Town of Winchester, CT
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2024-04-15
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The Charter
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Chapter C Town Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Town Charter
- Ch C Art I INCORPORATION
- Section 101 INCORPORATION
- Section 102 FORM OF GOVERNMENT
- Section 103 RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
- Section 104 POWERS OF THE TOWN
- Section 105 EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS
- Section 106 EXISTING ORDINANCES
- Ch C Art II ELECTIONS
- Section 201 ELECTION DAY
- Section 202 ELECTIVE OFFICERS
- Section 203 TERMS OF ELECTED OFFICERS
- Section 204 POWERS OF ELECTED OFFICERS
- Section 205 MINORITY REPRESENTATION
- Section 206 QUALIFICATIONS
- Section 207 VOTES NECESSARY FOR ELECTION
- Section 208 TIE VOTES
- Section 209 VACANCIES IN ELECTIVE OFFICES
- Section 210 NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES
- Section 211 WITHDRAWAL OF NOMINATION
- Section 212 MODERATORS
- Ch C Art III BOARD OF SELECTMEN
- Section 301 POWERS OF SELECTMEN
- Section 302 ORDINANCES
- Section 303 ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCES
- Section 304 ENFORCEMENT OF ORDINANCES
- Section 305 TOWN MEETING ON REFERENDUMS, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
- Section 306 INITIATIVE
- Section 307 EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
- Section 308 ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER
- Section 309 MEETINGS
- Section 310 ANNUAL SALARY
- Section 311 CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- Section 312 AUTOMATIC VACANCY
- Section 313 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
- Section 314 PRESERVATION OF PEACE
- Section 315 APPOINTMENTS BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
- Section 316 REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- Ch C Art IV FIRST SELECTMAN
- Section 401 ELECTION
- Section 402 POWERS AND DUTIES
- Section 403 SECOND SELECTMAN
- Ch C Art V TOWN MANAGER
- Section 501 APPOINTMENT
- Section 502 COMPENSATION
- Section 503 RESIDENCE
- Section 504 NO OTHER EMPLOYMENT
- Section 505 VOLUNTARY TERMINATION
- Section 506 REMOVAL
- Section 507 ACTING TOWN MANAGER
- Section 508 TIME FOR FILLING VACANCY
- Section 509 DUTIES
- Section 510 APPOINTMENTS
- Section 511 NON-INTERFERENCE
- Ch C Art VI OFFICERS AND BOARDS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
- Section 601 BOARD OF TAX REVIEW
- Section 602 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
- Section 603 PARK AND RECREATION BOARDS
- Section 604 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
- Section 605 WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION
- Section 606 WINCHESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Section 607 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
- Section 608 FIRE DEPARTMENT
- Section 609 INLAND WETLANDS AND WATER COURSES AGENCY
- Ch C Art VII OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE TOWN MANAGER
- Section 701 JURISDICTION AND DUTIES
- Section 702 EXECUTIVES OF DEPARTMENTS
- Section 703 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
- Section 704 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
- Section 705 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- Section 706 HEALTH DEPARTMENT
- Section 707 BUILDING OFFICIAL
- Section 708 FIRE MARSHAL
- Section 709 RECREATION DIRECTOR
- Section 710 SENIOR CITIZEN DIRECTOR
- Ch C Art VIII SALARIES
- Section 801 SALARIES
- Ch C Art IX DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE APPROPRIATION
- Section 901 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR
- Section 902 DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, DUTIES
- Section 903 FINANCIAL OFFICERS
- Section 904 ACCOUNTING SUPERVISION AND CONTROL
- Section 905 WHEN CONTRACTS AND EXPENDITURES PROHIBITED
- Section 906 APPROPRIATIONS LAPSE AT END OF YEAR
- Section 907 FEES SHALL BE PAID TO THE TOWN
- Section 908 PURCHASING AGENT, DUTIES
- Section 909 ACCOUNTING CONTROL OF PURCHASES
- Section 910 PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
- Section 911 COMPETITIVE BIDDING
- Section 912 EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS
- Section 913 BORROWING TO MEET EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS
- Section 914 INTRA-DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFER OR APPROPRIATIONS
- Section 915 INTER-DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFER OF UNENCUMBERED APPROPRIATIONS
- Section 916 ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
- Section 917 FISCAL YEAR
- Section 918 ANNUAL AUDIT
- Section 919 CONTRACTING FOR COLLECTION OF TAXES
- Ch C Art X INDEBTEDNESS
- Section 1001
- Ch C Art XI ANNUAL TOWN BUDGET
- Section 1101 POWER TO ADOPT BUDGET
- Section 1102 ANNUAL BUDGET MEETING
- Section 1103 GENERAL FORM OF BUDGET PRESENTATION
- Section 1104 DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
- Section 1105 DEPARTMENTAL ESTIMATES
- Section 1106 DUTIES OF THE MANAGER ON THE BUDGET
- Section 1107 DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
- Section 1108 ADOPTION OF BUDGET
- Section 1109 AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION, TAX LEVY
- Section 1110 EFFECT OF ADOPTION OF TOWN BUDGET
- Ch C Art XII THE MERIT SYSTEM
- Section 1201 THE MERIT SYSTEM ESTABLISHED
- Section 1202 THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE
- Section 1203 POLITICAL ACTIVITY
- Section 1204 RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
- Ch C Art XIII SIDEWALKS
- Section 1301 POWERS OF BOARD OF SELECTMEN
- Section 1302 LIENS
- Section 1303 APPEALS
- Section 1304 MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALKS
- Section 1305 MUNICIPAL EXEMPTION FROM LIABILITY
- Ch C Art XIV WINSTED WATER DIVISION
- Section 1401 RIGHTS, POWERS AND DUTIES
- Section 1402 MANAGEMENT OF WINSTED WATER DIVISION
- Section 1403 FINANCES OF WINSTED WATER DIVISION
- Section 1404 BONDING
- Section 1405 VANDALISM
- Section 1406 LIENS
- Ch C Art XV CODE OF ETHICS
- Section 1501 PERSONS SUBJECT
- Section 1502 EXISTING CODE OF ETHICS
- Section 1503 ETHICS COMMISSION
- Section 1504 ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS
- Section 1505 INVESTIGATIONS
- Ch C Art XVI REMOVALS
- Section 1601
- Ch C Art XVII TRANSITION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Section 1701 PRESENT EMPLOYEES TO RETAIN POSITIONS
- Section 1702 TRANSFER OF RECORDS AND PROPERTY
- Section 1703 CONTRIBUTIONS
- Section 1704 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
- Section 1705 EXISTING LAWS AND ORDINANCES
- Section 1706 AMENDMENT OF CHARTER
- Section 1707 SAVING CLAUSE
- Section 1708 DEFINITIONS OF VOTERS AND ELECTORS
- Section 1709 REFERENDUM ON APPROVAL OF THE CHARTER
- The Code
- Division 1: Town Ordinances
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Ambulance Service
- Ch 12 (Reserved)
- Ch 16 Conservation Commission
- Ch 19 Coordinating Commission
- Ch 22 Cultural District
- Ch 30 Economic Development Commission
- Ch 33 Elections
- Ch 36 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 40 Finance and Budget
- Ch 43 Fire Department and Fire Districts
- Ch 46 Freedom of Information
- Ch 50 Historic Commission
- Ch 52 Housing Authority
- Ch 58 Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission
- Ch 63 Justices of the Peace
- Ch 69 Laurel City Commission
- Ch 77 Local Veterans Advisory Committee
- Ch 81 Meetings
- Ch 84 Northwest Hills Council of Governments
- Ch 87 Notices
- Ch 91 Officers and Employees
- Ch 96 Parking Authority
- Ch 99 Persons With Disabilities, Commission for
- Ch 103 Planning and Zoning Commission
- Ch 107 Police Department
- Ch 111 Procurement Policy
- Ch 118 Recreation Board
- Ch 121 Redevelopment Agency
- Ch 130 Selectmen, Board of
- Ch 133 Senior Citizens Commission
- Ch 136 Sewer Commission
- Ch 140 Soldiers' Monument Commission
- Ch 144 Tourism District
- Ch 145 Town Property
- Ch 148 Town Vehicles
- Ch 155 Zoning Board of Appeals
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 162 Adult Entertainment
- Ch 165 Advertising Matter and Newspapers
- Ch 169 Alarms
- Ch 172 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 175 Amusement Devices
- Ch 178 Animals
- Ch 182 Bazaars and Raffles
- Ch 186 Bicycles and Play Vehicles
- Ch 190 Blasting
- Ch 195 Building Construction
- Ch 199 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 203 Burning, Open
- Ch 207 Carnivals and Exhibitions
- Ch 211 Cemeteries
- Ch 215 Citations
- Ch 222 (Reserved)
- Ch 228 Firearms
- Ch 231 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 240 Highland Lake
- Ch 249 Junk Dealers
- Ch 255 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 258 Littering
- Ch 270 Noise
- Ch 274 Nuisances
- Ch 281 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 285 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 288 Peddlers, Solicitors, Vendors and Auctioneers
- Ch 294 Polystyrene Food Containers and Packaging
- Ch 297 Property Maintenance
- Ch 305 Rental Property
- Ch 310 Rooming Houses
- Ch 319 Scenic Roads
- Ch 323 Sewers
- Ch 330 Smoking and Cannabis Use
- Ch 334 Special Events
- Ch 340 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 345 Swimming Pools
- Ch 350 Taxation
- Ch 356 Trees
- Ch 367 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 373 Waste Management
- Ch 377 Water
- Ch 380 Water Bodies, Public
- Division 2: Regulations
- Ch 385 Driveway Regulations
- Ch 390 Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the electors of the Town of Winchester 4-23-1960; last amended 2019. Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
