TOWN OF PROVINCETOWN

CHARTER

 

Revised by the voters on April 17, 1990 and effective July 1, 1990

 

      Subsequent Amendments by Home Rule Petition:

 

Citation

 

Title of Act

 

Date Enacted

 

Charter sections amended thereby

C.252, St.1991

An act relative to charter enforcement in the Town of Provincetown

October 9, 1991

§5-2-3

 

C.253, St.1991

 

An act relative to the charter of the Town of Provincetown

 

October 9, 1991

 

§3-1-2, §3-4-3, §3-4-4, §4-4-4, §7-2-4, §10-4-2, §10-4-3, §11-2-8

 

C.352, St.1992

 

An act relative to the charter of the Town of Provincetown

 

January 11, 1993

 

§4-2-7, §6-16-3

 

C. 74,

St. 1993

 

An act relative to the charter of

Provincetown

 

June 18, 1993

 

§3-1-4, §10-2-1

 

C. 22

St. 1996

 

An act relative to the charter of

Provincetown

 

February 16, 1996

 

§6-5-1

 

C. 30, St. 1996

 

An act relative to the charter of Provincetown

 

February 26, 1996

 

§10-1-6

 

C.195, St.1996

 

An act relative to the charter of Provincetown

 

July 26, 1996

 

§2-3-13, §3-4-9, §6-9-1, §6-10-1, §6-12-1

 

C.193

St.1997

 

An act relative to the charter of the town of Provincetown (Residency Requirements)

 

November 26, 1997

 

§8-1-1

 

C.178

St.1998

 

An act relative to the charter of the town of Provincetown (Annual Budget Timeline)

 

July 21, 1998

 

§9-1-2, §9-1-5, §9-2-3

 

C. 259

St.2000

 

An act relative to a stipend for the board of selectmen of the town of Provincetown.

 

Sept. 7, 2000

 

§3-4-7, §3-4-10

 

C. 261

St. 2000

 

An act relative to the filling of vacancies on boards in the town of Provincetown.

 

Sept. 7, 2000

 

§3-1-2

 

C. 358

St. 2002

 

An act relative to the charter of the town of Provincetown.

 

Oct. 30, 2002

 

§2-3-1

C. 14

St. 2006

An act relative to the Board of Assessors of the Town of Provincetown

February 3, 2006

§6-4-1, §6-4-3

C. 232

St. 2006

An Act relative to the Historic District Commission of the Town of Provincetown.

August 9, 2006

§3-4-9

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1990 REVISION COMMENTARY.. i

PREAMBLE. 1

Chapter 1. 1

THE FRAME OF GOVERNMENT.. 1

Section 1:            Powers of the Town  1

Section 2:            The Provincetown Charter 1

Chapter 2. 3

THE TOWN MEETING AND ELECTIONS.. 3

Section 1:            Preparation of the Warrant 3

Section 2:            Preliminary Hearings and Reports  3

Section 3:            Conduct of the Town Meeting  4

Section 4:            Elections  5

Chapter 3. 6

TOWN BOARDS.. 6

Section 1:            Membership on Town Boards  6

Section 2:            Meetings of Town Boards  6

Section 3:            Rules of Procedure  7

Section 4:            Prohibited Activities  7

Chapter 4. 9

THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN.. 9

Section 1:            Composition  9

Section 2:            General Powers  9

Section 3:            Written Records  9

Section 4:            Powers of Appointment 10

Section 5:            Investigatory Powers  10

Chapter 5. 11

THE MODERATOR AND ELECTED TOWN BOARDS.. 11

Section 1:            The Moderator