Townhall & Government Guide

Article I: General Provisions Applicable to All Permanent Officers, Boards and Committees of the Town

Section 1 - Permanent Officers, Boards and Committees
Section 2 - Office Hours and Meeting Times
Section 3 - Financial Provisions and Contracts
Section 4 - Affirmative Action
Section 5 - General Provisions


Article II: Functions and Authority of Permanent Officers Boards and Committees of Town

Section 1 - Board of Selectmen
Section 2 - Town Manager
Section 3 - Town Clerk
Section 4 - Town Treasurer-Collector
Section 5 - Town Counsel
Section 6 - Town Engineer
Section 7 - Purchasing Department
Section 8 - Board of Library Trustees
Section 9 - Moderator
Section 10 - Finance Committee
Section 11 - Capital Budget Committee
Section 12 - Human Relations Commission
Section 13 - Council on Aging
Section 14 - Animal Control Officer
Section 15 - Board of Assessors
Section 16 - Real Property Committee
Section 17 - Management Information Systems Department
Section 18 - Park and Recreation Department
Section 19 - Chief Financial Officer
Section 20 - Board of Public Works
Section 21 - Board of Health


Article III: Town Meetings

Section 1 - General Provisions
Section 2 - Standing Committees
Section 3 - Government Study Committee


Article IV: Personnel Bylaw

Section 1 - Purpose and Authorization
Section 2 - Application
Section 3 - Definitions
Section 4 - Classification Plan
Section 5 - Pay Plan
Section 6 - Amendments to Classification and Pay Plans
Section 7 - Personnel Board and Human Resources Director
Section 8 - Continuing Review
Section 9 - Class Definitions
Section 10 - Interpretation of Class Definitions
Section 11 - Records and Requisitions
Section 12 - Allocation of Positions to Classification and Pay Grade
Section 13 - Titles of Positions
Section 14 - Step Rate Increases
Section 15 - Payrolls
Section 16 - Recruitment, Selection and Employment
Section 17 - Allowance for Vacation Leave
Section 18 - Leave of Absence
Section 19 - Sick Leave
Section 20 - Longevity Pay
Section 21 - Work Week
Section 22 - Employee Review
Section 23 - Civil Service Law
Section 24 - Employment Physical
Section 25 - Non-Monetary Recognition
Section 26 - Americans with Disabilities Act
Section 27 - Disciplinary Actions
Section 28 - Dispute Resolution
Section 29 - Employment Contracts


Article V: Health and Safety

Section 1 - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 2 - Water Discharge
Section 3 - Erection of Barriers
Section 4 - Civil Defense
Section 5 - Clean Indoor Act
Section 6 - Fire Lanes
Section 7 - Fortune Telling
Section 8 - Personal Privacy
Section 9 - Handicapped Parking
Section 10 - Hunting Bylaws
Section 11 - Mechanical Protection Devices
Section 12 - Motor Boats
Section 13 - Retail Food Sales
Section 14 - Sale of Indecent Publications
Section 15 - Snow Removal
Section 16 - Vinyl Chloride Bylaw
Section 17 - Activities on Town Property
Section 17A - Demolition Delay Bylaw for Historically or Architecturally Significant Buildings in the Town
Section 18 - Wetlands Protection Bylaw
Section 19 - Use of Way by Pedestrians


Article VI: Roads, Highway, Bridges, Rubbish Disposal, Water and Sewer

Section 1 - Town-Owned Bridges
Section 2 - Parking Regulations
Section 3 - Unregistered Cars
Section 4 - Rubbish and Refuse
Section 5 - Landfill and Incinerators
Section 6 - Water and Sewer Bill Penalty
Section 7 - Obstruction of Public Ways
Section 8 - Public Way Access Permits
Section 9 - Betterments


Article VII: Signs and Districts

Section 1 - Sign Bylaw
Section 2 - Town Signs
Section 3 - Sign and Zoning Bylaw Violations
Section 4 - Nuisance Bylaw
Section 5 - Historic Districts
Appendix B - Graphic Examples
     Examples of Multiple Business Signs
     Panel Uniformity on Multiple Business Signs
     Wall Sign Area Calculations
     Area of Sign =
     Brackett/Project Signs - Wall
     Wall Signs


Article VIII: Business and Commerce Provisions

Section 1 - Deleted
Section 2 - Display of Cash Totals
Section 3 - Junk Collectors
Section 4 - Transient Vendors, Hawkers and Peddlers
Section 5 - Deleted


Article IX: Town Fees

Section 1 - Deleted
Section 2 - Deleted
Section 3 - Fire Alarm Systems
Section 4 - Automatic Amusement Devices
Section 5 - Board of Health License Fees
Section 6 - Revocation of Licenses for Failure to Pay Taxes
Section 7 - Intrusion Alarm Systems


Article X: Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 1 - Penalties for Bylaw Violations
Section 2 - Inconsistency of Former Bylaws
Section 3 - Amendments
Section 4 - Severability
Section 5 - Non Criminal Disposition of Certain Violations