[HISTORY: The Town Charter was originally adopted in 1858.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I General Corporate Powers
- § C-101
- Ch C Art II Corporate Limits
- § C-201 Corporate Limits on File
- § C-202 Corporate Boundaries
- Ch C Art III The Commission
- § C-301 Number, Selection, Term
- § C-302 Qualifications of Commissioners
- § C-303 Salary of Commissioners
- § C-304 Meetings of the Commission
- § C-305 Quorum
- § C-306 Procedure of Commission
- § C-307 Vacancies on the Commission
- § C-308 Ordinances
- § C-309 Files of Ordinances
- Ch C Art IV The Mayor
- § C-401 Selection and Term
- § C-402 Qualifications of Mayor
- § C-403 Salary of Mayor
- § C-404 Powers and Duties
- § C-405 Vacancy in Office of Mayor
- Ch C Art V General Powers
- § C-501 General Powers
- § C-502 Exercise of Powers
- § C-503 General Powers: Commissioners
- Ch C Art VI Registration, Nomination and Elections
- § C-601 Voters
- § C-602 Board of Supervisors of Elections
- § C-603 Removal
- § C-604 Duties
- § C-605 Notice
- § C-606 Town Clerk to Act in Lieu of Board of Supervisors of Elections
- § C-607 Registration
- § C-608 Appeal
- § C-609 Nominations
- § C-610 Election of the Mayor and Councilmembers
- § C-611 Conduct of Elections
- § C-612 Absentee Ballots
- § C-613 Special Elections
- § C-614 Vote Count
- § C-615 Preservation of Ballots
- § C-616 Regulation and Control
- § C-617 Town Clerk to Act in Lieu of Board of Supervisors of Elections
- § C-618 Penalties
- Ch C Art VII Finance
- § C-701 Fiscal Year
- § C-702 Budget
- § C-703 Budget Adoption
- § C-704 Appropriations
- § C-705 Transfer of Funds
- § C-706 Over-Expenditure Forbidden
- § C-707 Appropriations Lapse After One Year
- § C-708 Checks
- § C-709 Taxable Property
- § C-710 Budget Authorized Levy
- § C-711 Notice of Tax Levy
- § C-712 When Taxes are Overdue
- § C-713 Sale of Tax Delinquent Property
- § C-714 Fees
- § C-715 Audit
- § C-716 Tax Anticipation Borrowing
- § C-717 Authorization to Borrow Money
- § C-718 Payment of Indebtedness
- § C-719 Previous Issues
- § C-720 Purchases, Bids and Contracts
- Ch C Art VIII Administration
- § C-801 Town Clerk
- § C-802 Town Attorney
- § C-803 Chief of Police
- § C-804 Authority to Employ Personnel
- § C-805 Compensation of Employees
- § C-806 Employee Benefit Programs
- § C-807 Prohibition
- § C-808 Liability Protection for Public Officials
- Ch C Art IX Public Ways and Sidewalks
- § C-901 Definition of Public Ways
- § C-902 Control of Public Ways
- Ch C Art X Water and Sewer
- § C-1001 Powers
- § C-1002 Placing Structures in Public Ways
- § C-1003 Obstructions
- § C-1004 Entering on County Public Ways
- § C-1005 Connections
- § C-1006 Charge for Connections
- § C-1007 Improper Uses
- § C-1008 Private Systems
- § C-1009 Extensions Beyond Boundaries
- § C-1010 Right of Entry
- § C-1011 Pollution of Water Supply
- § C-1012 Contracts for Water
- § C-1013 Charges
- § C-1014 Violations and Penalties
- Ch C Art XI Special Assessments
- § C-1101 Power: Special Assessments
- § C-1102 Procedure
- Ch C Art XII Town Property
- § C-1201 Acquisition, Possession and Disposal
- § C-1202 Condemnation
- § C-1203 Town Buildings
- § C-1204 Protection of Town Property
- Ch C Art XIII General Provisions
- § C-1301 Oath of Office
- § C-1302 Official Surety Bonds
- § C-1303 Prior Rights and Obligations
- § C-1304 Enforcement and Penalties
- § C-1305 Effect of Charter on Existing Ordinances
- § C-1306 Gender
- § C-1307 Separability
- Ch C Art XIV Transitional Provisions
- § C-1401 Nature of this Article
- § C-1402 Transition Between Present and Charter-Mandated Forms of Government
- § C-1403 Date of Next Municipal Election
- The Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 13 Animals
- Ch 25 Building and Electrical Standards
- Ch 29 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 35 Contracts
- Ch 48 Elections
- Ch 60 Finance
- Ch 64 Firearms
- Ch 67 Fires and Fire Prevention
- Ch 72 Floodplain Management
- Ch 85 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 91 Housing Standards
- Ch 106 Junk Abatement
- Ch 119 Littering
- Ch 130 Minors
- Ch 135 Municipal Infractions
- Ch 142 Noise
- Ch 147 Nuisance and Abandoned Property
- Ch 148 Nuisances
- Ch 156 Parks
- Ch 161 Peddlers and Vendors
- Ch 168 Property Maintenance
- Ch 177 Railroads
- Ch 180 Records
- Ch 190 Skateboards
- Ch 195 Solid Waste
- Ch 200 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 205 Structures, Unsafe
- Ch 223 Urination, Public
- Ch 232 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 239 Water and Sewers
- Ch 250 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
