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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 3', '§ 3', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 13', '§ 13', '§ 17', '§ 14', '§ 7', '§ 4', '§ 12', '§ 12']

Hon. Scott D. Jackson
Hon. Vera Morrison
Adopted by the electors of the Town of Hamden
and effective thereupon, November 8, 2011
CHAPTER I: CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF HAMDEN
Section 1-1: Title
Section 1-2: Definitions and Titles Generally
Section 1-3: Time of Appointments and Meetings Generally
Section 1-4: Definitions
CHAPTER II: INCORPORATION AND GENERAL POWERS
Section 2-1: Territory
Section 2-2: Incorporation
Section 2-3: General Grant of Powers
Section 2-4: Continuance of Rights and Obligations
CHAPTER III: ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND TERMS OF OFFICE
Section 3-1: Application of the General Statutes
Section 3-2: Electors
Section 3-3: Date of Election and Terms of Office for Elected Offices
Section 3-4: Eligibility
Section 3-5: Vacancies in Elected Offices
Section 3-6: Temporary Disability or Absence of the Mayor
Section 3-7: Reapportionment of Voting Districts
Section 3-8: Public Officials to Deliver Records to Successors
Section 3-9: Conflict of Interest and Ethics
Section 3-10: Removal of Elected and Appointed Officials
CHAPTER IV: LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Section 4-1: Legislative Power
Section 4-2: Officers of the Council
Section 4-3: Procedures of the Legislative Council - Public Participation in Council Proceedings
Section 4-4: Clerk of the Council
Section 4-5: General Powers
Section 4-6: Counsel to Council
Section 4-7: Ordinances, Statutory Resolutions, Resolutions, Orders or Motions: the Role of the Legislative Council and the Mayor
Section 4-8: Public Notice of Final Action
Section 4-9: Petition for Overrule
Section 4-10: Selection of Independent Auditors
Section 4-11: Approval of Mayoral Appointments
Section 4-12: Interlocal Agreements and Regional Cooperation
CHAPTER V: THE MAYOR
Section 5-1: Election and Qualifications
Section 5-2: Duties
Section 5-3: Appointments, Terms of Office and General Powers
Section 5-4: Appointments to Boards and Commissions
Section 5-5: Emergency Powers
CHAPTER VI: OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS
Section 6-1: Town Clerk
Section 6-2: Registrars of Voters
CHAPTER VII: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Section 7-1: General Requirements for Appointed Boards and Commissions
Section 7-2: Boards and Commissions Established by the Charter
B. Board of Ethics
C. Police Commission
D. Fire Commission
E. Zoning Board of Appeals
G. Building Board of Appeals
H. Personnel Appeals Board
J. Inland Wetlands Commission
Section 7-3: Appointed Boards and Commissions Required by the Charter
Section 7-4: Appointed Boards and Commissions Established by Ordinance or as Otherwise May Be Prescribed by the General Statutes
Section 7-5: Boards Appointed by the Legislative Council
A. Board of Assessment Appeals
Section 7-6: Continuance of Boards and Commissions
Section 7-7: Merger or Consolidation of Boards and Commissions
CHAPTER VIII: THE TOWN GOVERNMENT: DEPARTMENTS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
Section 8-1: The Authority to Establish the Departments of Town Government
Section 8-2: Appointment of Department Heads and Other Mayoral Departmental Appointees; General Requirements
Section 8-3: The Legal Department - Town Attorney
Section 8-4: Government Administration
C. The Assessor
D. The Purchasing Agent
E. Personnel and Human Resources
Section 8-5: Public Safety, Health and Community Services
B. The Fire Department
C. The Health District
Section 8-6: Government Operations and Infrastructure
A. Department of Public Works and Parks
Section 8-7: Town Planning, Zoning Enforcement, Environment and Economic Development
A. Town Planning and Zoning Enforcement Responsibilities
C. The Town Planning and Zoning Department
D. Other Departments
CHAPTER IX: EDUCATION
Section 9-1: Board of Education
Section 9-2: Budget
CHAPTER X: BUDGET
Section 10-1: Formulation and Submission of Town Budgetary Requests
Section 10-2: The Mayor, and the Director of Finance and the Budget
Section 10-3: Legislative Action on the Proposed Town Budget
Section 10-4: Approval, Veto, Acceptance and Veto Override of the Adopted Town Budget
Section 10-5: Petition for Budget Overrule
Section 10-6: Fiscal Year
Section 10-7: Expenditures and Accounting
Section 10-8: Public Funds and Finance
Section 10-9: Referendum on Borrowing of Funds
CHAPTER XI: TRANSITION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 11-1: Legal Proceedings
Section 11-2: Periodic Review of the Charter
Section 11-3: Existing Laws and Ordinances
Section 11-4: Amendment of Charter
Section 11-5: Saving Clause
Section 11-6: Effective Date
Section 11-7: "Transition Provision A" Pertaining to § 3-3.B(2) of this Charter - The General Election Scheduled for 2012
Section 11-8: "Transition Provision B" Pertaining to § 3-3.C(3) of this Charter - The Term of Office for the Registrars of Voter Elected in the General Election Scheduled for 2012
Section 11-9: Historical Note Regarding the Term of Office for Regular Members of the Board of Ethics Derived from § 19-5.A of the Prior Revision of the Charter (Rev. November 8, 1983)
Section 11-10: Historical Note Regarding the Term of Office for Alternate Members of the Board of Ethics Derived from § 19-5.A of the Prior Revision of the Charter (Rev. November 8, 1983)
Section 11-11: Historical Note Regarding the Term of Office for Regular Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission Derived from § 13-1 of the Prior Revision of the Charter (Rev. November 8, 1983)
Section 11-12: Historical Note Regarding the Term of Office for Alternate Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission Derived from § 13-2 of the Prior Revision of the Charter (Rev. November 8, 1983)
Section 11-13: Historical Note Regarding the Term of Office for Members of the Personnel Appeals Board Derived from § 17-5 of the Prior Revision of the Charter (Rev. November 8, 1983)
Section 11-14: Historical Note Regarding the Term of Office for Members of the Library Board Derived from § 14-1 of the Prior Revision of the Charter (Rev. November 8, 1983)
Section 11-15: "Transition Provision E" Pertaining to § 7-2.J of this Charter - The Inland Wetlands Commission
Section 11-16: Historical Note Regarding the Term of Office for Members of the Board of Tax Review Derived from § 4-1 of the Prior Revision of the Charter (Rev. November 8, 1983)
Section 11-17: Historical Note Regarding the Term of Office for the Six Members of the Board of Education Derived from § 12-1 of the Prior Revision of the Charter (Rev. November 8, 1983)
Section 11-18: Historical Note Regarding the Term of Office for the Three Members of the Board of Education Derived from § 12-1 of the Prior Revision of the Charter (Rev. November 8, 1983)
CHAPTER XII: SUNSET PROVISIONS
Section 12-1: Generally
Section 12-2: Ethics Commission
Section 12-3: Parks and Recreation Commission
CHAPTER XIII: HISTORICAL PROVISIONS
Section 13-1: Status of Present Employees