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2024-06-11
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
Ch C Art I
Grant of Powers to the Town
Sec. 1.01
Incorporation.
Sec. 1.02
Construction.
Sec. 1.03
Intergovernmental relations.
Ch C Art II
Board of Selectmen
Sec. 2.01
Officers.
Sec. 2.02
Composition and eligibility.
Sec. 2.03
Compensation and expenses.
Sec. 2.04
Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
Sec. 2.05
General powers and duties.
Sec. 2.06
Enumeration of powers.
Sec. 2.07
Induction of Selectmen into office.
Sec. 2.08
Judge of qualifications.
Sec. 2.09
Procedure.
Sec. 2.10
Prohibitions.
Sec. 2.11
Vacancy; forfeiture of office; filling of vacancies.
Sec. 2.12
Action requiring an ordinance from the Board of Selectmen.
Sec. 2.13
Ordinances in general.
Sec. 2.14
Emergency ordinances.
Sec. 2.15
Codes of technical regulations.
Sec. 2.16
Authentication and recording; codification; printing.
Ch C Art III
Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Sec. 3.01
Appointments; interview by Selectmen; records of appointment.
Sec. 3.02
Boards, commissions, and committees whose members must be residents.
Sec. 3.03
Boards, commissions, and committees whose members need not be residents:
Sec. 3.04
Prohibited simultaneous membership.
Sec. 3.05
Terms.
Sec. 3.06
Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and recording secretary.
Ch C Art IV
Recall of Elected Officials
Sec. 4.01
Applicability.
Sec. 4.02
Petition by voters.
Sec. 4.03
Petition procedure; procedure after filing.
Sec. 4.04
Calling of election.
Sec. 4.05
Form of ballot.
Sec. 4.06
Count of ballot.
Sec. 4.07
Limitation on recall.
Ch C Art V
Town Manager
Sec. 5.01
Appointment; qualification; compensation.
Sec. 5.02
Powers and duties of the Town Manager.
Sec. 5.03
Vacancy in the Office of Town Manager.
Sec. 5.04
Removal of the Town Manager.
Ch C Art VI
Administrative Departments
Sec. 6.01
Direction by Town Manager.
Sec. 6.02
Personnel system.
Sec. 6.03
Personnel Advisory Committee.
Ch C Art VII
Financial Procedures
Sec. 7.01
Fiscal Year.
Sec. 7.02
Submission of proposed budget and budget message.
Sec. 7.03
Proposed budget message.
Sec. 7.04
Proposed budget.
Sec. 7.05
Form of budget articles.
Sec. 7.06
Capital Improvement Program.
Sec. 7.07
Board of Selectmen action on proposed budget.
Sec. 7.08
Adoption of Town budget.
Sec. 7.09
Bond issues; ballots.
Sec. 7.10
Public records.
Sec. 7.11
Amendments after adoption.
Sec. 7.12
Lapse of appropriations.
Sec. 7.13
Administration of budget.
Sec. 7.14
Independent annual audit.
Ch C Art VIII
Tax Administration
Sec. 8.01
Assessor.
Sec. 8.02
Payment of taxes.
Sec. 8.03
Board of Assessment Review.
Ch C Art IX
Budget Committee
Sec. 9.01
Budget Committee.
Sec. 9.02
Responsibilities of the Budget Committee.
Sec. 9.03
Budget Committee's review process.
Ch C Art X
Planning
Sec. 10.01
Planning Board
Sec. 10.02
Comprehensive Plan.
Sec. 10.03
Zoning Ordinance.
Sec. 10.04
Zoning Board of Appeals.
Ch C Art XI
Nominations, Elections, and Town Meetings
Sec. 11.01
Elected officials.
Sec. 11.02
Municipal elections.
Sec. 11.03
Nominations.
Sec. 11.03
Conduct of elections.
Sec. 11.04
Election officials.
Sec. 11.05
Town Meeting.
Ch C Art XII
Initiative and Referendum
Sec. 12.01
Petition for enactment of ordinances.
Sec. 12.02
Repeat petitions.
Sec. 12.03
Petition for overrule of ordinance of Board of Selectmen.
Sec. 12.04
Form of ballot.
Ch C Art XIII
General Provisions
Sec. 13.01
Financial conflict of interest.
Sec. 13.02
Code of Ethics.
Sec. 13.03
Prohibited conduct.
Sec. 13.04
Summons before Board of Selectmen.
Sec. 13.05
Oath of office.
Ch C Art XIV
Transitional Provisions
Sec. 14.01
Repealing clause.
Sec. 14.02
Separability.
Sec. 14.03
Short title.
Sec. 14.04
Expiration of terms of present elected officials.
Sec. 14.05
Officers and employees.
Sec. 14.06
Pending matters.
Sec. 14.07
Municipal laws.
Sec. 14.08
Effective date.
The Code
Administrative Ordinances
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 3
Administrative Procedures
Ch 5
Assessments
Ch 10
Budget Committee
Ch 12
Comprehensive Plan Updates
Ch 14
Emergency Management
Ch 20
Police
Ch 25
Fire Chief
Ch 40
Municipal Equipment, Sale of
Ch 49
Personnel Policies
Ch 53
Planning Board
Ch 65
Town Meetings
Ch 66
Town Property, Designation of
Ch 67
Enterprise Funds
General Ordinances
Ch 80
Animals
Ch 86
Beaches
Ch 88
Bicycles
Ch 91
Building Construction
Ch 97
Cable Television
Ch 100
Cemeteries
Ch 104
Drug-Free Zones
Ch 109
Firearms
Ch 115
Fireworks, Consumer
Ch 116
Floodplain Management
Ch 120
General Assistance Program
Ch 122
Groundwater Protection
Ch 124
Harbor
Ch 127
Hazardous Waste
Ch 132
Historic Preservation
Ch 145
Land Use
Ch 150
Licenses and Permits
Ch 154
Loitering and Disturbing the Peace
Ch 165
Obscenity
Ch 171
Property Assessed Clean Energy
Ch 174
Impact Fees
Ch 175
(Reserved)
Ch 177
Rest Rooms, Public
Ch 185
Septage Effluent Disposal
Ch 190
Shellfish Conservation Program
Ch 196
Solid Waste
Ch 201
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 202
Subdivision of Land
Ch 203
Property Tax Deferral for Senior Citizens
Ch 204
Taxation
Ch 207
Towing
Ch 212
Vehicles and Traffic
Regulations
Ch 230
Ethics, Code of
Ch 260
(Reserved)
Appendix
Ch A276
Special Acts
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter C
Charter
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Wells as approved
11-4-2008
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
Grant of Powers to the Town
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Sec. 1.01
Incorporation.
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Sec. 1.02
Construction.
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Sec. 1.03
Intergovernmental relations.
chevron_right
Article II
Board of Selectmen
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Sec. 2.01
Officers.
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Sec. 2.02
Composition and eligibility.
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Sec. 2.03
Compensation and expenses.
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Sec. 2.04
Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
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Sec. 2.05
General powers and duties.
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Sec. 2.06
Enumeration of powers.
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Sec. 2.07
Induction of Selectmen into office.
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Sec. 2.08
Judge of qualifications.
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Sec. 2.09
Procedure.
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Sec. 2.10
Prohibitions.
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Sec. 2.11
Vacancy; forfeiture of office; filling of vacancies.
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Sec. 2.12
Action requiring an ordinance from the Board of Selectmen.
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Sec. 2.13
Ordinances in general.
chevron_right
Sec. 2.14
Emergency ordinances.
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Sec. 2.15
Codes of technical regulations.
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Sec. 2.16
Authentication and recording; codification; printing.
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Article III
Boards, Commissions, and Committees
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Sec. 3.01
Appointments; interview by Selectmen; records of appointment.
chevron_right
Sec. 3.02
Boards, commissions, and committees whose members must be residents.
chevron_right
Sec. 3.03
Boards, commissions, and committees whose members need not be residents:
chevron_right
Sec. 3.04
Prohibited simultaneous membership.
chevron_right
Sec. 3.05
Terms.
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Sec. 3.06
Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and recording secretary.
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Article IV
Recall of Elected Officials
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Sec. 4.01
Applicability.
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Sec. 4.02
Petition by voters.
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Sec. 4.03
Petition procedure; procedure after filing.
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Sec. 4.04
Calling of election.
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Sec. 4.05
Form of ballot.
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Sec. 4.06
Count of ballot.
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Sec. 4.07
Limitation on recall.
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Article V
Town Manager
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Sec. 5.01
Appointment; qualification; compensation.
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Sec. 5.02
Powers and duties of the Town Manager.
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Sec. 5.03
Vacancy in the Office of Town Manager.
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Sec. 5.04
Removal of the Town Manager.
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Article VI
Administrative Departments
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Sec. 6.01
Direction by Town Manager.
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Sec. 6.02
Personnel system.
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Sec. 6.03
Personnel Advisory Committee.
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Article VII
Financial Procedures
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Sec. 7.01
Fiscal Year.
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Sec. 7.02
Submission of proposed budget and budget message.
chevron_right
Sec. 7.03
Proposed budget message.
chevron_right
Sec. 7.04
Proposed budget.
chevron_right
Sec. 7.05
Form of budget articles.
chevron_right
Sec. 7.06
Capital Improvement Program.
chevron_right
Sec. 7.07
Board of Selectmen action on proposed budget.
chevron_right
Sec. 7.08
Adoption of Town budget.
chevron_right
Sec. 7.09
Bond issues; ballots.
chevron_right
Sec. 7.10
Public records.
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Sec. 7.11
Amendments after adoption.
chevron_right
Sec. 7.12
Lapse of appropriations.
chevron_right
Sec. 7.13
Administration of budget.
chevron_right
Sec. 7.14
Independent annual audit.
chevron_right
Article VIII
Tax Administration
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Sec. 8.01
Assessor.
chevron_right
Sec. 8.02
Payment of taxes.
chevron_right
Sec. 8.03
Board of Assessment Review.
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Article IX
Budget Committee
chevron_right
Sec. 9.01
Budget Committee.
chevron_right
Sec. 9.02
Responsibilities of the Budget Committee.
chevron_right
Sec. 9.03
Budget Committee's review process.
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Article X
Planning
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Sec. 10.01
Planning Board
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Sec. 10.02
Comprehensive Plan.
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Sec. 10.03
Zoning Ordinance.
chevron_right
Sec. 10.04
Zoning Board of Appeals.
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Article XI
Nominations, Elections, and Town Meetings
chevron_right
Sec. 11.01
Elected officials.
chevron_right
Sec. 11.02
Municipal elections.
chevron_right
Sec. 11.03
Nominations.
chevron_right
Sec. 11.03
Conduct of elections.
chevron_right
Sec. 11.04
Election officials.
chevron_right
Sec. 11.05
Town Meeting.
chevron_right
Article XII
Initiative and Referendum
chevron_right
Sec. 12.01
Petition for enactment of ordinances.
chevron_right
Sec. 12.02
Repeat petitions.
chevron_right
Sec. 12.03
Petition for overrule of ordinance of Board of Selectmen.
chevron_right
Sec. 12.04
Form of ballot.
chevron_right
Article XIII
General Provisions
chevron_right
Sec. 13.01
Financial conflict of interest.
chevron_right
Sec. 13.02
Code of Ethics.
chevron_right
Sec. 13.03
Prohibited conduct.
chevron_right
Sec. 13.04
Summons before Board of Selectmen.
chevron_right
Sec. 13.05
Oath of office.
chevron_right
Article XIV
Transitional Provisions
chevron_right
Sec. 14.01
Repealing clause.
chevron_right
Sec. 14.02
Separability.
chevron_right
Sec. 14.03
Short title.
chevron_right
Sec. 14.04
Expiration of terms of present elected officials.
chevron_right
Sec. 14.05
Officers and employees.
chevron_right
Sec. 14.06
Pending matters.
chevron_right
Sec. 14.07
Municipal laws.
chevron_right
Sec. 14.08
Effective date.
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