General/Session Law
Description
GL c. 39, § 20 (accepted 4-2-1921)
Precinct voting
GL c. 82, § 37 (accepted 4-6-1922)
Building lines
GL c. 54, § 7 (accepted 6-19-1922)
Change in voting precincts of town by Board of Selectmen on own initiative or at direction of Town Meeting
GL c. 44, § 35 (accepted 1-20-1923)
Accounting system
GL c. 136, §§ 7-8 (accepted 9-17-1925)
Permits for Sunday work/execution of civil process on Sundays
GL c. 82, § 25 (accepted 3-22-1926)
Sewer and Water Plan
GL c. 32, § 85 (accepted 3-26-1931)
Pensions for police and fire
GL c. 139, §§ 1-3 (accepted 3-16-1934)
Burnt and dangerous buildings
GL c. 143, §§ 6-10 (accepted 3-26-1934)
Burnt and dangerous buildings
GL c. 40, § 6A (accepted 5-8-1940)
Municipal advertising
Chapter 638 of the Acts of 1941 (accepted 3-27-1945) (GL c. 48, § 58A)
70 hour Firemen's Law
Chapter 156 of the Acts of 1945 (accepted 12-26-1945) (GL c. 41, § 111B)
Sick leave for laborers
Chapter 635 of the Acts of 1945 (accepted 6-21-1946) (GL c. 44, § 65)
Advance payments of vacation pay to employees
Chapter 657 of the Acts of 1948 (accepted 4-4-1951)
40 hour work week
GL c. 32, § 89A (accepted 4-2-1952)
Annuities to dependents of public employees killed or dying from injuries in performance of duties
Chapter 388 of the Acts of 1950 (accepted 4-2-1952) (GL c. 41, §§ 19B-19E)
Tenure of office for clerks
Chapter 293 of the Acts of 1953 (accepted 3-29-1955) (GL c. 41, § 111H)
Police officers, overtime
GL c. 152, § 69 (accepted 11-10-1955)
Workers' compensation
GL c. 40, § 8A (accepted 3-29-1956)
Industrial Development Committee
Chapter 674 of the Acts of 1953 (accepted 3-29-1956)
Municipal planning and Subdivision Control Law
GL c. 40, §§ 42A-42F (accepted 7-3-1956)
Water rates
GL c. 32B (accepted March 11, 1957)
Contributory group insurance (health insurance)
GL c. 41, § 100B (accepted 3-29-1957)
Reimbursement of medical expenses for retired police officers and firefighters retired for accidental disability reasons
Chapter 733 of the Acts of 1956 (accepted 3-29-1957) (GL c. 32, § 89B)
Annuities to dependents of police and fire killed in the line of duty
GL c. 32, § 77A (accepted 3-24-1958)
Pensions for widows of laborers
GL c. 32, § 85J (accepted 3-24-1958)
Pensions for widows of police and fire
GL c. 40, § 8C (accepted 4-11-1961)
Establishing Conservation Commission
GL c. 32, § 95A (accepted 12-26-1961)
Annuities to widows and children of retired employees
GL c. 90, § 18A (accepted 11-21-1962)
Rules regulating use of ways by pedestrians
GL c. 41, § 103 (accepted 4-11-1963)
Establishment of Purchasing Department
GL 54, § 16A (accepted 6-18-1969)
Temporary election officers
GL c. 40, § 60J (accepted 9-8-1969)
Appropriate funds for stormy weather work clothes
GL c. 71, §§ 16-16I (accepted 9-8-1969)
Establishment of regional school district
GL c. 41, § 99A (accepted 9-8-1969)
Police residency requirement within 15 miles of town border limits
GL c. 40, § 8D (accepted 9-8-1969)
Establishing Historical Commission
GL c. 48, § 58D (accepted 9-8-1969)
Hours of duty of permanent firefighters
GL c. 180, § 17G (accepted 3-1-1972)
Payroll deductions for union service fees
GL c. 40, § 22D (accepted 4-27-1973)
Traffic regulations/towing of vehicles parked in violation of law
GL c. 32, § 99 (accepted 11-17-1981)
Advanced payments of retirement allowances during processing of application for retirement
Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1977 (accepted 7-29-1981) GL c. 44, § 53D)
Self-supporting revolving fund for parks and recreation
GL c. 258, § 13 (accepted 4-24-1981)
Indemnification of public employees for tort claims arising from acts or omissions in scope of employment
GL c. 90, § 20A 1/2 (accepted 6-10-1982)
Parking violations, regulations, etc.
GL c. 59, § 5, cl. 41B (accepted 1982)
Elderly property tax exemption
GL c. 59, § 5, cl. 37A (accepted 1982)
Property tax exemption for blind persons
GL c. 59, § 5, cl. 17C (accepted 1983)
Property tax exemption, surviving spouse/children domicile/elderly person
Chapter 545 of the Acts of 1982 (accepted 6-7-1983) (GL c. 148, § 26G)
Automatic sprinklers in buildings/additions greater than 7,500 square feet
Chapter 339 of the Acts of 1981 (accepted 6-7-1983) (GL c. 44, § 53E)
Offset appropriations by estimated receipts
GL c. 60A, § 1 (accepted 1-1-1984)
Motor vehicle excise tax exemptions
GL c. 64G, § 3A (accepted 6-24-1988)
Local room tax
GL c. 148, § 26H (accepted 6-24-1988)
Automatic sprinklers in boardinghouses
GL c. 59, § 5, cl. 17D (accepted 6-24-1988)
Property tax exemption for widows
GL c. 59, § 5, cl. 41C (accepted 6-24-1988)
Property tax exemption for elderly
GL c. 32, § 22D (accepted 6-19-1989)
Establishment of retirement system funding schedule
GL c. 40, § 8G (accepted 6-19-1989)
Authorizing mutual police aid agreements with other cities and towns
GL c. 71, § 71F (accepted 6-7-1990)
Tuition for foster care children and nonresident students
Chapter 653, § 41 of the Acts of 1989 (accepted 6-7-1990) (GL c. 59, § 57C)
Quarterly tax payments
GL c. 40, § 57 (accepted 7-18-1991)
Denial, revocation or suspension of local licenses/permits for failure to pay municipal taxes or charges
GL c. 140, § 147 (accepted 7-18-1991)
Dog licenses
Chapter 254, § 3 of the Acts of 1990 (accepted 7-18-1991) (GL c. 32, § 90G3/4)
Worker over age 70 accruing service
GL c. 148, § 26I (accepted 7-18-1991)
Automatic sprinkler systems, buildings with 4 or more dwelling units
Chapter 291 of the Acts of 1990 (accepted 11-13-1991) (GL c. 6A, §§ 18A-18F)
Enhanced 911 service capability
GL c. 40, § 22F (accepted 12-16-1991)
Establishing fees for permits, licenses or certificates
GL c. 40, § 21D (accepted 3-9-1992)
Noncriminal disposition of violations of municipal bylaws, rules or regulations
Chapter 653, § 40 of the Acts of 1989 (accepted 12-10-1992) [GL c. 59, § 2A(a)]
Buildings constructed between January 2 and June 30 deemed part of real property as of January 1
GL c. 147, § 10F (accepted 12-10-1992)
Appointment of parking control officers
GL c. 44, § 53F 1/2 (Article 14, 5-20-1993 ATM) (amended by Article 14, 2016 ATM)
Authorization to establish water and sewer enterprise funds, later amended to establish a single utility enterprise fund (in 2016)
GL c. 270, § 16 (Article 24, 4-29-1993 ATM)
Authorization for health agents, officers, etc., to enforce littering statute
GL c. 44, § 53F (Article 13, 10-5-1994 STM)
Authorization for deposit of public funds in banking institutions in return for banking services
GL c. 40, §§ 4A, 8H (Article 11, 11-29-1994 STM)
Joint government operations/intermunicipal agreements (Section 4A)/municipal recycling program (Section 8H)
GL c. 40, § 13 (Article 29, 4-17-1996 ATM)
Authorization for municipal buildings insurance fund
Chapter 71 of the Acts of 1996 (Article 12, 12-12-1996 STM)
Creditable retirement service for active service in armed forces
GL c. 32, § 20A (Article 14, 4-16-1997 ATM)
Indemnification of Retirement Board members
GL c. 41, § 97A (Article 15, 4-16-1997 ATM)
"Strong" Police Chief statute
GL c. 48, §§ 42-44 (Article 16, 4-16-1997 ATM)
"Strong" Fire Chief statute
Chapter 194, § 288 of the Acts of 1998 (Article 8, 4-28-1999 ATM)
Change in eligibility for retirement benefits (joint and last survivor allowance)
Chapter 456 of the Acts of 1998 (Article 9, 4-28-1999 ATM)
Retirement cost of living adjustments for noncontributory retirees
GL c. 59, § 59A (Article 12, 4-27-1999 ATM)
Tax abatement agreements for Brownfields sites
Chapter 166 of the Acts of 1998 (Article 13, 4-28-1999 ATM)
Tax aid funds for elderly/disabled persons
GL c. 83, §§ 16A-16F (Article 4, 12-4-1999 STM)
Sewer charges/assessments
GL c. 40, §§ 42G-42K (Article 30, 5-9-2000 ATM)
Water charges/assessments
GL c. 40, § 8J (Article 28, 5-8-2002 ATM)
Establishment of Disability Commission
Chapter 137, § 1 of the Acts of 2003 (Article 2, 3-17-2005 STM)
Compensation for public employees on military leave of absence
GL c. 32B, § 9I (Article 3, 3-17-2005 STM)
Health insurance premiums for public employees on military leave of absence
GL c. 40, § 60 (Article 35, 5-5-2005 ATM)
Urban center housing tax increment financing zone
Chapter 411 of the Acts of 2000 (Article 4, 10-26-2005 STM)
Retirement options for certain retirees
GL c. 32B, § 18 (Article 10, 10-29-2008 STM)
Transfer of retirees to Medicare health plan
GL c. 41, § 100G 1/4 (Article 18, 10-30-2008 STM)
Funeral/burial expenses of up to $15,000 of firefighters and police officers killed in line of duty
GL c. 71, § 37M (Article 1, 4-28-2009 ATM)
Consolidation of school and City/town administrative functions
GL c. 64L, § 2(a) (Article 19, 10-28-2009 STM)
Local meals tax
GL c. 138, § 33B (Article 3, 10-19-2010 STM)
Authorization by LLA of alcohol sales on Sundays and certain legal holidays
GL c. 32B, § 20 (Article 18, 4-26-2012 ATM)
Establishment of OPEB Liability Trust Fund
GL c. 59, § 5N (Article 37, 5-22-2013 ATM)
Property tax reduction work program for veterans
GL c. 43D, § 1 et seq (Article 38, 5-23-2013 ATM)
Expedited permitting
GL c. 39, § 23D (Article 41, 5-23-2013 ATM; City Council Order No. 2019-105, 12-3-2019)
Adjudicatory hearings; voter disqualification due to absences for Planning Board members (amended in 2019 to extend to the Board of License Commissioners, Board of Health, Conservation Commission, and the Zoning Board of Appeals)
GL c. 90I, § 1 et seq (Article 29, 5-19-2015 ATM)
Complete streets program
GL c. 44, § 53F 3/4 (Article 14, 10-20-2015 STM)
Establish PEG account and cable-related fund
GL c. 40, § 13E (Article 5, 4-25-2017 ATM)
Establish reserve fund for out-of-district tuition or transportation
GL c. 64N, § 3(a) (Article 1, 10-18-2017 STM)
Authorizing local sales tax upon sale or transfer of marijuana products
GL c. 44, § 64 (City Council Order No. 2018-015, 2-6-2018)
Payment of bills in excess of appropriations
GL c. 59, § 5(k) (City Council Order No. 2018-016, 2-6-2018)
Property tax liability reduction for volunteer services for persons over age 60
GL c. 41, § 91 (City Council Order No. 2018-057, 5-22-2018)
Appointment and removal of constables
GL c. 90, § 17C (City Council Order No. 2019-019, 3-5-2019)
City-wide default statutory speed limit of 25 mph on roadways not state highways that are located in a thickly settled or business district
Chapter 329 of the Acts of 1987 (City Council Order No. 2019-052, 5-7-2019)
Acceptance of local option in GL c. 44, § 32, permitting increase in School Department appropriation by City Council, upon recommendation of School Committee, beyond amount requested by Mayor in annual budget
GL c. 44B, §§ 3 to 7 (City Council Order No. 2020-054-002, 7-21-2020; ballot question passage by voters at 11-3-2020 election)
Community Preservation Act ballot question:
Funding source = surcharge of 1% on the annual property tax assessed on real property beginning in Fiscal Year 2022 (July 1, 2021) and by annual distributions made by the state from a trust fund created by the Act. The following will be exempt from the surcharge: (1) property owned and occupied as a domicile by any person who qualifies for low-income housing or low or moderate income senior housing in the City, as defined in Section 2 of said Act; (2) $100,000 of the value of each taxable parcel of residential real property; and (3) $100,000 of the value of each taxable parcel of class 3, commercial property, and class 4, industrial property as defined in section 2A of said chapter 59. A taxpayer receiving a regular property tax abatement or exemption will also receive a pro rata reduction in surcharge.
At least 10% of the funds for each fiscal year will be spent or reserved for later spending on each of the Act's three community preservation purposes: (1) open space, (2) historic resources and (3) affordable housing.
GL c. 40, § 5B, paragraph 4 (City Council Order No. 2022-138-001, 12-20-2022)
Any settlement funds received by the City as a result of opioid litigations be dedicated without further appropriation to the City's Opioid Stabilization Fund; the vote shall be effective for three fiscal years beginning in FY2024
GL c. 6A, §§ 18O to 18V, inclusive (City Council Order No. 2024-036, 5-21-2024)
Establishment of a regional 911 emergency communication district