Subject | Chapter or Act | Date Accepted and Article |
|---|---|---|
Public parks, use, care and control | Chapter 154, Acts of 1882; now MGL c. 45 | 3-13-1886, Art. 17 |
Water supply, right to purchase land for | Chapter 312, Acts of 1886 | 3-7-1887, Art. 18 |
Assessors, elected for 3-year term | Chapter 255, Acts of 1878 | 3-7-1892, Art. 17 |
Ballots, State Secretary and Town Clerk responsible for | Chapter 386, Acts of 1890; now MGL c. 54, § 40 | 1-24-1893, Art. 2 |
Spaces in public ways, horses, bicycles, street railways | Chapter 324, Acts of 1894 | April 1895, Art. 14 |
Street sprinkling, appropriations, abutters | Chapter 186, Acts of 1895 | 6-15-1895, Art. 6 |
Town laborers, 8-hour day | Chapter 344, Acts of 1889 | 3-7-1903 Question on ballot |
Plumbing regulations, supervision of | R.L. Ch. 103; now MGL c. 142 | 4-4-1903, Art. 25 |
Barnes Mill Pond, right of Town to purchase | Chapter 308, Acts of 1906 | 3-28-1908, Art. 3 |
Building inspection, rules for | R.L. Ch. 104, Secs. 4 – 12 | 3-28-1908, Art. 19 |
Cemetery Commissioners, elected for 3-year term | R.L. Ch. 78, Secs. 21 – 25; now MGL c. 114, § 22 | 3-28-1908, Art. 24 |
Harbor channel, dredging | Chapter 531, Acts of 1907 | 3-28-1908, Art. 25 |
Forest fire protection, open air fires | 3-6-1909 Question on ballot | |
Public playgrounds, use, care and control | Chapter 513, Acts of 1908; now MGL c. 45 | 3-6-1909 Question on ballot |
Buildings, construction and inspection of | R.L. Ch. 104, Sec. 1 | 4-2-1910, Art. 31 |
Audit accounts, may ask Director of Bureau of Statistics to | Chapter 598, Acts of 1910 | 7-29-1911, Art. 11 |
School halls and buildings, use of subject to School Committee | Chapter 367, Acts of 1911; now MGL c. 71, § 71 | 3-23-1912, Art. 14 |
Clam leases, amendment to Chapter 195, Acts of 1870, Selectmen may grant licenses for 15 years | Chapter 57, Acts of 1912 | 3-23-1912, Art. 30 |
Pensions for Town laborers | Chapter 503, Acts of 1912; now MGL c. 32, § 77 | 11-5-1912 Question on ballot |
Board of Survey, Selectmen shall constitute | Chapter 191, Acts of 1907; now MGL c. 41, § 73 | 3-22-1913, Art. 24 |
Workmen's compensation, laborers, workmen, foremen | Chapter 807, Acts of 1913; now MGL c. 152, § 69 | 11-4-1913 Question on ballot |
Laborers, 2 weeks' vacation | Chapter 217, Acts of 1914; now MGL c. 41, § 111 | 11-4-1914 Question on ballot |
Fire Department, establishment of | Chapter 84, Acts of 1916, Special Act | 3-4-1916 Question on ballot |
Police, civil service for | R.L. Ch. 19, Sec. 37; now MGL c. 31, § 48 | 3-3-1917 Question on ballot |
Advisory and Finance Committee, established by Town bylaw | Chapter 130, Acts of 1910 | 3-23-1918, Art. 15 |
Motor vehicles, license to carry passengers for hire | Chapter 293, Acts of 1916; now MGL c. 159, § 45 | 12-14-1918, Art. 7 |
Continuation schools, employed | Chapter 311, Acts of 1919; now MGL c. 71, § 21 | 11-4-1919 Question on ballot |
Sale of ice cream on Lord's Day | Chapter 423, Acts of 1910; now MGL c. 136, § 7 | 3-27-1920, Art. 21 |
Sunday sports, competitive allowed after 1:30 p.m. | 5-29-1920, Art. 4 | |
Fire prevention, conditions to be remedied in building | Chapter 436, Acts of 1920; now MGL c. 148, § 6 | 3-26-1921, Art. 12 |
Assistant Assessors, may be appointed and removed by Assessors | Chapter 14, Acts of 1920; now MGL c. 41, § 25A | 3-26-1921, Art. 11 |
Fire Department, civil service for, except Chief | MGL c. 31, § 48 | 3-4-1922 Question on ballot |
Smoke nuisance (repealed; see Chapter 672, Acts of 1954) | 3-25-1922, Art. 22 | |
Public landing, erect Town Wharf | Chapter 162, Acts of 1921 | 3-24-1923, Art. 20 |
Building lines on streets, taking land for public use | MGL c. 82, § 37 | 3-25-1924, Art. 18 |
Pensions for school janitors | MGL c. 32, § 44 | 3-28-1925, Art. 25 |
Stocking ponds, information useful to marine fish industries | MGL c. 130, § 21 | 3-28-1925, Art. 21 |
Borrow money and issue bonds | MGL c. 44, § 8 | 3-27-1926, Art. 36 |
Boxing contests, license, fees, Sunday, amateur | 6-2-1928, Art. 7 | |
Retirement of veterans, if incapacitated | 2-4-1929 | |
Mosquito control, state aid to relieve unemployment | Chapter 112, Acts of 1931; now MGL c. 252, § 5B | March 1932, Art. 9 |
Piggery, right of Town to operate for disposal of garbage | Chapter 84, Acts of 1933, Special Enabling Act | 3-25-1933, Art. 20 |
Municipal advertising, appropriation for | MGL c. 40, § 6A | 3-23-1935, Art. 36 |
Workmen's compensation, State Department of Public Contracts | Chapter 435, Acts of 1939 | 3-23-1940, Art. 39 |
Town elections, absentee voting | MGL c. 54, § 103A | 3-28-1942, Art. 56 |
Police, civil service for Chief | 3-28-1942, Art. 60 | |
Police, 1 day off in 6 | MGL c. 147, § 16B; now MGL 426, § 2 | 3-27-1943, Art. 60 |
Term of office, 3 years for Tax Collector, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer | MGL c. 41, § 1 | 3-1943, Art. 26 |
Audit of books of Town, annually | MGL c. 44, § 35 | 3-1943, Art. 29 |
Slaughtering fees, meat cattle, sheep or swine | MGL c. 94, § 120A | 3-1943, Art. 23 |
Water liens | MGL c. 40 § 42B – 42F | 3-25-1944, Art. 39 |
Fire Chief, civil service for | Chapter 2, Acts of 1945 | 3-3-1945 Question on ballot |
Thanksgiving Day, appropriate $1,000 | Chapter 26, Acts of 1946, Special Enabling Act | 2-1946 |
Pension increases, veterans | Chapter 723, Acts of 1945 | 3-23-1946, Art. 61 |
Fire Department, 70-hour week | MGL c. 48, § 58A | 3-23-1946, Art. 45 |
Town Brook Bridge, maintained by Department of Public Works | Chapter 690, Acts of 1945 | 3-23-1946, Art. 76 |
Vocational school, remodeling high school | Chapter 105, Acts of 1946, Special Enabling Act | 3-23-1946 |
Pension increases, former Town, county, state employees | Chapter 559, Acts of 1946 | 10-14-1946, Art. 14 |
Sunday bowling, licenses and rules for | MGL c. 136, § 4B | 3-22-1947, Art. 67 |
Parking meters, fees | MGL c. 40, § 22A | 3-27-1948, Art. 65 |
Pension increases | Chapter 588, Acts of 1948 | 12-6-1948, Art. 6 |
Pension increases | Chapter 615, Acts of 1948 | 3-27-1948, Art. 73 |
Planning Board, establishment of | MGL c. 41, § 81A | 3-26-1949, Art. 88 |
Housing authority, establishment of | MGL c. 121, § 26K | 3-26-1949, Art. 98 |
Wage and salary classification bylaw, establishment of Personnel Board | Pursuant to MGL c. 41, § 108A | 3-27-1950, Art. 85 |
Precincts, division of Town into for voting purposes | MGL c. 54, § 6 | 3-25-1950, Art. 95 |
Precinct voting, must be within 30 days before Town Meeting | MGL c. 39, § 20 | 11-2-1950, Art. 3 |
Commission of Public Safety, authorization for | Chapter 10, Acts of 1951 | 3-3-1951 Question on ballot |
Zoning Bylaws, including Board of Appeals | MGL c. 40A | 3-27-1951, Art. 48 |
Civil Defense Agency, emergency, local organization (adopt bylaws for) | Chapter 639, Acts of 1950; now MGL c. 33, App. 13 – 22 | 3-27-1951, Art. 43 |
Pension increases | Chapter 783, Acts of 1950 | 3-27-1951, Art. 66 |
Pension increases | Chapter 820, Acts of 1950 | 3-27-1951, Art. 67 |
Police, 40-hour week | Chapter 324, Acts of 1951, Special Enabling Act | 3-1951, Art. 88 |
Planning Board of Appeals, waiver of strict compliance with rules | MGL c. 41, § 81R | 3-22-1952, Art. 86 |
Fire Department, 56-hour week | MGL c. 48, § 58A | 3-22-1952, Art. 94 |
Representative Town government, establishment of | Chapter 283, Acts of 1952 | 11-4-1952 Question on ballot |
Pension increases | Chapter 624, Acts of 624 | 3-28-1953, Art. 26 |
Police and Fire Departments, uniforms for | MGL c. 40, § 6B | 3-28-1955, Art. 79 |
Bicycles, registration and operation of | MGL c. 85, § 11A | 3-28-1955, Art. 85 |
Pension increases | Chapter 670, Acts of 1955 | 3-24-1956, Art. 14 |
Contributory group insurance, Town employees | MGL c. 32B | 3-2-1957 Question on ballot |
Industrial and Development Commission, establishment of | MGL c. 40, § 8A | 3-25-1957, Art. 102 |
Vacation pay advances | MGL c. 44, § 65 | 3-25-1957, Art. 119 |
Redevelopment Authority, establishment of | MGL c. 121, § 26OO | 12-11-1958, Art. 1 |
Firefighters, holiday pay | MGL c. 48, § 57A | 3-31-1959, Art. 61 |
Police, holiday pay | MGL c. 147, § 17A | 4-1-1959, Art. 69 |
Regional School District, planning committee | MGL c. 71, § 14 | 3-28-1960, Art. 16 |
Regional School District, establishment of | 10-8-1960 Special Election | |
Pension increases | Chapter 647, Acts of 1960 | 11-21-1960, Art. 10 |
Election of Public Safety Commissioners | Chapter 53, Acts of 1961 | 3-4-1961 Question on ballot |
Housing of elderly persons, low income | Chapter 667, Acts of 1954 | 3-28-1961, Art. 49 |
Conservation Commission, establishment of | MGL c. 40, § 8C | 3-29-1962, Art. 87 |
Assistant Town Clerk, duties, compensation | MGL c. 41, § 19 | 3-2-1962 |
Pedestrians, rules for | Chapter 409, Acts of 1962 | 3-23-1963, Art. 62 |
Vacancy in office of Town Meeting member, method of filling | Chapter 141, Acts of 1962, amendment to Town Government Act | 3-23-1963, Art. 63 |
Insurance for retired persons of Town | MGL c. 32B, § 11B | 3-2-1963 Question on ballot |
Appointment of Gas Inspector | MGL c. 143, § 3(o) and c. 217 | 4-1-1964, Art. 87 |
Amounts of pensions and retirement allowances | Chapter 478, Acts of 1963 | 4-1-1964, Art. 93 |
Purchases of stormy weather clothes and boots of certain employees | MGL c. 40, § 6J | 4-1-1964, Art. 94 |
Repairs on private ways open to public for more than 50 years | MGL c. 40, § 61 | 3-29-1965, Art. 29 |
Firefighters to have a day off when working on a special legal holiday | MGL c. 48, § 57D | 3-30-1965, Art. 44 |
Increasing amount of pensions and retirement allowances | Chapter 486, Acts of 1964 | 4-1-1965, Art. 95 |
Adopt resolution on home rule | Home rule proposal H-1384 of 1963, as revised | 4-1-1965, Art. 96 |
Sewerage system, construct and operate | Chapter 304, Acts of 1963 | 12-10-1966, Art. 3 |
Collector of Taxes now Town Collector | MGL c. 41, § 38A | 3-30-1966, Art. 72 |
Town office building closed on Saturday | MGL c. 41, § 110A | 3-30-1966, Art. 71 |
Disposing of Town property | MGL c. 40, § 3 | 3-30-1966, Art. 90 |
Tree Warden term to 3 years | MGL c. 41, § 1 | 11-9-1967, Art. 6 |
Observance of Thanksgiving Day appropriation | Amendment to MGL c. 26, Acts of 1946 | 11-9-1967, Art. 9 |
Appoint Director of County Aid to Agriculture | Chapter 319, Acts of 1957 | 3-23-1968, Art. 10 |
Town to pay 1/2 premium for death insurance for police and fire | MGL c. 32B, § 11D | 3-2-1968 Question on ballot |
Liability for damages by work of Department of Public Works in accordance with MGL c. 91, § 11 | 3-23-1968, Art. 14 | |
Industrial Development Financing Authority, establishment | Chapter 772, Acts of 1967 | 3-26-1968, Art. 79 |
Harbor regulations, effective as specified in | MGL c. 40, § 32 | 3-26-1968, Art. 80 |
Grantee of real estate to notify Assessors of name and address of purchaser | MGL c. 184, § 8A, as amended by Chapter 611, Acts of 1967 | 4-1-1968, Art. 87 |
Advertising purposes for public amusements | Chapter 32, Acts of 1962 | 3-22-1969, Art. 9 |
Representative for School Committee bargaining agent | MGL c. 149, § 1781, as amended by Chapter 633, Acts of 1968 | 3-25-1969, Art. 66 |
Clerical and other employees included under Town workmen's compensation insurance plan | MGL c. 152, § 69 | 3-28-1969, Art. 95 |
Historic District Study Committee | Chapter 40C, Acts of 1966, Sec. 70 1H | 3-28-1969, Art. 104 |
Sidewalk behavior by pedestrians | 3-28-1969, Art. 93 | |
Benefits to certain survivors in noncontributory pension system | MGL c. 32, § 77A | 3-30-1971, Art. 51 |
Increasing pensions of certain laborers | MGL c. 32, § 77B | 3-30-1971, Art. 51 |
Grant to certain laborers a pension equal to 72% of annual rate of compensation | MGL c. 32, § 77B | 3-30-1971, Art. 51 |
Indemnification of the Harbor Master for expenses or damages | MGL c. 41, § 100F | 3-30-1971, Art. 52 |
Appointment of police officers and regulations | MGL c. 41, § 97A | 4-6-1971, Art. 82 (Rescinded 4-1-2017, Art. 10) |
Commission of Public Safety from 3 to 5 members | Chapter 1, Acts of 1972 | 10-30-1971, Art. 3 |
License for operation, holding and conducting beano | 3-1972 Question 1 on ballot | |
Commission elected to frame Charter | 3-1972 Question 1 on ballot | |
Additional 50% premium group insurance employees and dependents | 3-1972 voted down; Question 3 on ballot 3-1974 passed; Question 2 on ballot | |
Increasing delegates to Town Meeting | Chapter 283, Acts of 1952 | 4-5-1952, Art. 52 |
Pay incentive for full-time police officers | MGL c. 41, § 108L | 4-13-1972, Art. 87 |
New Charter effective 3-15-1974 | 3-1973 Question 1 on ballot | |
1/2 premium paid by Town for surviving spouse of employee | 3-1973 Question 2 on ballot | |
$2,000 group and accidental death insurance, retired employee | MGL c. 32B, § 9F | 3-26-1973, Art. 56 |
Off-duty police moneys deposited in treasury | MGL c. 44, § 53C | 3-26-1973, Art. 62 |
$0.10 per mile | 4-5-1973, Art. 74 | |
Fire Department under officer known as "Chief of Fire Department" appointed by Selectmen | MGL c. 48, § 42 | 4-9-1973, Art. 91 (Rescinded[??] 4-1-2017, Art 9) |
Chief of Fire Department shall act as Warden | MGL c. 48, § 43 | 4-9-1973, Art. 92 |
Sections 42 and 43 and this section shall affect tenure of office or removal of permanent or call men | MGL c. 48, § 44 Town Charter | 4-9-1973, Art. 93 |
Advisory and Finance Committee shall be responsible for presenting budget to Town Meeting | Chapter 6 (6-3-3) Town Charter | 11-10-1973 STM, Art. 20 |
Town to indemnify police officer or firefighter | MGL c. 41, § 100B | 4-15-1974, Art. 46 |
Indemnity to Town officials | MGL c. 41, § 100E | 4-15-1974, Art. 47 |
Parking violations | 4-15-1974, Art. 50 | |
Towing Law | MGL c. 40, § 22D | 4-15-1974, Art. 51 |
Making temporary repairs | MGL c. 40, § 6H | 4-7-1975, Art. 15 |
Repetitive proposals for amendments to Zoning Bylaws | MGL c. 40, § 20 | 4-15-1975, Art. 3 |
Director Plymouth County Trustees for County Co-op Extension Service | MGL c. 128, § 41 | 4-18-1975, Art. 76 |
Work on private ways | MGL c. 40, § 6H | 4-8-1976, Art. 18 |
Member Regional Planning District | MGL c. 40B, § 3 | 4-8-1976, Art. 28 |
Compensation of the Chief of Police, not accepted | MGL c. 48, § 57G STATE ACTS ACCEPTED | 4-10-1976, Art. 79 |
Ambulance service | MGL c. 111C | 4-10-1976, Art. 80 |
$0.15 per mile | 4-6-1977, Art. 62 | |
$0.185 per mile | 4-8-1980, Art. 45 | |
Increase on-premises liquor not more than 5; 1 additional license | MGL c. 138, § 17A | 4-8-1980, Art. 46; 9-17-1981, Art. 10 |
Indemnify Town officers $1,000,000 | MGL c. 258, § 13 | 4-25-1981 Question on ballot |
An act providing a limited extension of group insurance coverages to employees and dependents whose services have been involuntarily terminated due to budget reductions | MGL c. 32B, § 17, Chapter 392, Acts of 1981 | Accepted by Selectmen 11-24-1981 |
Parking ticket collection system | MGL c. 90, §§ 20A 1/2, 20C, 20D and 20E | 1-18-1982, Art. 3 |
Exempt firefighter from serving as a juror | MGL c. 234, § 1 | 4-3-1982, Art. 4 |
Regulating and the operation of certain premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages | Chapter 606, Acts of 1981 | 4-20-1982 STM, Art. 8 |
Automatic sprinkler systems | MGL c. 148, § 26G, as amended by Chapter 545, Acts of 1982 | 4-2-1983 STM, Art. 6 |
Revolving fund, Recreation Department | MGL c. 44, § 53D | 4-2-1983, Art. 21 |
Smoke and heat detectors | MGL c. 148, § 26C | 4-2-1983, Art. 22 |
Former prisoners of war exempt from excise tax | Chapter 597, Sec. 1, Acts of 1982 | 4-2-1984, Art. 4 |
Annual fee for automatic amusement machines, $100 per machine | MGL c. 140 | 4-7-1984, Art. 52 |
Handicapped Commission | MGL c. 40, § 8J | 4-8-1985, Art. 41 |
Bidding requirements, $4,000 | MGL c. 40, § 4G | 4-8-1985, Art. 45 |
Property tax exemptions | MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 41B | 4-8-1985, Art. 56 |
Liability for dog licensing | Chapter 308, Acts of 1985 | 1-9-1986 STM, Art. 4 |
Local room tax, 4% | MGL c. 64G, § 3A | 1-9-1986 STM, Art. 8 |
Funding of laying of water pipes | 4-5-1986, Art. 18 | |
Equal education opportunity Plymouth Schools | 4-5-1986, Art. 30 | |
Equal education opportunity P.C. Regional School | 4-5-1986, Art. 31 | |
Enterprise funds for water and sewer | Chapter 306, Acts of 1986 | 4-6-1987, Art. 17 (Repealed 4-1-1989) |
Mileage from $0.185 to $0.215 | 4-7-1987, Art. 67 | |
Abatement to real estate taxes | MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 17D, amended Chapter 73, Acts of 1986 | 4-7-1987, Art. 68 |
Exemptions to real estate taxes | MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 41C, amended Chapter 73, Acts of 1986 | 4-7-1987, Art. 80 |
Licenses and permits of delinquent taxpayers | MGL c. 40, § 57 | 4-4-1987 STM, Art. 5 |
Equal education opportunity Plymouth Schools | MGL c. 70A, § 5 | 4-4-1987 STM, Art. 8 |
Equal education opportunity Plymouth-Carver Regional Schools | 4-4-1987 STM, Art. 9 | |
Revolving account for foster care reimbursement moneys | MGL c. 71, § 71F | 11-18-1987 STM, Art. 26 |
Authority/Duties of Water Commission or Board of Selectmen | MGL c. 41, § 69B | STM 4-4-1988, Art. 5 |
Compensation for accountant re: retire system services | MGL c. 32, § 20, Para. 4, Sub. D | 9-19-1988 STM, Art. 5 |
Expenditure of subdivision bonds or deposits | Chapter 236, Acts of 1987 | 9-19-1988 STM, Art. 10 |
Voter registration | Chapter 281, Acts of 1988 | 2-13-1989 STM, Art. 5 |
Retirement Board's approval of Chapter 697, Sec. 31 | Chapter 697, Sec. 31, Acts of 1987 | 2-13-1989 STM, Art. 6 |
Transporting students | Chapter 767, Acts of 1987 | 4-1-1989 STM, Art. 9 |
Harbor Master | Chapter 523, Acts of 1987 | 4-1-1989 ATM, Art. 21 |
Expenditure of subdivision bonds | Chapter 245, Acts of 1988 | 4-23-1990 TM, Art. 28 |
Contributory retirement, full funding and remove $30,000 cap | MGL c. 32, § 22D | 4-12-1990 STM, Art. 8, approved and effective 12-23-1990 |
Enhanced 911 service | Chapter 291, Acts of 1990 | 6-24-1991 STM, Art. 5 |
Contributory retirement, credible service after age 70 | MGL c. 32, § 90G(3/4) | 9-12-1991 STM |
Set fees and charges for services presently set by state statute | MGL c. 40, § 22F | 4-4-1992 STM, Art. 8 |
Quarterly tax payments beginning fiscal 1993 | MGL c. 59, § 57C | 4-8-1992 ATM, Art. 21 |
Exemption from taxation, real estate of certain economic development corporations | MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 46 | 1992 ATM, Art. 23 |
Police compensation for meetings | MGL c. 41, § 100G 1/2 | 12-7-1992 STM, Art. 9 |
Early retirement for eligible teaching personnel (Educational Reform Act) | Chapter 71, Sec. 83, Acts of 1993 | 6-28-1993 STM, Art. 4 |
School Department revolving funds | Chapter 71 § 71E | 4-2-1994 STM, Art. 7 |
establishment of plymouth sewer utility service as revolving fund | MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2 | 4-4-1994 ATM, Art. 3 |
Establishment of Plymouth Airport Account as an enterprise fund | MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2 | 4-1-1995 ATM, Art. 4 |
Retiree health insurance over 50% | MGL 32B, § 9E | 4-11-1996 ATM, Art. 13 |
Regulation of dogs | 11-19-1996 STM, Art. 13 | |
Retirement buyback for military | Acts of 1996, Chapter 71 | 11-19-1996 STM, Art. 9 |
Cost of living for retirees | MGL c. 32, § 103 | 4-6-1998 ATM, Art. 20 |
Establishment of Water Account as an enterprise fund | MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2 | 9-1-1998 STM, Art. 1 |
Sale of liqueurs | MGL c. 138, § 12 | 9-1-1998 STM, Art. 11 |
Establish South Shore Recycling Cooperative | Acts of 1998, Chapter 194, Section 419 | 4-3-1999 STM, Art. 11 |
Accept Section c pop-up provision for retirees | Acts of 1998, Chapter 194, Section 288 | 4-6-1999 ATM, Art. 17 |
Establishment of Solid Waste Account as an enterprise fund | MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2 | 4-7-2001 STM, Art. 4 |
Retiree cost of living adjustment at 3% | Acts of 1999, Chapter 127, Section 51 | 4-3-2000 ATM, Art. 16 |
Volunteer property tax reduction | MGL c. 59, § 5K | 4-9-2001 ATM, Art. 12 |
Community Preservation Act | 2001 FATM, Art. 41; Ballot 5-11-2002 | |
Property tax exemption for blind persons | MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 37A | 2002 ATM, Art. 16 |
Retiree Medicare Part A | MGL c. 32B, § 18 | 4-9-2002 ATM, Art. 17 |
Health insurance, military | MGL c. 32B, § 9I | 4-9-2002 ATM, Art. 18 |
10% of CPA funds used for open space, historic resources, community housing; 4% of CPA funds for administrative use | MGL c. 44B, § 6 | 2002 FATM, Art. 1 |
New growth date | MGL c. 59, § 2A(a) | 4-2-2005 STM |
Snow and ice removal | MGL c. 40, § 6C | 5-13-2006 Annual Election |
Town of Plymouth Affordable Housing Fund | MGL c. 44, § 55C | 5-20-2006 ATM, Art. 10 |
Increase in accidental death benefit for surviving children | MGL c. 32, § 9(2)(d)(ii) (amended by Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2006 and Chapter 64, § 3, of the Acts of 2006) | 5-20-2006 ATM, Art. 12 |
Disability retirement benefits for veterans | Acts of 2005, Chapter 157, Sections 1 and 2 | 5-20-2006 ATM, Art. 22 |
Automatic sprinklers | 5-20-2006 ATM, Art. 31A | |
Committee hearings (Mullin Rule) | MGL c. 39, § 23D | 10-23-2006 ATM, Art. 13 |
National Guard tax deferral | MGL c. 59, § 5L | 6-11-2007 ATM, Art. 21 |
Designation of land at Russell and South Russell Streets designated on the Town of Plymouth Assessor's Map 19 as Parcels 1, 2, 6, 7, 22, 23 and 24A as a Priority Development Site | 2010 ATM, Art. 24 | |
Fire Mutual Aid | MGL c. 48, § 59A | 1-11-2011 Board of Selectmen |
Public Safety Mutual Aid | MGL c. 40, § 8G | 2011 ATM, Art. 27 |
Consolidation of administrative functions | MGL c. 71, § 37M | 10-24-2011 ATM, Art. 26 |
Increase of allowance to survivors of deceased members (retirement) | MGL c. 32, § 12(2), Option (d), para. 10 | 4-7-2012 STM, Art. 9 |
Increase of minimum allowance to 25-year retirees | MGL c. 32, § 90D 1/2 | 4-7-2012 STM, Art. 10 |
Compensated Absences Special Fund | MGL c. 40, § 13D | 10-19-2013 ATM, Art. 15 |
Local restaurant excise tax (Courthouse Fund) | MGL c. 64L, § 2(a) | 4-5-2014 STM, Art. 9 |
Original appointment firefighter age | MGL c. 31, § 58A | 2015 FATM, Art. 29 |
Allow Plymouth Retirement Board to expend a portion of its funds to increase the Treasurer's stipend from $1,500 to $3,000 annually, as the custodian of the funds for the retirement system | MGL c. 32, § 20(4)(h) | 2015 STM, Art. 7 |
Increasing real and personal estate tax exemption for incorporated veteran's organizations to the current maximum allowed under state law ($1,500,000) | MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 5C | 2015 STM, Art. 10 |
Municipal electrical aggregation | MGL c. 164, § 134 | 4-2-2016 STM, Art. 14 |
Rescind Strong Fire Chief | MGL. c. 48 Section 42 | STM 4-1-2017, Art. 9 |
Rescind Strong Police Chief | MGL. c. 41 Section 97A | STM 4-1-2017, Art. 10 |
Establishing Cable Public Access as an enterprise fund | MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2 | 4-7-2017 ATM, Art. 8 |
Sewer liens and charges | 4-7-2018 ATM, Art. 19 | |
Establish local 3% sales tax upon sale or transfer of marijuana or marijuana products by marijuana retailer to anyone other than a marijuana establishment | MGL c. 64N, § 3 | 2018 STM |
Disposition of abandoned funds | MGL c. 200A, § 9A | 10-23-2018 ATM, Art. 19 |
Minimum value for personal property assessment | MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 54 | 4-8-2019 ATM, Art. 17 |
Community impact fee - short-term rental | 2019 STM, Art. 7 | |
Stabilization funds; dedication to fund, without further appropriation, of all, or a percentage not less than 25%, of a particular fee, charge or other receipt; provided that the receipt is not reserved by law for expenditure for a particular purpose | MGL c. 40, § 5B, last paragraph | 2021 FATM, Art. 15 |
Little Red Schoolhouse Revolving Fund | MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2 | 2021 FATM, Art. 16 |
Veteran Property Tax Work-Off Abatement Program | MGL c. 59, § 5K | 2021 FATM, Art. 19 |
Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Abatement Program | MGL c. 59, § 5N | 2021 FATM, Art. 19 |
Act Relative to Veterans' Benefits, Rights, Appreciation, Validation, and the Enforcement ("BRAVE Act") | MGL c. 59, § 5, clause 22nd | 2021 FATM, Art. 21 |
Establish speed limit of 25 miles per hour on any roadway inside a thickly settled or business district, in the Town of Plymouth, on any way that is not a state highway | MGL c. 90, § 17C | 2022 FATM, Art. 6 |
Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund | MGL c. 60, § 3D | 2022 FATM, Art. 15 |
Annual increase in asset (whole estate) limit for tax exemption granted to senior citizens under MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 17D | MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 17E | 4-6-2024 STM, Art. 9A |
Annual increase in exemption amount for tax exemption granted to senior citizens under MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 17D | MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 17F | 4-6-2024 STM, Art. 9B |
Increase gross receipts for seniors for eligibility for property tax deferral | MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 41A | 4-6-2024 STM, Art. 9C |
Annual increase in income (gross receipts) and asset (whole estate) limits for senior citizen tax exemption under MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 41C | MGL c. 59, § 5, cl. 41D | 4-6-2024 STM, Art. 9D |
The following is a list of votes taken at Town Meeting and Town Election relating to acceptance of state legislative acts. Consult municipal records for a more detailed description of the action.
