[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Springfield
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration
- Ch 10 Assessors
- Ch 16 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 23 Deeds, Leases and Mortgages
- Ch 25 Departmental Revolving Funds
- Ch 27 Departments
- Ch 32 Elections
- Ch 34 Emergency Services
- Ch 38 Ethics
- Ch 42 Finances
- Ch 49 Historic Districts
- Ch 61 Mayor and Council; School Committee
- Ch 67 Officers and Employees
- Ch 67 Art I City Clerk
- § 67-1 Assistant City Clerk.
- § 67-2 Annual review.
- § 67-3 Fees.
- Ch 67 Art II Finance Director
- § 67-4 Position established; responsibilities; appointment; term; oath.
- § 67-5 Qualifications.
- § 67-6 Powers and duties.
- § 67-7 Policies with regard to self-supporting operations.
- § 67-8 Capital Improvement Planning Committee; capital projects.
- § 67-9 Policies regarding financial responsibilities of departments.
- § 67-10 Policies regarding grants.
- Ch 67 Art III Director of Internal Audit
- § 67-11 Appointment and term; oath; qualifications.
- § 67-12 Annual review of Director of Internal Audit.
- § 67-13 Access to books and documents.
- § 67-14 Duties of Director of Internal Audit.
- § 67-15 Requests for information.
- § 67-16 Requests for Information by School Department.
- § 67-17 Use of outside firms.
- § 67-18 Disability or vacancy in office.
- § 67-19 through § 67-21. (Reserved)
- Ch 67 Art IV Comptroller
- § 67-22 Appointment and term; oath; qualifications.
- § 67-23 Annual review of Comptroller.
- § 67-24 Access to books and documents.
- § 67-25 Books of accounts.
- § 67-26 Powers and duties of Comptroller.
- § 67-27 Transfer of accounts.
- § 67-28 Requests for information; annual reporting.
- § 67-29 Notice of exhaustion of appropriation.
- § 67-30 Capital projects.
- § 67-31 Deputy Comptroller.
- § 67-32 Custody of contracts.
- § 67-33 Contracts exceeding $25,000.
- § 67-34 Approval of claims.
- § 67-35 Mayor's order required for payment of claims.
- § 67-36 Department heads to certify and forward bills to Comptroller.
- § 67-37 Filing of claims with Comptroller; transmission to Collector.
- § 67-38 Claims uncollectible by City Collector.
- § 67-39 Payment to department heads.
- § 67-40 Petty cash funds.
- Ch 67 Art V City Treasurer
- § 67-41 Fiscal year.
- § 67-42 Security of records.
- § 67-43 Rendering service and furnishing information to Council.
- § 67-44 Statements to Council on condition of treasury.
- § 67-45 System of accounts; furnishing information to Auditor.
- Ch 67 Art VI City Collector
- § 67-46 Official bond.
- § 67-47 Charging and crediting on Auditor's books.
- § 67-48 Collecting and paying over funds.
- § 67-49 Weekly statements.
- § 67-50 Collection of taxes.
- § 67-51 Collection of water bills.
- Ch 67 Art VII City Messenger
- § 67-52 Appointment; term.
- § 67-53 Duties.
- § 67-54 Delivery of notifications and summonses; notice of meetings.
- Ch 67 Art VIII Bee Commissioner
- § 67-55 Establishment of office.
- § 67-56 Qualifications, appointment and term.
- § 67-57 Powers and duties.
- Ch 67 Art IX Commissioner of Abandoned or Neglected Burying Grounds
- § 67-58 Appointment, term and qualifications.
- § 67-59 Vacancies.
- § 67-60 Duties.
- § 67-61 Expenditure in excess of appropriations.
- Ch 67 Art X City Physician
- § 67-62 Appointment of City Physician and assistant; terms.
- § 67-63 Duties.
- § 67-64 Delegation of duties.
- § 67-65 Medical office; clerical assistance.
- Ch 67 Art XI Measurers of Lumber
- § 67-66 Appointment and term.
- § 67-67 Oath.
- Ch 67 Art XII Fire Commissioner
- § 67-68 Position established; appointment.
- § 67-69 Term of office; vacancies; removal.
- § 67-70 Qualifications.
- § 67-71 Authority.
- Ch 67 Art XIII (Reserved)
- § 67-72 through § 67-76. (Reserved)
- Ch 67 Art XIV Chief Development Officer
- § 67-77 Establishment.
- § 67-78 Powers and duties.
- § 67-79 Budget regulations.
- § 67-79.1 Semi-annual meeting with Council.
- Ch 67 Art XV Municipal Chime Ringer
- § 67-80 Appointment; duties.
- Ch 67 Art XVI Poet Laureate
- § 67-81 Designation.
- § 67-82 Responsibilities; compensation.
- § 67-83 Residency; term.
- Ch 67 Art XVII (Reserved)
- § 67-84 through § 67-96. (Reserved)
- Ch 67 Art XVIII Youth Poet Laureate
- § 67-97 Designation.
- § 67-98 Responsibilities; compensation.
- § 67-99 Residency; term; age requirement
- Ch 73 Personnel
- Ch 78 Planning
- Ch 82 Purchasing and Contracts
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 100 Alarms
- Ch 105 Amusements
- Ch 110 Animals
- Ch 115 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 118 Awnings, Canopies and Signs
- Ch 123 Biomedical Research
- Ch 131 Body Art Establishments
- Ch 140 Building Construction
- Ch 143 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 149 Buses
- Ch 154 Community Gardens
- Ch 157 Curfew
- Ch 165 Drugs and Drug Products
- Ch 172 Excavations
- Ch 173 Facial Recognition Surveillance Technology
- Ch 175 Fees
- Ch 178 Fire Prevention
- Ch 182 Foreclosures
- Ch 184 Fortunetellers
- Ch 190 Gang Activity
- Ch 201 Graffiti
- Ch 208 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 213 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 218 Historic Preservation
- Ch 229 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 235 Lodging and Rooming Houses
- Ch 238 Short-Term Rentals
- Ch 240 Loitering
- Ch 245 Marijuana
- Ch 247 Massage Businesses
- Ch 248 Military Leave
- Ch 259 Noise
- Ch 265 Parking, Valet
- Ch 270 Pawnbrokers and Junk Dealers
- Ch 275 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 279 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 282 Plastic Bag Reduction
- Ch 285 Property Maintenance
- Ch 300 Sewers
- Ch 304 Sex Offenders
- Ch 311 Skateboards and Scooters
- Ch 316 Smoking
- Ch 322 Snow and Ice
- Ch 327 Solid Waste
- Ch 334 Storm Drains
- Ch 336 Stormwater Management
- Ch 338 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 347 Swimming Pools
- Ch 351 Tag/Garage Sales
- Ch 355 Taxation
- Ch 362 Tobacco Products
- Ch 368 Tree Protection
- Ch 379 Vehicles, Abandoned and Unregistered
- Ch 385 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 390 Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 401 Waste Hauling Services
- Ch 405 Water
- Ch 412 Weapons and Explosives
- Ch 417 Wetlands
- Appendix
- Ch A450 Special Acts and Resolves
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
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