Town of Wilton, CT
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2023-11-06
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I The Charter
- § C-1 The Charter.
- Ch C Art II The Town
- § C-2 The Town.
- § C-3 Powers and privileges.
- Ch C Art III The Town Meeting
- § C-4 The Town Meeting.
- § C-5 General powers.
- § C-6 Legislative body.
- § C-7 Call and notice.
- § C-8 Annual Town Meeting.
- § C-9 Special Town Meeting: options and duties of Board of Selectmen; power of initiative; the petition process.
- § C-10 Organization of the Town Meeting.
- § C-11 Conduct of meetings of the Town Meeting.
- Ch C Art IV Board of Selectmen
- § C-12 Board of Selectmen.
- § C-13 General powers.
- § C-14 Conduct of meetings.
- § C-15 Duties and responsibilities.
- § C-16 Miscellaneous powers.
- § C-17 Delegation.
- Ch C Art V The First Selectman
- § C-18 The First Selectman.
- § C-19 General powers.
- § C-20 General duties and responsibilities.
- Ch C Art VI Ordinances
- § C-21 Creation, amendment and repeal.
- § C-22 Public hearings on ordinances.
- § C-23 Action by the Board of Selectmen.
- § C-24 Required publications.
- § C-25 Amendments to proposed ordinances by the Town Meeting.
- § C-26 Adoption of standard codes in ordinances.
- § C-27 Effective date of ordinances.
- Ch C Art VII Appropriations, Budgets and Finance
- § C-28 Board of Finance: members, election, officers.
- § C-29 Board of Finance: powers, etc., internal rules and regulations, access to Town's financial records.
- § C-30 The procedures for setting the annual Town budget and the rate of taxation through and including the Annual Town Meeting.
- § C-31 Procedure should the budget be rejected.
- § C-32 Procedures for supplemental appropriations from the general fund.
- § C-33 Bonding procedures.
- § C-34 General Fund appropriations.
- Ch C Art VIII Appointed Officials
- § C-35 Required appointed officers.
- § C-36 Required appointed boards and committees.
- § C-37 Term limits.
- § C-38 Appointments.
- § C-39 Qualifications; minority representation.
- § C-40 Compensation; expenses; levies.
- § C-41 Terms of office.
- § C-42 Vacancies.
- § C-43 Removal and resignations.
- § C-44 Required appointed officers; special provisions.
- Ch C Art IX Elected Officials and Elections
- § C-45 Required elected officers.
- § C-46 Required elected boards.
- § C-47 Elections.
- § C-48 Qualifications, term limits, minority representation.
- § C-49 Compensation, expenses, levies.
- § C-50 Terms of office.
- § C-51 Vacancies.
- § C-52 Board of Selectmen; special provisions.
- § C-53 Board of Finance; special provisions.
- § C-54 Planning and Zoning Commission; special provisions.
- § C-55 Zoning Board of Appeals; special provisions.
- § C-56 Board of Assessment Appeals; special provisions.
- § C-57 Board of Education; special provisions.
- § C-58 Other elected boards; special provisions.
- Ch C Art X Miscellaneous
- § C-59 Headings.
- § C-60 Computation of time.
- § C-61 Notices.
- § C-62 Resignations and removals.
- § C-63 Oaths of office, Code of Ethics.
- § C-64 Amendment.
- § C-65 Rules of construction and saving clause.
- Ch C Art XI Effect of Charter Transition
- § C-66 Effective date.
- § C-67 Transition election for First Selectman and Board of Selectmen.
- § C-68 Special Acts and ordinances.
- § C-69 Existing rights unchanged.
- Part I: Administrative And Special Laws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Code of Ethics
- Ch 4 Significant Bylaws or Resolutions of the Town Meeting
- Ch 5 Special Funds
- Ch 6 Special Acts
- Part II: Ordinances
- Ch 7 Alarm Systems
- Ch 8 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 8A Assessment Appeals, Board of
- Ch 8B Aquifer Protection
- Ch 8C Blighted and Unsafe Premises
- Ch 9 Building Code
- Ch 9A Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 9B Citation Procedures and Fines
- Ch 10 Conservation Commission
- Ch 10A Convention and Visitors Commission and District
- Ch 10B Demolition of Buildings
- Ch 10C Dogs
- Ch 11 Driveways, Roadways and Sidewalks
- Ch 12 Dumping
- Ch 14 Firearms
- Ch 14A Fire Commission
- Ch 14B Fire Companies
- Ch 14C Fire Lanes
- Ch 15 Fire Prevention
- Ch 15A Flood and Erosion Control Board
- Ch 15B Food-Service Establishments
- Ch 16 Going Out of Business Sales
- Ch 17 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 18 Historic District and Historic Property Commission
- Ch 18A Inland Wetlands Commission
- Ch 18B Housatonic Regional Resources Recovery Authority
- Ch 19 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 23 Litter
- Ch 23A Parks
- Ch 23B Officers and Employees
- Ch 24 Parks and Recreation Commission
- Ch 25 Police Commission
- Ch 25A Western Connecticut Council of Governments
- Ch 25B Retirement Plan and Other Benefits
- Ch 25C Solid Waste Disposal
- Ch 25D Road Openings
- Ch 25E Scenic Roads
- Ch 25F Regional Council of Elected Officials
- Ch 26 Sewer Authority
- Ch 26A Taxation
- Ch 26B Town Property
- Ch 26C Trees
- Ch 27 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 28 Water
- Ch 29 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch 35 Land Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 36 Road Construction Standards and Specifications
- Ch 37 Regulations of the Zoning Board of Appeals
- Ch 38 Historical Material and Information
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by referendum on November
3, 2009.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
HISTORY and PREAMBLE
The Charter is the organic law of the Town of Wilton that provides
the rules for administration of the Town's operations. Any official
matters not specifically addressed in the Charter related to the administration
of the Town's business and not covered by local ordinance are
governed by the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut and any
Special Acts that might be applicable.
The 1957 "Home Rule Law" gave authority to Connecticut Towns
to create their own Town Charters. Wilton's first Town Charter
became effective November 4, 1962. Subsequent Town Charter amendments
were adopted in November 1969, November 1981, and November 1992.
The Charter sets forth the structure of the Town of Wilton's
governing bodies. These bodies include the Town Meeting, which constitutes
the primary legislative body, and leadership by a Board of Selectmen,
including a salaried First Selectman.
The Charter is broken down into "Articles" that outline how
the Town is governed and the responsibilities and roles played by
its elected leaders and citizens. The "Articles" provide the rules
for the Town Meeting, the First Selectman and Board of Selectman,
Ordinances, Finance, Appointed Officials, Elected Officials, Elections
and other miscellaneous subjects related to Town governance. Ordinances
provide additional laws that govern the Town as well as the creation
of local boards that are made up of Town residents who serve as volunteers.
The Charter and Ordinances together make up the Town Code. Detailed
information on these documents can be found on the Town of Wilton
website.
[1]
Editor's Note: This Charter supersedes the
provisions of the former Charter, adopted 11-3-1992, as amended.
