Town of Lynnfield, MA
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2023-03-29
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Ch 1 POWERS OF THE TOWN
- § C-1-1 Incorporation
- § C-1-2 Scope of Town Powers
- § C-1-3 Form of Government
- § C-1-4 Construction of Charter
- § C-1-5 Intergovernmental Relations
- Ch C Ch 2 TOWN MEETING
- § C-2-1 Organization
- § C-2-2 Powers and Responsibilities
- § C-2-3 Procedures
- § C-2-4 Initiative Petition
- § C-2-5 Presiding Officer
- Ch C Ch 3 THE SELECT BOARD
- § C-3-1 The Select Board
- § C-3-2 General Powers
- § C-3-3 Powers of Appointment
- § C-3-4 Powers of Investigation
- § C-3-5 Administrative Reorganization
- Ch C Ch 4 OTHER ELECTED TOWN BOARDS
- § C-4-1 General Provisions
- § C-4-2 Vacancies
- § C-4-3 School Committee
- § C-4-4 Planning Board
- § C-4-5 Board of Assessors
- § C-4-6 Library Trustees
- Ch C Ch 5 APPOINTMENTS BY THE SELECT BOARD
- § C-5-1 Powers to Appoint Town Officers
- § C-5-2 Duties
- § C-5-3 Power to Appoint Town Boards and Commissions
- § C-5-4 Other Appointive Powers
- § C-5-5 The Power to Rescind Appointments
- § C-5-6 Qualifications of the Town Administrator
- § C-5-7 Duties of the Town Administrator
- § C-5-8 Removal of the Town Administrator
- Ch C Ch 6 ELECTIONS
- § C-6-1 Town Elections
- § C-6-2 Elections to be Nonpartisan
- § C-6-3 Eligibility of Town Voters
- § C-6-4 Recall of Elective Officers
- § C-6-5 Apportionment
- Ch C Ch 7 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS AND PROCEDURES
- § C-7-1 Applicability of State Law
- § C-7-2 Fiscal Year
- § C-7-3 Annual Audit
- § C-7-4 Finance Committee
- § C-7-5 Submission of Budget and Budget Message
- § C-7-6 Capital Improvements Program
- § C-7-7 Action on Proposed Budgets
- § C-7-8 Budget Adoption
- § C-7-9 Public Records
- § C-7-10 Collections and Disbursements
- § C-7-11 Emergency Appropriations
- § C-7-12 Insufficiency of Funds
- § C-7-13 Lapse of Appropriations
- § C-7-14 Prohibitions
- Ch C Ch 8 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
- § C-8-1 Powers and Duties of Planning Board
- § C-8-2 Planning Director
- § C-8-3 Authority
- Ch C Ch 9 ADMINISTRATION
- § C-9-1 Divisions and Departments Established
- § C-9-2 Division of Public Works
- § C-9-3 Division of Finance and Administrative Services
- § C-9-4 Division of Zoning Enforcement and Inspection
- § C-9-5 Personnel System
- Ch C Ch 10 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § C-10-1 Amendment of Charter
- § C-10-2 Specific Provisions Shall Prevail
- § C-10-3 Severability of Charter
- § C-10-4 Revision and Publication of By-Laws
- § C-10-5 Town Boards, Commissions, and Committees
- § C-10-6 Executive Sessions
- § C-10-7 Boards and Positions Abolished
- Ch C Ch 11 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- § C-11-1 Continuation of By-Laws
- § C-11-2 Continuation of Government
- § C-11-3 Transfer of Records and Property
- § C-11-4 Continuance of Contracts and Other Obligations
- § C-11-5 Pending Actions and Proceedings
- § C-11-6 Appointments to Finance Committee
- § C-11-7 Effective Date
- The Code
- Division 1: Bylaws
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 10 Departmental Revolving Funds
- Ch 16 Emergency Management
- Ch 22 Finances
- Ch 40 Legal Affairs
- Ch 45 Meetings
- Ch 51 Officers and Employees
- Ch 58 Penalties and Enforcement
- Ch 62 Personnel Bylaws
- Ch 67 Public Property
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 103 Advertising
- Ch 107 Alarms
- Ch 111 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 115 Animals
- Ch 120 Building Code
- Ch 126 Criminal Record Background Checks
- Ch 132 Diesel Fuel
- Ch 138 Excavations
- Ch 143 Fees
- Ch 147 Firearms and Explosives
- Ch 154 Historic Preservation
- Ch 161 Junk and Junk Dealers
- Ch 168 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 169 Liquor Licenses
- Ch 170 Marijuana Establishments
- Ch 175 Newsracks
- Ch 179 Noise
- Ch 184 Parks and Recreational Areas
- Ch 188 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 192 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 197 Security Posted in Connection With Licenses, Permits and Approvals
- Ch 200 Smoking
- Ch 204 Solid Waste
- Ch 209 Storage Tanks, Underground
- Ch 213 Stormwater Management
- Ch 217 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 221 Swimming Pools
- Ch 225 Tree Preservation
- Ch 230 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 236 Wells
- Ch 240 Wetland Protection
- Part III: Zoning Bylaw
- Ch 260 Zoning
- Division 2: Rules and Regulations
- Ch 305 Board of Appeals
- Ch 310 Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 315 Cemetery Regulations
- Ch 320 Conservation Commission Regulations
- Ch 335 Fire Department Regulations
- Ch 360 Police Department Rules and Regulations
- Ch 375 Planning Board Rules and Regulations
- Ch 380 Traffic Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A400 General Law Acceptances
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
We, the people of the Town of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, in order
to reaffirm the customary and the traditional liberties of the people
with respect to the conduct of our local government and to take the
fullest advantages inherent in the Home Rule Amendment of the Constitution
of the Commonwealth, do hereby adopt the following Home Rule Charter
for this town.
