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PageSection 5.9 Zoning Board of Appeals 14Section 5.10 Board of Police Commissioners 14Section 5.11 Justices of the Peace 15Section 5.12 Compensation; Expenses; Levies 15ARTICLE 6: ELECTIONSSection 6.1 General 16Section 6.2 Voting Districts 16Section 6.3 Voter Registration 16Section 6.4 Eligibility for Office 16Section 6.5 Breaking a Tie 17Section 6.6 Vacancies 17Section 6.7 Removal 17ARTICLE 7: APPOINTIVE OFFICERS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONSSection 7.1 Appointing Authority; Appointive Officers;Boards and Commissions; and Terms of Office 18Section 7.2 Establishment of New Offices, Boards andCommissions 19Section 7.3 Vacancies and Removals 19Section 7.4 General Powers and Duties 19Section 7.5 Town Attorney 19Section 7.6 Building Inspector 20Section 7.7 Assessor 20Section 7.8 Library Board 20Section 7.9 Parks and Recreation Commission 20Section 7.10 Conservation Commission 20Section 7.11 Historic District Commission 21Section 7.12 Building Board of Appeals 21Section 7.13 Panel of Moderators 21Section 7.14 Compensation; Expenses; Levies 22ARTICLE 9: CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND TRANSITION PageSection 9.1 Conflict of Interest 32Section 9.2 Existing Laws and Ordinances 32Section 9.3 Agency Records and Property 33Section 9.4 Legal Proceedings 33ARTICLE 10: CONDUCT OF BUSINESS, ELECTED AND APPOINTEDBOARDS AND COMMISSIONSSection 10.1 Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen 33Section 10.2 Minutes 34Section 10.3 Executive Sessions 34ARTICLE 11: MINORITY REPRESENTATION 34ARTICLE 12: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSSection 12.1 Amendment of Charter 35Section 12.2 Saving Clause 36Section 12.3 General Laws 36Section 12.4 Effect of Changes in General Statutes 36Section 12.5 Transitions 36Section 12.6 Unlocking Voting Machines 38Section 12.7 Paper Ballots 38Section 12.8 Effective Date 38ARTICLE 8: FINANCE AND TAXATIONSection 8.1 Preliminary Budget Estimates 22Section 8.2 Duties of the First Selectman on Budget 23Section 8.3 Duties of the Board of Selectmen on Budget 24Section 8.4Duties of the Board of Finance on the Budget,the Annual Town Budget Meeting and BudgetProcess 24Section 8.5 Additional and Supplemental Appropriations 29Section 8.6 Extraordinary Appropriations 29Section 8.7 Expenditures and Accounting 30Section 8.8 Power to Incur Indebtedness 31Section 8.9 Contributions 32
Section 1.1 IncorporationWESTON TOWN CHARTERARTICLE 1INCORPORATION AND GENERAL POWERSAll the inhabitants dwelling within the territorial limits of the Town ofWeston, as presently constituted, shall continue to be a body politic andcorporate under the name of the "Town of Weston", in this Charter called"The Town". As such, it shall have perpetual succession and may hold andexercise all powers and privileges heretofore exercised by the Town and notinconsistent with the provisions of this Charter. It shall also have theadditional powers and privileges herein conferred, and all powers andprivileges conferred upon towns under the general law of the State ofConnecticut.Section 1.2 Rights and ObligationsAll rights in and to property, both real and personal, all rights ofaction, and rights of every description, and all securities and liens, vested inthe Town as of the date this Charter shall take effect, are continued. TheTown shall continue to be liable for its debts and obligations. Nothing hereinshall be construed to affect the right of the Town to collect any assessment,charge, debt or lien.If, prior to the effective date of this Charter, any contract has beenentered into by the Town, or any bond or undertaking has been given by or infavor of the Town which contains provisions that the same may be enforcedby any office or agency therein named which is hereby abolished, suchcontracts, bonds or undertakings shall continue in full force and effect. Thepowers conferred and the duties imposed with reference to the same uponany such office or agency shall, except as otherwise provided in this Charter,thereafter be exercised and discharged by the Board of Selectmen of theTown.Section 1.3 General Grant of PowersIn addition to all powers granted to towns under the Constitution andgeneral law of the State of Connecticut, the Town shall have all powersspecifically granted by this Charter and all powers fairly implied in or incidentto the powers expressly granted, and all other powers incident to themanagement of the property, government and affairs of the Town, includingthe power to enter into contracts with the United States or any federalagency, the State of Connecticut or any political subdivision thereof forservices and the use of facilities, the exercise of which is not expresslyforbidden by the Constitution and the general laws of the State ofConnecticut.The enumeration of particular powers in this and any other article ofthis Charter shall not be construed as limiting this general grant of power, butshall be considered as an addition thereto.Section 1.4 DefinitionsAs used in this Charter:(a) "Agency" means any elective or appointive board, commission,officer or committee of the Town.(b) "Qualified voters" means persons who are eligible to vote atTown Meetings as defined in the General Statutes of theState of Connecticut.*(c) "Resident Electors" means persons eligible to vote in the national,state and town elections under the Constitution of the UnitedStates and the State of Connecticut and under the generallaw of the State of Connecticut.(d) "Voting List" means the Registrars of Voters' latest official list.(e) The "General Statutes" means the General Statutes ofConnecticut, revision of 1958 and any amendments thereto.(f) "General Law" means all applicable laws including (withoutlimitation) the Constitutions of the United States and of theState of Connecticut, General Statutes, Special Acts, thisCharter, ordinances and regulations, and interpretations ofthe foregoing by courts of competent jurisdiction.* At present the General Statutes (Sec. 7-6) provide in pertinent part asfollows: "…any person who is an elector of such town may vote and anycitizen of the age of eighteen years or more who, jointly or severally, is liableto the town, …for taxes assessed against him on an assessment of not lessthan one thousand dollars on the last-completed grand list of such town, …orwho would be so liable if not entitled to an exemption…may vote…".-2-
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