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Chapter C Charter
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
Ch C Ch I
Incorporation and General Powers
Section 101
Incorporation.
Section 102
Rights and obligations.
Section 103
General grant of powers.
Ch C Ch II
Elections
Section 201
General.
Section 202
Eligibility.
Section 203
Minority representation.
Section 204
Breaking a tie.
Section 205
Vacancies: elective offices.
Section 206
Board for Admission of Electors.
Ch C Ch III
Elected Officers and Appointed Boards and Commissions
Section 301
General.
Section 302
Election and terms of office: Town elections.
Section 303
Election and terms of office: state elections.
Section 304
Appointed boards and commissions.
Ch C Ch IV
Board of Selectmen and First Selectman or First Selectwoman
Section 401
General.
Section 402
Presiding officer, organization and procedure.
Section 403
General powers and duties.
Section 404
Public hearing on and publication of ordinances.
Section 405
Emergency ordinances.
Section 406
Automatic referendum.
Section 407
Power of initiative: ordinances proposed to Board of Selectmen.
Section 408
Power of overrule: ordinances adopted by Board of Selectmen.
Section 409
Power of initiative: Town Meeting legislative action.
Section 410
Investigation.
Section 411
First Selectman or First Selectwoman.
Section 412
Directions to employees.
Ch C Ch V
Town Manager and Administration of Town
Section 501
Appointment of Town Manager.
Section 502
Duties of Town Manager.
Section 503
Appointments and term.
Ch C Ch VI
Appointed Boards and Commissions
Section 601
General.
Section 602
Appointment and eligibility.
Section 603
Vacancies: appointive boards and commissions.
Section 604
Culture, Parks and Recreation Commission.
Section 605
Conservation Commission-Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency.
Section 606
Housing Authority.
Section 607
Aging and Disability Commission.
Section 608
Historic District Commission.
Section 609
Economic Development Commission.
Section 610
Water Pollution Control Authority.
Section 611
Public Building Committee.
Section 612
Building Code Board of Appeals.
Section 613
Board of Ethics.
Section 614
Police Commission.
Section 615
Open Space Committee.
Section 616
Design Review Board.
Section 617
Regional and interlocal agencies.
Ch C Ch VII
Administrative Officers and Departments
Section 701
Departments and officers.
Section 702
Appointment and eligibility.
Section 703
Vacancies: administrative offices.
Section 704
Town Officers.
Section 705
Welfare Officer.
Section 706
Town Attorney.
Section 707
Police Department.
Ch C Ch VIII
Finance and Taxation
Section 801
Fiscal year.
Section 802
Budget preparation.
Section 803
Capital improvement program preparation.
Section 804
Department estimates.
Section 805
Duties of Director of Finance on the budget.
Section 806
Duties of Board of Education on the budget.
Section 807
Duties of Board of Selectmen on the budget.
Section 808
Duties of Board of Finance on the budget.
Section 809
Duties of Board of Finance on other financial matters.
Section 810
Emergency appropriations.
Section 811
Tax bills.
Section 812
Expenditures and accounting.
Section 813
Borrowing.
Ch C Ch IX
Town Employees
Section 901
General.
Section 902
Position description.
Section 903
Salaries.
Section 904
Official bonds.
Section 905
Retirement of Town employees.
Ch C Ch X
Transition and Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 1001
Transfer of powers.
Section 1002
Present employees to retain positions.
Section 1003
Conflicts of interest.
Section 1004
Transfer of records and property.
Section 1005
Continuation of appropriations and Town funds.
Section 1006
Legal proceedings.
Section 1007
Existing laws and ordinances.
Section 1008
Review and amendment of Charter.
Section 1009
Saving clause.
Section 1010
Usage.
Section 1011
Effective date.
The Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 3
Aging and Disability Commission
Ch 4
Aquifer Protection Agency
Ch 5
Assessment Appeals Board
Ch 7
Regional Cooperation
Ch 9
Economic Development Commission
Ch 11
Emergencies, Local
Ch 13
Ethics, Code of
Ch 15
Fair Rent Commission
Ch 18
Fire Department
Ch 20
Flood and Erosion Control Board
Ch 21
Funds
Ch 23
(Reserved)
Ch 25
Historic Commission
Ch 26
(Reserved)
Ch 27
(Reserved)
Ch 30
Justices of the Peace
Ch 34
Library
Ch 46
Pensions
Ch 48
Personnel
Ch 50
Planning and Zoning Commissions
Ch 52
Police Commission
Ch 53
Public Hearings, Joint
Ch 57
Salaries and Compensation
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 61
Alarm Systems
Ch 63
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 65
Animals
Ch 67
Bicycles
Ch 70
Building Construction
Ch 72
Buildings, Demolition of
Ch 75
Burning, Open
Ch 78
Cannabis
Ch 85
Fees
Ch 89
Firearms
Ch 90
Fire Hydrant Maintenance
Ch 91
Fire Lanes
Ch 94
Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 96
Furnaces, Outdoor
Ch 98
(R E S E R V E D)
Ch 100
Gift Policy
Ch 106
Littering
Ch 112
Numbering of Property
Ch 115
Offenses on Public Property
Ch 120
Peddlers and Hawkers
Ch 123
Premises, Blighted and Unsafe
Ch 125
Rental Property
Ch 128
Sediment and Erosion Control
Ch 130
Sewers
Ch 133
Solid Waste
Ch 135
Stormwater Management
Ch 137
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 139
Tanks, Underground
Ch 141
Taxation
Ch 144
Tobacco and Drugs
Ch 147
Vehicles, Abandoned
Ch 149
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 152
(R E S E R V E D)
Ch 156
Water
Ch 157
Water Shortage
Ch 158
Zoning Violations
Appendix
Ch A160
Personnel Rules and Regulations
Ch A161
Purchasing
Ch A162
Rules of Procedure
Ch A163
Special Acts
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter C
Charter
[HISTORY: Approved by the electors of the Town of Simsbury
11-8-2016
, effective
12-4-2017
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This revised Charter superseded the former Charter approved by the electorate 11-6-2012, effective 1-1-2013.
Chapter I
Incorporation and General Powers
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Section 101
Incorporation.
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Section 102
Rights and obligations.
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Section 103
General grant of powers.
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Chapter II
Elections
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Section 201
General.
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Section 202
Eligibility.
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Section 203
Minority representation.
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Section 204
Breaking a tie.
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Section 205
Vacancies: elective offices.
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Section 206
Board for Admission of Electors.
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Chapter III
Elected Officers and Appointed Boards and Commissions
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Section 301
General.
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Section 302
Election and terms of office: Town elections.
chevron_right
Section 303
Election and terms of office: state elections.
chevron_right
Section 304
Appointed boards and commissions.
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Chapter IV
Board of Selectmen and First Selectman or First Selectwoman
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Section 401
General.
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Section 402
Presiding officer, organization and procedure.
chevron_right
Section 403
General powers and duties.
chevron_right
Section 404
Public hearing on and publication of ordinances.
chevron_right
Section 405
Emergency ordinances.
chevron_right
Section 406
Automatic referendum.
chevron_right
Section 407
Power of initiative: ordinances proposed to Board of Selectmen.
chevron_right
Section 408
Power of overrule: ordinances adopted by Board of Selectmen.
chevron_right
Section 409
Power of initiative: Town Meeting legislative action.
chevron_right
Section 410
Investigation.
chevron_right
Section 411
First Selectman or First Selectwoman.
chevron_right
Section 412
Directions to employees.
chevron_right
Chapter V
Town Manager and Administration of Town
chevron_right
Section 501
Appointment of Town Manager.
chevron_right
Section 502
Duties of Town Manager.
chevron_right
Section 503
Appointments and term.
chevron_right
Chapter VI
Appointed Boards and Commissions
chevron_right
Section 601
General.
chevron_right
Section 602
Appointment and eligibility.
chevron_right
Section 603
Vacancies: appointive boards and commissions.
chevron_right
Section 604
Culture, Parks and Recreation Commission.
chevron_right
Section 605
Conservation Commission-Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency.
chevron_right
Section 606
Housing Authority.
chevron_right
Section 607
Aging and Disability Commission.
chevron_right
Section 608
Historic District Commission.
chevron_right
Section 609
Economic Development Commission.
chevron_right
Section 610
Water Pollution Control Authority.
chevron_right
Section 611
Public Building Committee.
chevron_right
Section 612
Building Code Board of Appeals.
chevron_right
Section 613
Board of Ethics.
chevron_right
Section 614
Police Commission.
chevron_right
Section 615
Open Space Committee.
chevron_right
Section 616
Design Review Board.
chevron_right
Section 617
Regional and interlocal agencies.
chevron_right
Chapter VII
Administrative Officers and Departments
chevron_right
Section 701
Departments and officers.
chevron_right
Section 702
Appointment and eligibility.
chevron_right
Section 703
Vacancies: administrative offices.
chevron_right
Section 704
Town Officers.
chevron_right
Section 705
Welfare Officer.
chevron_right
Section 706
Town Attorney.
chevron_right
Section 707
Police Department.
chevron_right
Chapter VIII
Finance and Taxation
chevron_right
Section 801
Fiscal year.
chevron_right
Section 802
Budget preparation.
chevron_right
Section 803
Capital improvement program preparation.
chevron_right
Section 804
Department estimates.
chevron_right
Section 805
Duties of Director of Finance on the budget.
chevron_right
Section 806
Duties of Board of Education on the budget.
chevron_right
Section 807
Duties of Board of Selectmen on the budget.
chevron_right
Section 808
Duties of Board of Finance on the budget.
chevron_right
Section 809
Duties of Board of Finance on other financial matters.
chevron_right
Section 810
Emergency appropriations.
chevron_right
Section 811
Tax bills.
chevron_right
Section 812
Expenditures and accounting.
chevron_right
Section 813
Borrowing.
chevron_right
Chapter IX
Town Employees
chevron_right
Section 901
General.
chevron_right
Section 902
Position description.
chevron_right
Section 903
Salaries.
chevron_right
Section 904
Official bonds.
chevron_right
Section 905
Retirement of Town employees.
chevron_right
Chapter X
Transition and Miscellaneous Provisions
chevron_right
Section 1001
Transfer of powers.
chevron_right
Section 1002
Present employees to retain positions.
chevron_right
Section 1003
Conflicts of interest.
chevron_right
Section 1004
Transfer of records and property.
chevron_right
Section 1005
Continuation of appropriations and Town funds.
chevron_right
Section 1006
Legal proceedings.
chevron_right
Section 1007
Existing laws and ordinances.
chevron_right
Section 1008
Review and amendment of Charter.
chevron_right
Section 1009
Saving clause.
chevron_right
Section 1010
Usage.
chevron_right
Section 1011
Effective date.
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