Town of Dedham, MA
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2023-11-08
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
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Article 7 REVIEW AND CHANGES OF CHARTER AND BY-LAWS
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art 7 REVIEW AND CHANGES OF CHARTER AND BY-LAWS
- § C-7-1 Charter Changes
- § C-7-2 Periodic Review of Charter and By-Laws
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Manager
- Ch 12 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 18 Cemeteries
- Ch 24 Departments
- Ch 30 Emergency Services
- Ch 34 Endicott Estate
- Ch 39 Finances
- Ch 42 Fingerprint-Based Criminal Record Background Checks
- Ch 57 Legal Affairs
- Ch 61 Library
- Ch 65 Master Plan
- Ch 70 Personnel, Wage and Salary Administration Plan
- Ch 72 Public Notice
- Ch 73 Purchasing
- Ch 78 Records and Reports
- Ch 85 Town Meetings
- Ch 88 Town Property
- Ch 90 Training
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 102 Advertising Materials
- Ch 106 Alarm Systems
- Ch 110 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 114 Amusements
- Ch 117 Animals
- Ch 122 Building Construction
- Ch 125 Buildings, Moving of
- Ch 129 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 136 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 141 Drugs and Drug Products
- Ch 146 Use of Topsoil From Certain Work on Town Property
- Ch 150 Fees and Fines
- Ch 154 Fireworks and Weapons
- Ch 160 Garbage, Refuse and Waste Materials
- Ch 168 Historic Districts
- Ch 183 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 188 Marijuana Establishments
- Ch 192 Noise
- Ch 195 Nuisances
- Ch 199 Parks and Public Places
- Ch 204 Peddling, Soliciting and Sales
- Ch 206 Permanent Public Infrastructure
- Ch 208 Plastic Bag Reduction
- Ch 210 Property Maintenance
- Ch 216 Recycling
- Ch 225 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 229 Sewers
- Ch 233 (Reserved)
- Ch 237 Signs
- Ch 242 Storm Drains
- Ch 246 Stormwater Management
- Ch 250 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 265 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 271 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 280 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A300 General Law Acceptances and Special Acts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Ch ZDL Zoning Disposition List
This charter may be replaced, revised or amended in accordance
with Article LXXXIX of the Amendments to the Constitution.
The select board shall appoint a special committee of not less
than 5 voters in each year ending in "0" to review this charter and
in each year ending in "5" to review the town by-laws. Such committees
shall make recommendations concerning possible revision or recodification
as the committee deems appropriate and shall present such recommendations,
accompanied by a statement as to the reasons therefor, in a report
to the select board.
No more than 10 months following such respective appointments,
each committee shall prepare a preliminary report summarizing its
recommendations and shall schedule a public hearing in connection
therewith to be held not earlier than 2 weeks after the date of notice
of the availability of such report is published in a newspaper of
general circulation in the town. The notice shall include information
as to times and places, which shall include at a minimum the town's
website and the town clerk's office, where copies of the report may
be reviewed or requested and include the date, time and place of the
public hearing.
