[Adopted as Ch. 3 of the 1976 Code]
[Amended 9-1-2009]
Every officer or board having charge of any department of the City's affairs shall, not later than October 1 after the close of the preceding financial year, prepare a report, in writing, of the work of the department during the year and deliver same to the City Clerk, who shall submit it to the Mayor and City Council for approval. After said reports are approved by the Mayor and City Council, they shall be published by the City Clerk in convenient pamphlet form to be called the "Municipal Register," for free distribution among the voters of the City. The City Clerk shall also publish in the register such other matters of public interest relative to the affairs of the City as the Mayor or City Council may direct or the Charter and ordinances of the City may require.
[Amended 9-1-2009]
Except as otherwise provided by law, the rate of compensation of all subordinates and employees in all departments shall be determined from time to time by the City Council.
Every officer and board in charge of a department shall, to the best of his ability, cause all statutes, regulations and orders relating to the duties of his department to be observed and enforced and shall prevent, if possible, the assignment of wages by person employed by him for the City.
Every officer and board in charge of a department shall keep a record of the acts and doings of the department in books kept specially for that purpose and shall include therein a memorandum of all contracts made by him and all changes and alterations made in contracts or specifications for work and materials furnished for his department and also an inventory to be made at the beginning of each financial year of the property belonging or used by the department.
[Amended 9-1-2009]
Every officer and board in charge of a department may, by a vote of the City Property Committee and the City Council and with the approval of the Mayor, sell any surplus City equipment or property or any unnecessary material not required by such department after advertising the same in the paper of local distribution at least once a week for two successive weeks.
A. 
Every officer or board in charge of a department issuing a license or permit shall insert therein a condition that the person accepting the same shall conform to all statutes and ordinances and also to the specifications in the license or permit; that the license or permit may be revoked at any time by the authority issuing it; that the violation of any of its specifications shall work an immediate revocation of the license or permit and that such person shall indemnify and save harmless the City from any damage it may sustain or be required to pay by reason of the doing of the work licensed or permitted or by reason of any act or neglect of himself or of any one of his employees relating to such work or by reason of any violation of any specifications, provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the insertion of any other conditions and limitations deemed advisable by the authority issuing such license or permit.
B. 
The City Clerk shall notify any license holder of the upcoming expiration of his license or permit at least 30 days prior to expiration. Such notification of the upcoming expiration shall be given in writing.
Every officer receiving a salary from the City, for whose services as such officer any fees, charges or commissions are allowed by law, shall, unless otherwise specially provided, pay all such fees, charges and commissions received by him into the City treasury to become the property of the City.
The provisions of the Massachusetts Conflict of Interest Statute shall prevail in matters pertaining to the conduct of officers, boards and employees. No officer, board or employee of the City of Chicopee shall accept, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm, corporation or organization to which any purchase order or contract is or might be awarded any rebate, gift or anything of value whatsoever, except when it is given for the use or benefit of the City of Chicopee.