Date | MGL Chapter | MGL Section | Amended by Ch. | of the Acts | Date of Action | Results: Accept/Reject | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2-5-1991 | 386 | 1890 | 2-2-1991 | Accepted | Ballots | ||
9-26-2004 | 281 | 1903 | 5-6-2003 | Accepted | Water supply | ||
11-20-2012 | 503 | 1912 | 11-5-2012 | reject | Pensioning laborers | ||
11-15-2012 | 807 | 1913 | 11-4-2013 | Accepted | Workmen's compensation | ||
688 | 1914 | 11-3-2014 | Accepted | Saturday 1/2 holiday | |||
217 | 1914 | 11-3-2014 | No action | Laborers' vacation | |||
790 | 1914 | 11-3-2014 | Accepted | Party enrollment | |||
807 (Town) | 1913 | 3-1-2015 | Accepted | Workmen's compensation | |||
311G | 1919 | 11-4-2019 | Accepted | Continuation schools | |||
7-6-2023 | 516 | 1922 | 3-5-2023 | Accepted | Accounting system | ||
16-1940 | 31 | § 49 | 3-4-1940 | Accepted | Police Chief Civil Service | ||
11-8-1945 | 53 | § 121 | 141 | 1932 | 11-5-1945 | Rescind (original accepted 3-5-1945) | Town Caucus |
11-12-1946 | 166 | 1946 | 11-5-1946 | Accepted | Contibutory retirement | ||
3-16-1956 | 136 | § 4b | 207 | 1946 | 3-5-1946 | Accepted | Sunday bowling |
11-10-1948 | 653 | 1947 | 11-12-1948 | reject | Est. Merrimac River Valley Sewer District | ||
486 | 1971 | 3-1972 | Accepted | Beano | |||
11-1978 | 40A | § 8 | 9-29-1970 | Accepted | |||
11-1978 | 40 | § 8D | 11-14-1972 | Accepted | Est. Historical Commission | ||
11-1978 | 40 | § 15c | 5-3-1976 | Accepted | Designate scenic road | ||
11-1978 | 31 | § 419 | 5-1-1978 | Accepted | Police Chief no longer Civil Service | ||
6-20-1988 | 90 | § 20A1/2 | 10-28-1987 | Accepted | Parking Ordinance | ||
44 | § 17 | 5-2-1988 | Accepted | Town Treasurer borrow and in anticipation of the revenue of FY beginning July 1, 1988 | |||
114 | §§ 14 and 25 | 5-2-1988 | Accepted | Money from sale of cemetery lots to be spent for care improvements of cemeteries | |||
140 | § 172 | 5-2-1988 | Accepted | Transfer dog license fees to Merrimac Public Library | |||
760 | 1960 | 5-2-1988 | Accepted | State aid for free public library | |||
6-27-1991 | 291 of the Acts of 1990 | 6-18-1991 | Accepted | Enhanced 911 | |||
8-25-1992 | 40 | §§ 42G to 42I | 5-4-1992 | Accepted | Powers and duties of Water Commission | ||
8-25-1992 | 41 | § 69B | 5-4-1992 | Accepted | Powers and duties of Water Commission | ||
7-18-1994 | 148 | § 26E | 5-2-1994 | Accepted | Smoke detectors in private dwellings | ||
5-9-1996 | 40 | § 22F | 5-6-1996 | Accepted | Establishment of fees and charging for building permits | ||
8-9-1996 | 40 | § 57 | 5-6-1996 | Accepted | Licenses and permits of delinquent taxpayers | ||
7-19-1999 | 44 | § 53E 1/2 | 7-16-1999 | Accepted | Revolving fund for firearms licenses | ||
7-12-2001 | 41 | § 108P | 7-10-2001 | Accepted | Additional compensation for Collector or Treasurer | ||
6-12-2002 | 32 | C116 | 2002 | 6-3-2002 | Accepted | Early retirement | |
5-9-2003 | 41 | § 23A | 5-5-2003 | Accepted | BoS to appoint Town Administrator | ||
11-4-2003 | 53 | § 9A | 10-27-2003 | Accepted | Blank nomination papers | ||
11-24-2004 | 184 | § 51 | 59, § 5(41C) | 2002 | 10-18-2004 | Accepted | Adjusting exemptions |
11-24-2004 | 184 | § 52 | 59, § 5K | 2002 | 10-18-2004 | Accepted | Senior property tax work-off program |
11-24-2004 | 40 | § 21D | 10-18-2004 | Accepted | Noncriminal citations | ||
10-31-2005 | 44 | § 53F 1/2 | 10-24-2005 | Accepted | Enterprise fund for water operations | ||
10-31-2005 | 44 | § 53F 1/2 | 10-24-2005 | Accepted | Enterprise fund for wastewater operations | ||
6-27-2006 | 32B | Except § 7a | 5-1-2006 | Accepted | Employee Insurance | ||
6-27-2006 | 40 | § 21D | 5-1-2006 | Accepted | Permitting noncriminal disposition violations | ||
10-11-2006 | 79 | 2006 | 9-25-2006 | Accepted | Absence of a Board member | ||
6-20-2007 | 143 | § 3y | 4-30-2007 | Accepted | Appointment of Inspector of Buildings | ||
5-22-2008 | 44 | § 55C | 4-28-2008 | Accepted | Affordable Housing Trust Fund | ||
12-30-2011 | 59 | § 59A | 5-9-2011 | Accepted | Real estate abatements | ||
5-29-2012 | 83 | §§ 16A to 16F | 5-14-2012 | Accepted | Collection of sewer rates | ||
5-29-2012 | 40 | § 42J | 5-14-2012 | Accepted | Property tax exemption | ||
5-29-2012 | 40 | § 16G | 5-14-2012 | Accepted | Property tax exemption | ||
5-29-2012 | 40 | § 58 | 5-14-2012 | Imposed | Municipal charges lien | ||
5-29-2012 | 40 | § 58 | 5-14-2012 | Imposed | Municipal charges lien | ||
5-29-2012 | 32 | § 20 | 5-14-2012 | Accepted | Employment benefits liability trust fund | ||
59 | § 5n | 4-29-2013 | Accepted | Veteran work-off program | |||
41 | § 97A | 4-29-2013 | Accepted | Powers and duties of Chiefs of Police | |||
48 | §§ 42 to 44 | 4-28-2014 | Accepted | Fire Chief | |||
5-13-2016 | 44 | § 53 3/4 | 4-25-2016 | Accepted | Peg Access and Cable Related Fund | ||
4-24-2017 | 44 | § 53E 1/2 | 4-24-2017 | Accepted | Revolving funds: Police Firearms, ZBA, BOH, Code Compliance, Inspectional Services, PRSD, Tax Title, Playground | ||
4-30-2018 | 44 | § 53E 1/2 | 4-30-2018 | Accepted | Revolving Fund for Fire Watch | ||
4-30-2019 | 780 | CMR 115.AA | Accepted | Stretch Energy Code | |||
4-29-2019 | 64N | § 3 | Accepted | 3% Excise tax on retail sales of marijuana | |||
4-29-2019 | 41 | § 19K | Accepted | Town Clerk compensation | |||
4-29-2019 | 40 | § 8J | Accepted | Commission on Disabilities | |||
6-15-2020 | None | ||||||
10-19-2020 | None | ||||||
4-26-2021 | None | ||||||
10-17-2022 | 64N | § 3 | Accepted | ||||
4-25-2022 | None |