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Shutesbury, MA
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  • Committees & Boards
    • Board of Health
    • Broadband — ShutesburyNET
    • Buildings Committee
    • Capital Planning Committee
    • Cemetery Commission
    • Community Preservation Committee
    • Conservation Commission
    • Council On Aging
    • Cultural Council
    • Elliott Park Committee
    • Emergency Management Team
    • Energy & Climate Action Committee
    • Finance Committee
    • Historical Commission
    • Inactive committees & boards
    • Lake Wyola Advisory Committee
    • Lake Wyola Boating & Safety Review Committee
    • Lake Wyola Stormwater Erosion Task Force
    • Library Board of Trustees
    • Library Building Committee
    • Open Space Committee
    • Personnel Board
    • Planning Board
    • Recreation Committee
    • Recycling & Solid Waste Committee
    • School Committee
    • Select Board
    • Web Communications Committee
    • Zoning Board of Appeals
  • Departments
    • Assessors
    • Fire Department
    • Highway Department
    • Library
    • Police Department
    • Schools
    • Tax Collector
    • Town Administrator
    • Town Clerk
    • Treasurer
  • Meetings
    • Annual Town Meetings & Local Elections
    • Minutes
    • Meeting Calendars
    • Meeting Recordings (YouTube)
    • Meeting Rooms
    • Post/Schedule a Meeting
    • Posting Meeting Minutes
    • Shutesbury Meetings Are Fragrance-Free
    • Town Meeting
    • Open Meeting Law during the ongoing pandemic
  • Services
    • Emergency Management
    • Fire Department
    • Highway Department
    • Housing Rehabilitation Program
    • Inspectors
    • Library
    • Our Town Newsletter
    • Recycling & Solid Waste
    • Schools
    • ShutesburyNET
    • Social & Community Services
  • Town Governance
    • Annual Town Reports
    • Appointed Officials
    • Budget & Expenses
    • Elected Officials
    • Select Board
    • Town Administrator
    • Town Bylaws
    • Town Clerk
    • Town Collector
    • Town Meeting
    • Town Moderator
    • Town Organizational Chart
    • Town Policies and Guidelines
    • Town Regulations
  • Town Officials
    • Town Officials, contact information
    • Appointed Officials
    • Elected Officials
    • Inter-Committee/Board Representatives
    • County and Regional Representatives
    • Legislators & State Offices
    • Job Openings
  • About Shutesbury
    • Demographics
    • Geographics
    • Commemorating the Swift River Valley in the 75th year of the Quabbin Reservoir
    • History
    • Maps
    • Our Town Newsletter
    • Places of Interest
    • FAQs
  • How to . . .
    • Apply for . . .
      • Absentee ballot application
      • Assessors application forms
      • Citizen petition
      • Curb Cut Application
      • DBA business certificate
      • Dog license application
      • Public records requests
      • Septic system permit
      • Wetlands permit applications
      • Zoning Board of Appeals permit applications
    • Contact Town officials
    • Contact Legislators & State Offices
    • Find out when a committee or board is meeting
    • Forward committee email to individual members
    • Get involved in Town government
    • Post a committee or board meeting
    • Post meeting minutes
    • Propose a Citizen Petition for Town Meeting
    • Send a message via the Town Announcement List
    • Sign up for a committee meeting alert
    • Sign up for Town Announce email notifications
    • Sign up for CodeRED emergency notifications

Town Policies and Guidelines

Town Policies and Guidelines are enacted by the Select Board.

(Town Bylaws are enacted by Annual or Special Town Meeting and approved by the Attorney General's Office.  Regulations are enacted by committees, boards, and commissions.)

Town Policies and Guidelines are listed below.  The six-digit number appended to the title is the date of the Select Board's most recent approval in year, month, day order.  E.g., Our Town Newsletter policy was last approved on December 23, 2019.
 

Animals in Municipal Buildings_040921

Code of Conduct_250804

Complete Streets_191029

Flag Policy_231211

Fragrance Free Guidelines_010828

Kenneling of Loose Dogs_020604

Meetings on Religious Holidays Policy_250915

Non-Discrimination & Grievance Procedures_991026

Our Town Newsletter_191223

Plowing of Private Roads_010925

Policy to Preserve and Protect a Safe and Welcoming Community_250701

Procurement Card Policy & Procedure_250408

Procurement of Designer Services_010227

Purchase of Fuel-Efficient Vehicles_110412

Purchase of Recycled Materials Preference_000229

Seat Belt Policy for Town Employees_010213

Sexual Harassment_000506

Town Announcements_250826

Town Hall WiFi Use_150106

Town Officials:  Appointment of Non-Registered Voters_000801

Trash Bag Policy_231121

Website Policy_220705

 

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