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Town of Ashland, MA
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2023-05-09
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Division 1: The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
Act of Incorporation
Ch Act
Act of Incorporation
Division 1: The Charter
Ch CI
Introduction
Ch C
Charter
Ch C Pt 1
Incorporation and Authority
Section 1-1
Incorporation Continued.
Section 1-2
Short Title.
Section 1-3
Division of Powers.
Section 1-4
Powers of the Town.
Section 1-5
Interpretation of Powers.
Section 1-6
Intergovernmental Relations.
Ch C Pt 2
Legislative Branch
Section 2-1
Open Town Meeting.
Section 2-2
Presiding Officer.
Section 2-3
Annual Town Meeting.
Section 2-4
Special Town Meetings.
Section 2-5
Clerk of the Meeting.
Ch C Pt 3
Elected Town Officers
Section 3-1
Elected Town Officers, in General.
Section 3-2
Select Board.
Section 3-3
School Committee.
Section 3-4
Town Moderator.
Section 3-5
Board of Health.
Section 3-6
Board of Assessors.
Section 3-7
Planning Board.
Section 3-8
Board of Library Trustees.
Section 3-9
Housing Authority.
Section 3-10
Holding Multiple Offices.
Ch C Pt 4
Recall of Elected Officers
Section 4-1
Application.
Section 4-2
Recall Affidavit and Petition.
Section 4-3
Recall Election.
Section 4-4
Office Holder and Vacancy.
Section 4-5
Ballot Proposition.
Section 4-6
Repeat of Recall.
Section 4-7
Office Holder Recalled.
Ch C Pt 5
Town Manager
Section 5-1
Appointment; Qualifications; Term of Office.
Section 5-2
Vacancy in Office.
Section 5-3
Temporary Absence.
Section 5-4
Compensation.
Section 5-5
Powers of Appointment.
Section 5-6
Administrative Powers and Duties.
Section 5-7
Removal of Town Manager.
Ch C Pt 6
Administrative Organization
Section 6-1
Organization of Town Departments.
Ch C Pt 7
Financial Provisions
Section 7-1
Budget Process.
Section 7-2
Finance Committee Action.
Section 7-3
Capital Improvements Program.
Section 7-4
Approval of Warrants for Payments.
Section 7-5
Financial Reporting.
Ch C Pt 8
Appointments and Vacancies
Section 8-1
Appointments.
Section 8-2
Resignations and Removals.
Section 8-3
Loss of Office, Excessive Absenteeism.
Section 8-4
Filling Vacancies.
Section 8-5
Failure to Fill Vacancies.
Ch C Pt 9
General Provisions
Section 9-1
Charter Revision or Amendment.
Section 9-2
Periodic Charter Review.
Section 9-3
Severability.
Section 9-4
Rules of Interpretation.
Section 9-5
Definitions.
Section 9-6
Continuation of Existing Laws.
Section 9-7
Precedence of Charter.
Section 9-8
Code of Conduct.
Division 2: Town Meeting Enactments
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 3
Affordable Housing Trust
Ch 4
Aging, Council on
Ch 9
Community Preservation Committee
Ch 11
Emergency Management
Ch 15
Collective Bargaining
Ch 23
Finance Committee
Ch 24
Finance, Department of
Ch 26
Finances
Ch 29
Health, Board of
Ch 31
Historical Commission
Ch 35
Legal Affairs
Ch 42
Capital Improvement Committee
Ch 52
(Reserved)
Ch 54
Public Works, Department of
Ch 63
Town Meetings
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 77
Alarm Systems
Ch 80
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 81
Marijuana
Ch 84
Amusement Devices
Ch 87
Animal Control
Ch 94
Boats: Regulation of Motor Boats, Etc.
Ch 98
Building Construction
Ch 102
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 106
Businesses
Ch 125
Demolition Delay Bylaw for Historically or Architecturally Significant Buildings
Ch 126
Donation Collection Bins
Ch 132
Electrical Standards
Ch 137
Explosives
Ch 141
Fees
Ch 145
Firearms
Ch 148
Fire Lanes
Ch 150
Fire Prevention
Ch 153
Forest
Ch 157
Gas
Ch 164
Handicapped Parking
Ch 178
Licensing
Ch 181
Loitering
Ch 183
Plastic Bag Reduction
Ch 187
Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol, Public Consumption of
Ch 204
Nuisance Noise
Ch 215
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 218
Plumbing
Ch 227
Retail Establishments
Ch 230
Secondhand Dealers
Ch 235
Sewer Betterment Assessment
Ch 242
Soil Removal
Ch 245
Solid Waste
Ch 247
Stormwater Management and Illicit Discharges and Connections
Ch 249
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 252
Subdivision of Land
Ch 256
Taxation
Ch 260
Trapping
Ch 265
Vehicles, Abandoned, Junked and Unregistered
Ch 270
Water Use Restrictions
Ch 280
Wetlands Protection
Ch 281
Wild Mammals, Feeding or Baiting of
Ch 281A
(Reserved)
Ch 281B
Youth Athletic Activities
Ch 282
Zoning
Division 3: Select Board Regulations
Ch 286
Regulation of Multi-Channel Service Providers
Ch 293
Vehicles and Traffic
Division 4: Board of Health
Ch 295
Body Art
Ch 296
Food Managers Certification
Ch 297
Massage
Ch 300
Septic Systems and Wells
Ch 303
Sewage Disposal Systems
Ch 304
Smoking
Ch 305
Tobacco and Nicotine Delivery Product Sales
Ch 306
Tobacco Sales Regulations
Ch 307
Wastewater Treatment Plants
Ch 312
Water Supplies, Private and Semipublic
Ch 315
Fats, Oils and Grease
Ch 316
Groundwater Use Restriction
Division 5: Department of Public Works
Ch 318
Cemeteries
Ch 322
Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 326
Sewers
Ch 330
Street Excavations
Ch 334
Water
Ch 338
Sanitation
Division 6: Miscellaneous Regulations
Ch 339
Forest
Ch 339A
Planning Department and Zoning Board of Appeals Fees
Ch 340
(Reserved)
Ch 343
Stormwater Management
Ch 344
Subdivision of Land
Ch 348
Wetlands Protection Regulations
Appendix
Ch A351
Acceptance of General Laws and Special Acts
Ch A352
Fees
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter C
Charter
[HISTORY: Adopted
1-9-2019
as Ch. 409, Acts of 2018.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Finance Committee — See Ch.
23
.
Legal affairs — See Ch.
35
.
Department of Public Works — See Ch.
54
.
Town Meetings — See Ch.
63
.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Chapter 409 of the Acts of 2018 also repealed the former Charter, adopted 12-18-2008 as Ch. 405, Acts of 2008.
Part 1
Incorporation and Authority
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Section 1-1
Incorporation Continued.
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Section 1-2
Short Title.
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Section 1-3
Division of Powers.
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Section 1-4
Powers of the Town.
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Section 1-5
Interpretation of Powers.
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Section 1-6
Intergovernmental Relations.
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Part 2
Legislative Branch
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Section 2-1
Open Town Meeting.
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Section 2-2
Presiding Officer.
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Section 2-3
Annual Town Meeting.
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Section 2-4
Special Town Meetings.
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Section 2-5
Clerk of the Meeting.
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Part 3
Elected Town Officers
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Section 3-1
Elected Town Officers, in General.
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Section 3-2
Select Board.
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Section 3-3
School Committee.
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Section 3-4
Town Moderator.
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Section 3-5
Board of Health.
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Section 3-6
Board of Assessors.
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Section 3-7
Planning Board.
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Section 3-8
Board of Library Trustees.
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Section 3-9
Housing Authority.
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Section 3-10
Holding Multiple Offices.
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Part 4
Recall of Elected Officers
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Section 4-1
Application.
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Section 4-2
Recall Affidavit and Petition.
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Section 4-3
Recall Election.
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Section 4-4
Office Holder and Vacancy.
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Section 4-5
Ballot Proposition.
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Section 4-6
Repeat of Recall.
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Section 4-7
Office Holder Recalled.
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Part 5
Town Manager
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Section 5-1
Appointment; Qualifications; Term of Office.
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Section 5-2
Vacancy in Office.
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Section 5-3
Temporary Absence.
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Section 5-4
Compensation.
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Section 5-5
Powers of Appointment.
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Section 5-6
Administrative Powers and Duties.
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Section 5-7
Removal of Town Manager.
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Part 6
Administrative Organization
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Section 6-1
Organization of Town Departments.
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Part 7
Financial Provisions
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Section 7-1
Budget Process.
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Section 7-2
Finance Committee Action.
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Section 7-3
Capital Improvements Program.
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Section 7-4
Approval of Warrants for Payments.
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Section 7-5
Financial Reporting.
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Part 8
Appointments and Vacancies
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Section 8-1
Appointments.
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Section 8-2
Resignations and Removals.
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Section 8-3
Loss of Office, Excessive Absenteeism.
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Section 8-4
Filling Vacancies.
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Section 8-5
Failure to Fill Vacancies.
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Part 9
General Provisions
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Section 9-1
Charter Revision or Amendment.
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Section 9-2
Periodic Charter Review.
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Section 9-3
Severability.
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Section 9-4
Rules of Interpretation.
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Section 9-5
Definitions.
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Section 9-6
Continuation of Existing Laws.
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Section 9-7
Precedence of Charter.
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Section 9-8
Code of Conduct.
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