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Town of Brookhaven, NY
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2024-04-04
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Chapter 20 Departments and Bureaus
The Code
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 2
Access to Public Records
Ch 3
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 4
Amusements
Ch 5
Appearance Tickets
Ch 6
Traffic Violations Bureau
Ch 7
Bidding Preferences
Ch 7A
Business Practices
Ch 7B
Green Procurement
Ch 7C
Energy Initiative
Ch 8
Bay and Harbor Bottoms
Ch 9
Beaches
Ch 10
Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 10A
Feeding of Waterfowl and Pigeons
Ch 11
Bingo
Ch 13
Boat Control
Ch 14
Houseboats
Ch 15
Joseph Macchia Environmental Preservation Capital Reserve Fund
Ch 15A
Brookhaven Wildlife Experience Capital Reserve Fund
Ch 15B
Brookhaven Active Parkland Capital Reserve Fund
Ch 16
Building Construction Administration
Ch 16A
Electrical Code
Ch 16B
Building Construction Site Safety
Ch 17
(Reserved)
Ch 18
Capital Budget System
Ch 18A
Clerk
Ch 18B
Operating Budget
Ch 19
Commercial and Business Activities
Ch 20
Departments and Bureaus
Ch 20 Art I
Department of Finance
§ 20-1
Title; definitions and word usage.
§ 20-2
Establishment.
§ 20-3
Organization.
§ 20-4
Powers and duties of divisions.
§ 20-4.1
Special districts.
§ 20-4.2
Other duties of Commissioner/Comptroller; delegation of powers.
§ 20-4.3
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-4.4
Residency requirement.
Ch 20 Art II
Department of the Assessor
§ 20-5
Title.
§ 20-6
Definitions and word usage.
§ 20-7
Establishment; powers and duties.
§ 20-8
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-8.1
(Reserved)
Ch 20 Art III
Department of Parks, Recreation and Sports, and Cultural Resources
§ 20-9
Title.
§ 20-10
Word usage; definitions.
§ 20-11
Department head.
§ 20-12
Organization.
§ 20-12.1
Powers and duties of divisions.
§ 20-12.2
Powers and duties of Commissioner.
§ 20-12.3
(Reserved)
§ 20-12.4
Absence of Commissioner.
§ 20-12.5
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-12.6
(Reserved)
§ 20-12.7
(Reserved)
Ch 20 Art IV
Office of the Supervisor
§ 20-13
Title.
§ 20-13.1
Definitions and word usage.
§ 20-14
Establishment.
§ 20-15
Powers and duties.
§ 20-16
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-16.1
Severability.
Ch 20 Art V
Office of the Town Clerk
§ 20-17
Title.
§ 20-18
Definitions and word usage.
§ 20-19
Establishment.
§ 20-20
Powers and duties.
§ 20-20.1
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-20.2
Establishment of fees.
§ 20-20.3
(Reserved)
Ch 20 Art VI
Department of Law
§ 20-21
Title; definitions and word usage.
§ 20-22
Establishment; Department head; functions, powers and duties.
§ 20-22.1
Residency requirement.
§ 20-23
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-24
(Reserved)
Ch 20 Art VII
Department of Housing and Community Development
§ 20-25
Title; definitions and word usage.
§ 20-26
Establishment.
§ 20-27
Organization.
§ 20-28
Powers and duties.
§ 20-29
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-30
Establishment of fees.
§ 20-31
Severability.
Ch 20 Art VIII
Department of Planning, Environment and Land Management
§ 20-32
Title.
§ 20-33
Definitions.
§ 20-34
Establishment.
§ 20-35
Organization.
§ 20-36
Powers and duties.
§ 20-37
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-38
Fees.
§ 20-38.1
Severability.
§ 20-38.2
Nomenclature.
Ch 20 Art VIIIA
(Reserved)
§ 20-39
through § 20-40. (Reserved)
Ch 20 Art IX
Department of General Services
§ 20-41
Title; definitions and word usage.
§ 20-42
Establishment.
§ 20-43
Organization.
§ 20-44
Powers and duties.
§ 20-45
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-46
Severability.
§ 20-47
and § 20-48. (Reserved)
Ch 20 Art X
Department of Public Safety
§ 20-49
Title.
§ 20-50
Definitions.
§ 20-51
Establishment.
§ 20-52
Organization.
§ 20-53
Functions, powers and duties.
§ 20-54
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-55
Fees.
§ 20-56
Severability.
§ 20-57
(Reserved)
Ch 20 Art XI
Office of the Town Council
§ 20-57.1
Title.
§ 20-58
Definitions and word usage.
§ 20-59
(Reserved)
§ 20-60
Powers and duties.
§ 20-61
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-62
Term of office and term limits.
§ 20-62.1
Severability.
Ch 20 Art XII
Office of the Receiver of Taxes
§ 20-63
Title.
§ 20-64
Definitions and word usage.
§ 20-65
Establishment.
§ 20-66
Powers and duties.
§ 20-67
Special districts.
§ 20-68
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-69
Term limits.
Ch 20 Art XIII
Office of the Superintendent of Highways
§ 20-70
Title.
§ 20-71
Definitions.
§ 20-72
Establishment.
§ 20-73
Organization.
§ 20-74
Powers and duties of divisions.
§ 20-75
Establishment of fees.
§ 20-76
Special districts.
§ 20-77
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-78
(Reserved)
Ch 20 Art XIV
Department of Recycling and Sustainable Materials Management
§ 20-79
Title.
§ 20-80
Legislative findings.
§ 20-81
Definitions.
§ 20-82
Establishment.
§ 20-83
Organization.
§ 20-84
Powers and duties.
§ 20-85
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-86
Fees.
§ 20-87
Solid waste management.
§ 20-88
Inspection.
§ 20-89
through § 20-99. (Reserved)
Ch 20 Art XV
Defense and Indemnification
§ 20-100
Definitions.
§ 20-101
Adoption of statutory provisions.
§ 20-102
Civil rights.
§ 20-103
through § 20-109. (Reserved)
Ch 20 Art XVI
Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Elective Office
§ 20-110
Time for holding election.
§ 20-111
Special elections held at general election.
§ 20-112
Term of person elected to fill vacancy.
Ch 20 Art XVII
Residency of Town Officers
§ 20-113
Legislative authority and intent.
§ 20-114
Residency requirement for Town officers.
Ch 20 Art XVIII
Department of Information Technology
§ 20-115
Title.
§ 20-116
Establishment.
§ 20-117
Organization.
§ 20-118
Powers and duties.
§ 20-119
Powers of Supervisor.
§ 20-120
Severability.
Ch 21
Sewer Use
Ch 21A
Discrimination
Ch 22
Docks
Ch 23
Dog Control and Animal Welfare
Ch 24
Dumps and Disposal Areas
Ch 25
Economic Development Zone
Ch 26
Business Development Districts
Ch 27
Procedures for Ballot Propositions Proposing Ward Districts and Reapportionment Thereof
Ch 28
Code of Ethics and Disclosure
Ch 29A
Fire District
Ch 30
Fire Prevention
Ch 31
(Reserved)
Ch 32
Community Choice Aggregation Energy Program
Ch 34
Games of Chance
Ch 34A
Games and Amusement Devices
Ch 36
Peddlers
Ch 37
All-Terrain Vehicles
Ch 38
Highways
Ch 41
Deposits on Construction of New Homes
Ch 42
Junk Dealers
Ch 43
Drop-Off Bins
Ch 44
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Businesses
Ch 45
Sanitation
Ch 46
Recycling
Ch 47
Petroleum Substances, Disposition of
Ch 48
Graffiti and Defacement of Property
Ch 49
Property Maintenance
Ch 49A
Public Hearings
Ch 49B
Nuisance Abatement
Ch 50
Noise Control
Ch 51
Refrigerators; Wells; Cisterns
Ch 54
Licensing
Ch 55
Child Protection Act
Ch 57
Shellfish
Ch 64
Employee Servicemember Benefits and Compensation Protection Act
Ch 65
Taxation
Ch 66
Towing Businesses
Ch 67
Taxicabs
Ch 68
Outdoor Furnaces
Ch 71
Trespassing
Ch 72
Trees and Debris, Disposition of
Ch 73
Unsafe Buildings and Excavated Lands
Ch 74
Brookhaven Port Jefferson Harbor Complex Waterway
Ch 75
Vegetation on Beach Areas
Ch 76
Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas
Ch 77
Nature Preserves
Ch 78
Water Resources
Ch 78A
Nitrogen Protection Zone
Ch 79
Water
Ch 83
Wooden Public Walks
Ch 84
Notice of Defective or Dangerous Conditions
Ch 90
Certificate of Registration Requirements for Expeditors
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
Land Use Legislation
Ch 29
Fees
Ch 33
Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 35
Grading
Ch 52
Mining and/or Land Reclamation
Ch 53
Sand and Gravel Pits; Excavation; Removal of Topsoil
Ch 57A
Signs
Ch 61
Subdividers; Posting of Information
Ch 70
Tree Preservation
Ch 80
Critical Environmental Areas; Seqra Implementation
Ch 81
Wetlands and Waterways
Ch 82
Neighborhood Preservation
Ch 85
Zoning
Ch 86
Stormwater Management and Erosion Control
Ch 86A
Prohibition of Illicit Discharges and Connections to the Town of Brookhaven Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
Ch 87
Vacant Building Registration
Ch 88
Blighted Property Restoration
Ch 89
(Reserved)
Appendix
Ch SR
Subdivision Regulations
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Chapter 20
Departments and Bureaus
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Brookhaven
6-16-1987
by
L.L. No. 7-1987
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
Department of Finance
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§ 20-1
Title; definitions and word usage.
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§ 20-2
Establishment.
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§ 20-3
Organization.
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§ 20-4
Powers and duties of divisions.
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§ 20-4.1
Special districts.
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§ 20-4.2
Other duties of Commissioner/Comptroller; delegation of powers.
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§ 20-4.3
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-4.4
Residency requirement.
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Article II
Department of the Assessor
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§ 20-5
Title.
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§ 20-6
Definitions and word usage.
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§ 20-7
Establishment; powers and duties.
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§ 20-8
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-8.1
(Reserved)
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Article III
Department of Parks, Recreation and Sports, and Cultural Resources
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§ 20-9
Title.
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§ 20-10
Word usage; definitions.
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§ 20-11
Department head.
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§ 20-12
Organization.
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§ 20-12.1
Powers and duties of divisions.
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§ 20-12.2
Powers and duties of Commissioner.
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§ 20-12.3
(Reserved)
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§ 20-12.4
Absence of Commissioner.
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§ 20-12.5
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-12.6
(Reserved)
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§ 20-12.7
(Reserved)
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Article IV
Office of the Supervisor
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§ 20-13
Title.
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§ 20-13.1
Definitions and word usage.
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§ 20-14
Establishment.
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§ 20-15
Powers and duties.
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§ 20-16
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-16.1
Severability.
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Article V
Office of the Town Clerk
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§ 20-17
Title.
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§ 20-18
Definitions and word usage.
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§ 20-19
Establishment.
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§ 20-20
Powers and duties.
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§ 20-20.1
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-20.2
Establishment of fees.
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§ 20-20.3
(Reserved)
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Article VI
Department of Law
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§ 20-21
Title; definitions and word usage.
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§ 20-22
Establishment; Department head; functions, powers and duties.
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§ 20-22.1
Residency requirement.
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§ 20-23
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-24
(Reserved)
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Article VII
Department of Housing and Community Development
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§ 20-25
Title; definitions and word usage.
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§ 20-26
Establishment.
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§ 20-27
Organization.
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§ 20-28
Powers and duties.
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§ 20-29
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-30
Establishment of fees.
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§ 20-31
Severability.
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Article VIII
Department of Planning, Environment and Land Management
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§ 20-32
Title.
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§ 20-33
Definitions.
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§ 20-34
Establishment.
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§ 20-35
Organization.
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§ 20-36
Powers and duties.
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§ 20-37
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-38
Fees.
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§ 20-38.1
Severability.
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§ 20-38.2
Nomenclature.
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Article VIIIA
(Reserved)
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§ 20-39
through § 20-40. (Reserved)
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Article IX
Department of General Services
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§ 20-41
Title; definitions and word usage.
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§ 20-42
Establishment.
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§ 20-43
Organization.
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§ 20-44
Powers and duties.
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§ 20-45
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-46
Severability.
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§ 20-47
and § 20-48. (Reserved)
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Article X
Department of Public Safety
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§ 20-49
Title.
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§ 20-50
Definitions.
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§ 20-51
Establishment.
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§ 20-52
Organization.
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§ 20-53
Functions, powers and duties.
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§ 20-54
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-55
Fees.
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§ 20-56
Severability.
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§ 20-57
(Reserved)
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Article XI
Office of the Town Council
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§ 20-57.1
Title.
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§ 20-58
Definitions and word usage.
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§ 20-59
(Reserved)
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§ 20-60
Powers and duties.
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§ 20-61
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-62
Term of office and term limits.
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§ 20-62.1
Severability.
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Article XII
Office of the Receiver of Taxes
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§ 20-63
Title.
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§ 20-64
Definitions and word usage.
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§ 20-65
Establishment.
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§ 20-66
Powers and duties.
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§ 20-67
Special districts.
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§ 20-68
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-69
Term limits.
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Article XIII
Office of the Superintendent of Highways
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§ 20-70
Title.
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§ 20-71
Definitions.
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§ 20-72
Establishment.
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§ 20-73
Organization.
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§ 20-74
Powers and duties of divisions.
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§ 20-75
Establishment of fees.
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§ 20-76
Special districts.
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§ 20-77
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-78
(Reserved)
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Article XIV
Department of Recycling and Sustainable Materials Management
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§ 20-79
Title.
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§ 20-80
Legislative findings.
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§ 20-81
Definitions.
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§ 20-82
Establishment.
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§ 20-83
Organization.
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§ 20-84
Powers and duties.
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§ 20-85
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-86
Fees.
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§ 20-87
Solid waste management.
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§ 20-88
Inspection.
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§ 20-89
through § 20-99. (Reserved)
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Article XV
Defense and Indemnification
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§ 20-100
Definitions.
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§ 20-101
Adoption of statutory provisions.
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§ 20-102
Civil rights.
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§ 20-103
through § 20-109. (Reserved)
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Article XVI
Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Elective Office
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§ 20-110
Time for holding election.
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§ 20-111
Special elections held at general election.
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§ 20-112
Term of person elected to fill vacancy.
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Article XVII
Residency of Town Officers
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§ 20-113
Legislative authority and intent.
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§ 20-114
Residency requirement for Town officers.
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Article XVIII
Department of Information Technology
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§ 20-115
Title.
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§ 20-116
Establishment.
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§ 20-117
Organization.
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§ 20-118
Powers and duties.
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§ 20-119
Powers of Supervisor.
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§ 20-120
Severability.
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