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Town of Wethersfield, 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 Powers
§ 101
Incorporation.
§ 102
Rights and obligations.
§ 103
Powers.
Ch C Ch II
Elections
§ 201
Town elections.
§ 202
Elective offices.
§ 203
Terms of office.
§ 204
Minority representation.
§ 205
Vacancies in elective offices.
§ 206
Board of Education.
§ 207
Nomination and election procedure.
§ 208
Qualifications.
§ 209
Voting districts.
Ch C Ch III
Council
§ 301
Powers.
§ 302
Composition.
§ 303
Compensation.
§ 304
Organization.
§ 305
Procedure.
§ 306
Other offices.
§ 307
Introduction of ordinances and resolutions.
§ 308
Public hearing and passage of ordinances and resolutions.
§ 309
Referendum on ordinances and resolutions.
§ 310
Emergency ordinances.
§ 311
Obligatory referendum on bond issues and appropriations in excess of 0.30% of the appropriated General Fund expenditures for the current fiscal year.
§ 312
Initiative by electors.
§ 313
Removals.
§ 314
Investigations.
Ch C Ch IV
Manager
§ 401
Qualifications, appointment, and tenure.
§ 402
Compensation.
§ 403
Duties.
§ 404
Powers.
§ 405
Acting Manager.
Ch C Ch V
Officers and Boards
§ 501
Town Clerk.
§ 502
Town Treasurer.
§ 503
Town Attorney.
§ 504
Planning and Zoning Commission.
§ 505
Zoning Board of Appeals.
§ 506
Library Board.
§ 507
Board of Assessment Appeals.
§ 508
Board of Building Appeals.
§ 509
Housing Authority.
§ 510
Parks and Recreation Board.
§ 511
Constables.
§ 512
Building Committee.
§ 513
Boards and commissions.
Ch C Ch VI
Administrative Departments
§ 601
Department of Finance.
§ 602
Department of Public Safety.
§ 603
Department of Public Works.
§ 604
Department of Parks and Recreation.
§ 605
Department of Health.
§ 606
Department of Social and Youth Services.
§ 607
Other departments, divisions, offices and agencies.
Ch C Ch VII
Financial Provisions
§ 701
Fiscal year.
§ 702
Department estimates.
§ 703
Annual town budget.
§ 704
School budget.
§ 705
Budget hearing.
§ 706
Council action on budget.
§ 707
Effect of adoption of town budget.
§ 708
Effect of appropriation.
§ 709
Transfer of appropriations.
§ 710
Lapse of appropriations.
§ 711
Special appropriations.
§ 712
Purchasing.
§ 713
Purchasing procedure.
§ 714
Contracts for public works.
§ 715
Payment of claims.
§ 716
Fees collected by town officers and employees.
§ 717
Official bonds.
§ 718
Penalties for violation of the provisions of this chapter.
§ 719
Annual Audit.
Ch C Ch VIII
Personnel
§ 801
Classification system.
§ 802
Human Resources Manager.
§ 803
Appointments.
§ 804
Personnel Appeals Board.
§ 805
Removals.
§ 806
Rules.
§ 807
Pensions.
Ch C Ch IX
Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 901
Amendment.
§ 902
Powers and duties of Board of Education.
§ 903
Local ordinances, rules and regulations continued in effect.
§ 904
Petitions as public records.
§ 905
Constitutionality.
§ 906
Meetings and votes in public.
§ 907
Mandatory review of Charter.
Ch C Ch X
Ethics
§ 1001
Board of Ethics.
The Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 7
Ambulance and Emergency Services
Ch 9
Central Connecticut Health District
Ch 10
Committees, Boards, Commissions and Other Agencies
Ch 11
Emergency Management
Ch 12
Eminent Domain
Ch 13
Energy Improvement District
Ch 14
Funds
Ch 15
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Ch 16
Local Housing Partnership
Ch 20
Officers and Employees
Ch 24
Public Works, Department of
Ch 27
Purchasing Procedure
Ch 31
Seal
Ch 34
Special Meetings
Ch 35
Special Police
Ch 37
Town Property, Sale of
Ch 40
Voting Districts
Ch 43
Youth Services, Department of
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 46
Adult-Oriented Establishments
Ch 48
Air Pollution
Ch 50
Alarms
Ch 51
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 53
Amusement Devices
Ch 56
Barbershops and Beauty Salons
Ch 59
Boating
Ch 63
Building Construction
Ch 65
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 70
Dogs and Other Animals
Ch 73
Enforcement
Ch 75
Environmental Code
Ch 80
Firearms and Weapons
Ch 83
Fire Prevention
Ch 87
Food Service Establishments
Ch 90
Games of Chance
Ch 93
(Reserved)
Ch 99
Junk Dealers
Ch 100
Land Development
Ch 101
Lighting
Ch 102
Massage Parlors
Ch 104
Natural Gas and Oil Exploration
Ch 105
Noise Control
Ch 108
Nuisances
Ch 111
Parkland Dedications
Ch 112
Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 113
Peace and Good Order
Ch 116
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 119
Pools, Public
Ch 122
Property Maintenance
Ch 123
Public Property, Advertising on
Ch 125
Public Property, Use of
Ch 127
Radio Coverage, Town-Wide
Ch 130
Sewage Disposal Systems
Ch 134
Snowmobiles
Ch 136
Solid Waste
Ch 139
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 141
Stormwater Management
Ch 143
Subdivision of Land
Ch 149
Taxation
Ch 153
Trees and Shrubs
Ch 157
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 160
Vehicles, Inoperable or Abandoned
Ch 167
Zoning
Appendix
Ch A175
Special Acts
Ch A180
Town Council Rules of Procedures
Ch A181
Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations
Ch A182
Rules and Procedures of Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission
Derivation Table
Ch DT
Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter C
Charter
[HISTORY: Adopted as last approved by the electorate of the Town of Wethersfield at the
11-3-2015
General Election. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Chapter I
Incorporation and Powers
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§ 101
Incorporation.
chevron_right
§ 102
Rights and obligations.
chevron_right
§ 103
Powers.
chevron_right
Chapter II
Elections
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§ 201
Town elections.
chevron_right
§ 202
Elective offices.
chevron_right
§ 203
Terms of office.
chevron_right
§ 204
Minority representation.
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§ 205
Vacancies in elective offices.
chevron_right
§ 206
Board of Education.
chevron_right
§ 207
Nomination and election procedure.
chevron_right
§ 208
Qualifications.
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§ 209
Voting districts.
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Chapter III
Council
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§ 301
Powers.
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§ 302
Composition.
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§ 303
Compensation.
chevron_right
§ 304
Organization.
chevron_right
§ 305
Procedure.
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§ 306
Other offices.
chevron_right
§ 307
Introduction of ordinances and resolutions.
chevron_right
§ 308
Public hearing and passage of ordinances and resolutions.
chevron_right
§ 309
Referendum on ordinances and resolutions.
chevron_right
§ 310
Emergency ordinances.
chevron_right
§ 311
Obligatory referendum on bond issues and appropriations in excess of 0.30% of the appropriated General Fund expenditures for the current fiscal year.
chevron_right
§ 312
Initiative by electors.
chevron_right
§ 313
Removals.
chevron_right
§ 314
Investigations.
chevron_right
Chapter IV
Manager
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§ 401
Qualifications, appointment, and tenure.
chevron_right
§ 402
Compensation.
chevron_right
§ 403
Duties.
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§ 404
Powers.
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§ 405
Acting Manager.
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Chapter V
Officers and Boards
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§ 501
Town Clerk.
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§ 502
Town Treasurer.
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§ 503
Town Attorney.
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§ 504
Planning and Zoning Commission.
chevron_right
§ 505
Zoning Board of Appeals.
chevron_right
§ 506
Library Board.
chevron_right
§ 507
Board of Assessment Appeals.
chevron_right
§ 508
Board of Building Appeals.
chevron_right
§ 509
Housing Authority.
chevron_right
§ 510
Parks and Recreation Board.
chevron_right
§ 511
Constables.
chevron_right
§ 512
Building Committee.
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§ 513
Boards and commissions.
chevron_right
Chapter VI
Administrative Departments
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§ 601
Department of Finance.
chevron_right
§ 602
Department of Public Safety.
chevron_right
§ 603
Department of Public Works.
chevron_right
§ 604
Department of Parks and Recreation.
chevron_right
§ 605
Department of Health.
chevron_right
§ 606
Department of Social and Youth Services.
chevron_right
§ 607
Other departments, divisions, offices and agencies.
chevron_right
Chapter VII
Financial Provisions
chevron_right
§ 701
Fiscal year.
chevron_right
§ 702
Department estimates.
chevron_right
§ 703
Annual town budget.
chevron_right
§ 704
School budget.
chevron_right
§ 705
Budget hearing.
chevron_right
§ 706
Council action on budget.
chevron_right
§ 707
Effect of adoption of town budget.
chevron_right
§ 708
Effect of appropriation.
chevron_right
§ 709
Transfer of appropriations.
chevron_right
§ 710
Lapse of appropriations.
chevron_right
§ 711
Special appropriations.
chevron_right
§ 712
Purchasing.
chevron_right
§ 713
Purchasing procedure.
chevron_right
§ 714
Contracts for public works.
chevron_right
§ 715
Payment of claims.
chevron_right
§ 716
Fees collected by town officers and employees.
chevron_right
§ 717
Official bonds.
chevron_right
§ 718
Penalties for violation of the provisions of this chapter.
chevron_right
§ 719
Annual Audit.
chevron_right
Chapter VIII
Personnel
chevron_right
§ 801
Classification system.
chevron_right
§ 802
Human Resources Manager.
chevron_right
§ 803
Appointments.
chevron_right
§ 804
Personnel Appeals Board.
chevron_right
§ 805
Removals.
chevron_right
§ 806
Rules.
chevron_right
§ 807
Pensions.
chevron_right
Chapter IX
Miscellaneous Provisions
chevron_right
§ 901
Amendment.
chevron_right
§ 902
Powers and duties of Board of Education.
chevron_right
§ 903
Local ordinances, rules and regulations continued in effect.
chevron_right
§ 904
Petitions as public records.
chevron_right
§ 905
Constitutionality.
chevron_right
§ 906
Meetings and votes in public.
chevron_right
§ 907
Mandatory review of Charter.
chevron_right
Chapter X
Ethics
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§ 1001
Board of Ethics.
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