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2022-06-02
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Division 1 Charter
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Chapter C Charter
Division 1 Charter
Ch C
Charter
Ch C Ch I
Incorporation and General Powers
§ C-1-1
Incorporation.
§ C-1-2
Rights and obligations.
§ C-1-3
General grant of powers.
§ C-1-4
Effect of Charter.
Ch C Ch II
Elections
§ C-2-1
General.
§ C-2-2
Voting districts.
§ C-2-3
Eligibility for office.
§ C-2-4
Breaking a tie.
§ C-2-5
Vacancies in elective offices.
Ch C Ch III
Elective Offices
§ C-3-1
Two-year terms.
§ C-3-2
Board of Finance.
§ C-3-3
Board of Education.
§ C-3-4
(Reserved)
§ C-3-5
Board of Library Directors.
§ C-3-6
Town Clerk.
§ C-3-7
Powers.
Ch C Ch IV
Board of Selectmen
§ C-4-1
Composition.
§ C-4-2
First Selectman.
§ C-4-3
Board of Selectmen, general powers and procedures.
§ C-4-4
Powers with respect to ordinances.
§ C-4-5
Additional powers and duties of Selectmen.
§ C-4-6
(Reserved)
§ C-4-7
Director of Health.
§ C-4-8
Town Attorney.
Ch C Ch V
Appointive Board in Office
§ C-5-1
(Reserved)
§ C-5-2
Terms.
§ C-5-3
Minority representation.
§ C-5-4
General powers and procedures.
§ C-5-5
Planning Commission.
§ C-5-6
Zoning Commission.
§ C-5-7
Employment of Town Planners.
§ C-5-8
Zoning Board of Appeals.
§ C-5-9
Board of Assessment Appeals.
§ C-5-10
Board of Fire Commissioners.
§ C-5-11
Recreation Commission.
§ C-5-12
Water Pollution Control Authority.
§ C-5-13
Conservation and Wetlands Commission.
§ C-5-14
Housing Authority.
§ C-5-15
Building Board of Appeals.
§ C-5-16
Cemetery Committee.
§ C-5-17
Advisory Committee to the Elderly.
§ C-5-18
Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council.
§ C-5-19
Ethics Commission.
§ C-5-20
Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer.
§ C-5-21
Collector of Taxes.
§ C-5-22
Assessor.
§ C-5-23
Other appointive positions.
Ch C Ch VI
Finance and Taxation
§ C-6-1
Board of Finance.
§ C-6-2
Annual audit.
§ C-6-3
Treasurer.
§ C-6-4
Preparation of the budget.
§ C-6-5
Laying taxes.
§ C-6-6
Tax Collector.
§ C-6-7
Special appropriations.
§ C-6-8
Expenditures and accounting.
Ch C Ch VII
Town Meeting
§ C-7-1
Annual and Special Meetings.
§ C-7-2
Organization and procedure.
§ C-7-3
(Reserved)
§ C-7-4
Special appropriations: public emergency appropriations.
§ C-7-5
Action on ordinances.
§ C-7-6
(Reserved)
§ C-7-7
Sale or purchase of real estate.
Ch C Ch VIII
Transitional and Miscellaneous
§ C-8-1
Effective date: adjustment of terms of office.
§ C-8-2
Amendment.
§ C-8-3
Saving clause.
Division 2 Ordinancees
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 7
Budget and Finance
Ch 8
Benefits Funds
Ch 10
Building Board of Appeals
Ch 14
(Reserved)
Ch 17
Civil Preparedness Agency
Ch 20
Conservation Commission
Ch 22
Cultural Commission
Ch 23
Design Advisory Board
Ch 24
Economic Development Commission
Ch 26
Ethics, Code of
Ch 29
Flood and Erosion Control Board
Ch 35
Justices of the Peace
Ch 47
Planning Commission
Ch 51
Property, Town
Ch 57
Scenic Roads, Designation of
Ch 59
School Board
Ch 61
Central Connecticut Solid Waste Authority
Ch 62
Special Project Committee
Ch 63
Youth Services Advisory Board
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 72
Adult-Oriented Establishments
Ch 73
Cannabis
Ch 75
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 79
(Reserved)
Ch 88
Building Construction
Ch 92
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 96
Citations
Ch 104
Driveways
Ch 114
Fees
Ch 130
Littering
Ch 135
Mass Gatherings
Ch 145
Property Maintenance
Ch 155
Sewers
Ch 161
Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 166
Solid Waste
Ch 172
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 179
Taxation
Ch 187
Vehicles, Abandoned
Ch 192
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 196
Vendors, Hawkers, Peddlers, Canvassers and Solicitors
Ch 198
Vending and Sidewalk, Tag and Auction Sales
Ch 204
Water
Division 3 Regulations
Ch 211
Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
Ch 212
Sewer Use Charge System
Ch 213
Subdivision of Land
Ch 214
Zoning
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter C
Charter
[HISTORY: Adopted by the electorate of the Town of Somers
11-2-1999
, effective
1-1-2000
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Charter approved this date also provided that it repealed and superseded the former Charter of the Town of Somers, adopted 10-2-1961, effective November 1961, as amended 11-4-1980, effective 12-1-1980.
CHAPTER I
Incorporation and General Powers
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§ 1-1
Incorporation.
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§ 1-2
Rights and obligations.
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§ 1-3
General grant of powers.
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§ 1-4
Effect of Charter.
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CHAPTER II
Elections
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§ 2-1
General.
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§ 2-2
Voting districts.
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§ 2-3
Eligibility for office.
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§ 2-4
Breaking a tie.
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§ 2-5
Vacancies in elective offices.
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CHAPTER III
Elective Offices
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§ 3-1
Two-year terms.
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§ 3-2
Board of Finance.
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§ 3-3
Board of Education.
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§ 3-4
(Reserved)
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§ 3-5
Board of Library Directors.
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§ 3-6
Town Clerk.
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§ 3-7
Powers.
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CHAPTER IV
Board of Selectmen
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§ 4-1
Composition.
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§ 4-2
First Selectman.
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§ 4-3
Board of Selectmen, general powers and procedures.
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§ 4-4
Powers with respect to ordinances.
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§ 4-5
Additional powers and duties of Selectmen.
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§ 4-6
(Reserved)
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§ 4-7
Director of Health.
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§ 4-8
Town Attorney.
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CHAPTER V
Appointive Board in Office
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§ 5-1
(Reserved)
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§ 5-2
Terms.
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§ 5-3
Minority representation.
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§ 5-4
General powers and procedures.
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§ 5-5
Planning Commission.
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§ 5-6
Zoning Commission.
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§ 5-7
Employment of Town Planners.
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§ 5-8
Zoning Board of Appeals.
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§ 5-9
Board of Assessment Appeals.
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§ 5-10
Board of Fire Commissioners.
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§ 5-11
Recreation Commission.
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§ 5-12
Water Pollution Control Authority.
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§ 5-13
Conservation and Wetlands Commission.
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§ 5-14
Housing Authority.
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§ 5-15
Building Board of Appeals.
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§ 5-16
Cemetery Committee.
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§ 5-17
Advisory Committee to the Elderly.
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§ 5-18
Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council.
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§ 5-19
Ethics Commission.
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§ 5-20
Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer.
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§ 5-21
Collector of Taxes.
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§ 5-22
Assessor.
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§ 5-23
Other appointive positions.
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CHAPTER VI
Finance and Taxation
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§ 6-1
Board of Finance.
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§ 6-2
Annual audit.
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§ 6-3
Treasurer.
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§ 6-4
Preparation of the budget.
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§ 6-5
Laying taxes.
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§ 6-6
Tax Collector.
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§ 6-7
Special appropriations.
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§ 6-8
Expenditures and accounting.
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CHAPTER VII
Town Meeting
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§ 7-1
Annual and Special Meetings.
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§ 7-2
Organization and procedure.
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§ 7-3
(Reserved)
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§ 7-4
Special appropriations: public emergency appropriations.
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§ 7-5
Action on ordinances.
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§ 7-6
(Reserved)
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§ 7-7
Sale or purchase of real estate.
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CHAPTER VIII
Transitional and Miscellaneous
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§ 8-1
Effective date: adjustment of terms of office.
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§ 8-2
Amendment.
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§ 8-3
Saving clause.
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