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Town of Dedham, MA
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2023-11-08
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The Code
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 39 Finances
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
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 39 Art I
Finance and Warrant Committee
§ 39-1
Finance and Warrant Committee to be appointed.
§ 39-2
Term of Finance and Warrant Committee members.
§ 39-3
Finance and Warrant Committee to keep records.
§ 39-4
Finance and Warrant Committee vacancies.
Ch 39 Art II
Budget Preparation
§ 39-5
Town meeting articles to be referred to Finance and Warrant Committee for hearing and report.
§ 39-6
Finance and Warrant Committee to make recommendation on appropriations.
§ 39-7
Finance and Warrant Committee to have access to records.
§ 39-8
Capital budget process; definitions.
§ 39-9
Capital budget process; procedures.
§ 39-10
Departments to submit budgets to Director of Finance.
§ 39-11
Parks and playgrounds construction plans to be submitted.
§ 39-12
Budget submission dates.
Ch 39 Art III
Audits, Expenditures and Collections
§ 39-13
Audit to be made annually.
§ 39-14
Warrants for payment to be signed by Director of Finance, Manager and Selectmen.
§ 39-15
Bills to be approved for expenditure and submitted to Director of Finance.
§ 39-16
Director of Finance to issue warrants for payments.
§ 39-17
Treasurer-Collector to honor all proper warrants.
§ 39-18
Town payroll may be paid weekly.
§ 39-19
Petty cash accounts authorized.
§ 39-20
All payments to be by check.
§ 39-21
All purchases to be by purchase order; Director of Finance to give notice of liabilities in excess of appropriation.
§ 39-22
Director of Finance to distribute statement of expenditures and balances.
§ 39-23
Expenditures to be made for appropriated purpose only; unexpended balances to be transferred to excess and deficiency account.
§ 39-24
Treasurer-Collector to collect all accounts due Town.
§ 39-25
Treasurer-Collector to assess interest on overdue accounts.
§ 39-26
All accounts due to be committed to Treasurer-Collector.
§ 39-26.1
Notice of tax deferral.
§ 39-27
Treasurer-Collector to recommend suits for collection of accounts due.
§ 39-28
Treasurer-Collector and departments to pay over to Treasury.
§ 39-29
Treasurer-Collector to have custody of documents of ownership.
§ 39-30
Fees to be charged for use of Town property and other services.
§ 39-31
Contributory retirement system payments.
§ 39-32
Mitigation Funds Committee.
Ch 39 Art IV
Shuttleworth Fund
§ 39-33
Fund to be kept separate; principal not to be expended.
§ 39-34
Fund investment to be approved by Commissioners of trust funds.
§ 39-35
Treasurer-Collector to have custody of fund; Shuttleworth Committee to have expenditure of fund.
§ 39-36
The Shuttleworth Committee.
§ 39-37
Fund transactions to be done by Treasurer-Collector.
Ch 39 Art V
Financial Policies
§ 39-38
Policies established.
Ch 39 Art VI
Departmental Revolving Funds
§ 39-39
Revolving funds eastablished.
§ 39-40
Expenditure limitation.
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
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Chapter 39
Finances
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Dedham as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
Finance and Warrant Committee
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§ 39-1
Finance and Warrant Committee to be appointed.
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§ 39-2
Term of Finance and Warrant Committee members.
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§ 39-3
Finance and Warrant Committee to keep records.
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§ 39-4
Finance and Warrant Committee vacancies.
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Article II
Budget Preparation
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§ 39-5
Town meeting articles to be referred to Finance and Warrant Committee for hearing and report.
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§ 39-6
Finance and Warrant Committee to make recommendation on appropriations.
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§ 39-7
Finance and Warrant Committee to have access to records.
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§ 39-8
Capital budget process; definitions.
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§ 39-9
Capital budget process; procedures.
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§ 39-10
Departments to submit budgets to Director of Finance.
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§ 39-11
Parks and playgrounds construction plans to be submitted.
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§ 39-12
Budget submission dates.
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Article III
Audits, Expenditures and Collections
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§ 39-13
Audit to be made annually.
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§ 39-14
Warrants for payment to be signed by Director of Finance, Manager and Selectmen.
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§ 39-15
Bills to be approved for expenditure and submitted to Director of Finance.
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§ 39-16
Director of Finance to issue warrants for payments.
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§ 39-17
Treasurer-Collector to honor all proper warrants.
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§ 39-18
Town payroll may be paid weekly.
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§ 39-19
Petty cash accounts authorized.
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§ 39-20
All payments to be by check.
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§ 39-21
All purchases to be by purchase order; Director of Finance to give notice of liabilities in excess of appropriation.
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§ 39-22
Director of Finance to distribute statement of expenditures and balances.
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§ 39-23
Expenditures to be made for appropriated purpose only; unexpended balances to be transferred to excess and deficiency account.
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§ 39-24
Treasurer-Collector to collect all accounts due Town.
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§ 39-25
Treasurer-Collector to assess interest on overdue accounts.
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§ 39-26
All accounts due to be committed to Treasurer-Collector.
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§ 39-26.1
Notice of tax deferral.
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§ 39-27
Treasurer-Collector to recommend suits for collection of accounts due.
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§ 39-28
Treasurer-Collector and departments to pay over to Treasury.
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§ 39-29
Treasurer-Collector to have custody of documents of ownership.
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§ 39-30
Fees to be charged for use of Town property and other services.
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§ 39-31
Contributory retirement system payments.
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§ 39-32
Mitigation Funds Committee.
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Article IV
Shuttleworth Fund
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§ 39-33
Fund to be kept separate; principal not to be expended.
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§ 39-34
Fund investment to be approved by Commissioners of trust funds.
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§ 39-35
Treasurer-Collector to have custody of fund; Shuttleworth Committee to have expenditure of fund.
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§ 39-36
The Shuttleworth Committee.
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§ 39-37
Fund transactions to be done by Treasurer-Collector.
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Article V
Financial Policies
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§ 39-38
Policies established.
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Article VI
Departmental Revolving Funds
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§ 39-39
Revolving funds eastablished.
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§ 39-40
Expenditure limitation.
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