12.04 Form of ballot.
- Ch C Art XIII General Provisions
- § C-13.01 Financial conflict of interest.
- § C-13.02 Code of Ethics.
- § C-13.03 Prohibited conduct.
- § C-13.04 Summons before Board of Selectmen.
- § C-13.05 Oath of office.
- Ch C Art XIV Transitional Provisions
- § C-14.01 Repealing clause.
- § C-14.02 Separability.
- § C-14.03 Short title.
- § C-14.04 Expiration of terms of present elected officials.
- § C-14.05 Officers and employees.
- § C-14.06 Pending matters.
- § C-14.07 Municipal laws.
- § C-14.08 Effective date.
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Ordinances
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administrative Procedures
- Ch 5 Assessments
- Ch 10 Budget Committee
- Ch 12 Comprehensive Plan Updates
- Ch 14 Emergency Management
- Ch 20 Police
- Ch 25 Fire Chief
- Ch 40 Municipal Equipment, Sale of
- Ch 49 Personnel Policies
- Ch 53 Planning Board
- Ch 65 Town Meetings
- Ch 66 Town Property, Designation of
- Ch 67 Enterprise Funds
- Part II: General Ordinances
- Ch 80 Animals
- Ch 86 Beaches
- Ch 88 Bicycles
- Ch 91 Building Construction
- Ch 97 Cable Television
- Ch 100 Cemeteries
- Ch 104 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 109 Firearms
- Ch 115 Fireworks, Consumer
- Ch 116 Floodplain Management
- Ch 120 General Assistance Program
- Ch 122 Groundwater Protection
- Ch 124 Harbor
- Ch 127 Hazardous Waste
- Ch 132 Historic Preservation
- Ch 145 Land Use
- Ch 150 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 154 Loitering and Disturbing the Peace
- Ch 165 Obscenity
- Ch 171 Property Assessed Clean Energy
- Ch 174 Impact Fees
- Ch 175 (Reserved)
- Ch 177 Rest Rooms, Public
- Ch 185 Septage Effluent Disposal
- Ch 190 Shellfish Conservation Program
- Ch 196 Solid Waste
- Ch 201 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 202 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 203 Property Tax Deferral for Senior Citizens
- Ch 204 Taxation
- Ch 207 Towing
- Ch 212 Vehicles and Traffic
- Part III: Regulations
- Ch 230 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 260 (Reserved)
- Appendix
- Ch A276 Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
