Town of Wrentham, MA
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2022-11-21
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 48 Police Department
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Communications
- Ch 10 Elections
- Ch 13 Emergency Management
- Ch 18 Financial Affairs
- Ch 30 Legal Affairs
- Ch 37 Notices
- Ch 42 Officers and Employees
- Ch 48 Police Department
- § 48-1 Appointment of Chief and other officers; duties.
- § 48-2 Determination of levels of police service.
- Ch 51 Policies and Procedures
- Ch 55 Procurement
- Ch 58 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 63 Records and Reports
- Ch 66 Regional Public Schools
- Ch 74 Town Meeting
- Ch 78 Town Property and Buildings
- Part II: Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 100 General Provisions
- Ch 105 Aging, Council on
- Ch 110 Appeals, Board of
- Ch 115 Cable Advisory Committee
- Ch 120 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 125 Conservation Commission
- Ch 130 Cultural Council
- Ch 135 Disability, Commission on
- Ch 140 Economic Development Commission
- Ch 145 Elderly and Disabled Tax Aid Committee
- Ch 150 Finance Committee
- Ch 155 General Bylaw Review Committee
- Ch 160 Historical Commission
- Ch 180 Library Trustees
- Ch 190 Open Space Committee
- Ch 195 Permanent Building Committee
- Ch 200 Public School Committee
- Ch 205 Recreation Commission
- Ch 210 Registrars, Board of
- Ch 215 Scholarship Committee and Educational Fund Committee
- Ch 220 Solid Waste Recycling Committee
- Ch 225 Town Common Landscape Memorial Committee
- Part III: General Legislation
- Ch 250 Alarm Systems
- Ch 255 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 260 Animal Control
- Ch 267 Buildings and Building Construction
- Ch 275 Earth Removal
- Ch 278 Explosives
- Ch 283 Fees, Fines and Charges
- Ch 289 Hawkers and Peddlers
- Ch 293 Health, Board of
- Ch 297 Historic Buildings
- Ch 305 Junk Dealers and Collectors
- Ch 311 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 318 Marijuana
- Ch 326 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 331 Plastic Bags
- Ch 338 Recycling
- Ch 346 Scenic Roads
- Ch 350 Storm Sewers
- Ch 351 Stormwater Management
- Ch 354 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 360 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 365 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 371 Water
- Ch 375 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 390 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A400 Acceptances and Special Acts
- Ch A401 Codification Style
- Ch A402 Mullen's Certification
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Wrentham
as Art. 5.10, Sec. 1, of the 2013 Bylaws. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 6-8-2015 ATM
by Art. 33]
The Town Administrator shall appoint a Chief of Police, who
shall appoint such regular or special police officers as required,
who, in addition to the duties required by the laws of the commonwealth,
shall make complaints for violation of these bylaws.
The Chief of Police possesses the discretion to determine the
appropriate level of police service in the Town to ensure public safety.
Therefore, notwithstanding any regulations or guidelines to the contrary,
the Chief of Police has the discretion to require the presence of
a sworn police officer, employed on a paid detail basis, in all instances
where there is a street opening or any work to be done on a public
way or at a public function in Town. The Chief shall have further
discretion to determine the number of officers assigned to any such
instance necessary to maintain public safety.
