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Town of Clinton, CT
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2023-11-07
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The Charter
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Chapter C Town Charter
The Charter
Ch C
Town Charter
Ch C Ch I
Incorporation and General Powers
§ 1-1
Incorporation.
§ 1-2
Rights and obligations.
§ 1-3
General grant of powers.
Ch C Ch II
Elections
§ 2-1
State elections.
§ 2-2
Town officers.
§ 2-3
Minority representation; elective, appointive officials.
§ 2-4
Eligibility for office.
§ 2-5
Breaking a tie.
Ch C Ch III
Elective Officers
§ 3-1
Powers and duties; terms of office.
§ 3-2
Vacancies.
§ 3-3
Town Council.
§ 3-4
Treasurers.
§ 3-5
Board of Education.
§ 3-6
Board of Assessment Appeals.
§ 3-7
Board of Assessment Appeals alternates.
§ 3-8
Zoning Board of Appeals.
§ 3-9
Zoning Board of Appeals alternates.
§ 3-10
Planning and Zoning Commission.
§ 3-11
Planning and zoning alternates.
§ 3-12
Board of Police Commissioners.
§ 3-13
Registrars.
Ch C Ch IV
The Town Meeting
§ 4-1
Composition; legislative powers, Town Meeting and Town Council.
§ 4-2
Procedure; moderator.
§ 4-3
Annual budget meeting.
§ 4-4
Special Town Meeting actions.
§ 4-5
Appropriations or other actions requiring referendum.
§ 4-6
Petition for overrule.
§ 4-7
Petition for Special Town Meeting; initiative.
Ch C Ch V
Town Council
§ 5-1
Composition.
§ 5-2
Meetings; conduct of meetings; special meetings.
§ 5-3
General powers; investigations.
§ 5-4
Duties and responsibilities.
§ 5-5
Power to enact ordinances.
§ 5-6
Power to enact emergency ordinances.
§ 5-7
Additional powers.
§ 5-8
Relations to Town Manager's appointees.
Ch C Ch VI
Chairperson of the Town Council
§ 6-1
General.
Ch C Ch VII
Appointive Boards
§ 7-1
Appointments.
§ 7-2
Terms of office.
§ 7-3
General Powers and Duties.
§ 7-4
Minority party representation.
§ 7-5
Two-year terms.
§ 7-6
Three-year terms.
§ 7-7
Four-year terms.
§ 7-8
Five-year terms.
Ch C Ch VIII
Administrative Officers and Departments
§ 8-1
Terms of office; qualifications; powers and duties.
§ 8-2
Town Manager.
§ 8-2-1
Appointment; qualifications; term; compensation.
§ 8-3
Removal.
§ 8-4
Powers and duties of the Manager.
§ 8-5
Additional duties and responsibilities.
§ 8-6
Appointments by the Town Manager.
§ 8-7
Assessor.
§ 8-8
Town Attorney.
§ 8-9
Architects, engineers, surveyors and other such consultants.
§ 8-10
Emergency Management Director.
§ 8-11
Fire Marshal; Deputies.
§ 8-12
Town Clerk; salary; Assistant Town Clerk.
§ 8-13
Town Clerk certifications of records of Killingworth.
§ 8-14
Building officials.
§ 8-15
Directors of Human Services.
§ 8-16
Directors of Park and Recreation.
§ 8-17
Zoning Enforcement Officer.
§ 8-18
Police Department; Police Commission; Police Chief.
§ 8-19
Inland-Wetlands Enforcement Officer.
§ 8-20
Department of Public Works and Public Works Commission.
§ 8-21
Director of Finance.
§ 8-22
Tax Collectors.
§ 8-23
Town Planner.
Ch C Ch IX
General
§ 9-1
Meeting Procedure and Records.
§ 9-2
Code of Ethics.
§ 9-3
Merit system.
§ 9-4
Removal from office.
Ch C Ch X
Finance and Taxation
§ 10-1
Fiscal year.
§ 10-2
Preparation of the Budget.
§ 10-3
Laying of taxes.
§ 10-4
Special appropriations and transfers of appropriations.
§ 10-5
Emergency appropriations.
§ 10-6
Expenditures and accounting.
Ch C Ch XI
Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 11-1
Amendment.
§ 11-2
Savings clause.
§ 11-3
Referendum: effective date.
§ 11-4
Charter Study Commission.
§ 11-5
Existing laws and ordinances.
The Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 6
Agencies
Ch 12
Appointments
Ch 24
Boards, Commissions and Committees
Ch 45
Elections
Ch 51
Ethics, Code of
Ch 72
Housing Authority
Ch 76
Housing Partnership
Ch 87
Insurance
Ch 98
Justices of the Peace
Ch 110
Length of Service Awards Program
Ch 135
Regional Organizations
Ch 140
Retirement
Ch 154
Town Meetings
Ch 173
Youth and Family Services Bureau
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 190
Alarms
Ch 194
Alcoholic Beverages and Loitering
Ch 200
Animals
Ch 209
Bazaars and Raffles
Ch 218
Bingo
Ch 226
Boating
Ch 234
Building Construction
Ch 241
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 247
Burning, Outdoor
Ch 252
Cannabis
Ch 259
Cemetery
Ch 265
Citations for Violations of Zoning Regulations
Ch 280
Dumpsters
Ch 296
Fees
Ch 304
Food Service Establishments
Ch 320
Historic Preservation
Ch 335
Inland Wetlands
Ch 350
Land Use Applications, Notice of
Ch 358
Littering
Ch 369
Massage Establishments and Practitioners
Ch 390
Nuisances
Ch 396
Oil and Gas Exploration
Ch 402
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 432
Seasonal Use Structures
Ch 438
Sewage Disposal Systems
Ch 447
Solid Waste
Ch 455
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 465
Taxation
Ch 478
Town Property, Use of
Ch 484
Trees
Ch 500
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 509
Water
Part III: Regulations
Ch 545
Beach Regulations
Ch 580
Shellfish Regulations
Appendix
Ch A600
Agreement With Killingworth
Ch A601
Special Acts
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter C
Town Charter
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Clinton
11-7-2023
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[1]
Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This Town Charter also superseded the former Town Charter, adopted effective
11-19-2019
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CHAPTER I
Incorporation and General Powers
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§ 1-1
Incorporation.
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§ 1-2
Rights and obligations.
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§ 1-3
General grant of powers.
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CHAPTER II
Elections
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§ 2-1
State elections.
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§ 2-2
Town officers.
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§ 2-3
Minority representation; elective, appointive officials.
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§ 2-4
Eligibility for office.
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§ 2-5
Breaking a tie.
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CHAPTER III
Elective Officers
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§ 3-1
Powers and duties; terms of office.
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§ 3-2
Vacancies.
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§ 3-3
Town Council.
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§ 3-4
Treasurers.
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§ 3-5
Board of Education.
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§ 3-6
Board of Assessment Appeals.
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§ 3-7
Board of Assessment Appeals alternates.
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§ 3-8
Zoning Board of Appeals.
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§ 3-9
Zoning Board of Appeals alternates.
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§ 3-10
Planning and Zoning Commission.
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§ 3-11
Planning and zoning alternates.
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§ 3-12
Board of Police Commissioners.
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§ 3-13
Registrars.
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CHAPTER IV
The Town Meeting
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§ 4-1
Composition; legislative powers, Town Meeting and Town Council.
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§ 4-2
Procedure; moderator.
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§ 4-3
Annual budget meeting.
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§ 4-4
Special Town Meeting actions.
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§ 4-5
Appropriations or other actions requiring referendum.
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§ 4-6
Petition for overrule.
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§ 4-7
Petition for Special Town Meeting; initiative.
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CHAPTER V
Town Council
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§ 5-1
Composition.
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§ 5-2
Meetings; conduct of meetings; special meetings.
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§ 5-3
General powers; investigations.
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§ 5-4
Duties and responsibilities.
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§ 5-5
Power to enact ordinances.
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§ 5-6
Power to enact emergency ordinances.
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§ 5-7
Additional powers.
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§ 5-8
Relations to Town Manager's appointees.
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CHAPTER VI
Chairperson of the Town Council
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§ 6-1
General.
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CHAPTER VII
Appointive Boards
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§ 7-1
Appointments.
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§ 7-2
Terms of office.
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§ 7-3
General Powers and Duties.
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§ 7-4
Minority party representation.
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§ 7-5
Two-year terms.
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§ 7-6
Three-year terms.
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§ 7-7
Four-year terms.
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§ 7-8
Five-year terms.
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CHAPTER VIII
Administrative Officers and Departments
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§ 8-1
Terms of office; qualifications; powers and duties.
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§ 8-2
Town Manager.
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§ 8-2-1
Appointment; qualifications; term; compensation.
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§ 8-3
Removal.
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§ 8-4
Powers and duties of the Manager.
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§ 8-5
Additional duties and responsibilities.
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§ 8-6
Appointments by the Town Manager.
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§ 8-7
Assessor.
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§ 8-8
Town Attorney.
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§ 8-9
Architects, engineers, surveyors and other such consultants.
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§ 8-10
Emergency Management Director.
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§ 8-11
Fire Marshal; Deputies.
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§ 8-12
Town Clerk; salary; Assistant Town Clerk.
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§ 8-13
Town Clerk certifications of records of Killingworth.
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§ 8-14
Building officials.
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§ 8-15
Directors of Human Services.
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§ 8-16
Directors of Park and Recreation.
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§ 8-17
Zoning Enforcement Officer.
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§ 8-18
Police Department; Police Commission; Police Chief.
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§ 8-19
Inland-Wetlands Enforcement Officer.
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§ 8-20
Department of Public Works and Public Works Commission.
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§ 8-21
Director of Finance.
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§ 8-22
Tax Collectors.
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§ 8-23
Town Planner.
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CHAPTER IX
General
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§ 9-1
Meeting Procedure and Records.
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§ 9-2
Code of Ethics.
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§ 9-3
Merit system.
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§ 9-4
Removal from office.
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CHAPTER X
Finance and Taxation
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§ 10-1
Fiscal year.
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§ 10-2
Preparation of the Budget.
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§ 10-3
Laying of taxes.
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§ 10-4
Special appropriations and transfers of appropriations.
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§ 10-5
Emergency appropriations.
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§ 10-6
Expenditures and accounting.
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CHAPTER XI
Miscellaneous Provisions
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§ 11-1
Amendment.
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§ 11-2
Savings clause.
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§ 11-3
Referendum: effective date.
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§ 11-4
Charter Study Commission.
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§ 11-5
Existing laws and ordinances.
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