All of the inhabitants dwelling within the territorial limits of the Town of Hebron, as heretofore constituted, shall continue to be a body politic and corporate under the name of "The Town of Hebron," hereinafter called "the Town," and as such shall have perpetual succession and may hold and exercise all powers and privileges heretofore exercised by said Town and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter, the additional powers and privileges herein conferred and all powers and privileges conferred upon Towns under the Constitution and General Statutes of the State of Connecticut.
All property, both real and personal, all rights of action and rights of every description and all securities and liens in said Town as of the effective date of this Charter are continued. Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the rights of the Town to collect any assessment, charge, debt or lien. The Town shall continue to be liable for its debts and obligations. If any contract has been entered into by said Town prior to the effective date of this Charter, or any bond or undertaking has been given by or in favor of said Town, which contains provisions that the same may be enforced by any office or agency therein named which is hereby abolished or superseded by the creation herein of a new commission, board, agency or office to which are granted similar powers and jurisdiction, such contracts, bonds or undertakings shall continue in full force and effect. The powers conferred and the duties imposed with reference to the same upon any office or agency, shall, except as otherwise provided in this Charter, hereinafter be exercised and discharged by the chief executive officer of said Town.
In addition to all of the powers granted to towns under the Constitution and General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, or which may hereafter be conferred, the Town shall have all powers specifically granted by this Charter and all of the powers fairly implied in or incidental to the powers expressly granted, all powers conferred by the General Statutes, as amended, and by special acts of the General Assembly, not inconsistent with this Charter, and all other powers incident to the management of the property, government and affairs of the Town, including the power to enter into contracts with the United States Government or any branch thereof, or any other body politic or corporate not expressly forbidden by the Constitution or General Statutes of the State of Connecticut. The enumeration of particular powers in this and any chapter of this Charter shall not be construed as limiting this general grant of power, but shall be considered as an addition thereto.
This Charter shall be the organic law of the Town in the administration of local affairs. Special acts, ordinances, bylaws, rules, regulations and resolutions inconsistent with this Charter and superseded by it shall have no further force and effect after the effective date of this Charter. Other special acts affecting the Town and all ordinances, bylaws, rules, regulations and resolutions duly adopted and in force before the effective date of this Charter shall remain in full force and effect.
Whenever used in the context of this Charter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
A. 
Town Agency shall mean all of the elected and appointed boards, agencies, commissions, authorities and committees of the Town, including the local Board of Education;
B. 
Supplemental Appropriation shall mean an appropriation that is in addition to the total amount of the budget at any given point in time. It is not a transfer within or between departments;
C. 
Department shall mean a unit of administration for budgetary purposes. There need not be a director of a department;
D. 
Town Officer shall means a member of a Town Agency as defined in "A." above, those officers and employees enumerated in Section 802, and all elected officials;
E. 
Connecticut General Statutes (C.G.S.) or General Statutes shall mean the Connecticut General Statutes, Revision of 1958 as the same may be revised from time to time;
F. 
Selectmen (plural) shall mean the Board of Selectmen;
G. 
Masculine gender shall include the feminine and the feminine shall include the masculine;
H. 
Singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular unless the context otherwise requires;
I. 
Day shall mean a calendar day unless otherwise specified in the Town Charter.
J. 
Town Government Budget is the total Town Budget less Hebron Board of Education budget and the Regional School District #8 ("RHAM") Levy.