TOWN OF DEDHAM

Section 1. Citation; Time of Taking Effect

Section 2. Continuation of By–Laws; Effect of Repeal

Section 3. References to Offices to Include Successors

Section 4. Officers Have Right to License or Permit

Section 5. By–Laws May Be Repealed

Section 6. Enforcement; General Fines Set; Non–Criminal Disposition

Section 7. Limitation on Actions

Section 8. Definitions

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CHAPTER TWO TOWN MEETINGS

Section 1. Annual Town Meeting Date Set

Section 2. Annual Town Meeting Business Session Date Set

Section 3. Hours for Polls Set

Section 3A. Inclusion of Articles on Town Meeting Warrants

Section 4. Notice of Town Meetings to be Posted and Published

Section 5. Report of Finance Committee to be Distributed, to Include Collective Bargaining Agreements

Section 6. Notice of Town Meetings to be Mailed to Representatives; Notice of Special Town Meeting to be Given to Finance Committee

Section 7. Notice of Adjournment to be Posted

Section 8. Town Clerk to Keep Verbatim Record of Town Meeting

Section 9. Town Meeting Quorum

Section 10. Articles to be Taken Up in Order

Section 11. Recommendation of Finance Committee to be Original Motion; Amendments to be in Writing; Procedure for Omnibus Adoption Defined

Section 12. Motions May Be Divided

Section 13. Precedence of Motions

Section 14. Higher Money Amounts to be Voted First

Section 15. Spokesperson to Disclose Agency

Section 16. Voting to be by Voice; Standing Count if Voice Vote Doubted

Section 17. Roll Call May Be Requested

Section 18. Speaking More Than Once May Be Regulated

Section 19. Duration of Speaking May Be Limited

Section 20. Motion to Terminate or Limit Debate to Require Two–Thirds Vote

Section 21. Voters and Taxpayers Have Right to Speak

Section 22. Reconsideration of Vote Limited

Section 23. Reconsideration of Vote at Adjourned Meeting

Section 24. Committee Reports

Section 25. Town Meeting Not to be Dissolved Until All Articles Acted Upon

Section 26. Certain Appropriations to be Considered and Recommended

Section 27. Town Meeting to Open With Salute to Flag

Section 28. Collective Bargaining Agreements to be Included in Report of Finance Committee

Section 29. (Section moved and renumbered to section eleven of Chapter Three.)

Section 30. Text of Acts for Acceptance to be Included in Report of Finance Committee

Section 31. Committee on By–Laws Established; Duties Set

Section 32. Two–Thirds Vote

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CHAPTER THREE BUDGET PREPARATION

Section 1. Finance Committee to be Appointed

Section 2. Term of Finance Committee Members

Section 3. Finance Committee to Keep Records

Section 4. Finance Committee Vacancies

Section 5. Town Meeting Articles to be Referred To Finance Committee for Hearing and Report

Section 6. Finance Committee to Make Recommendation on Appropriations

Section 7. Finance Committee to Have Access to Records

Section 8. Capital Expenditures Committee to File Report

Section 9. Capital Expenditures Committee

Section 10. Departments to Submit Budgets to Comptroller

Section 11. Parks and Playgrounds Construction Plans to be Submitted

Section 12. Budget Submission Dates

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CHAPTER FOUR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

Section 1. Audit to be Made Annually

Section 2. Warrants for Payment to be Signed by Comptroller and Selectmen

Section 3. Bills to be Approved for Expenditure and Submitted to Comptroller

Section 4. Comptroller to Issue Warrants for Payments

Section 5. Treasurer to Honor All Proper Warrants

Section 6. Town Payroll May Be Paid Weekly

Section 7. Petty Cash Accounts Authorized

Section 8. All Payments to be By Check

Section 9. All Purchases to be By Purchase Order; Comptroller to Give Notice of Liabilities in Excess of Appropriation

Section 10. Comptroller to Distribute Statement of Expenditures and Balances

Section 11. Expenditures to be Made for Appropriated Purpose Only; Unexpended Balances to be Transferred to Excess and Deficiency Account

Section 12. Collector to Collect All Accounts Due Town

Section 12A. Collector to Assess Interest on Overdue Accounts

Section 13. All Accounts Due to be Committed to Collector

Section 14. Collector to Recommend Suits for Collection of Accounts Due

Section 15. Collector to Pay Over to Treasurer Weekly; Departments to Pay Over Monthly

Section 16. Treasurer to Have Custody of Documents of Ownership

Section 17. (Section moved and renumbered to section nine of Chapter Three.)

Section 18. Fees to be Charged for Use of Town Property and Other Services

Section 19. Contributory Retirement System Payments to be Made Monthly

Section 20. Licenses May Be Denied to Persons Delinquent in Payments

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CHAPTER FIVE CONTRACTS BY TOWN OFFICERS

Section 1. Officers With Financial Interest Not to Participate in Contracts

Section 2. Contracts to be in Writing and Authorized by Board or Committee

Section 3. Performance Bond; Security Deposit

Section 4. Contracts Not to Extend More Than One Year Unless Authorized

Section 5. Competitive Bidding Required; Procedures Defined

Section 6. Disposal of Surplus Equipment; Bidding Procedure

Section 7. Borrowing for More Than Two Years to Require Bids

Section 8. Procedure Governing the Submission of Competitive Bids and Bid openings

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CHAPTER SIX LEGAL AFFAIRS

Section 1. Selectmen to be Agents of Town

Section 2. Selectmen Authorized to Settle Claims

Section 3. Town Counsel to Report Status of Actions

Section 4. Selectmen to Appoint Town Counsel

Section 5. Duties of Town Counsel

Section 6. Treasurer to Execute Deeds and Transfers of Interests

Section 7. Qualifications for Town Counsel

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CHAPTER SEVEN TOWN RECORDS AND REPORTS

Section 1. Town Officers, Board and Committees to Keep Records Open to Public

Section 2. Comptroller to Keep Records of Insurance, Bonds and Indebtedness

Section 3. Departments to Report on Expenditures for Town Report

Section 4. (Section moved and renumbered to section ten of Chapter Three.)

Section 5. Report of Treasurer Detailed

Section 6. Report of Comptroller Detailed

Section 7. Selectmen to Publish Annual Town Report; Report Detailed

Section 8. By–Laws, Rules and Regulations, Assessors' Evaluations to be Printed

Section 9. Annual Town Report to be Available, Delivered to Town Representatives

Section 10. Annual Departmental Reports to be Filed with Town Clerk as Public Records

Section 11. Use and Dissemination of Information Regulated

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CHAPTER EIGHT TOWN ADMINISTRATOR

Section 1. Town Administrator Responsible for Town Offices

Section 2. Town Offices to be Leased Only by Vote of Town

Section 3. Police Officer May be Present for Licensed Use

Section 4. Town Buildings Not to be Used for Forbidden Purpose

Section 5. Administrator's Compensation

Section 6. Administrator's Qualifications

Section 7. Town Administrator to Negotiate Employee Contracts

Section 8. Town Vehicles to be Marked

Section 9. Town Administrator to Place All Insurance

Section 10. Town Administrator May Submit Articles for Town Meeting

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CHAPTER NINE CEMETERIES

Section 1. Town Administrator to Have Charge of Cemeteries

Section 2. Free Public Burial to be Available; Cemetery to be Laid Out, Maintained

Section 3. Town Administrator Authorized to Sell Cemetery Lots

Section 4. Proceeds from Sale of Lots and Graves to be Reserved for Appropriation

Section 5. Gifts for Care of Cemeteries

Section 6. Gifts to be Deposited in Perpetual Care Fund

Section 7. Cemetery Advisory Committee Established

Section 8. Cemetery Committee Duties

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CHAPTER TEN SHUTTLEWORTH FUND

Section 1. Fund to be Kept Separate; Principal Not to be Expended

Section 2. Fund Investment to be Approved by Commissioners of Trust Funds

Section 3. Treasurer to Have Custody of Fund; Commissioners of Trust Funds to Order Expenditures

Section 4. Fund Transactions to be Done by Treasurer

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CHAPTER ELEVEN PUBLIC LIBRARY

Section 1. Board of Trustees to Have Custody of Library

Section 2. Regular and Special Meetings

Section 3. Trustees to Organize and Appoint Librarian

Section 4. Finance Committee to Keep Financial Records, Invest Library Fund and Approve Expenditures

Section 5. Treasurer to Have Custody of Library Funds

Section 6. Financial Transactions to be Done by Treasurer

Section 7. Board of Trustees to be Responsible for Staffing

Section 8. Trustees to Submit Annual Report

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CHAPTER TWELVE TOWN WAYS AND STREET LIGHTING

Section 1. Commissioner of Public Works to Administer Public Ways

Section 2. Notice of Intention to Lay Out or Change Public Way to be Published

Section 3. Excavations Within Public Way Regulated

Section 3A. Construction of Access Ways onto Public Ways Regulated

Section 4. Vehicles Interfering With Snow Removal May Be Removed and Stored

Section 5–8 (None)

Section 9. Selectmen May Adopt Traffic and Parking Regulations

Section 10. Department of Public Works

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CHAPTER THIRTEEN POLICE REGULATIONS

Section 1. Second–Hand Businesses Regulated

Sections 2–6. (None)

Section 7. Posting of Circulars on Public Ways and Private Premises Regulated

Section 8. Posting of Circulars on Vehicles Regulated

Section 9. Moving of Buildings on Public Ways Regulated

Section 10. Firecrackers, Discharge of Firearms Prohibited

Section 11. Indecent, Disorderly Conduct Prohibited on Public Ways

Section 12. (None)

Section 13. Defacing, Destroying Lawful Notice Prohibited

Section 14. Loitering on Stoops, Walls Prohibited

Section 15. Sledding on Pubic Ways and Places Regulated

Section 16. Dangerous Conduct on Public Ways Prohibited

Section 17. Placing Trash, Chemicals Upon Public Way Prohibited

Section 18. Indecent Exposure, Graffiti Prohibited

Section 19. Keeping of Swine Regulated

Section 20. Slaughter Houses, Piggeries Regulated

Section 21. Trash Collectors To Be Licensed; No Land To Be Filled With Rubble

Section 22. Parades, Performances in Public Ways Regulated

Section 23. Evading Taxi, Bus Fare Prohibited

Section 24. Trespassing, Peeping Toms Prohibited

Section 25. Bonfires in Public Ways Regulated

Section 26. Fires, Transport of Inflammable Materials on Public Ways Prohibited

Section 27. Gaming in Public Ways and Places Prohibited

Section 28. Willful Destruction of Public Property Prohibited

Section 29. Climbing Trees in Public Ways and Places Regulated

Section 30. Tampering with Public Drinking Fountain Prohibited

Section 31. Discharge of Firearms Regulated

Section 32. Soliciting Money in Public Ways, Door–to–Door Regulated

Section 33. Sales Booths in Public Ways and Places Regulated

Section 34. Riding Horse on Sidewalk Prohibited

Section 35. Possession of Toy Pistols on Public Ways Prohibited

Section 36. Obstruction of Passage on Public Ways Prohibited

Section 37. Throwing Snow on Cleared Way Prohibited

Section 38. Leakage of Liquids During Transport on Public Ways Prohibited

Section 39. Abandonment of Vehicles; Disposition of Non–Operating Vehicles

Section 40. Use of Motorized Recreational Vehicles Regulated

Section 41. Consuming Intoxicating Beverages Within Public Way or on Public Property Prohibited; Disorderly, Offensive Conduct Prohibited

Section 42. Retail Sale of Food and Alcoholic Beverages Regulated

Section 42A. Hours of Retail Sales Regulated

Section 43. Security Alarm Systems Regulated; False Alarm Penalties

Section 44. Trespass upon Parks After Hours Prohibited

Section 45. (None)

Section 46. Retail Promotional Events Regulated

Section 47. Dumpsters Regulated

Section 48. (None)

Section 49. Restaurant Sewage Disposal Regulated

Section 50. Fines for Violations of Truck Ban

Section 51. Fire Lanes Established; Obstruction of Fire Lane Prohibited

Section 52. Handicapped Parking Areas Established; Misuse Prohibited

Section 53. Parking of Commercial Vehicles in Residential District Regulated

Section 54. Selling and Soliciting Money Upon or Abutting Public Ways Regulated

Section 55. No Liquor License To Be Held Where Sexual Conduct Permitted

Section 55A. Visual Displays of Sexual Conduct Prohibited

Section 55B. Violators of Laws Barred From Licensed Premises

Section 56. Sale of Imitation Handguns Regulated

Section 57. Operating Hours Under Licenses Regulated

Section 58. Sales of Novelties Prohibited

Section 59. (None)

Section 60. Strings of Lights

Section 61. Sound Equipment, Alarms Regulated

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN PERSONNEL, WAGE AND SALARY ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER FIFTEEN PLUMBING

Section 1. Administration

Section 2. Operations

Section 3. Rates

Section 4. Sewer Line Construction and Maintenance

Section 5. Assessment of User Charges

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN BUILDING CODE

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN WIRING CODE

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN ZONING BY–LAWS

CHAPTER NINETEEN (None)

CHAPTER TWENTY ENDICOTT ESTATE COMMISSION

Section 1. Estate to be Used by Residents for Recreation and Education

Section 2. Town Administrator to Have Responsibility for Estate

Section 3. Endicott Estate Commission Established

Section 4. Terms of Commissioners Set; Commission to Organize

Section 5. Commission to Make Rules and Regulations for Use of Estate

Section 6. Commission to Make Recommendations on Uses of Estate

Section 7 Estate Manager

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CHAPTER TWENTY–ONE YOUTH COMMISSION

Section 1. Youth Commission Established; Terms Set

Section 2. Duties of Commission

Section 3 Commission to Appoint Staff

Section 4 Administration

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CHAPTER TWENTY–TWO COUNCIL ON AGING

Section 1. Council on aging Established; Terms Set

Section 2. Duties of Council

Section 3 Council to Appoint Staff

Section 4 Administration

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CHAPTER TWENTY–THREE DOG CONTROL

Section 1. Duties of Dog Officer

Section 2. Disturbing the Peace

Section 3. Complaint of Annoyance; Investigation

Section 4. Licensing

Section 5. Restraint of Dogs

Section 6. Penalties

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CHAPTER TWENTY–FOUR HISTORIC DISTRICTS

Section 1. Name

Section 2. Purpose

Section 3. Historic Districts Commission

Section 4. Commission Powers

Section 5. Historic Districts

Section 6. Severability

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CHAPTER TWENTY–FIVE (None)

CHAPTER TWENTY–SIX BUILDING, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE

Section 1. Establishment

Section 2. Term of Committee Members Set; Department Head to be Ex–Officio

Section 3. Committee to Survey Town Needs

Section 4. Committee to Determine Building Needs and Make Recommendation

Section 5. Committee to Supervise Authorized Work

Section 6 Scope of Chapter Defined

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CHAPTER TWENTY–SEVEN SIGN CODE

Section 1. Purpose

Section 2. Authority

Section 3. Applicability and Effect

Section 4. Definitions and Interpretation

Section 5. Administration

Section 6. General Regulations

Section 7. Permitted Signs and Standards, Design and Construction

Section 8. Nonconforming Signs and Signs Without Permits

Section 9. Violations

Section 10. Enforcement and Remedies

Section 11. Appeals

Section 12. Severability

Table 1 Permitted Signs by Type and Zoning District

Table 2 Sign Dimensions and Locations

Table 3 Maximum Heights for Freestanding Signs

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CHAPTER TWENTY–EIGHT WETLANDS PROTECTION

Section 1. Purpose

Section 2. Definitions

Section 3. Jurisdiction

Section 4. Exceptions

Section 5. Application for Permits and Requests for Determination

Section 6 (None)

Section 7. Notice and Hearings

Section 8. Coordination with Other Boards

Section 9. Permits, Determinations and Conditions

Section 10. Regulations

Section 11. Security

Section 12. Enforcement

Section 13. Burden of Proof

Section 14. Appeals

Section 15. Relation to the Wetlands Protection Act

Section 16. Severability

Section 17 Filing Fee Schedule for Permits for Work Within the Resource Areas or 100 Foot Buffer Zone to any Resource Area Protected by the Bylaw

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CHAPTER TWENTY–NINE FEES RELATING TO THE CLERK

CHAPTER THIRTY OPEN SPACE PLANNING AND PROTECTION

CHAPTER THIRTY–ONE NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS

Section 1. Assigning Numbers For Buildings

Section 2. Assigning Numbers For Land

Section 3. Determination of Number

Section 4. Current Numbering

Section 5. Numbering Order

Section 6. Notice of Number Change

Section 7. Grace Period

Section 8. New Buildings

Section 9. Violation and Penalty

Section 10. Enforcement

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CHAPTER THIRTY–TWO DEDHAM CIVIC PRIDE COMMITTEE

Section 1. Establishment

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CHAPTER ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS