[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Melrose as Rev. Ords. 1976, §§ 2-1 to 2-8 (Rev. Ords.
1989, §§ 2-1 to 2-10). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Added 8-19-1985 by Ord.
No. 948B; amended 2-23-1993 by Ord. No. 92-172B; 5-21-2001 by Ord. No. 01-251A; 12-5-2011 by Ord. No. 11-154B; 12-20-2021 by Ord. No. 2022-55]
A.
Wards.
The wards of the City are as follows:
(1)
Ward One. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Stoneham/Melrose
town/city line and Lynn Fells Pkwy, and proceeding northerly along
the Stoneham/Melrose town/city line to the Wakefield/Melrose town/city
line, and proceeding easterly along the Wakefield/Melrose town/city
line to Main St, and proceeding southerly along Main St to Franklin
St, and proceeding westerly along Franklin St to Albion St, and proceeding
westerly then southerly along Albion St to Melrose St, and proceeding
southeasterly along Melrose St to Lynn Fells Pkwy, and proceeding
westerly along Lynn Fells Pkwy to Vinton St, and proceeding southerly
along Vinton St to Otis St, and proceeding westerly along Otis St
to Leeds St, and proceeding northerly along Leeds St to Youle St,
and proceeding westerly along Youle St to Lynn Fells Pkwy, and proceeding
westerly along Lynn Fells Pkwy to the point of beginning.
(2)
Ward Two. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of Albion St and
Melrose St, and proceeding northerly then easterly along Albion St
to Franklin St, and proceeding easterly along Franklin St to Main
St, and proceeding northerly along Main St to the Wakefield/Melrose
town/city line, and proceeding easterly along the Wakefield/Melrose
town/city line to the Saugus/Melrose town/city line, and proceeding
southeasterly along the Saugus/Melrose town/city line to Lynn Fells
Pkwy, and proceeding westerly along Lynn Fells Pkwy to Larchmont Rd,
and proceeding southerly along Larchmont Rd to Country Club Rd, and
proceeding westerly along Country Club Rd to Marmion Rd, and proceeding
southerly along Marmion Rd to Porter St, and proceeding westerly along
Porter St to Rowe St, and proceeding northerly then westerly along
Rowe St to Green St, and proceeding northerly along Green St to Lynn
Fells Pkwy, and proceeding westerly along Lynn Fells Pkwy to Melrose
St, and proceeding northwesterly along Melrose St to the point of
beginning.
(3)
Ward Three. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Stoneham/Melrose
town/city line and Fellsway E, and proceeding northerly along the
Stoneham/Melrose town/city line to Lynn Fells Pkwy, and proceeding
easterly along Lynn Fells Pkwy to Youle St, and proceeding easterly
along Youle St to Leeds St, and proceeding southerly along Leeds St
to Otis St, and proceeding easterly along Otis St to Vinton St, and
proceeding southerly along Vinton St to W Emerson St, and proceeding
easterly along W Emerson St to MBTA Commuter Rail, and proceeding
southerly along MBTA Commuter Rail to W Wyoming Ave, and proceeding
westerly along W Wyoming Ave to Pleasant St, and proceeding southerly
along Pleasant St to Everett St, and proceeding westerly along Everett
St to Crescent Ave, and proceeding southerly then easterly along Crescent
Ave to Washington St, and proceeding northwesterly along Washington
St to Fellsway E, and proceeding northwesterly along Fellsway E to
the point of beginning.
(4)
Ward Four. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of Vinton St and
W Emerson St, and proceeding northerly along Vinton St to Lynn Fells
Pkwy, and proceeding easterly along Lynn Fells Pkwy to Green St, and
proceeding southerly along Green St to Rowe St, and proceeding easterly
then southerly along Rowe St to Porter St, and proceeding easterly
along Porter St to Marmion Rd, and proceeding northerly along Marmion
Rd to Country Club Rd, and proceeding easterly along Country Club
Rd to Larchmont Rd, and proceeding northwesterly along Larchmont Rd
to Lynn Fells Pkwy, and proceeding easterly along Lynn Fells Pkwy
to the Saugus/Melrose town/city line, and proceeding southerly along
the Saugus/Melrose town/city line to Altamont Ave, and proceeding
westerly then northerly along Altamont Ave to Upham St, and proceeding
westerly along Upham St to Simonds Rd, and proceeding southerly then
westerly along Simonds Rd to Waverly Ave, and proceeding southerly
along Waverly Ave to 1st St, and proceeding westerly along 1st St
to Highview Ave, and proceeding northerly along Highview Ave to Upham
St, and proceeding westerly along Upham St to Sewall St, and proceeding
southerly along Sewall St to 1st St, and proceeding westerly along
1st St to Lebanon St, and proceeding northerly along Lebanon St to
Upham St, and proceeding westerly along Upham St to Essex St, and
proceeding westerly then northerly along Essex St to W Emerson St,
and proceeding westerly along W Emerson St to the point of beginning.
(5)
Ward Five. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Malden/Melrose
city line and Main St, and proceeding westerly then northerly along
the Malden/Melrose city line to the Stoneham/Melrose town/city line,
and proceeding northerly along the Stoneham/Melrose town/city line
to Fellsway E, and proceeding southeasterly along Fellsway E to Washington
St, and proceeding southeasterly along Washington St to Crescent Ave,
and proceeding easterly then northerly along Crescent Ave to Everett
St, and proceeding easterly along Everett St to Pleasant St, and proceeding
northerly along Pleasant St to W Wyoming Ave, and proceeding easterly
along W Wyoming Ave to E Wyoming Ave, and proceeding easterly along
E Wyoming Ave to Chestnut St, and proceeding southerly along Chestnut
St to Mount Vernon St, and proceeding westerly along Mount Vernon
St to Mount Vernon Ave, and proceeding southerly along Mount Vernon
Ave to Rockview Ave, and proceeding westerly along Rockview Ave to
Main St, and proceeding southerly along Main St to the point of beginning.
(6)
Ward Six. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of W Emerson St
and MBTA Commuter Rail, and proceeding easterly along W Emerson St
to Essex St, and proceeding southerly then easterly along Essex St
to Upham St, and proceeding easterly along Upham St to Lebanon St,
and proceeding southerly along Lebanon St to 1st St, and proceeding
easterly along 1st St to Sewall St, and proceeding northerly along
Sewall St to Upham St, and proceeding easterly along Upham St to Highview
Ave, and proceeding southerly along Highview Ave to 1st St, and proceeding
easterly along 1st St to Waverly Ave, and proceeding northerly along
Waverly Ave to Simonds Rd, and proceeding easterly then northerly
along Simonds Rd to Upham St, and proceeding easterly along Upham
St to Altamont Ave, and proceeding southerly then easterly along Altamont
Ave to the Saugus/Melrose town/city line, and proceeding southerly
along the Saugus/Melrose town/city line to the Malden/Melrose city
line, and proceeding 1,362 feet westerly along the Malden/Melrose
city line to Penney Road, and proceeding northwesterly along Penney
Rd to Swains Pond Ave, and proceeding northerly along Swains Pond
Ave to Beech Ave, and proceeding westerly along Beech Ave to Whitman
Ave, and proceeding northerly along Whitman Ave to Grove St, and proceeding
westerly along Grove St to Linwood Ave, and proceeding southeasterly
along Linwood Ave to Summer St, and proceeding southwesterly along
Summer St to E Wyoming Ave, and proceeding westerly along E Wyoming
Ave to W Wyoming Ave, and proceeding westerly along W Wyoming Ave
to MBTA Commuter Rail, and proceeding northerly along MBTA Commuter
Rail to the point of beginning.
(7)
Ward Seven. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of Main St and
the Malden/Melrose city line, and proceeding northerly along Main
St to Rockview Ave, and proceeding easterly along Rockview Ave to
Mount Vernon Ave, and proceeding northerly along Mount Vernon Ave
to Mount Vernon St, and proceeding easterly along Mount Vernon St
to Chestnut St, and proceeding northerly along Chestnut St to E Wyoming
Ave, and proceeding easterly along E Wyoming Ave to Summer St, and
proceeding northeasterly along Summer St to Linwood Ave, and proceeding
northwesterly along Linwood Ave to Grove St, and proceeding easterly
along Grove St to Whitman Ave, and proceeding southerly along Whitman
Ave to Beech Ave, and proceeding easterly along Beech Ave to Swains
Pond Ave, and proceeding southerly along Swains Pond Ave to Penney
Rd, and proceeding southeasterly along Penney Rd to the Malden/Melrose
city line, and proceeding westerly along the Malden/Melrose city line
to the point of beginning.
B.
Precincts.
The several wards of the City of Melrose, established aforesaid, be
and they hereby are divided into precincts as follows:
(1)
Ward One.
(a)
Precinct
One. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Stoneham/Melrose
town/city line and Lynn Fells Pkwy, and proceeding northerly along
the Stoneham/Melrose town/city line to the Wakefield/Melrose town/city
line, and proceeding easterly along the Wakefield/Melrose town/city
line to Woodland Ave, and proceeding westerly along Woodland Ave to
Clifton Park, and proceeding southerly then westerly along Clifton
Park to Apthorp Rd, and proceeding westerly along Apthorp Rd for 107
feet, and proceeding southerly 340 feet to Apthorp Rd, and proceeding
southerly along Apthorp Rd to Franklin St, and proceeding easterly
along Franklin St to MBTA Commuter Rail, and proceeding southerly
along MBTA Commuter Rail to Lynn Fells Pkwy, and proceeding westerly
along Lynn Fells Pkwy to Vinton St, and proceeding southerly along
Vinton St to Otis St, and proceeding westerly along Otis St to Leeds
St, and proceeding northerly along Leeds St to Youle St, and proceeding
westerly along Youle St to Lynn Fells Pkwy, and proceeding westerly
along Lynn Fells Pkwy to the point of beginning.
(b)
Precinct
Two. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of Franklin Street
and Apthorp Rd, and proceeding northerly along Apthorp Rd 340 feet
to Apthorp Road, and proceeding easterly along Apthorp Rd to Clifton
Park, and proceeding easterly then northerly along Clifton Park to
Woodland Ave, and proceeding northeasterly along Woodland Ave to the
Wakefield/Melrose town/city line, and proceeding easterly along the
Wakefield/Melrose town/city line to Main St, and proceeding southerly
along Main St to Franklin St, and proceeding westerly along Franklin
St to Albion St, and proceeding westerly then southerly along Albion
St to Melrose St, and proceeding southeasterly along Melrose St to
Lynn Fells Pkwy, and proceeding westerly along Lynn Fells Pkwy to
MBTA Commuter Rail, and proceeding northerly along MBTA Commuter Rail
to Franklin St, and proceeding westerly along Franklin St to the point
of beginning.
(2)
Ward Two.
(a)
Precinct
One. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of Main St and
Green St, and proceeding northerly along Main St to the Wakefield/Melrose
town/city line, and proceeding easterly along the Wakefield/Melrose
town/city line to the Saugus/Melrose town/city line, and proceeding
southeasterly along the Saugus/Melrose town/city line to Howard St,
and proceeding westerly along Howard St to Green St, and proceeding
northwesterly along Green St to the point of beginning.
(b)
Precinct
Two. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of Albion St and
Melrose St, and proceeding northerly then easterly along Albion St
to Franklin St, and proceeding easterly along Franklin St to Green
St, and proceeding easterly along Green St to Howard St, and proceeding
easterly along Howard St to the Saugus/Melrose town/city line, and
proceeding southerly along the Saugus/Melrose town/city line to Lynn
Fells Pkwy, and proceeding westerly along Lynn Fells Pkwy to Larchmont
Rd, and proceeding southerly along Larchmont Rd to Country Club Rd,
and proceeding westerly along Country Club Rd to Marmion Rd, and proceeding
southerly along Marmion Rd to Porter St, and proceeding westerly along
Porter St to Rowe St, and proceeding northerly then westerly along
Rowe St to Green St, and proceeding northerly along Green St to Lynn
Fells Pkwy, and proceeding westerly along Lynn Fells Pkwy to Melrose
St, and proceeding northwesterly along Melrose St to the point of
beginning.
(3)
Ward Three.
(a)
Precinct
One. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Stoneham/Melrose
town/city line and W Wyoming Ave, and proceeding northerly along the
Stoneham/Melrose town/city line to Lynn Fells Pkwy, and proceeding
easterly along Lynn Fells Pkwy to Youle St, and proceeding easterly
along Youle St to Leeds St, and proceeding southerly along Leeds St
to Otis St, and proceeding easterly along Otis St to Vinton St, and
proceeding southerly along Vinton St to W Emerson St, and proceeding
easterly along W Emerson St to MBTA Commuter Rail, and proceeding
southerly along MBTA Commuter Rail to W Foster St, and proceeding
westerly along W Foster St to Maple St, and proceeding westerly along
Maple St to Cleveland St, and proceeding southerly along Cleveland
St to W Wyoming Ave, and proceeding westerly along W Wyoming Ave to
the point of beginning.
(b)
Precinct
Two. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Stoneham/Melrose
town/city line and Fellsway E, and proceeding northerly along the
Stoneham/Melrose town/city line to W Wyoming Ave, and proceeding easterly
along W Wyoming Ave to Cleveland St, and proceeding northerly along
Cleveland St to Maple St, and proceeding easterly along Maple St to
W Foster St, and proceeding easterly along W Foster St to MBTA Commuter
Rail, and proceeding southerly along MBTA Commuter Rail to W Wyoming
Ave, and proceeding westerly along W Wyoming Ave to Pleasant St, and
proceeding southerly along Pleasant St to Everett St, and proceeding
westerly along Everett St to Crescent Ave, and proceeding southerly
then easterly along Crescent Ave to Washington St, and proceeding
northwesterly along Washington St to Fellsway E, and proceeding northwesterly
along Fellsway E to the point of beginning.
(4)
Ward Four.
(a)
Precinct
One. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of Vinton St and
W Emerson St, and proceeding northerly along Vinton St to Lynn Fells
Pkwy, and proceeding easterly along Lynn Fells Pkwy to Green St, and
proceeding southerly along Green St to Rowe St, and proceeding easterly
then southerly along Rowe St to Porter St, and proceeding easterly
along Porter St to Stratford Rd, and proceeding southerly along Stratford
Rd to Upham St, and proceeding westerly along Upham St to Sewall St,
and proceeding southerly along Sewall St to 1st St, and proceeding
westerly along 1st St to Lebanon St, and proceeding northerly along
Lebanon St to Upham St, and proceeding westerly along Upham St to
Essex St, and proceeding westerly then northerly along Essex St to
W Emerson St, and proceeding westerly along W Emerson St to the point
of beginning.
(b)
Precinct
Two. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of Porter St and
Stratford Rd, and proceeding easterly along Porter St to Marmion Rd,
and proceeding northerly along Marmion Rd to Country Club Rd, and
proceeding easterly along Country Club Rd to Larchmont Rd, and proceeding
northwesterly along Larchmont Rd to Lynn Fells Pkwy, and proceeding
easterly along Lynn Fells Pkwy to the Saugus/Melrose town/city line,
and proceeding southerly along the Saugus/Melrose town/city line to
Altamont Ave, and proceeding westerly then northerly along Altamont
Ave to Upham St, and proceeding westerly along Upham St to Simonds
Rd, and proceeding southerly then westerly along Simonds Rd to Waverly
Ave, and proceeding southerly along Waverly Ave to 1st St, and proceeding
westerly along 1st St to Highview Ave, and proceeding northerly along
Highview Ave to Upham St, and proceeding westerly along Upham St to
Stratford Rd, and proceeding northerly along Stratford Rd to the point
of beginning.
(5)
Ward Five.
(a)
Precinct
One. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Malden/Melrose
city line and Washington St, and proceeding westerly then northerly
along the Malden/Melrose city line to the Stoneham/Melrose town/city
line, and proceeding northerly along the Stoneham/Melrose town/city
line to Fellsway E, and proceeding southeasterly along Fellsway E
to Washington St, and proceeding southeasterly along Washington St
to Crescent Ave, and proceeding easterly then northerly along Crescent
Ave to Everett St, and proceeding easterly along Everett St to Pleasant
St, and proceeding northerly along Pleasant St to W Wyoming Ave, and
proceeding easterly along W Wyoming Ave to MBTA Commuter Rail, and
proceeding 3,120 feet southerly along MBTA Commuter Rail, and proceeding
54 feet westerly to Stone Pl, and proceeding westerly along Stone
Pl to Pleasant St, and proceeding southerly along Pleasant St to Washington
St, and proceeding southerly along Washington St to the point of beginning.
(b)
Precinct
Two. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of Pleasant St
and Washington St, and proceeding northerly along Pleasant St to Stone
Pl, and proceeding easterly along Stone Pl 428 feet, and proceeding
easterly from Stone Place 54 feet to MBTA Commuter Rail, and proceeding
northerly along MBTA Commuter Rail to W Wyoming Ave, and proceeding
easterly along W Wyoming Ave to E Wyoming Ave, and proceeding easterly
along E Wyoming Ave to Chestnut St, and proceeding southerly along
Chestnut St to Mount Vernon St, and proceeding westerly along Mount
Vernon St to Mount Vernon Ave, and proceeding southerly along Mount
Vernon Ave to Rockview Ave, and proceeding westerly along Rockview
Ave to Main St, and proceeding southerly along Main St to the Malden/Melrose
city line, and proceeding westerly along the Malden/Melrose city line
to Washington St, and proceeding northerly along Washington St to
the point of beginning.
(6)
Ward Six.
(a)
Precinct
One. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of W Emerson St
and MBTA Commuter Rail, and proceeding easterly along W Emerson St
to Essex St, and proceeding southerly then easterly along Essex St
to Upham St, and proceeding easterly along Upham St to Lebanon St,
and proceeding southerly along Lebanon St to 1st St, and proceeding
easterly along 1st St to Gooch St, and proceeding southerly along
Gooch St to Laurel St, and proceeding easterly along Laurel St to
Larrabee St, and proceeding southerly along Larrabee St to Grove St,
and proceeding westerly along Grove St to Linwood Ave, and proceeding
southeasterly along Linwood Ave to Summer St, and proceeding southwesterly
along Summer St to E Wyoming Ave, and proceeding westerly along E
Wyoming Ave to W Wyoming Ave, and proceeding westerly along W Wyoming
Ave to MBTA Commuter Rail, and proceeding northerly along MBTA Commuter
Rail to the point of beginning.
(b)
Precinct
Two. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of 1st St and Gooch
St, and proceeding easterly along 1st St to Sewall St, and proceeding
northerly along Sewall St to Upham St, and proceeding easterly along
Upham St to Highview Ave, and proceeding southerly along Highview
Ave to 1st St, and proceeding easterly along 1st St to Waverly Ave,
and proceeding northerly along Waverly Ave to Simonds Rd, and proceeding
easterly then northerly along Simonds Rd to Upham St, and proceeding
easterly along Upham St to Altamont Ave, and proceeding southerly
then easterly along Altamont Ave to the Saugus/Melrose town/city line,
and proceeding southerly along the Saugus/Melrose town/city line to
the Malden/Melrose city line, and proceeding 1,362 feet westerly along
the Malden/Melrose city line to Penney Road, and proceeding northwesterly
along Penny Rd to Swains Pond Ave, and proceeding northerly along
Swains Pond Ave to Beech Ave, and proceeding westerly along Beech
Ave to Whitman Ave, and proceeding northerly along Whitman Ave to
Larrabee St, and proceeding northerly along Larrabee St to Laurel
St, and proceeding westerly along Laurel St to Gooch St, and proceeding
northerly along Gooch St to the point of beginning.
(7)
Ward Seven.
(a)
Precinct
One. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of Main St and
the Malden/Melrose city line, and proceeding northerly along Main
St to Rockview Ave, and proceeding easterly along Rockview Ave to
Mount Vernon Ave, and proceeding northerly along Mount Vernon Ave
to Mount Vernon St, and proceeding easterly along Mount Vernon St
to Chestnut St, and proceeding northerly along Chestnut St to E Wyoming
Ave, and proceeding easterly along E Wyoming Ave to Summer St, and
proceeding northeasterly along Summer St to Linwood Ave, and proceeding
northwesterly along Linwood Ave to Grove St, and proceeding easterly
along Grove St to Meridian St, and proceeding southerly along Meridian
St to Park St, and proceeding westerly along Park St to Lebanon St,
and proceeding southerly along Lebanon St to Forest St, and proceeding
southerly along Forest St to the Malden/Melrose city line, and proceeding
westerly along the Malden/Melrose city line to the point of beginning.
(b)
Precinct
Two. All of that portion of Middlesex County bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of Park St and
Lebanon St, and proceeding easterly along Park St to Meridian St,
and proceeding northerly along Meridian St to Grove St, and proceeding
easterly along Grove St to Whitman Ave, and proceeding southerly along
Whitman Ave to Beech Ave, and proceeding easterly along Beech Ave
to Swains Pond Ave, and proceeding southerly along Swains Pond Ave
to Penney Rd, and proceeding southeasterly along Penney Rd to the
Malden/Melrose city line, and proceeding westerly along the Malden/Melrose
city line to Forest St, and proceeding northerly along Forest St to
Lebanon St, and proceeding northwesterly along Lebanon St to the point
of beginning.
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State law reference — Division of cities
into wards and voting precincts, MGL c. 54, §§ 1 to
5 and 10.
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[1]
Editor's Note: The current Ward and Precinct Map is on file
at the office of the City Clerk.
[Amended 12-16-2002 by Ord. No. 02-060A; 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 04-266]
All offices in City Hall shall be open for public transaction
of business from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Said offices
shall not open on Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays in accordance
with MGL c. 41, § 110A, inserted therein by Chapter 265
of the Acts of 1947.
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State law references — Closing
public offices on Saturday, MGL c. 41, § 110A; closing public
offices on legal holidays, MGL c. 136, § 12; legal holidays
enumerated, MGL c. 4, § 7.
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Whenever a public hearing is ordered by any board or officer
of the City, such board or officer shall forthwith give notice thereof
to the City Clerk and, following such hearing, shall give like notice
of its or his/her decision with respect to any matter considered thereat.
Upon receipt of such notice, the City Clerk shall send a copy thereof
to each member of the City Council setting forth the time and place
of the hearing and the matter to be considered or the decision with
respect to any such matter, as the case may be.
[Added 1-20-2004 by Ord.
No. 03-298]
Advertisement and administrative costs for public hearings will
be borne by the petitioner making a request that requires a public
hearing in accordance with City ordinances, regulations of City boards
and commissions, Massachusetts General Laws and Massachusetts regulations,
federal laws and federal regulations.
Whenever it is required by law, ordinance or regulation that
a public hearing be held by any board or officer of the City relating
to the construction, reconstruction, alteration, demolition or use
of any building or structure or to the use of any land located or
proposed to be located within 300 feet of the boundary line of an
adjoining city or town, such board or officer shall send, or cause
to be sent, not less than seven days prior to the date of such hearing,
a written notice thereof to the Mayor and Council or to the Selectmen
of such city or town.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 4-5, Settlements of legal
action, added 6-18-1979 by Ord. No. 20309, was deleted 8-21-2017 by
Ord. No. 2018-4.
[Added 12-19-1994 by Ord.
No. 95-87]
A.
Not
later than the first Monday of April of the preceding fiscal year,
each department, commission, board of trustees or committee of the
City of Melrose, if formed by ordinance or charter, and the School
Department shall submit to the Mayor and Chief Financial Officer of
the City a requested appropriation for the forthcoming fiscal year.
Such request shall include a mission statement detailing goals and
objectives for the forthcoming year and a rationale for each appropriation
line item requested.
[Amended 8-21-2017 by Ord. No. 2018-4]
B.
Annually,
not later than the first Monday of June, the Mayor shall submit to
the City Council a request for an annual appropriation necessary for
the operations of the City of Melrose for the forthcoming fiscal year.
The annual appropriation request shall be constituted as the City
budget and shall be divided as follows, with each part to be considered
and approved separately by the City Council:
(1)
City of Melrose operating budget, including a financial report for
the City of Melrose, prepared by the Chief Financial Officer, detailing
revenue sources and indicating municipal bonded indebtedness and other
items deemed necessary by the Chief Financial Officer.
(2)
Water Enterprise Account budget, including a report from the Treasurer/Collector
detailing the revenues and expenditures of said account for the previous
year. This budget shall include a recommended water rate sufficient
to meet the proposed budget.
(3)
Sewer Enterprise Account budget, including a report from the Treasurer/Collector
detailing the revenues and expenditures of said account for the previous
year. This budget shall include a recommended sewer rate sufficient
to meet the proposed budget.
(4)
Capital improvement budget, including a three-year capital needs
assessment, provided that debt-servicing capacity and funding permit
such a budget.
(5)
School Department budget, including a report from the Superintendent
of Schools on the state of public education in Melrose. Said report
shall include enrollment figures, achievement scores or other measurable
data available and an evaluation of physical plant. Any other information
deemed necessary by the Mayor shall also be included. The Mayor shall
also request from the Melrose representative on the Northeast Regional
Vocational School Committee any information deemed necessary by the
Mayor and the City Council.
[Amended 8-21-2017 by Ord. No. 2018-4]
C.
A
budget shall be established annually for the operations of the Mount
Hood Municipal Park and Golf Course. This budget shall be prepared
by the City Board of Park Commissioners and be considered as a separate
and distinct budget from the other municipal budgets.
[Amended 8-21-2017 by Ord. No. 2018-4]
D.
All
budgets shall be submitted in a format approved by the Chief Financial
Officer of the City of Melrose and the Massachusetts Department of
Revenue.
E.
All
budgets submitted by the Mayor to the City Council must be balanced.
A balanced budget is defined as one in which actual or projected revenues
equal requested expenditures. For any budget deemed unbalanced, the
Mayor must submit recommended revenue adjustments or expenditure reductions
which will, if legislated, balance said budget.
A.
Whenever
it shall be deemed necessary by any department of the City to request
a transfer of funds from any account to another account, such request
shall be made in writing addressed to the Mayor and City Council and
shall contain the correct designation of the accounts from which and
to which the transfer is to be made. Such requests shall also be accompanied
by a written statement from the City Auditor certifying that there
is a balance available in the account from which the transfer is to
be made sufficient to provide the amount deemed to be required as
aforesaid.
B.
The
foregoing shall be in addition to all other requirements of general
or special law relating to such transfers.
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State law reference — Transfer of appropriations,
MGL c. 44, § 33B.
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Every request for an appropriation or transfer of funds made
by any officer or board in charge of a department shall be in writing,
addressed to the Mayor and City Council, and shall be in such detail
as to show the estimated cost of each item. Whenever the estimated
cost of any article or service for which an appropriation or transfer
is requested is contingent upon the receiving of an allowance representing
the trade-in value, so-called, of property belonging to the City,
a statement to that effect shall be included in such request.
State law reference — Information to be furnished
by department heads requesting appropriation, MGL c. 44, § 31A.
[Amended 10-6-1997 by Ord. No. 98-071]
A.
No
purchase for the City shall be made by any board, committee, agent
or person unless the order therefor is written on an order or requisition
blank furnished by the City Auditor.
B.
Such
order or requisition shall state the department issuing it, the appropriation
to which the expenditure is to be charged, the name and address of
the person from whom the purchase is to be made, the items wanted,
the amount and the price of each and the terms and provisions for
a cash discount of not less than 2% for payment on or before the 10th
day of the month following the date of receipt of the goods by the
department issuing the order or requisition and shall specify that
all charges for express or postage shall be prepaid and that duplicate
bills shall be sent immediately to the department.
C.
The
City Auditor may reject any bill presented in violation of the foregoing
subsections.
D.
Upon
receipt of bills, if they agree with the order or requisition, the
head of the department or, in departments under charge of executive
boards, such persons as are legally authorized to sign requisitions
or orders and approve bills shall approve and present to the City
Auditor, on or before the seventh day of each month, such bills incurred
during the preceding month.
E.
In
recognition of the need to make more efficient use of our natural
resources, create markets for the materials collected in recycling
programs, reduce solid waste volume and disposal costs and serve as
a model for private and public institutions, the City of Melrose is
committed to purchasing products which are environmentally preferable
and/or made of recycled materials whenever such products meet quality
and performance requirements and are available at reasonable prices
and terms.
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State law references — Oaths to payrolls
and bills, MGL c. 41, § 41; filing of all contracts with
City Clerk and City Auditor, MGL c. 41, § 17; approval of
bills by City Auditor, MGL c. 41, § 52.
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No purchases shall be made by any of the several departments
of the City after June 15 in any year, except in cases of emergency
with the approval of the Mayor. All bills of the departments shall
be transmitted to the City Auditor not later than June 20 in any year,
provided that in such cases where bills are not available, each department
shall furnish the City Auditor, not later than June 20 as aforesaid,
with a certificate showing that these certain liabilities have been
contracted or incurred and the details and amounts of such liabilities.
[Added 12-19-1994 by Ord.
No. 95-103, approved in the Legislature 8-16-1995;
amended 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 08-028]
Advertisement for proposals shall be conducted in accordance
with MGL c. 30B.
[Added 12-19-1994 by Ord.
No. 95-103, approved in the Legislature 8-16-1995;
amended 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 08-028]
All contracts shall be made in accordance with MGL c. 30B.
A.
Subject to the provisions of Chapter 24, Article II, Fire Department, § 24-24, no department, board, officer or employee shall dispose of any personal property belonging to the City except by the express authorization of the City Council with the approval of the Mayor. All orders passed by the City Council granting authority to dispose of personal property as aforesaid shall specify in detail the several articles which may be disposed of and may provide for the minimum price at which any or all of such articles may be sold.
B.
Whenever authorization shall have been granted for the disposition
of property as aforesaid, the board, department, officer or employee
having such property in charge shall advertise at least once in a
newspaper published in the City that such property is to be sold,
specifying the several articles and requesting bids therefor at a
date not less than one week from the date of such advertisement. In
the event that no bids are received, it shall be advertised a second
time and, if no bids are then received, the property so advertised
may be disposed of in such manner as the board, department, officer
or employee may deem to be in the best interests of the City, but
subject to the approval of the Mayor.
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State law reference — Authority of City to
convey personal property, MGL c. 40, § 3.
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[Added 6-18-2018 by Order
No. 2018-169]
A.
Purpose. This section establishes and authorizes revolving funds
for use by City departments, boards, committees, agencies and officers
in connection with the operation of programs or activities that generate
fees, charges, or other receipts to support all or some of the expenses
of those programs or activities. These revolving funds are established
pursuant to MGL c. 44, § 53E 1/2.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The following Order Nos. reauthorized the City
of Melrose Revolving Funds Table as adopted by City Ordinance 6-18-2018
and further authorized by MGL c. 44, § 53E ½: Order
No. 2019-87, adopted 6-17-2019; Order No. 2020-90, adopted 6-24-2020; Order No. 2021-128, adopted 6-14-2021; Order
No. 2022-120, adopted 6-21-2022; Order No. 2023-1, adopted 6-20-2023; Order
No. 2024-2, adopted 6-20-2024.
B.
Expenditure limitations. A department or agency head, board, committee
or officer may incur liabilities against and special monies from a
revolving fund established and authorized by this section without
appropriation subject to the following limitations:
(1)
Fringe benefits of full-time employees whose salaries or wages are
paid from the fund shall also be paid from the fund.
(2)
No liability shall be incurred in excess of the available balance
of the fund.
(3)
The total amount spent during a fiscal year shall not exceed the
amount authorized by the City Council in any given fiscal year.
C.
Interest. Interest earned on monies credited to a revolving fund
established by this section shall be credited to the general fund.
D.
Procedures and reports. Except as provided in MGL c. 44, § 53E
1/2, and this section, the laws, charter provisions, rules, regulations,
policies or procedures that govern the receipt and custody of City
monies and the expenditure and payment of City funds shall apply to
the use of a revolving fund established and authorized by this section.
The Chief Financial Officer shall include a statement on the collections
credited to the fund, the encumbrances and expenditures charged to
each fund and the balance available for expenditure in the regular
report the Chief Financial Officer provides the department, board,
committee, agency or officer on appropriations made for its use.
E.
Authorized revolving funds. The table set forth herein establishes:
(1)
Each revolving fund authorized for use by a City department, board,
committee, agency or officer;
(2)
The department or agency head, board, committee or officer authorized
to spend from each fund;
(3)
The fees, charges and other monies charged and received by the department,
board, committee, agency or officer in connection with the program
or activity for which the fund is established that shall be credited
to each fund by the Chief Financial Officer;
(4)
The expenses of the program or activity for which each fund may be
used;
(5)
Any restrictions or conditions on expenditures from each fund;
(6)
Any reporting or other requirements that apply to each fund; and
(7)
The fiscal years each fund shall operate under this section.
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Fund No.
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Revolving Fund
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Department, Board, Committee, Agency or Officer Authorized to
Spend from Fund
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Fees, Charges or Other Receipts Credited to Fund
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Program of Activity Expenses Payable from Fund
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Restrictions or Conditions on Expenses Payable from Fund
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Other Require-ments/ Reports
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Fiscal years
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2607
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Veterans
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Veterans Service Officer and Board
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Donations
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Supplies, administrative fees and permits for any programs related
to veteran services and Melrose community events
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$15,000 annual cap
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Fiscal Year 2019 and subsequent years
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2652[2]
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Recreation
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Park Commission
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Registration and user fees collected for Recreation Department
sponsored programs
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Costs associated with the various programs sponsored by the
Recreation Department, including the Director and Assistant Director's
salaries, program coordinator salaries, as well as supplies and equipment
needed to run the program
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$450,000 annual cap
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Fiscal Year 2019 and subsequent years
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2658
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Inspectional Services
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Director of Inspectional Services
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Fees from inspections of multifamily homes; fees from the inspection
of day-care centers and places serving alcohol
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State-mandated certificates of inspections, multifamily inspections,
equipment, contracted inspectors, education and printing
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$15,000 annual cap. Salaries related to contracted inspectors
are only paid from this fund
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Fiscal Year 2019 and subsequent years
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2659
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Health
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Director of Health Department
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Fees associated with public health programs
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Costs associated with flu clinics, sale of bike helmets, salaries
and CPR classes
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$60,000 annual cap
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Fiscal Year 2019 and subsequent years
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[2]
Editor's Note: The Recycling Fund (Fund No. 2657), which immediately
followed, was rescinded 5-20-2024 by Order No. 2024-31.
