MA City Charters available online

	Council – Manager Charters
Barnstable	town.barnstable.ma.us/TownClerk/Charter/charter_current.pdf		HRC
Chelsea	www.chelseama.gov/Public_Documents/ChelseaMA_Code/I0008F3A9	see also: “About the Charter“	SPC
Franklin	franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_TownCharter/index	see also: Charter Review Committee Final Report	HRC
Randolph	www.randolph-ma.gov/Public_Documents/RandolphMA_BBoard/finalcharter.pdf	see also: Session Laws 2009 – Chapter 2	SPC
Southbridge	ww.ci.southbridge.ma.us/MSWDocs/Southbridge%20Charter%202.doc		HRC
Watertown	www.ci.watertown.ma.us/DocumentView.aspx?DID=214		HRC
Winthrop	www.town.winthrop.ma.us/Pages/ WinthropMA_Bylaws/towncharter		HRC
	Mayor – Council Charters
Amesbury	www.amesburyma.gov/staff/home.nfs?a=amesbury&document=7693&group_id=247		HRC
Braintree	www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw05/sl050189.htm	Session Laws 2005 – Chapter 189	SPC
Easthampton	http://www.easthamptonweb.com/ charter/index.html		HRC
Greenfield		use search box on Greenfield home page (key word: charter)	HRC
Melrose		Session Laws 2005 – Chapter 105	SPC
Newton	www.ci.newton.ma.us/legal/ordinance/Charter.pdf		HRC
West Springfield	www.west-springfield.ma.us/Public_Documents/WSpringfieldMA_Clerk/Charter2		HRC
Weymouth	www.weymouth.ma.us/council/charter.pdf	see also: Charter Review Committee: www.weymouth.ma.us/charter/index.asp	HRC

HRC: adopted via home rule amendment and home rule procedures act (MGL, c. 43B)

SPC: adopted via the “home rule petition”/special act procedures as authorized by the home rule amendment