Act No. M-13 Page 1 of 1
2022
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Act No. M-13 (H.447). Municipal government; municipal charters; Town of
Springfield; amendments
An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of
Springfield
This act amends the charter of the Town of Springfield to:
• Make nonsubstantive technical amendments throughout the charter.
• Authorize the Town to adopt ordinances relating to the cleaning and
repair of any premises that is deemed to impair the general appearance
of the Town, may physically injure other property in the vicinity, or is a
health hazard. These ordinances must comply with certain enumerated
requirements within the charter.
• Amend the Town’s charter-specific requirements and procedures for
meetings and public records and instead cross-reference the Open
Meeting Law and Public Records Act.
• Amend the Town’s procedures for the proposal and adoption of charter
amendments.
• Eliminate the charter requirements for the election of listers and a First
Constable and instead appoint or elect those offices based on applicable
provisions of the charter or State law.
• Eliminate the charter requirements for the appointment of a Weigher of
Coal, Fence Viewers, Surveyor of Wood and Lumber, and Grand Juror.
• Establish the requirement for the appointment of a First Constable and
enumerate the duties of that officer.
• Amend the term, duties, and authority of the Town Manager.
• Amend the Town’s charter-specific requirements for personnel
management and create the position of Human Resources Manager.
• Reorganize the Town’s procedure for citizen input on the Town budget
and create a Budget Advisory Committee composed of registered
voters of the Town.
• Repeal the Town’s personal property tax charter provisions, which had
been lowered to zero percent as of 2001.
Effective Date: May 16, 2022
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