Town of Farmington, CT Charter

Town of Farmington, CT

Hartford County

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter C: Charter

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Farmington 6-9-1947; amended 11-4-1952; 5-4-1957; 6-15-1965. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Code of Ethics — See Ch. 24.

Officers and employees — See Ch. 47.

Pensions — See Ch. 51.

Rules of procedure — See Ch. A205.

Chapter C : Charter

Article I Incorporation

§ C1-1 Incorporation.

§ C1-2 Rights and obligations.

Article II Election of Officers

§ C2-1 Elections.

§ C2-2 Limitation on majority representation.

§ C2-3 Vacancies in elective offices.

§ C2-4 Eligibility.

§ C2-5 Voting districts.

Article III Town Council

§ C3-1 The Council.

§ C3-2 Chair and Acting Chair of the Council.

§ C3-4 Procedure.

§ C3-5 Other offices.

§ C3-6 General powers and duties.

§ C3-7 Additional provisions.

§ C3-8 Appointments by Council.

§ C3-9 Establishment of other offices.

§ C3-10 Qualifications and pay scale.

§ C3-11 Officials' bonds.

§ C3-12 Retirement.

§ C3-13 Investigations.

§ C3-14 Public hearings on ordinances.

Article IV Other Elective Offices

§ C4-1 Powers and duties; compensation.

Article V Town Manager

§ C5-1 Qualification; residency.

§ C5-2 Duties.

§ C5-3 Appointments.

§ C5-4 Absence of Town Manager.

§ C5-5 Police Department.

Article VI Corporation Counsel

§ C6-1 Qualifications.

§ C6-2 Powers and duties.

§ C6-3 Assistant Corporation Counsel.

Article VII Removals

§ C7-1 Town employees.

§ C7-2 Board of Education employees.

Article VIII Conflict of Interest

§ C8-1 Prohibition.

Article IX Budget

§ C9-1 Fiscal year.

§ C9-2 Estimates.

§ C9-3 Duties of Town Manager on budget.

§ C9-4 Powers and duties of Council and Town Meeting on budget; budget referendum.

§ C9-5 Contracts and expenditures prohibited.

§ C9-6 Transfer of funds within departments.

§ C9-7 Transfer of funds within the Governmental Budget.

§ C9-8 Appropriation lapse at end of budget year.

§ C9-9 Tax bills.

§ C9-10 Assessment and collection of taxes.

Article X Town Meetings

§ C10-2 Procedure.

§ C10-3 When action by Town Meeting required, other than on annual budget.

§ C10-4 Petition for overrule of action of Council.

§ C10-5 Petition for enactment of ordinances.

Article XI Consolidation of Schools

§ C11-1 Property and assets.

Article XII Permanent School District Funds

§ C12-1 Management and expenditure of funds.

Article XIII Miscellaneous

§ C13-1 Existing laws and ordinances.

§ C13-2 Amendment of Charter.

§ C13-3 Severability.

§ C13-4 Effective date.