Charters & Bylaws

ChartersDigitized documents from 1910 to 2011 detail the town’s governing structure, ordinances, salary information for town employees (beginning in 1951), and the Home Rule Charter Commission process. For more information on the Home Rule Charter, please visit the town’s Charter Review Commission website.

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  1. 1910-1915 Regulations and By-Laws of the Town of Watertown
  2. 1910-1921 Regulations and By-Laws of the Town of Watertown
  3. 1944 By-Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown
  4. 1951 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  5. 1952 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  6. 1954 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  7. 1955 By-Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown
  8. 1955 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  9. 1956 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  10. 1957 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  11. 1958 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  12. 1959 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  13. 1960 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  14. 1961 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  15. 1964 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  16. 1967 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  17. 1968 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  18. 1969 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  19. 1970 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  20. 1971 By-Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown
  21. 1971 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  22. 1972 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  23. 1973 By-Laws- Personnel Wage and Salary Administration
  24. 1978 By-Laws of the Town of Watertown
  25. 1980 Watertown Charter Commission Final Report
  26. 1980 Watertown Home Rule Charter
  27. 1982-1987 Watertown Ordinance
  28. 1991 - Watertown Charter as Amended Through 11.5.91
  29. 1997 Special Commission on the Review of the Watertown Home Rule Charter Final Report
  30. 1999 Watertown Ordinances
  31. 2001 - Home Rule Charter
  32. 2001 - Watertown Home Rule Charter Draft
  33. 2009 Watertown Code of Ordinances
  34. 2011 Watertown Home Rule Charter