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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction
Ch PRE Preface
Ch AO Adopting Ordinance and Certificate
Part I: Charter
Pt I Charter
Ch CHCT Charter Comparative Table
Part II: the General Ordinances
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 2 Administration
Ch 2 Art I In General
§ 2-1 City Seal.
§ 2-2 Inventorying and marking City property.
§ 2-3 Sale or other disposition of City property.
§ 2-4 Contracts to contain workers' compensation clause.
§ 2-5 Official bonds generally.
§ 2-6 Clerk of Veterans' Services Committee.
§ 2-7 Appointment of officers and employees not otherwise provided for.
§ 2-8 Meetings of certain committees, boards, etc.
§ 2-9 Expenditures and reports by boards and officers.
§ 2-10 Determination of need for Housing Review Board.
§ 2-11 Five-day week, eight-hour day; overtime; reduction of compensation.
§ 2-12 through Sec. 2-25. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art II Mayor and Executive Department
§ 2-26 Mayor to have general control of government.
§ 2-27 Examination of accounts, claims, etc., by Mayor; ordering payment.
§ 2-28 Temporary appointments by Mayor.
§ 2-29 Executive department.
§ 2-30 Appointment of miscellaneous officers.
§ 2-31 Deeds, contracts, etc.
§ 2-32 through Sec. 2-45. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art III City Council
§ 2-46 Regular meetings.
§ 2-47 Special meetings.
§ 2-48 Recessed meetings.
§ 2-49 through Sec. 2-60. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art IV City Clerk and Assistant City Clerk
§ 2-61 Department.
§ 2-62 General functions.
§ 2-63 Record of streets.
§ 2-64 Collection of fees; exception.
§ 2-65 Assistant City Clerk.
§ 2-66 Executive Assistant to City Clerk.
§ 2-67 through Sec. 2-75. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art V Compensation
§ 2-75.1 Scope.
§ 2-75.2 Initial salaries of incumbents established; salaries of incumbents not reduced.
§ 2-75.3 Salaries to be paid from department appropriations.
§ 2-75.4 Mayor, City Council and School Committee.
§ 2-75.5 Classification of positions.
§ 2-75.6 Compensation schedules.
§ 2-75.7 Longevity pay provisions beginning July 1, 1995.
§ 2-75.8 Progression increment through wage and salary to maximum.
§ 2-75.9 Promotions in grade salary and wage.
§ 2-75.10 Downgrading in classification.
§ 2-75.11 Compensation to work performed; exception.
§ 2-75.12 Compensation during injury or illness.
§ 2-75.13 Overtime and shift differential provisions.
§ 2-75.14 Special holiday provision.
§ 2-75.15 Vacation provisions.
§ 2-75.16 Boards and commissions.
Ch 2 Art VI City Auditor and Financial Affairs Generally
§ 2-76 Department.
§ 2-77 Office of City Auditor established.
§ 2-78 Appointment and term of City Auditor.
§ 2-79 Auditor's functions generally.
§ 2-80 Auditor to have supervision and control of accounts.
§ 2-81 Duty of auditor with reference to warrants.
§ 2-82 Auditor to keep accounts.
§ 2-83 Monthly statements by auditor.
§ 2-84 Auditor to keep record of funded and temporary loans.
§ 2-85 Auditor to be clerk of finance committee.
§ 2-86 Auditor's annual report.
§ 2-87 Annual audits.
§ 2-88 Handling of funds, claims, etc., and accounting for same.
§ 2-89 Books and accounts to correspond with fiscal year.
§ 2-90 Interdepartmental transfers of materials, etc.
§ 2-91 Certification of accounts, etc.
§ 2-92 through Sec. 2-105. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art VII Health Department
§ 2-106 Established.
§ 2-107 Board of health.
§ 2-108 Inspector of Animals.
§ 2-109 through Sec. 2-115. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art VIII Law Department
§ 2-116 Established.
§ 2-117 Composition.
§ 2-118 Department head.
§ 2-119 Office of City Solicitor established.
§ 2-120 Appointment and qualification of City Solicitor and Assistant City Solicitors.
§ 2-121 Functions generally.
§ 2-122 Drafting of legal documents; legal opinions; examination of titles.
§ 2-123 Investigation of accidents.
§ 2-124 through Sec. 2-133. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art IX City Treasurer
§ 2-134 Department.
§ 2-135 Office established.
§ 2-136 Appointment and term of Treasurer.
§ 2-137 Collector of taxes.
§ 2-138 General functions.
§ 2-139 Bond.
§ 2-140 Records.
§ 2-141 Annual report to Mayor.
§ 2-142 Payment of warrants.
§ 2-143 Sale of bonds, etc.
§ 2-144 Signing and sealing bonds; matters to be shown on face.
§ 2-145 Report to auditor.
§ 2-146 Investment of trust funds.
§ 2-147 Outstanding charges.
§ 2-148 through Sec. 2-155. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art X City Physician
§ 2-156 Office established.
§ 2-157 Appointment and term.
§ 2-158 Qualifications.
§ 2-159 Duties.
§ 2-160 through Sec. 2-170. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XI Human Resources Department
§ 2-171 Established.
§ 2-172 Human Resources Director.
§ 2-173 Appointment and term of Human Resources Director.
§ 2-174 Composition of department.
§ 2-175 Functions.
§ 2-176 Transition.
§ 2-177 through Sec. 2-183. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XII Department of Public Buildings
§ 2-184 Established.
§ 2-185 Director of Maintenance/Clerk of the Works.
§ 2-186 Functions of Director of Maintenance/Clerk of the Works.
§ 2-187 through Sec. 2-196. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XIII Public Vehicles Department
§ 2-197 Established.
§ 2-198 Director.
§ 2-199 Exceptions.
§ 2-200 through Sec. 2-209. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XIV Consolidated Public Works Department
§ 2-210 Established.
§ 2-211 Divisions generally.
§ 2-212 Director.
§ 2-213 Street Division.
§ 2-214 Cemetery Division.
§ 2-215 Parks and Forestry Division.
§ 2-216 Public Vehicles Division.
§ 2-217 Water and sewer division.
§ 2-218 through Sec. 2-224. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XV Purchasing Department
§ 2-225 Established.
§ 2-226 Purchasing agent; appointment; term; duties; bond.
§ 2-227 Unauthorized purchases.
§ 2-228 through Sec. 2-245. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XVI Board of Assessors
§ 2-246 Established.
§ 2-247 Members.
§ 2-248 Organization.
§ 2-249 Department.
§ 2-250 Reports to Auditor.
§ 2-251 Assistant Assessors.
§ 2-252 Apportionment of betterment assessments; notice to Treasurer and Auditor.
§ 2-253 Impact notices.
§ 2-254 Mailing of tax exempt forms.
§ 2-255 Annual tax relief report to City Council.
§ 2-256 through Sec. 2-261. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XVII Council on Aging
§ 2-262 Established.
§ 2-263 Members; appointment; terms; compensation.
§ 2-264 Powers and duties.
§ 2-265 through Sec. 2-270. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XVIII Conservation Commission
§ 2-271 Established.
§ 2-272 Members.
§ 2-273 Powers and duties.
§ 2-274 Conservation trust fund.
§ 2-275 through Sec. 2-280. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XIX Waltham Historical Commission
§ 2-281 Established; purpose.
§ 2-282 Members; appointment; terms.
§ 2-283 through Sec. 2-290. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XX Off-Street Parking
§ 2-291 Findings of fact.
§ 2-292 Definitions.
§ 2-293 Authority.
§ 2-294 (Reserved)
§ 2-295 Off-street Parking Commissioner.
§ 2-296 Functions.
§ 2-297 Rates and charges for off-street parking.
§ 2-298 through Sec. 2-309. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XXI Disability Commission
§ 2-310 Establishment.
§ 2-311 Composition.
§ 2-312 Powers and duties.
§ 2-313 Functions.
§ 2-314 Definition of disabled person.
§ 2-315 Organization; quorum.
§ 2-316 Meetings; rules.
§ 2-317 Records and annual report.
§ 2-318 (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XXII Municipal Commission on Cultural Affairs
§ 2-319 Establishment.
§ 2-320 Composition.
§ 2-321 Powers and duties.
§ 2-322 Functions.
§ 2-323 through Sec. 2-329. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XXIII Additional Responsibilities of City of Waltham Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund
§ 2-330 Purpose.
§ 2-331 Powers and duties.
§ 2-332 through Sec. 2-339. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XXIV Ambulance Service Review Committee
§ 2-340 Establishment.
§ 2-341 Composition.
§ 2-342 Powers and duties.
§ 2-343 Reports.
§ 2-344 through Sec. 2-349. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XXV Municipal Employees Awards Program Committee
§ 2-350 Establishment; purpose.
§ 2-351 Members; appointment; terms.
§ 2-352 Rules.
§ 2-353 Powers and duties.
§ 2-354 Kevin M. Ritcey Award.
§ 2-355 through Sec. 2-360. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XXVI Employment of Residents for Construction Projects
§ 2-370 Purpose.
§ 2-371 Definitions.
§ 2-372 Policy.
§ 2-373 Compliance.
§ 2-373A Contractor qualifications.
§ 2-374 Compliance waiver.
§ 2-375 Administrative enforcement.
§ 2-376 Enforcement provisions.
§ 2-377 Severability.
§ 2-378 through Sec. 2-379. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XXVII Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Abatement Program
§ 2-380 Establishment; purpose.
§ 2-381 Tax credits.
§ 2-382 Administration.
§ 2-383 through Sec. 2-384. (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XXVIII Information Technology Department
§ 2-385 Establishment.
§ 2-386 Composition.
§ 2-387 Department head.
§ 2-388 Office of IT Director established.
§ 2-389 Appointment and qualification of IT Director.
§ 2-390 Functions generally.
Ch 2 Art XXIX (Reserved)
Ch 2 Art XXX Engineering Department
§ 2-394 Establishment.
§ 2-395 City Engineer.
§ 2-396 Qualifications.
§ 2-397 Composition.
§ 2-398 Duties.
§ 2-399 Engineering Department to be part of every City office.
Ch 2 Art XXXI Community Preservation Committee
§ 2-400 Establishment.
§ 2-401 Composition.
§ 2-402 Duties.
§ 2-403 Quorum.
§ 2-404 Severability.
Ch 3 Animals and Fowl
Ch 4 Cemeteries
Ch 5 Civil Defense
Ch 6 Fire Prevention and Protection
Ch 7 Garbage, Trash and Refuse
Ch 7.5 Health
Ch 8 Licenses, Permits and Business Regulations
Ch 9 Memorials and Trust Funds
Ch 10 Offenses—Miscellaneous
Ch 11 Parks and Recreation
Ch 12 Planning
Ch 13 Poles, Wires and Conduits
Ch 14 Police Department
Ch 15 Public Library
Ch 16 Sewers, Drains and Sewage Disposal
Ch 17 Sidewalks, Public Ways, Public Places, Private Ways and Parking Areas
Ch 18 Taxicabs
Ch 19 Water
Ch 20 (Reserved)
Ch 21 (Reserved)
Ch 23 Delayed Demolition
Ch 24 City of Waltham Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Ch 25 Stormwater
Appendix
Apx A Wards
Apx B Table of Acts
Code Comparative Tables
Ch CCT Code Comparative Tables
Part III: Zoning Code
Ch Z Zoning Code
Ch ZTA Table of Zoning Text Amendments
Ch ZMA Table of Zoning Map Amendments
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter 2 Administration

Editor's Note: With the consent of the City, former Arts. IVA through XIX were renumbered as Arts. V through XX, while retaining original section numbers within each article. Ordinance Nos. 26116 and 26006 both added provisions designated as Art. XX, which provisions were redesignated as Arts. XXI and XXIII, respectively.

Cross references — Board of Cemetery Commissioners, § 4-16 et seq.; Department of Civil Defense, § 5-16 et seq.; Fire Department, § 6-16 et seq.; Inspector of Weights and Measures, § 8-1; Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds, § 9-16 et seq.; Board of Trustees of the Buttrick Charity Fund, § 9-32; Board of Trustees of the Fiske Fund, § 9-43; Board of Trustees of the Leland Charity Fund, § 9-52; Board of Trustees of the Joseph J. McAuliffc Scholarship Fund, § 9-62; Board of Trustees of the Royal E. Robbins Memorial Fund, § 9-72; Board of Trustees of the Jacob C. Whitney Fund, § 9-82; Parks-Recreation Board, § 11-16 et seq.; Board of Survey and Planning, § 12-1; Planning Department, § 12-16 et seq.; Electric Wires Department and Inspector of Wires, § 13-61 et seq.; Police Department, Ch. 14; Board of Library Trustees, § 15-16 et seq.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 - Appendix A Compensation Schedule