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Town of Plainville, CT
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2024-03-04
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
Ch C Ch I
Incorporation and General Powers
SECTION 1
Incorporation.
SECTION 2
Rights and obligations.
SECTION 3
General grant of powers.
Ch C Ch II
Officers and Elections
SECTION 1
Nomination of candidates, general municipal elections, minority representation.
SECTION 2
Unaffiliated voters.
SECTION 3
Breaking a tie.
SECTION 4
Eligibility.
SECTION 5
Vacancies.
SECTION 6
Voting districts.
Ch C Ch III
Town Council
SECTION 1
Powers.
SECTION 2
Composition.
SECTION 3
Compensation.
SECTION 4
Organization.
SECTION 5
Procedure.
SECTION 6
Other offices.
SECTION 7
Introduction of ordinances and resolutions.
SECTION 8
Public hearings and passage of ordinances.
SECTION 9
Referendum on ordinances and resolutions.
SECTION 10
Emergency ordinance.
SECTION 11
Obligatory referendum on bond issues and appropriations in excess of 1% of the annual budget.
SECTION 12
Initiative.
SECTION 13
Removals.
SECTION 14
Investigation.
Ch C Ch IV
Manager
SECTION 1
Qualifications, appointment and tenure.
SECTION 2
Compensation.
SECTION 3
Duties.
SECTION 4
Powers.
SECTION 5
Acting Manager.
Ch C Ch V
Officers and Boards Directly Responsible to the Town Council
SECTION 1
Town Treasurer.
SECTION 2
Town Attorney.
SECTION 3
Town Planning and Zoning Commission.
SECTION 4
Zoning Board of Appeals.
SECTION 5
Board of Assessment Appeals.
SECTION 6
Board of Building Appeals.
SECTION 7
Ethics Commission.
SECTION 8
Appointments and vacancies.
Ch C Ch VI
Administrative Departments and Officers Under the Manager
SECTION 1
Town Clerk.
SECTION 2
Department of Finance.
SECTION 3
Department of Safety.
SECTION 4
Department of Public Works.
SECTION 5
Department of Recreation and Parks.
SECTION 6
Department of Health.
SECTION 7
Other departments, offices and agencies.
Ch C Ch VII
Financial Provisions
SECTION 1
Fiscal year.
SECTION 2
Department estimates.
SECTION 3
School budget.
SECTION 4
Duties of Manager on budget.
SECTION 5
Duties of Town Council on budget.
SECTION 6
Budget Town Meeting.
SECTION 7
Transfer of appropriations.
SECTION 8
Effect of appropriation.
SECTION 9
Lapse of appropriations.
SECTION 10
Purchasing.
SECTION 11
Purchasing procedure.
SECTION 12
Payment of claims.
SECTION 13
Fees collected by Town officers and employees.
SECTION 14
Bonding of officials.
SECTION 15
Penalties for violation of the provisions of this chapter.
SECTION 16
Annual audit.
Ch C Ch VIII
The Merit System
SECTION 1
Merit system established.
SECTION 2
The classified service.
SECTION 3
Retirement of municipal employees.
Ch C Ch IX
Town Meetings
SECTION 1
Procedure.
Ch C Ch X
Transition and Miscellaneous Provisions
SECTION 1
Transfer of powers.
SECTION 2
Tenure rights.
SECTION 3
Transfer of records and property.
SECTION 4
Contributions.
SECTION 5
Legal proceedings.
SECTION 6
Existing laws and ordinances.
SECTION 7
Amendment of Charter.
SECTION 8
Ethics.
SECTION 9
Gender.
SECTION 10
Saving clause.
The Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 14
Commissions and Other Agencies
Ch 23
Elections
Ch 29
Ethics, Code of
Ch 38
Fire Department
Ch 44
Funds
Ch 72
Municipal Property
Ch 83
Officers and Employees
Ch 91
Personnel
Ch 97
Police Department
Ch 106
Purchasing
Ch 115
Regional Agencies
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 150
Alarms
Ch 158
Animals
Ch 166
Bazaars and Raffles
Ch 180
Building Construction
Ch 185
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 189
Businesses
Ch 205
Entertainment, Public
Ch 210
Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 215
Fees
Ch 219
Fires and Fire Prevention
Ch 225
Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 238
Historic Preservation
Ch 243
Housing Code
Ch 245
Illicit Discharge and Stormwater Connections
Ch 257
Littering
Ch 261
Loitering
Ch 269
Massage Establishments
Ch 285
Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 292
Peddlers, Vendors and Solicitors
Ch 300
Property Maintenance
Ch 314
Rental Property
Ch 318
Restaurants
Ch 332
Sewers
Ch 341
Solid Waste
Ch 347
Streets, Sidewalks and Driveways
Ch 355
Taxation
Ch 374
Vehicles and Traffic
Appendix
Ch A500
Special Acts
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter C
Charter
[HISTORY: Effective
10-5-1959
; amended
11-15-1961
;
10-4-1965
;
11-5-1968
;
11-8-1988
;
11-4-2003
;
11-2-2004
;
11-7-2006
;
11-6-2012
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
CHAPTER I
Incorporation and General Powers
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SECTION 1
Incorporation.
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SECTION 2
Rights and obligations.
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SECTION 3
General grant of powers.
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CHAPTER II
Officers and Elections
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SECTION 1
Nomination of candidates, general municipal elections, minority representation.
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SECTION 2
Unaffiliated voters.
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SECTION 3
Breaking a tie.
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SECTION 4
Eligibility.
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SECTION 5
Vacancies.
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SECTION 6
Voting districts.
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CHAPTER III
Town Council
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SECTION 1
Powers.
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SECTION 2
Composition.
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SECTION 3
Compensation.
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SECTION 4
Organization.
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SECTION 5
Procedure.
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SECTION 6
Other offices.
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SECTION 7
Introduction of ordinances and resolutions.
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SECTION 8
Public hearings and passage of ordinances.
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SECTION 9
Referendum on ordinances and resolutions.
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SECTION 10
Emergency ordinance.
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SECTION 11
Obligatory referendum on bond issues and appropriations in excess of 1% of the annual budget.
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SECTION 12
Initiative.
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SECTION 13
Removals.
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SECTION 14
Investigation.
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CHAPTER IV
Manager
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SECTION 1
Qualifications, appointment and tenure.
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SECTION 2
Compensation.
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SECTION 3
Duties.
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SECTION 4
Powers.
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SECTION 5
Acting Manager.
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CHAPTER V
Officers and Boards Directly Responsible to the Town Council
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SECTION 1
Town Treasurer.
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SECTION 2
Town Attorney.
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SECTION 3
Town Planning and Zoning Commission.
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SECTION 4
Zoning Board of Appeals.
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SECTION 5
Board of Assessment Appeals.
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SECTION 6
Board of Building Appeals.
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SECTION 7
Ethics Commission.
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SECTION 8
Appointments and vacancies.
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CHAPTER VI
Administrative Departments and Officers Under the Manager
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SECTION 1
Town Clerk.
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SECTION 2
Department of Finance.
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SECTION 3
Department of Safety.
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SECTION 4
Department of Public Works.
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SECTION 5
Department of Recreation and Parks.
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SECTION 6
Department of Health.
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SECTION 7
Other departments, offices and agencies.
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CHAPTER VII
Financial Provisions
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SECTION 1
Fiscal year.
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SECTION 2
Department estimates.
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SECTION 3
School budget.
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SECTION 4
Duties of Manager on budget.
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SECTION 5
Duties of Town Council on budget.
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SECTION 6
Budget Town Meeting.
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SECTION 7
Transfer of appropriations.
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SECTION 8
Effect of appropriation.
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SECTION 9
Lapse of appropriations.
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SECTION 10
Purchasing.
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SECTION 11
Purchasing procedure.
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SECTION 12
Payment of claims.
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SECTION 13
Fees collected by Town officers and employees.
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SECTION 14
Bonding of officials.
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SECTION 15
Penalties for violation of the provisions of this chapter.
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SECTION 16
Annual audit.
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CHAPTER VIII
The Merit System
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SECTION 1
Merit system established.
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SECTION 2
The classified service.
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SECTION 3
Retirement of municipal employees.
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CHAPTER IX
Town Meetings
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SECTION 1
Procedure.
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CHAPTER X
Transition and Miscellaneous Provisions
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SECTION 1
Transfer of powers.
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SECTION 2
Tenure rights.
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SECTION 3
Transfer of records and property.
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SECTION 4
Contributions.
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SECTION 5
Legal proceedings.
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SECTION 6
Existing laws and ordinances.
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SECTION 7
Amendment of Charter.
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SECTION 8
Ethics.
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SECTION 9
Gender.
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SECTION 10
Saving clause.
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