[HISTORY: Adopted as approved by the Electors of the Town
of Putnam effective 1-1-1986; amended in its entirety 11-7-2017. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Ch I Incorporation and General Powers
- § C-I-1 Incorporation.
- § C-I-2 Rights and obligations.
- § C-I-3 General grant of powers.
- § C-I-4 Rules of construction.
- § C-I-5 Definitions.
- § C-I-6 Section headings.
- Ch C Ch II Elections
- § C-II-1 General.
- § C-II-2 Minority representation.
- § C-II-3 Voting districts.
- § C-II-4 Breaking a tie.
- § C-II-5 Vacancies.
- § C-II-6 Eligibility.
- Ch C Ch III The Mayor
- § C-III-1 Election and qualification.
- § C-III-2 Duties.
- § C-III-3 Oath of Office.
- Ch C Ch IV The Board of Selectmen
- § C-IV-1 The Board of Selectmen.
- § C-IV-2 Presiding Officer.
- § C-IV-3 Procedure.
- § C-IV-4 General powers and duties.
- § C-IV-5 Publication of ordinances.
- § C-IV-6 Emergency ordinances.
- § C-IV-7 Investigation.
- § C-IV-8 Public hearing on ordinances.
- Ch C Ch V Appointive Officers
- § C-V-1 General.
- § C-V-2 Administrative Officers.
- § C-V-3 Other appointed officials and employees.
- § C-V-4 Appointment of Municipal Attorney.
- § C-V-5 Surety bonds.
- § C-V-6 Salaries.
- Ch C Ch VI Administrative Agencies
- § C-VI-1 Appointive agencies.
- § C-VI-2 Appointive.
- § C-VI-3 Removals.
- § C-VI-4 Creation and discontinuance of offices and agencies.
- Ch C Ch VII Finance and Taxation
- § C-VII-1 General form of budget presentation.
- § C-VII-2 Departmental estimates.
- § C-VII-3 Duties of the Mayor on the budget.
- § C-VII-4 Duties of the Board of Selectmen on budget.
- § C-VII-5 Duties of the Board of Finance on budget.
- § C-VII-6 Annual Town Meeting.
- § C-VII-7 Special appropriation.
- § C-VII-8 Expenditures and accounting.
- § C-VII-9 Annual audit.
- § C-VII-10 Purchasing.
- § C-VII-11 Borrowing.
- § C-VII-12 Contributions.
- § C-VII-13 Tax bills.
- § C-VII-14 Assessment and collection of taxes.
- § C-VII-15 Distribution of tax relief funds.
- Ch C Ch VIII The Town Meeting
- § C-VIII-1 Annual and special meetings.
- § C-VIII-2 Power of referendum.
- § C-VIII-3 Procedure.
- § C-VIII-4 When action taken by Town Meeting required.
- § C-VIII-5 Power of initiative.
- § C-VIII-6 Repeal of ordinance by power of referendum.
- Ch C Ch IX Special Services District
- § C-IX-1 District boundaries.
- § C-IX-2 Alteration of boundaries; notice required.
- § C-IX-3 Rights and obligations.
- § C-IX-4 Grant of powers.
- § C-IX-5 District authority.
- § C-IX-6 Term of office.
- § C-IX-7 Presiding officer.
- § C-IX-8 Procedure.
- § C-IX-9 General powers and duties.
- § C-IX-10 Preliminary budget estimates.
- § C-IX-11 Duties of the district authority on budget; annual district budget meeting.
- § C-IX-12 Police Department.
- § C-IX-13 Fire Department.
- Ch C Ch X Transition and Miscellaneous Provisions
- § C-X-1 Transfer of powers.
- § C-X-2 Present employees to retain positions.
- § C-X-3 Conflicts of interest.
- § C-X-4 Transfer of records and property.
- § C-X-5 Legal proceedings.
- § C-X-6 Existing laws and ordinances.
- § C-X-7 Amendment of Charter.
- § C-X-8 Saving clause.
- § C-X-9 Effective date.
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Aquifer Protection Agency
- Ch 10 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 16 Cemeteries
- Ch 20 Community Development Action Plan Agency
- Ch 28 Elections
- Ch 30 Eminent Domain
- Ch 32 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 37 Finances
- Ch 41 Fire Districts
- Ch 45 Funds
- Ch 53 Health, Department of
- Ch 62 Human Resource Development Agency
- Ch 75 Library
- Ch 88 Officers and Employees
- Ch 94 Property, Naming of
- Ch 97 Property, Sale of
- Ch 101 Purchasing and Contracts
- Ch 105 Records
- Ch 109 Regional Cooperation
- Ch 115 Regional Resource Recovery Authority
- Ch 118 Rehabilitation Areas
- Ch 134 Town Government
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 140 Adult Businesses
- Ch 143 Advertising Materials
- Ch 151 Alarm Systems
- Ch 154 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 158 Amusement Centers and Devices
- Ch 162 Animals
- Ch 166 Bazaars and Raffles
- Ch 170 Bingo
- Ch 172 Blighted Properties
- Ch 175 Building Construction
- Ch 187 Driveways
- Ch 193 Emergency Management
- Ch 198 Entertainment Establishments
- Ch 202 Excavations
- Ch 206 Fees and Charges
- Ch 211 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 230 Massage Parlors
- Ch 235 Nuisances
- Ch 239 Palm Readers and Fortune Tellers
- Ch 242 Parades and Processions
- Ch 246 Parks and Recreation Facilities
- Ch 250 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 257 Refrigerators
- Ch 260 Rental Property
- Ch 264 Solid Waste
- Ch 269 Street Naming and Numbering
- Ch 273 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 285 Taxation
- Ch 291 Town Property, Use of
- Ch 298 Utilities
- Ch 302 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 304 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 312 Water and Sewers
- Ch 314 Water Use Restrictions
- Appendix
- Ch A350 Special Services District
- Ch A355 Agreements
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
