Chapter |
Section |
Subject |
Date of Acceptance |
164 |
36 |
Establishes a Municipal Lighting Plant |
August 20, 1896 |
114 |
22-26 |
Establishes a Board of Cemetery Commissioners |
June 30, 1898 |
82 |
37 |
Establishment of building lines |
March 6, 1899, December 4, 1912 |
82 |
34 |
Reserved spaces in public ways |
October 16, 1900 |
39 |
20 |
Precinct voting at Town election |
June 9, 1904 |
31 |
48 |
Civil service for police forces |
May 18, 1911 |
32 |
77(a) |
Pensioning certain laborers |
November 5, 1912 |
152 |
68-75 |
Workers' Compensation |
November 4, 1913, March 2, 1914, March 19, 1929 |
48 |
36 |
Appointment of call firemen to permanent force |
March 2, 1914 |
31 |
48 |
Civil Service for chief of police |
March 9, 1914, March 8, 1915 |
166 |
32 |
Appointment of Inspector of Wires by Selectmen |
March 9, 1914 |
41 |
111 |
Vacation for certain town employees |
March 9, 1914 |
31 |
48 |
Civil services for police and fire forces |
March 8, 1915 |
32 |
85 |
Pensions for members of police and fire departments |
March 8, 1915 |
32 |
52-55 |
Relative to retirement of certain veterans |
June 27, 1916 |
149 |
30 |
Eight hour day and forty-eight hour week for certain employees |
March 5, 1917 |
48 |
58 |
Tenure of office for fire chief |
March 4, 1918 |
41 |
70 |
Establishes a Planning Board |
March 27, 1922 |
48 |
59 |
Division of fire department into two platoons |
November 7, 1922 |
48 |
42-44 |
Establishes a fire department under a chief appointed by the Selectmen |
March 5, 1923 |
41 |
72 |
Relative to care and control of public parks and playgrounds (Playground or Recreation Commission established) |
March 3, 1924 |
45 |
1-9,14, 15,16,18 |
Relative to care and control of public parks and playgrounds (Playground or Recreation Commission established) |
March 3, 1924 |
140 |
47 |
Licensing of coffee or tea houses |
March 17, 1924 |
40 |
42A-42F |
Unpaid water rates a lien on real estate |
April 11, 1927 |
40 |
6B |
Authorizes town to appropriate money to purchase police and fire uniforms |
March 29, 1932 |
147 |
13A |
Authorizes reserve police force |
April 4, 1932 |
41 |
55 |
Authorizes selectmen to appoint a town accountant |
March 11, 1935 |
32 |
1-28 |
Contributory retirement system for employees |
November 3, 1936 |
147 |
16B |
One day off in every six for members of police department |
March 11, 1940 |
48 |
58A |
Hours of duty for fire department |
March 9, 1942 |
85 |
11A |
Registration of bicycles |
March 8, 1943 |
129 |
15 |
Board of Health appoints inspector of animals |
March 8, 1943 |
32 |
85E |
Retirement for certain police and fire department members |
March 10, 1947 |
121B |
3 |
Declaration of need for a housing authority |
June 28, 1948 |
41 |
110A |
Authorizes closing of town offices on all Saturdays |
March 21, 1949 |
31 |
47 |
Civil service for labor service |
March 5, 1955 (Acceptance revoked on April 6, 1981, but employees as of that date retain all rights under the law. Persons employed after that date are not subject to the law.) |
147 |
17A |
Holiday pay for police officers |
March 12, 1956 |
32B |
10 |
Authorizes Town to provide contributory group life and health insurance |
March 7, 1966 |
32B |
9A |
Town may assume one-half of the premium of retired employees for group life and health insurance |
March 7, 1966 |
32B |
11B |
Extends contributory group life and health insurance to certain elderly retirees |
March 7, 1966 |
90 |
18A |
Selectmen may adopt rules on use of ways by pedestrians |
March 14, 1966 |
40 |
8C |
Establishes Conservation Commission |
March 13, 1967 |
32 |
85J |
Allows certain members of police and fire departments to choose the manner of payment of their pensions |
March 11, 1968 |
40 |
8D |
Establishes Historical Commission |
March 11, 1968 |
32 |
90A |
Increases retirement allowance of former employees retired on account of accidental disability |
March 9, 1970 |
32 |
90C |
Increases retirement allowance of certain superannuated employees |
March 9, 1970 |
40 |
22D |
Permits rules for towing of illegally parked vehicles |
March 16, 1970 |
90 |
20C |
Authorizes police officers to place tags upon illegally parked motor vehicles |
March 16, 1970 |
71 |
16-16I |
Establishes Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District |
March 1, 1971 |
41 |
108L |
Career incentive pay program for police department |
March 15, 1971 |
40 |
8E |
Establishes Youth Commission |
March 20, 1972 |
59 |
21A |
Additional compensation for assessors and assistant assessors who are awarded certain certificates |
March 27, 1972 |
40C |
— |
Establishes Historic District Commission to succeed to powers and duties of Belmont Historical Commission |
April 3, 1972 |
32 |
95A |
Provides annuity to spouse and children of deceased Town employees retired under noncontributory retirement law |
March 19, 1972 |
152 |
69 |
Extends workers' compensation to all town employees except police and fire |
March 19, 1972 |
44 |
53C |
Permits separate fund for payment of off-duty police work |
March 19, 1972 |
32B |
9D |
Town to pay one-half of the premium for health insurance of surviving spouse of employee or retired employee |
April 1, 1974 |
32B |
11A |
Additional group life and health insurance for employees with no premium contribution by the Town |
April 1, 1974 |
41 |
100B |
Indemnification of retired police officers and fire fighters for certain hospital expenses |
May 20, 1974 |
32 |
99 |
Advance payment of retirement allowance of certain employees |
May 20, 1974 |
40 |
8B |
Establishes a Council on Aging |
April 28, 1975 |
71 |
71E |
Authorizes revolving fund for moneys received for certain school programs |
April 26, 1978 |
164A |
— |
Authorizes Municipal Light Department to participate in New England Power Pool |
June 18, 1979 |
258 |
13 |
Indemnification of municipal officers |
April 6, 1981 |
83 |
16A-16F |
Authorizes lien on real estate for unpaid sewer use charges |
October 5, 1981 |
90 |
20A 1/2 |
Authorizes Selectmen to appoint a parking clerk and to establish a schedule of fines for parking violations |
October 5, 1981 |
148 |
26C |
Installation of automatic smoke or heat detectors in certain public accommodations |
April 28, 1982 |
40 |
4G |
Advertising for proposals for purchase of equipment, supplies or materials costing $4,000 or more |
April 25, 1984 |
148 |
26E |
Installation of approved smoke detectors in all residential buildings |
April 25, 1984 |
60A |
1 |
P.O.W. Plates |
April 28, 1986 |
71 |
71F |
Establishes special account for tuition payments and reimbursements received by the School Committee |
April 29, 1987 |
44 |
53F1/2 |
Establishes an Enterprise Fund for transportation and related purposes |
June 17, 1987 |
32 |
7(2)iii |
Increase supplemental dependency allowance for accidental disability retirees |
May 2, 1988 |
59 |
5(41C) |
Real estate tax exemption of $500 for over age eligible taxpayers |
May 2, 1988 |
148 |
26H |
Requires automatic sprinklers in lodging or boarding houses |
April 23, 1990 |
140 |
147A |
Authorizes the Town to enact By-Laws regulating dogs |
April 23, 1990 |
32 |
22(1)b1/2 |
Removes $30,000 restriction on the amount of regular pay used for calculation of retirement allowances |
April 22, 1991 |
40 |
13A |
Insurance fund for worker’s compensation claims |
April 22, 1991 |
40 |
13C |
Reserve to pay worker’s compensation claims if the town self insures |
April 22, 1991 |
32 |
90G3/4 |
Allows Town employees to accrue creditable service after the age of 70 years |
April 24, 1991 |
270 |
16 |
Designate health director as enforcing officer |
April 24, 1991 |
59 |
5(17)D |
Provides exemption from real estate tax for certain eligible taxpayers |
April 27, 1992 |
59 |
5(37A) |
Provides exemption from real estate tax for certain eligible taxpayers who are blind |
April 27, 1992 |
59 |
5(41A) |
Increases maximum receipts for eligible applicants for tax deferral |
April 27, 1992 |
32 |
22D |
Establishes a Retirement System funding schedule |
April 26, 1993 |
40 |
8J |
Establishes a Commission on Disability |
April 26, 1993 |
44 |
53D |
Establishes a Recreation Program Revolving Fund |
June 7, 1993 |
41 |
69B |
Establishes water special revenue fund |
April 25, 1994 |
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