Brookfield Town Charter

The Brookfield Town Charter was originally adopted November 4, 1975. It was last revised (by Town vote) on November 6, 2007. The complete Charter (32 page document) is available here in a downloadable version. For your reference, the Table of Contents is reprinted below.

Click here to download a PDF version of the complete revised Brookfield Town charter (711 KB).

Brookfield Town Charter Table of Contents

ARTICLE I
Incorporation and General Powers

• § C1-1 Incorporation
• § C1-2 Rights and Obligations
• § C1-3 General Grant of Powers

ARTICLE II
Elections

• § C2-l General provisions
• § C2-2 Eligibility for election
• § C2-3 Nomination of Candidates
• § C2-4 Minority Representation
• § C2-5 Breaking a Tie
• § C2-6 Vacancies in Elective Offices
• § C2-7 Voting Districts
• § C2-8 Board for Admissions of Electors

ARTICLE III
Elected Officers, Elected Boards and Commissions

• § C3-l General Powers and Procedures; Records; Compensation
• § C3-2 Elected Town Officers, Boards and Commissions
• § C3-3 Elected State Officers: Terms
• § C3-4 Transition of Elected or Appointed Officers, Boards and Commissions

ARTICLE IV
Board of Selectmen

• § C4-1 Composition
• § C4-2 General Powers and Duties
• § C4-3 Organization
• § C4-4 Procedure for Conducting Business
• § C4-5 Public Hearings and Adoption of Ordinances
• § C4-6 Emergency Ordinances
• § C4-7 Petition for Overrule of Action of Selectmen
• § C4-8 Referendum on Ordinances and Resolutions
• § C4-9 Power of Initiative
• § C4-10 Repeal of Ordinances
• § C4-11 Investigations, Removals and Suspensions
• § C4-12 Appointments
• § C4-13 Compensation

ARTICLE V
First Selectman

• § CS-1 Chief Executive and Administrative Officer
• § CS-2 Powers and Duties
• § CS-3 Employees
• § CS-4 Succession to Office
• § CS-5 Compensation

ARTICLE VI
Appointed Officers

• § C6-l Appointed Officers General
• § C6-2 Certification Requirements
• § C6-3 Powers and Duties
• § C6-4 Assistants
• § C6-5 Appointment
• § C6-6 Term of Office
• § C6-7 Director, Department of Health
• § C6-8 Director, Department of Public Works
• § C6-9 Chief of Police
• § C6-10 Town Attorney

ARTICLE VII
Appointed Boards, Commissions, Committees and Authorities

• § C7- 1 General Powers and Procedures; Records; Compensation
• § C7-2 Transition
• § C7-3 Eligibility
• § C7-4 Appointments and Vacancies
• § C7-5 Minority Representation
• § C7-6 Appointed Boards and Commissions
• § C7-7 Creation and Discontinuance of Offices, Boards, Commissions, and Committees

ARTICLE VIII
Finance and Taxation

• § C8-1 Fiscal Year; Accounting; Auditing
• § C8-2 Preparation of the Budget
• § C8-3 Adoption of Budget
• § C8-4 Laying and Collection of Taxes
• § C8-5 Special Appropriations and Transfers of Appropriations
• § C8-6 Emergency Appropriations
• § C8-7 Purchases
• § C8-8 Borrowing

ARTICLE IX
The Town Meetings

• § C9-1 Annual and Special Meetings
• § C9-2 Procedure
• § C9-3 Modifications at Annual Town Meeting
• § C9-4 Actions Requiring a Town Meeting
• § C9-5 Town Meetings by Petition
• § C9-6 Submission of Matters to Voters

ARTICLE X
Code of Ethics: Conflict of Interest

• § C10-l Ethical standards and general powers of the Board of Ethics
• § C10-2 Code of Ethics
• § C10-3 Conflicts of interest.
• § C10-4 Scope of responsibility.

ARTICLE XI
Transition and Miscellaneous Provisions

• § C11-1 Transfer of Powers
• § C11-2 Transfer of Records and Property
• § C11-3 Status of Employees and Employees’ Rights and Privileges
• § C11-4 Legal Proceedings
• § C11-5 Continuation of Appropriations and Town Funds
• § C11-6 Existing Laws and Ordinances
• § C11-7 Review and Amendment of Charter
• § C11-8 Rules of Construction: Severability
• § C11-9 Word Usage
• § C11-10 Reference to the General Statutes
• § C11-11 When Effective

ADDENDUM A

I. Membership: Appointed Boards, Commissions and Authorities.

II. Alternates: Appointed Boards, Commissions and Authorities.

III. Other Boards, Commissions and Authorities listed in Charter

ADDENDUM B

Connecticut General Statute References

ADDENDUM C

Charter History