PREAMBLE: We, the people of the town of Westwood, Massachusetts,
in order to reaffirm the customary and traditional liberties of the
people with respect to the conduct of our local government and to
take the fullest advantages inherent in the home rule amendment of
the constitution of the commonwealth, do hereby adopt the following
home rule charter for this town.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Ch 1 POWERS OF THE TOWN
- § C-1-1 Incorporation
- § C-1-2 Scope of Town Powers
- § C-1-3 Form of Government
- § C-1-4 Construction of Charter
- § C-1-5 Intergovernmental Relations
- Ch C Ch 2 ELECTIONS AND TOWN MEETING
- § C-2-1 Legislative Power
- § C-2-2 Town Elections
- § C-2-3 Elections to be Nonpartisan
- § C-2-4 Eligibility of Town Voters
- § C-2-5 Initiative
- § C-2-6 Business Sessions of the Town Meeting
- § C-2-7 Finance and Warrant Commission Recommendation
- § C-2-8 Quorum
- § C-2-9 Presiding Officer
- Ch C Ch 3 THE SELECT BOARD
- § C-3-1 Composition and Terms
- § C-3-2 Powers and Duties
- § C-3-3 Power of Investigation
- § C-3-4 Power to Appoint Town Officers
- § C-3-5 Power to Appoint Town Boards and Commissions
- § C-3-6 Power to Rescind Appointments
- Ch C Ch 4 ELECTED TOWN BOARDS AND OFFICERS
- § C-4-1 School Committee
- § C-4-2 Board of Assessors
- § C-4-3 Sewer Commission
- § C-4-4 Planning Board
- § C-4-5 Library Trustees
- § C-4-6 Associate Members
- § C-4-7 Elected Officers
- § C-4-8 Recall
- Ch C Ch 5 APPOINTED TOWN BOARDS
- § C-5-1 Board of Health
- § C-5-2 Council on Aging
- § C-5-3 Conservation Commission
- § C-5-4 Recreation Commission
- § C-5-5 Zoning Board of Appeals
- § C-5-6 Youth and Family Services
- § C-5-7 Associate Members
- Ch C Ch 6 TOWN ADMINISTRATOR
- § C-6-1 Town Administrator
- § C-6-2 Duties
- § C-6-3 Qualifications
- § C-6-4 Acting and Temporary Town Administrator
- Ch C Ch 7 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTED BY MODERATOR
- § C-7-1 Moderator's Power of Appointment
- § C-7-2 Power to Rescind Appointments
- § C-7-3 Finance and Warrant Commission
- § C-7-4 Personnel Board
- § C-7-5 Permanent Building Commission
- Ch C Ch 8 DEPARTMENTS
- § C-8-1 Finance Department
- § C-8-2 Other Departments
- Ch C Ch 9 FINANCIAL PROCEDURES
- § C-9-1 Fiscal Year
- § C-9-2 Audit Committee
- § C-9-3 Budget - Preparation and Schedule
- § C-9-4 Budgetary Procedures
- Ch C Ch 10 TOWN BY-LAWS
- § C-10-1 How Proposed
- § C-10-2 How Adopted and Revised
- § C-10-3 Revision and Publication
- § C-10-4 Continuation of Town By-Laws
- Ch C Ch 11 SEVERABILITY
- § C-11-1
- Ch C Ch 12 CHARTER REVISION
- § C-12-1 Proposal of Amendments
- § C-12-2 Adoption of Amendments
- § C-12-3 Periodic Review
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Aging, Council on
- Ch 30 Finance
- Ch 47 Information Technology Department and Advisory Board
- Ch 80 Officers and Employees
- Ch 90 Personnel
- Ch 113 Sewer Commissioners, Board of
- Ch 122 Special Committees
- Ch 138 Town Meetings
- Ch 142 Town Report, Annual
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 175 Alarm Systems
- Ch 179 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 184 Animals
- Ch 189 Athletic Fields
- Ch 200 Child Safety Zones
- Ch 212 Conservation Areas
- Ch 238 Firearms
- Ch 250 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 250A Historic Structure Demolition
- Ch 251 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 284 Marijuana
- Ch 292 Noise
- Ch 306 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 310 Lodging Facilities
- Ch 321 Retail Stores and Food Establishments
- Ch 325 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 338 Soliciting and Canvassing
- Ch 339 Fingerprint-Based Criminal Record Background Checks
- Ch 342 Solid Waste
- Ch 350 Stormwater Management
- Ch 355 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 370 Unattended Donation Containers
- Ch 380 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 392 Wetlands Protection
- Appendix
- Ch A500 General Laws and Special Acts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
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