24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 13 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 291 / Section 13
App. § 291-13. Highway district; construction agents
Status: in_force

(a) The Village of Woodstock shall constitute a highway district, by itself, and the construction and repairs of the highways and sidewalks, within the limits of the Village, shall be under the direction of the trustees of the Village.

(b) The trustees shall annually appoint one or two (as they shall think best) agents for the construction and repair of highways and sidewalks, and remove them if they think proper, and appoint others in their stead, who shall have charge of the expenditure of the highway money in the Village, under the direction of the trustees.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 54 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 901 / Section 54
App. § 901-54. Ratification
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall take effect upon the approval by the voters of each member, at its annual meeting; enactment of the chapter by the General Assembly; and subsequent to the enactment, ratification of the chapter by each of the legislative bodies of the members.

(b) The legislative bodies of the members shall have authority to ratify ceding of authority over different services, as the Authority evolves. The Authority shall make formal separate requests of the legislative bodies for dispatch, police, fire, and emergency services, as the Authority is ready to begin administering those services, and the legislative bodies of each member shall then vote on ceding such authority to the Authority.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 19 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 171 / Section 19
App. § 171-19. Appointment of Fire Chief, Police Chief, and Director of Public Safety
Status: in_force

The Police Chief, Fire Chief, and Director of Public Safety shall be appointed by the Manager and shall be employed by written contract for a term not to exceed five years nor less than one year, and shall perform the duties designated in the contract or as assigned by the Manager. Dismissal from the position may be for cause or as specified in the contract of employment.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 46 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 403 / Section 46
App. § 403-46. Signing of warning
Status: in_force

The original warning of any special meeting of the District shall be signed by a number of the Board of Supervisors equal to a majority of the total votes entitled to be cast and shall be filed with the District Clerk before being posted.
24 V.S.A. § 4947 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 121 / Section 4947
§ 4947. Health benefit plans offered to entities providing educational services
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Health benefit association” means an association that offers one or more health benefit plans to school employers for coverage of their school employees.

(2) “School employee” shall have the same meaning as in 16 V.S.A. § 2101.

(3) “School employer” shall have the same meaning as in 16 V.S.A. § 2101.

(b) A health benefit association shall offer the same plan or plans to all school employers.

(c) A health benefit association shall solicit the input of the Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits established in 16 V.S.A. § 2102 regarding the design of the health benefit plan or plans to be offered to school employers for coverage of their school employees.

(d) The governing board of a health benefit association shall be composed of the following six members:

(1) three members appointed by the organization representing the majority of the public school boards in this State, who shall not be employees of the organization; and

(2) three members appointed by the labor organization representing the greatest number of public school employees in the State, who shall not be employees of the organization.

(e) A health benefit association shall make all health benefit plans that it offers available to approved or recognized independent schools operating in Vermont. Participation shall not create joint and several liability as a result of any act or omission of any other school, municipality, or association. Schools that participate under this section shall be provided with copies of the annual audit. The provisions of 16 V.S.A. § 166 shall apply for purposes of determining whether a school qualifies as an “approved or recognized independent school.”
24 V.S.A. § 4350 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 117 / Section 4350
§ 4350. Review and consultation regarding municipal planning effort
Status: in_force

(a) A regional planning commission shall consult with its municipalities with respect to the municipalities' planning efforts, ascertaining the municipalities' needs as individual municipalities and as neighbors in a region, and identifying the assistance that ought to be provided by the regional planning commission. As a part of this consultation, the regional planning commission, after public notice, shall review the planning process of its member municipalities at least twice during an eight-year period, or more frequently on request of the municipality, and shall so confirm when a municipality:

(1) is engaged in a continuing planning process that, within a reasonable time, will result in a plan that is consistent with the goals contained in section 4302 of this title;

(2) is engaged in a process to implement its municipal plan, consistent with the program for implementation required under section 4382 of this title; and

(3) is maintaining its efforts to provide local funds for municipal and regional planning purposes.

(b)(1) As part of the consultation process, the commission shall consider whether a municipality has adopted a plan. In order to obtain or retain confirmation of the planning process, a municipality must have an approved plan. A regional planning commission shall review and approve plans of its member municipalities, when approval is requested and warranted. Each review shall include a public hearing which is noticed at least 15 days in advance by posting in the office of the municipal clerk and at least one public place within the municipality and by publication in a newspaper or newspapers of general publication in the region affected. The commission shall approve a plan if it finds that the plan:

(A) is consistent with the goals established in section 4302 of this title;

(B) is compatible with its regional plan;

(C) is compatible with approved plans of other municipalities in the region; and

(D) contains all the elements included in subdivisions 4382(a)(1)-(12) of this title.

(2) A commission shall give approval or disapproval to a municipal plan or amendment within two months of its receipt following a final hearing held pursuant to section 4385 of this title. The fact that the plan is approved after the deadline shall not invalidate the plan. If the commission disapproves the plan or amendment, it shall state its reasons in writing and, if appropriate, suggest acceptable modifications. Submissions for approval that follow a disapproval shall receive approval or disapproval within 45 days.

(3) The commission shall file any adopted plan or amendment with the Department of Housing and Community Development within two weeks of receipt from the municipality. Failure on the part of the commission to file the plan shall not invalidate the plan.

(c) In order to retain confirmation of the planning process, a municipality shall document that it has reviewed and is actively engaged in a process to implement its adopted plan.

(1) When assessing whether a municipality has been actively engaged in a process to implement its adopted plan, the regional planning commission shall consider the activities of local boards and commissions with regard to the preparation or adoption of bylaws and amendments; capital budgets and programs; supplemental plans; or other actions, programs, or measures undertaken or scheduled to implement the adopted plan. The regional planning commission shall also consider factors that may have hindered or delayed municipal implementation efforts.

(2) The consultation may include guidance by the regional planning commission with regard to resources and technical support available to the municipality to implement its adopted plan and recommendations by the regional planning commission for plan amendments and for updating the plan prior to readoption under section 4387 of this title.

(d) During the period of time when a municipal planning process is confirmed:

(1) The municipality's plan will not be subject to review by the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development under section 4351 of this title.

(2) State agency plans adopted under 3 V.S.A. chapter 67 shall be compatible with the municipality's approved plan.

(3) The municipality may levy impact fees on new development within its borders, according to the provisions of chapter 131 of this title.

(4) The municipality shall be eligible to receive additional funds from the municipal and regional planning fund.

(e) Confirmation and approval decisions under this section shall be made by majority vote of the commissioners representing municipalities, in accordance with the bylaws of the regional planning commission.
24 V.S.A. § 3412 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 95 / Section 3412
§ 3412. Notice; hearing; report; judgment
Status: in_force

The commissioners shall appoint a time and place for hearing and shall give at least 12 days' notice thereof to the clerk of the municipality and to all persons and municipalities owning or interested in the highways or lands. When they have completed their inquiries, they shall make report to the court. Upon hearing, the court may accept or reject the report in whole or in part, and, by its order, may establish, alter, or discontinue such water mains, drains, sewers, or sewer outlets, in whole or in part, may render judgment for such damages as may be sustained, may tax costs as appears just, and may issue execution for such damages and costs.
24 V.S.A. § 3207 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 85 / Section 3207
§ 3207. Preparation and approval of urban renewal projects and urban renewal plans
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality shall not approve an urban renewal project for an urban renewal area unless the governing body has, by resolution, determined such area to be a slum area or a blighted area or a combination thereof and designated such area as appropriate for an urban renewal project. The local governing body shall not approve an urban renewal plan until a general plan for the municipality has been prepared. A municipality shall not acquire real property for an urban renewal project unless the local governing body has approved the urban renewal project in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.

(b) The municipality may itself prepare or cause to be prepared an urban renewal plan, or any person or agency, public or private, may submit such a plan to a municipality. Prior to its approval of an urban renewal project, the local governing body shall submit such plan to the planning commission of the municipality, if any, for review and recommendations as to its conformity with the general plan for the development of the municipality as a whole. The planning commission shall submit its written recommendations with respect to the proposed urban renewal plan to the local governing body within 30 days after receipt of the plan for review. Upon receipt of the recommendations of the planning commission or, if no recommendations are received within said 30 days, then without such recommendations, the local governing body may proceed with the hearing on the proposed urban renewal project prescribed by subsection (c) of this section.

(c) The local governing body shall hold a public hearing on an urban renewal project, after public notice thereof by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in the area of operation of the municipality. The notice shall describe the time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing, shall generally identify the urban renewal area covered by the plan, and shall outline the general scope of the urban renewal project under consideration.

(d) Following such hearing, the local governing body may approve an urban renewal project if it finds that (1) a feasible method exists for the location of families who will be displaced from the urban renewal area in decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations within their means and without undue hardship to such families; (2) the urban renewal plan gives due consideration to the provision of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities that may be desirable for neighborhood improvement, with special consideration for the health, safety, and welfare of children residing in the general vicinity of the site covered by the plan; (3) the urban renewal plan conforms to the general plan of the municipality as a whole; and (4) the urban renewal plan will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the municipality as a whole, for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area by private enterprise; provided, that if the urban renewal area consists of an area of open land to be acquired by the municipality, such area shall not be so acquired unless (A) if it is to be developed for residential uses, the local governing body shall determine that a shortage of housing of sound standards and design which is decent, safe, and sanitary exists in the municipality; that the need for housing accommodations has been or will be increased as a result of the clearance of slums in other areas, including other portions of the urban renewal area; that the conditions of blight in the area and the shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary housing cause or contribute to an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare; and the acquisition of the area for residential uses is an integral part of an essential to the program of the municipality; or (B) if it is to be developed for nonresidential uses, the local governing body shall determine that such nonresidential uses are necessary and appropriate to facilitate the proper growth and development of the community in accordance with sound planning standards and local community objectives, with acquisition may require the exercise of governmental action, as provided in this chapter, because of defective or unusual conditions of title, diversity of ownership, tax delinquency, improper subdivisions, outmoded street patterns, deterioration of site, economic disuse, unsuitable topography or faulty lot layouts, the need for the correlation of the area with other areas of a municipality by streets and modern traffic requirements, or any combination of such favors or other conditions which retard development of the area.

(e) An urban renewal plan may be modified at any time; provided, that if modified after the lease or sale by the municipality of real property in the urban renewal project area, such modification may be conditioned upon such approval of the owner, lessee, or successor in interest as the municipality may deem advisable and in any event shall be subject to such rights at law or in equity as a lessee or purchaser, or his successor or successors in interest, may be entitled to assert.

(f) Upon the approval by a municipality by a vote of a majority of the voters present and voting on the question at a regular or special meeting duly warned for that purpose of an urban renewal plan or of any modification thereof, such plan or modification shall be deemed to be in full force and effect for the respective urban renewal area and the municipality may then cause such plan or modification to be carried out in accordance with its terms.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, where the local governing body certifies that an area is in need of redevelopment or rehabilitation as a result of a flood, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm, or other catastrophe respecting which the government of the State has certified the need for disaster assistance under Public Law 875, eighty-first Congress, or other federal law, the local governing body may approve an urban renewal plan and an urban renewal project with respect to such area without regard to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section and the provisions of this section requiring a general plan for the municipality and a public hearing on the urban renewal project.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 57 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 405 / Section 57
App. § 405-57. Admission of new members
Status: in_force

Municipalities that are not initial members of the District may, upon the requisite approval by its voters as set forth in this section and the approval of the Board of Commissioners, become a member of the District. The legislative branch of any nonmember municipality that desires to be admitted to the District shall make application for admission to the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners may, in its sole discretion, determine the terms and conditions of admission, which terms and conditions shall be in the best interests of the District. If a majority of the voters of the petitioning municipality present and voting at an annual or special meeting of such municipality duly warned for such purpose shall vote to approve this chapter and the terms and conditions for admission, the vote shall be certified by the clerk of that municipality to the Secretary of the District. Thereafter, the Board may, by resolution, admit such municipality upon finding that such terms and conditions have been or will be satisfied. Immediately upon joining the District, the new member municipality shall appoint a commissioner and alternate commissioner as provided in subchapter 2 of this chapter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 36.04 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 9 / Section 36.04
App. § 9-36.4. Powers
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers conferred upon municipal corporations generally under 24 V.S.A. chapter 85, the Authority is hereby granted the following powers, rights, privileges, and prerogatives.

(1) To adopt, administer, and enforce ordinances relating to the power of eminent domain with the approval of the Board of Aldermen. A finding of public necessity consistent with the provisions of section 3 of this charter shall be deemed conclusive for all purposes.

(2) To enter into agreements, contracts, ventures, and associations of every kind, style, and nature with public and private persons and entities and governmental agencies in order to effect and achieve the purposes set forth in section 1 of this charter.

(3) To assess, in the name of the City of Rutland, impact fees and special benefit assessments within those parts of the City of Rutland designated by the Board of Aldermen.

(4) To create tax increment financing districts, and to issue instruments of tax increment financing debt upon the concurrence of the Board of Aldermen, for any purpose permitted by the general law of the State of Vermont. Notwithstanding the purposes for which special assessment may be made under 24 V.S.A. § 3252, the City of Rutland may adopt special assessments for the purpose of funding special marketing management and promotional programs and neighborhood or district programs in accordance with the provisions of the Rutland City charter. Notwithstanding the assessment procedure under 24 V.S.A. § 3254, establishment of assessment district boundaries, modification thereof, imposition of a special assessment, and determination thereof, may be undertaken by the Board of Aldermen or the Rutland Redevelopment Authority by ordinance. Special assessments may be collected by the Rutland City Treasurer or the Rutland Redevelopment Authority under the provisions of 24 V.S.A. § 3255, in full within 90 days of imposition, in installments over a term not to exceed 10 years, or annually under a continuing resolution of the Rutland Board of Aldermen or the Rutland Redevelopment Authority.

(5) To undertake and be responsible for the development of municipal plans and economic benefit goals within those parts of the City of Rutland designated by its Board of Aldermen.

(6) To apply and accept on behalf of the City of Rutland, State, federal, and private economic development grants-in-aid, and to manage, administer, and disburse the same.

(7) To establish development standards consistent with the following criteria:

(A) The ability of a proposed development to meet the purposes of the City's plan adopted under 24 V.S.A. chapter 117, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

(B) The ability of a proposed development to eradicate blighted conditions or threats to public health, safety, and welfare.

(C) The ability of a proposed development to conform to a capital plan or capital budget adopted by the City of Rutland.

(D) The ability of a proposed development to benefit low-and moderate-income residents of the City of Rutland.

(E) The ability of the proposed development to provide permanent employment opportunities.

(8) To adopt and enforce regulations and ordinances under the general laws of the State of Vermont, in the furtherance of the purposes and powers of the Authority.

(9) To adopt rules of procedure, and to engage such staff, consultants, attorneys, and contractors as deemed necessary.

(10) To provide technical and advisory services, as requested by the Board of Aldermen.

(11) To issue, with the concurrence of the Board of Aldermen, instruments of debt under 24 V.S.A. chapter 53, subchapter 2.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 28.01 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 9 / Section 28.01
App. § 9-28.1. Duties
Status: in_force

The Board of Airport Commissioners of the City of Rutland shall consist of three legal voters of said City to be appointed to serve for three years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The Board shall have the exclusive general management and control of all lands owned or leased and used by the City for the purpose of a municipal airport and of all buildings, property, and equipment of the City thereon, and shall see that the same are kept in good condition and repair, but shall be subject in all respects to any limitations or restrictions contained in the ordinances, resolutions, and orders of the Board of Aldermen; but shall have no power to expend any money or incur any debt beyond the amount of the appropriations made by the Board of Aldermen. The Mayor shall, subject to the approval of the Board of Aldermen, appoint one airport commissioner for a term of three years and one each year thereafter, subject to the approval of the Board of Aldermen, for a term of three years, as their respective terms expire.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 204 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 407 / Section 204
App. § 407-204. Organizational meeting
Status: in_force

Annually, on or before the second Monday in April, and upon notice, the Board of Supervisors shall hold its organizational meeting. At such meeting, the Board of Supervisors shall elect from among its membership a Chair and a Vice Chair, each of whom shall hold office for one year and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The Chair and Vice Chair are eligible to be elected to successive terms without limit. For this election, each member of the Board of Supervisors shall cast one vote.
24 V.S.A. § 2406 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 65 / Section 2406
§ 2406. Conveyance of leaseholds; trust funds
Status: in_force

(a) Educational, ecclesiastical, or municipal corporations may convey by deed the fee simple in lands the title to or use of which is held by such corporations under State or colonial grant for purposes defined in such grants. Such conveyance may be made to the owner and holder of leasehold rights in such land if such lands are then held under lease, but shall not be made to other than such holders of leasehold interests except subject to such leasehold interest, if any, or simultaneously with the extinguishment thereof.

(b) Such lands may be condemned in accordance with and in the manner provided by law.

(c) The funds received in consideration of such conveyance or awarded such corporations as damages in condemnation proceedings shall be kept intact, in trust, by such corporations as endowment funds, and the income only shall be used for the purposes for which such lands were originally granted.

(d) Such lands as may be sold, conveyed, or condemned as provided in this section shall thereafter be subject to taxation as are other lands.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 33 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 109 / Section 33
App. § 109-33. Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this plan shall for any reason be held invalid, such invalidity shall not effect the remaining provisions, which can be given effect without the invalid provision. To this end, the provisions of this merger are severable.
24 V.S.A. § 4901 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 121 / Section 4901
§ 4901. Authorization
Status: in_force

(a) Any one or more municipalities may contract with any one or more other municipalities to perform any governmental service, activity, or undertaking which each municipality entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform, provided that the legislative body of each municipality approves the contract, and expenses for such governmental service, activity, or undertaking are included in a municipal budget approved under 17 V.S.A. § 2664 or comparable charter provision.

(b) If the interlocal contract is such that the participating municipalities or their legislative bodies, commissions, boards, officers, or voters have the authority to enter into it, by virtue of any charter provision, statute, or the general authority of such municipality or its officers and bodies, then the procedures of this section for approval shall not be exclusive, it being the intent that the powers and procedures set forth in this subchapter for interlocal contracts are supplementary to any other powers or procedures heretofore or hereafter possessed by any municipality.

(c) A municipality may submit an interlocal contract to the Attorney General prior to approval by its legislative body. If such a contract is submitted, the Attorney General shall determine whether the contract is in proper form and compatible with the laws of this State and notify the legislative body of the municipality of his or her determination. In the event that the Attorney General does not respond to the request within 30 days after receipt of a copy of the contract, the legislative body may approve the contract.
24 V.S.A. § 3901 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 111 / Section 3901
§ 3901. Soldiers' monuments and records
Status: in_force

A town may instruct the selectboard to erect a building or monument to the memory of citizens of such town who were in the military or naval service during any wars in which the United States has been engaged and may appropriate sufficient money for that purpose, and may issue its notes or bonds extending over a period that shall not exceed five years to cover the expense of the same. Such town may also instruct the selectboard to have inscribed upon such monument or upon or within such buildings the names of such persons credited to such town by the State, or federal authorities, who entered the service of the United States during such wars and died while in such service or were honorably discharged.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 102 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 102
App. § 3-102. Annual local education spending
Status: in_force

The City Council and the City Chief Administrative Officer shall comply with the requirements of section 168 of this charter and the Equal Educational Opportunity Act of 1997, including specifically the requirements of 16 V.S.A. § 428, as the same has been and may be amended, with respect to billing property taxpayers following the adoption of a budget for “Local Education Spending” as defined in 16 V.S.A. § 11(a)(29) and the calculation of the equalized yield amount pursuant to such act.
24 V.S.A. § 2273 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 61 / Section 2273
§ 2273. Agency of Transportation; duties; general authority
Status: in_force

The Agency of Transportation is authorized to contract in the name of the State for the service of independent contractors under bond to carry on at the contractor's expense junk car collection and disposal operations. The Agency shall maintain a continuing inventory of junk cars for disposal, select areas appropriate for collection, storage, and disposal of junk motor vehicles, and have general authority to contract and do all things reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Agency may petition the Superior Court of the county in which a junk motor vehicle is discovered in violation of section 2271 of this title for an order directing the owner to remove the motor vehicle from view of the main traveled way of the highway.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 24 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 109 / Section 24
App. § 109-24. Powers and functions
Status: in_force

(a) The Town shall have the authority to exercise all powers relating to municipal affairs conferred and granted by law, including those implied powers necessary to effectuate and execute granted powers.

(b) Without limiting any of its duly vested powers and authority, the Town of Cavendish may exercise those powers conferred by law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 17 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 239 / Section 17
App. § 239-17. Borrowing funds
Status: in_force

The Village at any annual meeting, or any special meeting called for that purpose, is authorized and empowered to vote to borrow money for any of the purposes herein mentioned, and to issue its orders therefor, which orders shall be signed by the trustees and countersigned by the Treasurer of the Village, and payable at the time or times as the Village may direct; provided, however, that no vote to borrow money, or for the issue of orders therefor, shall be taken at any meeting for which the purpose is not specified in the call or warrants. Before the orders shall issue, a record thereof shall be made in a book kept for that purpose in the office of the Treasurer of the Village.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 906 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 906
App. § 5-906. Appointment of City Treasurer
Status: in_force

The City Treasurer shall be appointed by the City Council. The Treasurer shall serve as an officer and employee of the City under the City Manager's administrative control.
24 V.S.A. § 1481 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 49 / Section 1481
§ 1481. Definitions
Status: in_force

The term “municipalities” as used in this chapter means cities, incorporated villages, special purpose districts, and school districts.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1308a — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 127 / Section 1308a
App. § 127-1308a. Sales, rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages tax
Status: in_force

(a) The Town of Middlebury may impose a tax on those transactions in the Town involving sales, rooms, meals, or alcoholic beverages that are subject to taxation by the State of Vermont. Imposition of any tax by the Town under this section shall be at the rate or rates specified in 24 V.S.A. § 138 and shall be imposed in accordance with the requirements of 24 V.S.A. § 138(a)(2) and subsections 138(c) and (d).

(b) If the Selectboard of the Town by a majority vote so recommends, the voters of the Town may, at an annual or special meeting warned for the purpose by a majority vote of those present and voting, assess any or all of the following:

(1) a one-percent sales tax;

(2) a one-percent meals and alcoholic beverages tax;

(3) a one-percent rooms tax.

(c) A tax imposed under the authority of this section shall be collected and administered by the Vermont Department of Taxes in accordance with State law governing the State sales tax, meals, and alcoholic beverages tax, or rooms tax.

(d) The share of taxes due to the Town pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 138 shall be paid to the Town on a quarterly basis after reduction for the costs of administration and collection under subsection (c) of this section. Revenues received by the Town may be expended for municipal services only and not for education expenditures. Any remaining revenues shall be deposited in the PILOT Special Fund established by 32 V.S.A. § 3709.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1301 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 143 / Section 1301
App. § 143-1301. Applicability of State law to zoning and planning
Status: in_force

All matters pertaining to zoning, land subdivision, municipal and regional plans, shall be exclusively controlled by the general law of the State of Vermont, except as specifically provided in this charter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 601 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 413 / Section 601
App. § 413-601. Withdrawal of member municipality
Status: in_force

A member municipality may withdraw from the District upon the terms and conditions specified below:

(1) Withdrawal prior to the District incurring bonded indebtedness or entering long-term contracts.

(A) The Board of Supervisors shall not enter into any long-term contract or call a special meeting on incurring long-term debt for a period of 18 months from the date of establishment of the District.

(B) No member municipality may withdraw from the District for a period of one year from the date of establishment of the District.

(C) Prior to the District incurring bonded indebtedness or entering into a long-term contract, a member municipality may vote to withdraw in the same manner as the vote for adoption of this chapter by such member municipality. If a majority of the voters of a member municipality present and voting at a meeting duly warned for such purpose shall vote to withdraw from the District, the vote shall be certified by the Clerk of that municipality and presented to the Board of Supervisors. Thereafter, the Board shall give notice to the remaining member municipalities of the vote to withdraw and shall hold a meeting to determine if it is in the best interests of the District to continue to exist. Representatives of the member municipalities shall be given an opportunity to be heard at such meeting together with any other interested persons. After such a meeting, the Board of Supervisors may declare the District dissolved immediately or as soon thereafter as the financial obligations of the District and of each member municipality on account thereof have been satisfied, or it may declare that the District shall continue to exist despite the withdrawal of such member municipality. The membership of the withdrawing municipality shall terminate as soon after such vote to withdraw as the financial obligations of the withdrawing municipality have been paid to the District.

(2) Withdrawal after the District has incurred bonded indebtedness or entered into long-term contract. After the District has incurred bonded indebtedness or entered into a long-term contract, a member municipality may vote to withdraw in the same manner as the vote for adoption of this chapter by such member municipality. It shall be a condition that the withdrawing municipality shall enter into a written agreement with the District whereby such withdrawing municipality shall be obligated to continue to pay its share of the debt incurred by the District for the remaining bonding term or contract term. In addition, the withdrawing municipality shall obligate itself to pay the cost of redesigning and rebuilding any facility of the District occasioned because of the reduced volume of solid waste. The cost shall be determined by an independent engineering firm hired by the Board of Supervisors. These additional costs shall be paid either in a lump sum or in installments at such times and in such amounts as required by the Board of Supervisors. In addition, in the event there is a resource recovery facility, if the withdrawal of a municipality will reduce the volume of solid waste below the minimum required to meet the District's long-term contractual commitments, no withdrawal of a member municipality shall be permitted during the period of such commitments.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 10 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 403 / Section 10
App. § 403-10. Appointment
Status: in_force

Annually, on or before the last Monday in March, the legislative branch of each member municipality shall appoint its representative to the Board of Supervisors. Appointments shall be in writing, signed by the chair of the legislative branch, and presented to the Clerk of the District. The legislative branch, by majority vote, may remove its approved representative during the one-year term for stated reasons. In addition, each legislative body is encouraged to appoint an alternative representative to the Board of Supervisors who shall act as the appointed representative during his or her absence. The clerk of the member municipality shall certify to the Clerk of the District the name of the persons appointed as representative and alternate.
24 V.S.A. § 4341 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 117 / Section 4341
§ 4341. Creation of regional planning commissions
Status: in_force

(a) A regional planning commission may be created at any time by the act of the voters or the legislative body of each of a number of contiguous municipalities, upon the written approval of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development. Approval of a designated region shall be based on whether the municipalities involved constitute a logical geographic and a coherent socioeconomic planning area. All municipalities within a designated region shall be considered members of the regional planning commission. For the purpose of a regional planning commission's carrying out its duties and functions under State law, such a designated region shall be considered a political subdivision of the State.

(b) Two or more existing regional planning commissions may be merged to form a single commission by act of the legislative bodies in a majority of the municipalities in each of the merging regions.

(c) A municipality may move from one regional planning commission to another regional planning commission on terms and conditions approved by the Secretary of Commerce and Community Development.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 304 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 411 / Section 304
App. § 411-304. Treasurer
Status: in_force

The Treasurer of the District shall be elected by the Board of Supervisors from among the Board's members. The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of the funds of the District and shall be responsible for the disbursement thereof. When authorized by the Board of Supervisors, the Treasurer may sign, make, or endorse in the name of the District all checks and orders for the payment of money and pay out and disburse the same and receipt therefor. The Treasurer shall be responsible for seeing that a record is kept of every note or bond issued by the District and of every payment thereon of principal and interest and, if coupons are taken up, shall cancel and preserve them. The Treasurer shall ensure that correct books of account are kept of all the business and transactions of the District and shall maintain any other books and accounts as the Board of Supervisors may from time to time require. The Treasurer shall render a statement of the condition of the finances of the District at each regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors and at such other times as shall be required of him or her by the Chair or by the Board of Supervisors. The Treasurer shall prepare the annual financial statement and the budget for the District for distribution, upon approval of the Board of Supervisors, to the legislative bodies of the member municipalities. The Treasurer shall do and perform all of the duties appertaining to the office of treasurer of a body politic and corporate.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 8 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 403 / Section 8
App. § 403-8. Authority
Status: in_force

The legislative power and authority of the District and the administration and the general supervision of all fiscal, prudential, and governmental affairs shall be vested in a governing body known as the Board of Supervisors, except as specifically provided otherwise in this chapter. The Board of Supervisors may appoint and employ a General Manager and other personnel as it deems necessary for the conduct of business of the District. The General Manager oversees all aspects of the District, in accordance with the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District's mission statement. The General Manager shall be responsible to the Board for the administration of the District and for carrying out the policies of the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District. The powers and duties of the General Manager shall be specified by the Board of Supervisors.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 34 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 149 / Section 34
App. § 149-34. Administrative and policy functions prescribed by charter
Status: repealed

(a) Department of Assessment.

(1) There shall be the Department of Assessment as prescribed by charter and State statute, with any staff as may be recommended by the Town Manager and approved by the Selectboard.

(2) The head of the Department of Assessment shall be appointed or removed by the Town Manager with the advice and consent of the Selectboard.

(3) The Town Manager shall not participate in the process of property valuation and assessment.

(4) The Department of Assessment shall have the same powers, discharge the same duties, proceed in the discharge of those duties, and in the same manner be subject to the same liabilities as are prescribed for listers under the laws of the State of Vermont, except as provided in this section. Tax grievances shall be appealed to the Department of Assessment. Appeals from the Department of Assessment will be to the Board of Civil Authority.

(5) All employees in the Department of Assessment shall be governed by applicable rules and regulations promulgated under this charter.

(b) Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Town Attorney.

(1) The Selectboard shall appoint and remove, on the basis of qualifications and performance alone, a Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, and Town Attorney.

(2) The duties of the Town Clerk and Town Treasurer shall be as prescribed by statute, except as provided herein.

(3) The Town Attorney shall, except as otherwise provided herein, represent the Town in all legal matters.

(4) [Repealed.]

(5) [Repealed.]

(6) Removal of the Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, and Town Attorney shall be by a process identical to removal of the Town Manager as outlined in subsection 31(h) of this charter.

(7) Compensation for the Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, and Town Attorney shall be recommended by the Manager and approved by the Selectboard. Any and all fees collected by the Town Treasurer and Town Clerk, pursuant to statutory duties, shall accrue as General Fund revenues to the Town.

(8) Support personnel, supplies, material, and equipment for the Town Clerk and Town Treasurer may be provided by the Selectboard upon recommendation by the Town Manager.

(9) The Selectboard or the Town Manager may seek legal services outside the offices of the Town Attorney whenever judged in the best interests of the Town.

(10) All staff provided to the Town Clerk and Town Treasurer shall be part of the Town administration and be subject to all rules and regulations adopted under this charter.

(11) The Town Clerk may designate an Assistant Town Clerk or clerks.

(12) In the absence or disability of the Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, or Town Attorney, the Selectboard shall ensure that the functions are continued and shall have the power to appoint temporary substitutes.

(c) Human Resources Department.

(1) Merit principle outlined. All employment actions relating to Town officers and employees shall be made on the basis of merit, except for employees subject to collective bargaining agreements.

(2) Human Resources Manager.

(A) There shall be a Human Resources Manager who shall be responsible for the ongoing administration of the Town's human resources system. The Human Resources Manager shall be the Town Manager's designated agent but must be a member of the Town administration.

(B) The authority of the Human Resources Manager in relation to all Town department heads shall be prescribed by the Town Manager.

(3) [Repealed.]

(4) Employee handbook.

(A) The Human Resources Manager shall issue and maintain an employee handbook governing the ongoing administration of the Town human resources system.

(B) A copy of the employee handbook shall be provided to each Town employee.

(5) Town charter and collective bargaining agreements.

(A) The Selectboard shall have the sole authority to enter into collective bargaining agreements and may commit the Town to collective bargaining agreements that shall control over conflicting rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this charter.

(B) [Repealed.]

(6) Service of Town employees in elective or appointive office.

(A) A Town employee may not hold a local, State, or federal elective office, other than membership in the General Assembly,that makes policy that shall directly or indirectly affect the employee's department or any Town functions while employed by the Town.

(B) A Town employee may be appointed to a board or commission, provided that the appointment does not make policy that directly affects the employee's conditions of employment or compensation.

(C) A Town employee may not be disciplined for refusing to campaign for or against any candidate for any elective office, contribute financially to a campaign, or take or advocate a position on referendum questions.

(D) Nothing herein shall limit the right of an employee to express the employee's opinion on a matter of public concern, belong to a political party, or exercise the employee's right to vote.

(E) Nothing shall limit the right of employees to participate in the elective process for State and federal offices, except as otherwise stated in this section.

(7) Surety bonds. Any Town officer and employee, as required by the Selectboard, shall annually give surety bonds or shall purchase comparable coverage to the satisfaction of the Selectboard for the faithful discharge of the officer or employee's duties. In the event any officer or employee neglects to give a bond, is unable to obtain a bond, or obtain comparable coverage as specified in this section, after 10 calendar days' notice from the Selectboard that the officer or employee is required to do so, the officer or employee's office or position shall become vacant and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in this charter. All official bonds shall be corporate surety bonds, and the premiums thereon shall be paid by the Town. Such bonds shall be filed with the Town Clerk.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 111 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 127 / Section 111
App. § 127-111. Authority of police officers
Status: in_force

The police officers of the Town shall have the same powers throughout the State with respect to criminal matters, and the enforcement of the laws relating thereto, as they have within the Town.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 202 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 123A / Section 202
App. § 123A-202. Elected officers
Status: in_force

(a) Local elected offices to be filled by the Town voters shall be only those articulated by this charter.

(b) Terms for elected officers shall begin officially when the Town Clerk certifies election returns as final and the elected candidates take their oath of allegiance and oath of office as prescribed by State statute.

(c) All officers elected prior to the effective date of this charter shall remain in office until the end of their terms. Those persons in office as of the effective date of this charter whose terms would otherwise expire prior to the next annual meeting shall remain in office until that meeting.

(d) Qualifications for serving in elected Town office:

(1) shall be a resident of the Town;

(2) shall be a registered voter in the Town;

(3) shall hold no other elected Town, School District, or statutorily incompatible office, with the exception of Town Moderator who may be both the Town and School District Moderator;

(4) shall not be a Town or School District employee.

(e) The elected officers of the Town shall be:

(1) seven Selectboard members, elected as set forth in section 203 of this charter;

(2) one Moderator, elected for a three-year term;

(3) a Town Treasurer, elected for a three-year term;

(4) all other Town officers provided in this charter or State statute.

(f) The elected officers of the School District shall be:

(1) one Moderator, elected for a three-year term;

(2) five School Board members, elected in accordance with State statute.

(g) The elected Board of Civil Authority shall consist of 15 justices of the peace, elected every two years in accordance with the general law. The Town Clerk shall be the Clerk of the Board of Civil Authority. The duties performed by the Board of Civil Authority shall be in accordance with State statute.

(h) Compensation for elected officers of the Town and School District shall be determined as provided in subdivision 201(e)(2)(C) of this charter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 17 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 175 / Section 17
App. § 175-17. Announcing a conflict
Status: in_force

If a Town officer recognizes that he or she might have a conflict of interest or if another person raises an objection to the participation of any Town officer, the Town officer or the other person shall state the nature of the conflict as soon as possible and the Town officer shall thereupon disqualify himself or herself from further participation if there is a conflict.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 37 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 101 / Section 37
App. § 101-37. Ordinances
Status: repealed

(a) Town legislation shall be by ordinance. The Selectboard shall constitute the legislative body of the Town, except as otherwise provided herein, to adopt, amend, repeal, and enforce ordinances. Each ordinance, when introduced, shall be in writing and shall be identified by a short title. The enacting clause of each ordinance shall be “The Selectboard of the Town of Barre hereby ordains” and the effective date of each ordinance shall be specified not less than 15 days after final passage by the Selectboard, except that if the ordinance is conditioned upon the approval of the voters, then the ordinance shall be effective upon favorable vote of a majority of those voting thereon.

(b) Each proposed ordinance shall be introduced by one or more members of the Selectboard at a duly convened meeting of the Board and, with the consent of a majority of the Board, introduction may be “by request” with no obligation on the part of the Selectboard causing the proposed ordinance to be introduced to support that ordinance or work for its passage. At the time of introduction, the ordinance shall be read for the first time and, by majority vote of the Board, the reading may be by title only. At the time of the first reading, the Selectboard shall call a public hearing to consider the ordinance not less than 10 nor more than 21 days from the date of the first reading. They shall further order that notice of the hearing be given by posting the notice in at least five conspicuous public places in the Town and publishing the notice at least seven days prior to the date of the hearing in a newspaper having general circulation within the Town. The notice shall specify the date, time, and place of hearing and shall state that the hearing is called for the consideration of the ordinance in question. Unless the Selectboard finds that publication of the full text of the ordinance would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient, the full text of the proposed ordinance shall also be included in the notice; if the full text is not published, then a brief explanation of the purpose of the ordinance shall be given together with information as to where and when any citizen of the Town may obtain a copy of the complete ordinance. The copies shall be available from the Town Clerk's library, without charge, at least seven days prior to the date set for the hearing.

(c)(1) At the time and place advertised, the ordinance shall be read for the second time. If the Selectboard shall find that sufficient copies of the proposed ordinance have been made available to the citizens, by publication or otherwise, and that no person would be prejudiced by failure to read the full text of the ordinance, the Board may, by majority vote of its members, order that reading shall be by title only; otherwise the full text shall be read. All voters and all other persons whose legal interests may be directly affected by the ordinance shall have an opportunity to be heard at the hearing. If the Board shall see fit, the hearing may be adjourned from time to time, and from place to place. After the hearing, the Selectboard may:

(A) advance such ordinance to a third reading, which shall be held not less than five and not more than 10 days from the time of such advancement; or

(B) vote against adoption of the ordinance, in which case no further action shall be taken on the proposal; or

(C) vote to make such changes or amendments in the proposed ordinance as they shall see fit, in which case they shall then order that another public hearing be held and shall cause notice of said hearing to be given in the manner set forth.

(2) The public hearing procedure, and the procedure for the vote of the Selectboard on second reading, shall be followed as many times as may be necessary either to advance the proposal to a third reading without any changes in its form as publicly noticed before hearing, or until a vote not to adopt the ordinance is passed.

(d) If a proposal is advanced to a third reading, the Selectboard shall, at the time of such advancement, specify the date, time, and place at which third reading and final consideration will take place. At the third reading, the ordinance shall be read either in full or, if a majority of the Board shall so vote, by title only. The Board may, in its discretion, hear the comments of any citizens interested in the ordinance, but they are not required to do so. Following any discussion as the Board may deem appropriate, it shall either vote to adopt or reject said ordinance, and if the vote shall be in favor of adoption, the Chair of the Selectboard and the Town Clerk shall thereupon authenticate the original copy of the ordinance, and it shall become effective as herein provided, except if rescinded by a Town meeting in the manner specified in subsection (g) of this section.

(e) All ordinances when finally passed shall be permanently recorded by the Town Clerk in the form adopted, as authenticated by the signature of the Chair of the Selectboard and the Clerk. The Clerk shall also record each ordinance adopted in the manner he or she shall find will provide the Town with a current, useable codification of all Town ordinances, excising repealed provisions, adding newly adopted material in an appropriate place, and organizing and indexing all the material in the manner as may best facilitate its intended use. For this purpose, the Clerk may employ the services of the Town Attorney at Town expense. The resulting product shall be maintained by the Town Clerk in his or her office, shall be known as the “Barre Town Code,” and shall be available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours. The Selectboard may by resolution direct that the entire Barre Town Code, or only certain portions thereof, be printed and copies made available, either free of charge or at a cost not in excess of the Town's cost of preparation and printing.

(f) The Selectboard shall cause the entire text of each adopted ordinance to be published one time in a newspaper having general circulation within the Town; the publication shall be at least seven days prior to the effective date of the ordinance. If the Selectboard shall find that publication of the full text of an adopted ordinance would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient, they may cause to be published a brief explanation of the purpose of the ordinance together with information as to where and when any citizen of the Town may obtain a copy of the complete ordinance. This subsection, however, shall not require the publication of any standard code of technical regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of subsection (i) of this section.

(g) An ordinance adopted by the Board in the manner set forth above shall be subject to rescission by a Town meeting in the manner set forth in this subsection. If a petition signed by not less than 10 percent of the voters is filed with the Town Clerk on or before the effective date of the ordinance, the Clerk shall call for a vote to be held within 45 days of the filing, at the annual Town meeting or at a special Town meeting duly warned to consider the question of rescission of the ordinance. Until the vote and the question of rescission is held, the ordinance shall not become effective. If a majority of votes cast shall be in favor of rescinding the ordinance, the same shall be rescinded, and no further action shall be taken on it. If a majority of votes cast shall be opposed to rescission, the ordinance shall become effective as of 12:01 a.m. on the day following such vote.

(h) To meet a genuine public emergency affecting life, health, property, or the public peace, the Board may adopt one or more emergency ordinances. The emergency ordinances may not levy taxes, set the rate charged by the Town for any services, authorize the borrowing of money, or raise revenue in any manner. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form and manner prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing it in clear and specific terms. An emergency ordinance may be adopted with or without amendment or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least four members of the Selectboard shall be required for adoption. After its adoption, the ordinance shall be published and printed as prescribed for other adopted ordinances. It shall become effective upon adoption or at a later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance automatically stands repealed as of the 61st day following the day on which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent reenactment of the ordinance in the manner specified in this section if the emergency still exists. An emergency ordinance may also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances.

(i) The Board may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by reference in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing the adopting ordinance shall be as prescribed for ordinances generally, except that the requirements of this charter for filing of copies of the ordinance shall be construed to include copies of the code of technical regulations as well as of the adopting ordinance, and a copy of each adopted code of technical regulations shall be authenticated and recorded by the Chair of the Selectboard and the Town Clerk pursuant to this charter. Prior to adoption, the copies shall be available from the Town Clerk's library without charge. After adoption, copies shall be available from the Town Clerk either without charge or for purchase at a reasonable price, as determined by the Board.

(j) The general penalty for violation of an ordinance of the Town shall be a fine not to exceed the sum of $500.00 for a single offense or, in the case of a continuing offense, a fine not to exceed the sum of $100.00 per day for each day a violation shall continue unabated. Any ordinance may contain a provision setting penalties for the violation of the ordinance, provided that the penalties are not in excess of the general penalty. If an ordinance does not contain any specific provision for a penalty, then the general penalty shall apply. No ordinance of the Town of Barre shall provide for the imprisonment or incarceration of any person for the violation thereof, except as the same may be imposed as a civil remedy for contempt of court. The Selectboard may authorize the Town Attorney to bring an action in the name of the Town of Barre for any relief, including injunctive relief, that the Town Attorney may deem appropriate for the enforcement of any Town ordinances.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 105 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129 / Section 105
App. § 129-105. Nonapplicability to zoning and subdivision
Status: in_force

The provisions of section 104 of this charter shall not apply to the enactment, amendment, repeal, or enforcement of any zoning ordinance, zoning bylaw, subdivision ordinance, or municipal and regional plans.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 21 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 213 / Section 21
App. § 213-21. Officers
Status: in_force

(a) The officers of the corporation shall be a Board of three Trustees, a Clerk, a Treasurer, a Collector of Taxes, an Auditor, and a Fire Marshal, all of which officers shall be chosen by ballot at each annual meeting of the legal voters of the corporation or at a special meeting as hereafter provided.

(b) The term of office of the officers shall be one year and until their successors are elected. Any vacancy in a Village office may be filled by the Board of Trustees by appointment in writing, recorded by the Clerk.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 4 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 149 / Section 4
App. § 149-4. Intergovernmental relations
Status: in_force

The Town may exercise any of its powers, or perform any of its functions, and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, with any other towns, cities, and school systems, or one or more states or civil division or agencies thereof, or the United States or any agency thereof.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 109 / Section 1
App. § 109-1. Merger of the Village and Town
Status: in_force

At midnight at the end of July 9, 1986, the Village of Proctorsville shall merge into the Town of Cavendish, and the Village of Proctorsville shall, except as hereinafter provided, cease to exist as a political entity or body corporate, and the merged shall hereinafter be known as the Town of Cavendish.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 13 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 101 / Section 13
App. § 101-13. Repealed. 2023, No. M-3, § 2, eff. May 4, 2023.
Status: repealed

(Repealed by 2023, No. M-3, § 2, eff. May 4, 2023.)
24 V.S.A. § 4010 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 113 / Section 4010
§ 4010. Duties
Status: in_force

(a) In the operation of or management of housing projects an authority shall at all times observe the following duties with respect to rentals and tenant selection:

(1) It may rent or lease the dwelling accommodations therein only to persons of low income or elders who are of low income, or both.

(2) It may rent or lease the dwelling accommodations therein only at rentals within the financial reach of such persons as indicated of low income.

(3) It may rent or lease to a tenant dwelling accommodations consisting of the number of rooms (but no greater number) that it deems necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations to the proposed occupants thereof, without overcrowding.

(4) It shall not accept any person as a tenant in any housing project if the person or persons who would occupy the dwelling accommodations have an annual net income in excess of five times the annual rental of the quarters to be furnished such person or persons, except that in the case of families of three or more minor dependents, such ratio shall not exceed six to one; in computing the rental for this purpose of selecting tenants, there shall be included in the rental the average annual cost (as determined by the authority) to the occupants, of heat, water, electricity, gas, cooking range, and other necessary services or facilities, whether or not the charge for such services and facilities is in fact included in the rental.

(5) It shall prohibit subletting by tenants.

(6) When renting or leasing accessible dwelling accommodations, it shall give priority to tenants with a disability. As used in this subdivision, “accessible” means a dwelling that complies with the requirements for an accessible unit set forth in section 1102 of the 2017 ICC Standard for Accessible and Useable Buildings and Facilities or a similar standard adopted by the Access Board by rule pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2901.

(b) Nothing contained in this section or section 4009 of this chapter shall be construed as limiting the power of an authority to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a default by an authority, to take possession of a housing project or cause the appointment of a receiver thereof, or acquire title thereto through foreclosure proceedings, free from all the restrictions imposed by this section or section 4009 of this chapter.

(c) The director of any housing authority may obtain from the Vermont Crime Information Center the record of convictions of any person applying for residence in any housing project administered by the housing authority.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 505 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 127 / Section 505
App. § 127-505. Appointments
Status: in_force

(a) The Selectboard may appoint commissions or committees as needed.

(b) Jurisdiction over other officers and employees. Neither the Selectboard nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment, by any officer or employee of the Town, of any person to office or employment, or his or her suspension or removal therefrom, or in any manner take part in the appointment, discipline, or removal of subordinates and employees of the Town, except as otherwise provided in this charter. The Selectboard and its members shall deal with that position of the service of the Town for which the Manager is responsible solely through the Town Manager, and neither the Selectboard nor any of its members shall give any orders or request any action by a subordinate in office. This shall not be construed to prohibit the Selectboard from recommending to the Town Manager a prospective employee for his or her consideration and making general complaints to the Town Manager or to department heads.
24 V.S.A. § 4786 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 120 / Section 4786
§ 4786. Action for receivership
Status: in_force

Upon default of a loan, VEDA shall have the right to petition the Superior Court in the county in which the clean water project is located, or the Public Utility Commission for projects subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, to appoint a receiver.
24 V.S.A. § 1886 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 53 / Section 1886
§ 1886. Additional powers
Status: in_force

The treasurer of the municipal corporation or his or her designee shall have such additional powers as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. This act supersedes any existing general or special law or charter provision with respect to the matters contained herein as they apply to the issuance of bonds, notes, or certificates but shall not diminish or restrict any powers heretofore granted by law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 24 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 403 / Section 24
App. § 403-24. Vacancy
Status: in_force

During the absence or inability of the Vice Chairperson to render or perform his or her duties or exercise his or her powers, the Board of Supervisors shall elect from among its membership an acting Vice Chairperson who shall have the powers and be subject to all the responsibilities hereby given or imposed upon the Vice Chairperson.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 28 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 109 / Section 28
App. § 109-28. Street lights
Status: in_force

The cost for power for all public street lighting shall be paid from the General Fund of the Town of Cavendish.
24 V.S.A. § 1775 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 53 / Section 1775
§ 1775. Cancellation and record of old bonds
Status: in_force

When old notes, orders, or bonds are taken up, as provided in this subchapter, the treasurer of the municipal corporation shall keep a record of the same, and such old notes, orders, or bonds shall be cancelled.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 705 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 153 / Section 705
App. § 153-705. Removal of Town Manager
Status: in_force

The Selectboard may remove the Town Manager by a vote of a least three of its members to be effective not less than 60 days after the vote. The Town Manager may be suspended during the period from initial action to remove the Town Manager by the Selectboard to the end of the removal date, but the Town Manager shall continue to be paid throughout the suspension.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 260 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 260
App. § 3-260. Manner of giving notice to additional interested parties
Status: in_force

Said City Council or tribunal before which such proceedings are pending may cause such further notice to be given by citation, publication, or in any other manner prescribed by it in an order for that purpose. A copy of such order, citation, notice of publication, or other notice that shall have been delivered to such landowner in person and verified by the affidavit of the person delivering the same, shall be prima facie evidence of such further notice.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 177 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 177
App. § 3-177. Council to approve purchase or construction
Status: in_force

They shall not purchase any real estate, nor enter into any contract for the construction of any school building, until such action has been approved, and the funds for the same provided, by the City Council.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 801 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 153 / Section 801
App. § 153-801. Fiscal year
Status: in_force

The fiscal year of the Town shall begin on the first day of July and end on the last day of June of each calendar year. The fiscal year shall constitute the budget and accounting year as used in this charter.
24 V.S.A. § 4751 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 120 / Section 4751
§ 4751. Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be in the public interest to foster and promote timely expenditures by municipalities for water systems, clean water projects, and solid waste management, each of which is declared to be an essential governmental function when undertaken and implemented by a municipality. It is also declared to be in the public interest to promote expenditures for certain existing privately owned public water systems and certain privately owned potable water supply systems to bring those systems into compliance with federal and State standards and to protect public health and the environment. Additionally, it is declared to be in the public interest to promote clean water projects to protect and improve the quality of waters of the State.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 104 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 409 / Section 104
App. § 409-104. Duration
Status: in_force

The District shall continue perpetually.
24 V.S.A. § 4451 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 117 / Section 4451
§ 4451. Enforcement; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who violates any bylaw after it has been adopted under this chapter or who violates a comparable ordinance or regulation adopted under prior enabling laws shall be fined not more than $200.00 for each offense. No action may be brought under this section unless the alleged offender has had at least seven days' warning notice by certified mail. An action may be brought without the seven-day notice and opportunity to cure if the alleged offender repeats the violation of the bylaw or ordinance after the seven-day notice period and within the next succeeding 12 months.

(1) The seven-day warning notice shall state that a violation exists, that the alleged offender has an opportunity to cure the violation within the seven days, and that the alleged offender will not be entitled to an additional warning notice for a violation occurring after the seven days.

(2) A notice of violation issued under this chapter also shall state:

(A) the bylaw or municipal land use permit condition alleged to have been violated;

(B) the facts giving rise to the alleged violation;

(C) to whom appeal may be taken and the period of time for taking an appeal; and

(D) that failure to file an appeal within that period will render the notice of violation the final decision on the violation addressed in the notice.

(3) In default of payment of the fine, the person, the members of any partnership, or the principal officers of the corporation shall each pay double the amount of the fine. Each day that a violation is continued shall constitute a separate offense. All fines collected for the violation of bylaws shall be paid over to the municipality whose bylaw has been violated.

(b) Any person who, being the owner or agent of the owner of any lot, tract, or parcel of land, lays out, constructs, opens, or dedicates any street, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main, or other improvements for public use, travel, or other purposes or for the common use of occupants of buildings abutting thereon, or sells, transfers, or agrees or enters into an agreement to sell any land in a subdivision or land development whether by reference to or by other use of a plat of that subdivision or land development or otherwise, or erects any structure on that land, unless a final plat has been prepared in full compliance with this chapter and the bylaws adopted under this chapter and has been recorded as provided in this chapter, shall be fined not more than $200.00, and each lot or parcel so transferred or sold or agreed or included in a contract to be sold shall be deemed a separate violation. All fines collected for these violations shall be paid over to the municipality whose bylaw has been violated. The description by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transferring shall not exempt the seller or transferor from these penalties or from the remedies provided in this chapter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 5 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 403 / Section 5
App. § 403-5. Powers
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided or limited in this chapter, the District shall have the following powers:

(1) Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, to operate, cause to be operated, or contract, or any combination of these, for the operation of any and all facilities for the collection, transportation, resource recovery, recycling, and disposal of solid waste, and to determine and make proper charges for such services.

(2) To purchase, sell, lease, own, acquire, convey, mortgage, improve, and use real and personal property in connection with the purpose of the District.

(3) To hire and fix the compensation of employees.

(4) To sue and be sued.

(5) To enter into contracts for any term or duration.

(6) To contract with architects, engineers, financial and legal consultants, and other experts for services.

(7) To contract with individuals, corporations, associations, authorities, and agencies for services.

(8) To provide solid waste management, resource recovery, or solid waste disposal services for the member municipalities, its inhabitants, and its businesses, and for others as its facilities and obligations may allow.

(9) To contract to pay for solid waste disposal services on the basis of guaranteed amounts, whether delivered for disposal and accepted for disposal or not, of solid waste, with payments based on guaranteed amounts, whether actually disposed of or not, which payments may be variable and may be determined by formulae expressed in such contracts.

(10) To contract with the State of Vermont, the United States of America, or any subdivision or agency for services.

(11) To contract with any member municipality for the services of any officers or employees of that municipality useful to it.

(12) To promote cooperative arrangements and coordinated action among its member municipalities.

(13) To make recommendations for review and action to its member municipalities and other public agencies that perform functions within the region in which its member municipalities are located.

(14) To exercise any other powers that are necessary or desirable for dealing with resource recovery or solid waste problems of mutual concern, and that are exercised or are capable of exercise by any of its member municipalities.

(15) To exercise the power of eminent domain upon the approval of a majority of the legislative bodies of the member municipalities.

(16) To borrow money and issue evidence of indebtedness as provided by 24 V.S.A. chapter 53 or other provisions of law authorizing general obligations or revenue debt, including 10 V.S.A. chapter 12 and 24 V.S.A. chapter 119.

(17) To establish a budget and assess member municipalities in accordance therewith.

(18) To levy assessments, surcharges, and other fees consistent with legislative authority.

(19) To appropriate and expend monies.

(20) To establish sinking funds for the retirement of bonded or other indebtedness.

(21) To establish capital reserve funds for public improvements in furtherance of its purposes.

(22) Subject to such limitations as may be imposed by law, to regulate the collection, transportation, resource recovery, recycling, and disposal of solid waste generated within or without the District.

(23) To enact and enforce any and all necessary or desirable regulations for the orderly conduct of the government and for carrying out the purpose of the District.

(24) To accept and administer gifts, grants, and bequests in trust or otherwise for the purpose of the District.

(25) To exercise all powers incident to a public corporation.

(26) To grant nonexclusive franchises or establish collection districts for the purposes of the collection of recyclable materials, composting, resource recovery, or disposal of solid waste.
24 V.S.A. § 4596 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 119 / Section 4596
§ 4596. Care and custody of bonds
Status: in_force

The Bank may enter into agreements or contracts with any bank, trust companies, banking or financial institutions within or without the State as may be necessary, desirable, or convenient in the opinion of the Bank for rendering services to the Bank in connection with the care, custody, or safekeeping of municipal bonds, revenue bonds, or other investments held or owned by the Bank and services in connection with the payment or collection of amounts payable as to principal or interest, and for services in connection with the delivery to the Bank of municipal bonds, revenue bonds, or other investments purchased by it or sold by it, and to pay the cost of those services. The Bank may also, in connection with any of the services to be rendered by any banks, trust companies, or banking or financial institutions as to the custody and safekeeping of any of its municipal bonds, revenue bonds, or investments, require security in the form of collateral bonds, surety agreements, or security agreements in such form and amount as, in the opinion of the Bank, is necessary or desirable for the purpose of the Bank.
24 V.S.A. § 2786 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 76 / Section 2786
§ 2786. Applicability of State laws
Status: in_force

(a) A service provider awarded a performance grant by the Secretary under this chapter shall be subject to 1 V.S.A. chapter 5, subchapter 2 (open meetings) and 1 V.S.A. chapter 5, subchapter 3 (public records), except that in addition to any limitation provided in subchapter 2 or 3:

(1) no person shall disclose any information relating to a proposed transaction or agreement between the service provider and another person, in furtherance of the service provider's public purposes under the law, prior to final execution of such transaction or agreement; and

(2) meetings of the service provider's board to consider such proposed transactions or agreements may be held in executive session under 1 V.S.A. § 313.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the exchange of information between or among regional development corporations or regional planning commissions concerning any activity of the corporations and the commissions, provided that such information shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The provisions of 2 V.S.A. chapter 11 (registration of lobbyists) shall apply to regional development corporations and regional planning commissions.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 502 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 113 / Section 502
App. § 113-502. Appraisal of property
Status: in_force

The Department of Assessment shall appraise all real property for the purpose of establishing the grand list. Appraisals shall be reviewed periodically and updated. Technically qualified individuals or firms may be employed as needed.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 10 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 15 / Section 10
App. § 15-10. Highways, etc
Status: in_force

The City Council is hereby authorized and empowered to lay out new highways, streets, public walks, and squares, for the use of said City, or to alter those already laid out; and to regulate and pave streets or highways and construct common sewers therein and to plant the highways, streets, public walks, and squares with trees for shade or ornament; and to fix the plans of public bridges within the City, and build or rebuild and repair the same as often as necessary, taking the same measures in all respects as are or may be directed by the laws of this State to be taken in case of highways laid out by the selectboard for the use of their towns, and to construct and repair sidewalks in the principal streets of said City and to direct in what manner and of what materials such sidewalks shall be constructed or repaired, and may assess the owners of property, through which or fronting which such sidewalks are constructed, so much of the expense thereof as said City Council shall judge said lands and property to be benefited thereby, after giving six days notice of the time and place of hearing to the parties interested, their agents, or attorneys; such assessment to be collected in the same manner as City taxes are collected. Any person or persons aggrieved by the laying out of such highways, streets, public walks, squares, or bridges, or by being assessed for sidewalks as above provided, may have the same remedy by application to the county court as is provided by law in cases of highways laid out by the selectboard.
24 V.S.A. § 3218 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 85 / Section 3218
§ 3218. Title of purchaser
Status: in_force

Any instrument executed by a municipality and purporting to convey any right, title, or interest in any property under this chapter shall be conclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with the provisions of this chapter insofar as title or other interest of any bona fide purchasers, lessees, or transferees of such property is concerned.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 101 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 127 / Section 101
App. § 127-101. Corporate existence retained
Status: in_force

The inhabitants of the Town of Middlebury, within the limits as now established, shall be a municipal corporation by the name of the Town of Middlebury.
24 V.S.A. § 1165 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 35 / Section 1165
§ 1165. Files and records available; when
Status: in_force

The files and records in the office of the clerk shall be available for inspection upon proper request at all reasonable hours.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 432 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 432
App. § 3-432. Electric plant; improvement of
Status: in_force

The City is hereby authorized and empowered to improve its electric plant for the purpose of lighting the streets, walks, public grounds, and buildings of the City, for the furnishing of electric or gas services within or without the corporate limits of the City and for production of electric energy or acquisition, production, transmission, or distribution of gas for sale to electric or gas distribution companies, cooperative, municipal, and privately owned, within or without the State.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 185 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 185
App. § 3-185. Officers of police force designated
Status: in_force

(a) The direction and control of the entire police force, except as herein otherwise provided, shall be vested in a police officer who shall be called the Chief of Police, and such other ranking police officers as the City Council shall authorize. The order of rank and succession within the Police Department shall be as designated by the City Council by regulation.

(b) Except as herein otherwise provided, such officers shall have the powers and duties granted to police officers by Vermont law and assigned to them by regulations adopted under section 184 of this charter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 9 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 253 / Section 9
App. § 253-9. Village trustees
Status: in_force

The trustees shall have the general care and management of the prudential interest of the Village; shall make out all taxes, and direct the expenditures of all monies belonging to the Village, and shall draw all orders upon the Treasurer, and generally shall perform all duties legally enjoined upon them by the corporation; and all powers vested in the trustees may be performed by a majority of them. The trustees, in case of the death, removal, or disability of any of the officers mentioned in this chapter, may perform their respective duties until others are elected.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 5 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 801 / Section 5
App. § 801-5. Exemption from regulation
Status: in_force

The public transportation systems and facilities operating under this Authority are generally exempt from any of the regulatory provisions of Title 30 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated. However, the Public Utility Commission may impose those regulatory provisions of Title 30 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that it may determine from time to time to be necessary.
24 V.S.A. § 2793e — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 76A / Section 2793e
§ 2793e. Repealed. 2023, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 65(a), eff. July 1, 2034.
Status: repealed

(a) Purpose. This section is intended to encourage a municipality to plan for new and infill housing in the area including and immediately encircling its designated downtown, village center, new town center, or within its designated growth center in order to provide needed housing and to further support the commercial establishments in the designated center. To support this goal, this section sets out a two-component process.

(1) The first component is the automatic delineation of a study area, defined in this section as a neighborhood planning area, that includes and encircles a municipality's designated downtown, village center, or new town center or, in the case of a designated growth center, is within the designated center. The process established by this section allows a municipality with a designated center to identify those locations within a neighborhood planning area that are suitable primarily for residential development.

(2) The second component is the application by a municipality for the designation of locations within this study area as neighborhood development areas that are suitable for residential development and will receive the benefits provided by this section.

(3) The Department shall provide municipalities with designated downtowns, village centers, new town centers, and growth centers with grants, as they become available, and technical assistance to help such municipalities apply for and receive neighborhood development area designations.

(b) Definitions.

(1) “Neighborhood planning area” means an automatically delineated area including and encircling a downtown, village center, or new town center designated under this chapter or within a growth center designated under this chapter. A neighborhood planning area is used for the purpose of identifying locations suitable for new and infill housing that will support a development pattern that is compact, oriented to pedestrians, and consistent with smart growth principles. To ensure a compact settlement pattern, the outer boundary of a neighborhood planning area shall be located entirely within the boundaries of the applicant municipality, unless a joint application is submitted by more than one municipality, and shall be determined:

(A) for a municipality with a designated downtown, by measuring out one-half mile from each point around the entire perimeter of the designated downtown boundary;

(B) for a municipality with one or more designated village centers, by measuring out one-quarter mile from each point around the entire perimeter of the designated village center boundary;

(C) for a municipality with a designated new town center, by measuring out one-quarter mile from each point around the entire perimeter of the designated new town center boundary; and

(D) for a municipality with a designated growth center, as the same boundary as the designated growth center boundary.

(2) “Neighborhood development area” means a location within a neighborhood planning area that is suitable for new and infill housing and that has been approved by the State Board for designation under this section and associated benefits.

(c) Application for designation of a neighborhood development area. The State Board shall approve a neighborhood development area if the application demonstrates and includes all of the following elements:

(1) The municipality has a duly adopted and approved plan and a planning process that is confirmed in accordance with section 4350 of this title and has adopted bylaws and regulations in accordance with sections 4414, 4418, and 4442 of this title.

(2) A preapplication meeting with Department staff was held to review the program requirements and to preliminarily identify possible neighborhood development areas.

(3) The proposed neighborhood development area is within a neighborhood planning area or such extension of the planning area as may be approved under subsection (d) of this section.

(4) The proposed neighborhood development area consists of those portions of the neighborhood planning area that are generally within walking distance from the municipality's downtown, village center, or new town center designated under this chapter or from locations within the municipality's growth center designated under this chapter that are planned for higher density development.

(5) The proposed neighborhood development area consists of those portions of the neighborhood planning area that are appropriate for new and infill housing, excluding identified flood hazard and fluvial erosion areas, except those areas containing preexisting development in areas suitable for infill development as defined in § 29-201 of the Vermont Flood Hazard Area and River Corridor Rule. In determining what areas are most suitable for new and infill housing, the municipality shall balance local goals for future land use, the availability of land for housing within the neighborhood planning area, and the smart growth principles. Based on those considerations, the municipality shall select an area for neighborhood development area designation that:

(A) Avoids or minimizes to the extent feasible the inclusion of “important natural resources” as defined in subdivision 2791(14) of this title. If an important natural resource is included within a proposed neighborhood development area, the applicant shall identify the resource, explain why the resource was included, describe any anticipated disturbance to such resource, and describe why the disturbance cannot be avoided or minimized. If the neighborhood development area includes flood hazard areas or river corridors, the local bylaws shall contain provisions consistent with the Agency of Natural Resources' rules required under 10 V.S.A. § 754(a) to ensure that new infill development within a neighborhood development area occurs outside the floodway and will not cause or contribute to fluvial erosion hazards within the river corridor. If the neighborhood development area includes flood hazard areas or river corridors, local bylaws shall also contain provisions to protect river corridors outside the neighborhood development area consistent with the Agency of Natural Resources' rules required under 10 V.S.A. § 754(a).

(B) Is served by planned or existing transportation infrastructure that conforms with “complete streets” principles as described under 19 V.S.A. § 309d and establishes pedestrian access directly to the downtown, village center, or new town center.

(C) Is compatible with and will reinforce the character of adjacent National Register Historic Districts, National or State Register Historic Sites, and other significant cultural and natural resources identified by local or State government.

(6) [Repealed.]

(7) The municipal bylaws allow minimum net residential densities within the neighborhood development area greater than or equal to four dwelling units per acre for all identified residential uses or residential building types, exclusive of accessory dwelling units, or not fewer than the average existing density of the surrounding neighborhood, whichever is greater. The methodology for calculating density shall be established in the guidelines developed by the Department pursuant to subsection 2792(d) of this title.

(A) Regulations that adequately regulate the physical form and scale of development may be used to demonstrate compliance with this requirement.

(B) Development in the neighborhood development areas that is lower than the minimum net residential density required by this subdivision (7) shall not qualify for the benefits stated in subsections (f) and (g) of this section. The district coordinator shall determine whether development meets this minimum net residential density requirement in accordance with subsection (f) of this section.

(8) Local bylaws, regulations, and policies applicable to the neighborhood development area substantially conform with neighborhood design guidelines developed by the Department pursuant to section 2792 of this title. These policies shall:

(A) ensure that all investments contribute to a built environment that enhances the existing neighborhood character and supports pedestrian use;

(B) ensure sufficient residential density and building heights;

(C) minimize the required lot sizes, setbacks, and parking and street widths; and

(D) require conformance with “complete streets” principles as described under 19 V.S.A. § 309d, street and pedestrian connectivity, and street trees.

(9) Residents hold a right to utilize household energy conserving devices.

(10) The application includes a map or maps that, at a minimum, identify:

(A) “important natural resources” as defined in subdivision 2791(14) of this title;

(B) existing slopes of 25 percent or steeper;

(C) public facilities, including public buildings, public spaces, sewer or water services, roads, sidewalks, paths, transit, parking areas, parks, and schools;

(D) planned public facilities, roads, or private development that is permitted but not built;

(E) National Register Historic Districts, National or State Register Historic Sites, and other significant cultural and natural resources identified by local or State government;

(F) designated downtown, village center, new town center, or growth center boundaries as approved under this chapter and their associated neighborhood planning area in accordance with this section; and

(G) delineated areas of land appropriate for residential development and redevelopment under the requirements of this section.

(11) The application includes the information and analysis required by the Department's guidelines under section 2792 of this title.

(d) Designation process. At the first meeting of the State Board held after 45 days after receipt of a completed application, for designation of a neighborhood development area, the State Board, after opportunity for public comment, shall approve a neighborhood development area if the Board determines that the applicant has met the requirements of this section.

(1) When approving a neighborhood development area, the State Board shall consult with the applicant about any changes the Board considers making to the boundaries of the proposed area. After consultation with the applicant, the Board may change the boundaries of the proposed area.

(2) A neighborhood development area may include one or more areas of land extending beyond the delineated neighborhood planning area, provided that at least 80 percent but no fewer than seven of the members of the State Board present find that:

(A) including the extended area beyond the neighborhood planning area is consistent with the goals of section 4302 of this title;

(B) residential development opportunities within the neighborhood planning area are limited due to natural constraints and existing development;

(C) the extended area represents a logical extension of an existing compact settlement pattern and is consistent with smart growth principles; and

(D) the extended area is adjacent to existing development.

(e) Length of designation. Initial designation of a neighborhood development area shall be reviewed concurrently with the next periodic review conducted of the underlying designated downtown, village center, new town center, or growth center.

(1) The State Board, on its motion, may review compliance with the designation requirements at more frequent intervals.

(2) If the underlying downtown, village center, new town center, or growth center designation terminates, the neighborhood development area designation also shall terminate.

(3) If at any time the State Board determines that the designated neighborhood development area no longer meets the standards for designation established in this section, it may take any of the following actions:

(A) require corrective action within a reasonable time frame;

(B) remove the neighborhood development area designation; or

(C) prospectively limit benefits authorized in this chapter.

(4) Action taken by the State Board under subdivision (3) of this subsection shall not affect benefits already received by the municipality or a land owner in the designated neighborhood development area.

(f) Neighborhood development area incentives for developers. Once a municipality has a designated neighborhood development area or has a Vermont neighborhood designation pursuant to section 2793d of this title, any proposed development within that area shall be eligible for each of the benefits listed in this subsection. These benefits shall accrue upon approval by the district coordinator, who shall review the density requirements set forth in subdivision (c)(7) of this section to determine benefit eligibility and issue a jurisdictional opinion under 10 V.S.A. chapter 151 on whether the density requirements are met. These benefits are:

(1) the application fee limit for wastewater applications stated in 3 V.S.A. § 2822(j)(4)(D);

(2) the application fee reduction for residential development stated in 10 V.S.A. § 6083a(d);

(3) the exclusion from the land gains tax provided by 32 V.S.A. § 10002(p); and

(4) eligibility for the Downtown and Village Center Tax Credit Program described in 32 V.S.A. § 5930aa et seq.

(g) Neighborhood development area incentives for municipalities. Once a municipality has a designated neighborhood development area, it may receive:

(1) priority consideration for municipal planning grant funds; and

(2) training and technical assistance from the Department to support an application for benefits from the Department.

(h) Alternative designation. If a municipality has completed all of the planning and assessment steps of this section but has not requested designation of a neighborhood development area, an owner of land within a neighborhood planning area may apply to the State Board for neighborhood development area designation status for a portion of land within the neighborhood planning area. The applicant shall have the responsibility to demonstrate that all of the requirements for a neighborhood development area designation have been satisfied and to notify the municipality that the applicant is seeking the designation. The State Board shall provide the municipality with at least 14 days' prior written notice of the Board's meeting to consider the application, and the municipality shall submit to the State Board the municipality's response, if any, to the application before or during that meeting. On approval of a neighborhood development area designation under this subsection, the applicant may proceed to obtain a jurisdictional opinion from the district coordinator under subsection (f) of this section in order to obtain the benefits granted to neighborhood development areas.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 47 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 401 / Section 47
App. § 401-47. Conduct of meetings
Status: in_force

At all special meetings of the District, the provisions of 17 V.S.A. chapter 51 regarding election officials (subchapter 1), voting machines (subchapter 3), polling places (subchapter 4), absent voters (subchapter 6), process of voting (subchapter 7), count and return of votes (subchapter 8), recounts and contest of elections (subchapter 9), and jurisdiction of courts (subchapter 10) shall apply except where clearly inapplicable. The Addison Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over petitions for recounts. Election expenses shall be borne by the District.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 12 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 417 / Section 12
App. § 417-12. Regular board meetings
Status: in_force

A schedule of regular meetings of the Board of Supervisors shall be established at the organizational meeting.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1109 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 1109
App. § 5-1109. Bonds; maturities
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under this subchapter shall be payable serially, the first payment to be deferred not more than five years after date of issue and subsequent payments to be continued annually in equal or diminishing amounts so that the entire debt will be paid in not more than 25 years from the date of issue or as may be otherwise permitted by law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 201 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129 / Section 201
App. § 129-201. Preface
Status: in_force

The officers of the Town of Milton shall be those provided by law for towns and town school districts except otherwise provided by this charter. Such officers shall have all powers and duties necessary to carry out the provisions of this charter as well as those provided by law.
24 V.S.A. § 4932 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 121 / Section 4932
§ 4932. Technical assistance
Status: in_force

The State and all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, and other agencies thereof are hereby authorized and empowered, within the limitations of the constitution, to furnish and make available services, assistance, funds, property, and other incentives to any two or more municipalities participating in a union municipal district or interlocal contract so as to effectuate economy or simplification in the administration or financing thereof.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 22 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 417 / Section 22
App. § 417-22. Chair
Status: in_force

The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Supervisors and shall sign contracts on behalf of the District upon approval by the Board of Supervisors. The Chair shall perform all of the duties incident to the position and office.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 909 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 909
App. § 5-909. Annual City report
Status: in_force

A full record of expenditures shall be kept and a clear statement of all receipts and disbursements of City money and of the affairs of the City generally, together with the report of other City officials, shall be annually published under the direction of the City Manager. A reasonable number shall be made available for distribution among the voters of the City at least 10 days prior to the annual City meeting. The report shall include estimates of receipts and proposed expenditures of the City for the ensuing year.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 52 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 601 / Section 52
App. § 601-52. Approval to bond
Status: in_force

No proposal to the voters of the District for the approval of a bond or bonds to raise money for the District or to authorize a long-term contract as provided in Article 4 of this chapter shall be made until the District has been in existence for at least one year unless the proposal has been approved by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors. Any proposal for bonding or a long term contract or contracts, regardless of when made, shall not be scheduled for public vote until at least 120 days following the submission of the proposal unless by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors. During that 120 day period, any municipality may request, and the District shall furnish within 30 days following the request, a statement of the indebtedness then owed by the municipality to the District. A municipality may vote within the 120 day period to withdraw from the District effective as of one year following the vote to withdraw or as soon after such one year period as the financial obligations in existence prior to the approval by the Board of the bond or long-term indebtedness then under consideration of the withdrawing municipality have been paid to the District, without obligation for the bond, bonds, or long-term indebtedness then under consideration.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 305 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 269 / Section 305
App. § 269-305. Appointed officers
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Trustees may appoint any officers, commissioners, or employees required by the Village's personnel regulations, the general law of this State, or this charter. All appointments shall require as a precondition a job description.

(b) The Village Manager shall function as the personnel officer of the Village and shall present to the Board of Trustees all candidates for Village positions.

(c) All matters relating to the hiring, performance, tenure, discipline, and termination of Village employees shall be controlled by personnel policies and plans to be adopted by the Board of Trustees.
24 V.S.A. § 3679 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 105 / Section 3679
§ 3679. Finances-Sewer rates; application of revenue
Status: in_force

(a) The board of sewer commissioners of a consolidated sewer district shall establish rates for the sewer service and all individuals, firms, and corporations whether private, public, or municipal shall pay to the treasurer of the district the rates established by the board. The manner of establishment of the rates shall be in accord with section 3616 of this title. The rates shall be so established as to provide revenue for the following purposes:

(1) to pay current expenses for operating and maintaining the sewer system;

(2) to provide for the payment of interest on the indebtedness created by the district;

(3) to provide each year a sum equal to not less than two percent nor more than five percent of the entire indebtedness created or assumed by the district to pay for the cost of the sewer system and improvements thereto, which sum shall be used to pay indebtedness maturing in that year or turned into a sinking fund and there kept to provide for the extinguishment of indebtedness of the district;

(4) if any surplus remains at the end of the year, it may be turned into the sinking fund or used to pay the cost of improvements to the sewer system.

(b) The money set aside for the sinking fund and any increment thereon shall be devoted to the retirement of obligations of the district or invested in such securities as savings banks or fiduciaries or trustees are now or hereafter allowed to hold. The balance of revenue, if any, required to meet expenses shall be apportioned among and collected from member towns as herein provided.

(c) When a rate established under this section for the management of stormwater is applied to property owned, controlled, or managed by the Agency of Transportation, the rate shall not exceed the highest rate category applicable to other properties in the municipality, and the Agency of Transportation shall receive a 35 percent credit on the rate. The Agency of Transportation shall receive no other credit on the rate from the consolidated sewer district.
24 V.S.A. § 2694 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 73 / Section 2694
§ 2694. Establishment of homes
Status: in_force

A town may build, purchase, or lease home to provide housing for elders or persons entitled to receive aid and assistance under this title. It may purchase land and appropriate funds for those purposes.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1301 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 13 / Section 1301
App. § 13-1301. Fiscal year
Status: in_force

The fiscal year of the City and the City School District shall begin the first day of July and end on the last day of June of each calendar year. The fiscal year shall constitute the budget and accounting year as used in this charter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 305 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129 / Section 305
App. § 129-305. Permissive duties
Status: in_force

The Selectboard may:

(1) appoint or create, change, or abolish offices and commissions created by them as deemed to be in the best interests of the Town; and

(2) prescribe the duties of all offices and commissions created by them.
24 V.S.A. § 3269 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 87 / Section 3269
§ 3269. Reserve fund
Status: in_force

(a) A reserve fund is created for use in paying the past due balances of an assessment under this subchapter in the event that there is a foreclosure upon the property subject to the assessment and the proceeds resulting from the foreclosure are, after all superior liens have been satisfied, insufficient to pay those past due balances. The reserve fund shall comply with the provisions of subsections (b) through (e) of this section and shall be administered by and in the custody of the entity described in subsection (f) of this section. Each municipality that establishes a district under this subchapter shall participate in the reserve fund created by this subsection.

(b) The reserve fund shall be funded by participating property owners at a level sufficient to provide for the payment of past due balances described in subdivision 3262(c)(2) of this title in the event of a foreclosure upon a participating property and the costs of administering the reserve fund and shall only be used to provide for such payment and administration.

(c) The contribution of each participating property owner to the reserve fund shall be included in the special assessment applicable to the property and shall be subject to section 3255 of this title. From time to time, the Commissioner of Financial Regulation shall determine the appropriate contribution to the fund in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. A determination by the Commissioner under this subsection shall apply to the reserve fund contribution for an assessment concerning which a written agreement under section 3262 is signed after the date of the Commissioner's determination and shall not affect the reserve fund contribution for an assessment concerning which such an agreement was signed on or before the date of the Commissioner's determination.

(d) The reserve fund shall be capitalized in accordance with standards and procedures approved by the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to cover expected foreclosures and fund administration costs based on good lending practice experience. Interest earned shall remain in the fund. The administrator of the reserve fund shall invest and reinvest the monies in the fund and hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, and dispose of the investments in accordance with the standard of care established by the Prudent Investor Rule under 9 V.S.A. chapter 147. The administrator shall apply the same investment objectives and policies adopted by the Vermont State Employees' Retirement System, where appropriate, to the investment of monies in the fund.

(e) The municipality shall disclose in advance to each interested property owner the amount of that property owner's required payment into the reserve fund. Once disclosed, the amount of the reserve fund payment shall not change over the life of the assessment.

(f) An entity appointed under 30 V.S.A. § 209(d)(2) to deliver energy efficiency programs to multiple service territories shall administer the reserve fund created under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.

(1) The entity's costs of administering the reserve fund shall be considered costs of operating the districts under section 3263 of this title.

(2) In the event of foreclosure on a property that is subject to a special assessment and is in a district that participates in the reserve fund administered by the entity, the entity's obligation shall be to disburse, at the direction of the municipality, monies from the reserve fund to apply to the past due balances of the assessment. In no event shall other monies received or held by the entity be available to meet this obligation or the payment of balances on an assessment.

(3) The entity shall keep an accurate account of all activities and receipts and expenditures under this subsection. An independent audit of the reserve fund shall be conducted annually. The cost of such an audit shall be considered a cost of administering the reserve fund. Where feasible, the entity shall cause this audit to be conducted in conjunction with other independent audits of its accounts, receipts, and expenditures. An audit conducted under this subdivision shall be available, on request, to the Auditor of Accounts and the Commissioners of Financial Regulation and of Public Service.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 206 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 131 / Section 206
App. § 131-206. Form of government
Status: in_force

Pursuant to its provisions and subject only to the limitations imposed by the Vermont Constitution and by this charter, all powers of the Town shall be vested in an elective council, hereinafter referred to as the Selectboard, that shall enact ordinances, codes, and regulations; adopt budgets and determine policies; and that shall execute the laws and administer the government of the Town.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1502 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 127 / Section 1502
App. § 127-1502. Continuance of office or employment
Status: in_force

Except as specifically provided by this charter, if at the time this charter takes full effect a Town administrative officer or employee holds any office or position, he or she shall continue in such office or position until the taking effect of some specific provision under this charter directing that he or she vacate the office or position.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 701 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 19 / Section 701
App. § 19-701. Fiscal year
Status: in_force

The fiscal year of the City shall begin on the first day of July and end on the last day of June.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 203 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 123A / Section 203
App. § 123A-203. Duties of elected officers
Status: in_force

(a) Selectboard.

(1) Terms of office.

(A) There shall be a Selectboard consisting of seven members.

(B) Terms of office shall be as follows:

(i) four members for three years;

(ii) three members for two years.

(C) Members shall serve until successors are elected and qualified.

(D) Members shall be elected at large.

(E) In the event of a death, resignation, change of residence to a location outside the Town, or incapacity of any Selectboard member, the remaining members may appoint a person eligible to fill that position until the next annual or special Town meeting. If the Selectboard is unable to agree upon an interim replacement until the next annual Town meeting, a special election shall be held forthwith to fill the position.

(i) Incapacity shall include the failure by any member of the Selectboard to attend at least 70 percent of the meetings in any 12-month period or missing three consecutive meetings without the consent of the Selectboard.

(ii) In the event of two or more vacancies, an election shall be held forthwith to fill all vacant positions.

(2) Organization.

(A) Forthwith after the election and qualification of the members, the Selectboard shall organize and elect a Chair, Vice Chair, and Clerk by a majority vote of the Board and shall file a certificate of the elections for record in the office of the Town Clerk.

(B) The Chair of the Selectboard, or in his or her absence the Vice Chair, shall preside at all meetings of the Selectboard.

(C) As soon as possible after the election of Chair and Vice Chair, the Selectboard shall fix the time and place of its regular meetings.

(D) The Selectboard shall determine its own rules and orders of business not addressed by this charter.

(E) The presence of four or more members shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of holding a meeting. The affirmative vote of three members present at a meeting at which a quorum of at least five members are present shall be necessary to exercise authority.

(F) All meetings of the Selectboard shall be open to the public; unless, by an affirmative vote of a majority of members present, the Selectboard shall vote that any particular session shall be an executive session in accordance with State statute.

(G) An official record of the proceedings of the Selectboard shall be kept by its Clerk. The record shall be filed with the office of the Town Clerk and shall be open for public inspection once draft minutes are approved by the Selectboard.

(3) Appointments.

(A) Before any appointments are made, the Selectboard shall compile and publicly post a list of all vacancies.

(B) The Selectboard shall appoint and remove the Town Manager pursuant to section 301 of this charter.

(C) The Selectboard may examine or cause to be examined, with or without notice, the affairs of the Town Manager by having access to all tools used by the Town Manager in performance of his or her duties, including to books, papers, and wireless and electronic records, for information necessary to determine the proper performance of the Town Manager in the performance of his or her duties and responsibilities.

(D) Standing boards, commissions, and authorities to be appointed include:

(i) Business Revolving Loan Fund (five appointed, three years);

(ii) Conservation Commission (seven appointed, four years);

(iii) Design Review Commission (five appointed, three years);

(iv) Energy Commission (seven appointed, three years);

(v) Hartford Housing Authority (five appointed, five years);

(vi) Historic Preservation Commission (five appointed, three years);

(vii) Parks and Recreation Commission (seven appointed, three years);

(viii) Planning Commission (seven appointed, three years);

(ix) Tree Board (five appointed, three years);

(x) Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) (five appointed, three years).

(E) The Selectboard may appoint or dissolve any authorities, boards, commissions, or committees under their purview as authorized by this charter or State statute, excluding the School and Town Meeting Committee established in subsection 201(b) of this charter and any authorities, boards, commissions, or committees created by the General Assembly.

(4) Powers and duties.

(A) General. The Selectboard shall constitute the legislative body of the Town for all purposes required by statute except as otherwise provided in this charter and shall have all powers and authority given to, and perform all duties required of, town legislative bodies or selectboards under the laws of the State of Vermont.

(B) Powers. The Selectboard may:

(i) authorize the expenditure of all Town monies and may:

(I) submit the annual operational budget to the Town Meeting; and

(II) fix the compensation of all officers, appointees, and municipal employees except as otherwise provided in this charter;

(ii) inquire into the conduct of any officer, appointee, commission, or department and investigate any and all Town affairs.

(b) Moderator. The Moderator:

(1) shall perform all duties and responsibilities prescribed by this charter and the State of Vermont;

(2) shall follow Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised (RONR) in deliberations and conduct of all meetings;

(3) may be the same individual who presides at Town and School District budget and Candidates Night meeting, annual Town meeting, and special Town and School District meeting.

(c) Town Clerk. The Town Clerk shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the Selectboard. The Town Clerk shall perform all duties and responsibilities prescribed by the laws of the State of Vermont and any additional duties set forth in this charter.

(d) Assessor. The Selectboard shall contract with or employ a qualified professional assessor, who need not be a resident of the Town. The Assessor shall have the same powers and responsibilities and shall perform the same functions as prescribed by law for listers and boards of listers.

(e) Trustees of Public Funds. The Selectboard may appoint annually one Trustee of Public Funds if a qualified candidate presents themselves, otherwise these duties shall be assumed by the Town Manager or his or her designee.

(f) All others. Any other elected officials of the Town or School District shall have powers and duties prescribed to that office as specified in the general law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 25 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 239 / Section 25
App. § 239-25. Street lights and gas or electric plants
Status: in_force

The Village may light its streets in the way as it may determine, and may construct, own, and maintain gas or electric plants for lighting them, and furnishing its inhabitants with light and power, and for this purpose, may purchase and hold real estate and personal property as may be necessary, and it may contract with any person or corporation for supplying light for the purposes of this section.
24 V.S.A. § 9 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 9
§ 9. Lamoille
Status: in_force

The County of Lamoille is formed of the towns of Belvidere, Cambridge, Eden, Elmore, Hyde Park, Johnson, Morristown, Stowe, Waterville, and Wolcott. Hyde Park is the shire town.
24 V.S.A. § 2292 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 61 / Section 2292
§ 2292. Construction with other laws
Status: in_force

The powers enumerated in this subchapter may be exercised by any town, city, or incorporated village notwithstanding and in addition to the existence of similar powers under a municipal charter or other provision of law. The validity or enforceability of an ordinance or rule adopted under section 2291 of this title shall not be affected by the existence of a statute, ordinance, or rule enacted or adopted under authority other than this subchapter, and relating to the same or a similar subject.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 4 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 11 / Section 4
App. § 11-4. Form of government
Status: in_force

The municipal government provided by this charter shall be known as a council-manager form of government. Pursuant to its provisions and subject only to the limitations imposed by the State Constitution and by this charter, all powers of the City shall be vested in an elective council, hereinafter referred to as the City Council, which shall enact ordinances, codes, and regulations, adopt budgets, determine policies, and appoint the City Manager, who shall execute the laws and administer the government of the City. All powers of the City shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this charter or prescribed by ordinance.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 124 / Section 1
App. § 124-1. Corporate existence
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to the authority granted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, there is hereby enacted a charter to govern the organization and operation of local government in the Town of Jericho, Vermont.

(b) The inhabitants of the Town of Jericho, within the geographical limits as now established, shall continue to be a municipal corporation by the name of Jericho, Vermont.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 39 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 417 / Section 39
App. § 417-39. Limitations of appropriations
Status: in_force

Actions or resolutions of the Board of Supervisors for the annual appropriations of any year shall not cease to be operative at the end of the fiscal year for which they were adopted, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Vermont. Appropriations made by the Board of Supervisors for the various estimates for the budget, as defined in section 34 of this chapter, shall be expended only for such estimates, but by majority vote of the Board of Supervisors, the budget may be amended to transfer funds between or among such estimates, except as otherwise limited in this chapter. At the end of the fiscal year, should actual revenues exceed actual expenditures, the Board of Supervisors may, by a vote of members present and representing two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast at a regular meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose, choose to reimburse member communities, add to a reserve fund, make capital purchases, make any improvements needed at that time, or refund members in the manner provided by law. At the end of a fiscal year, should actual expenditures exceed actual revenues, the Board of Supervisors, by a vote of members present and representing two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast at a regular meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose, will determine how to pay the deficit in future fiscal years. The amount of any deficit at the end of the fiscal year may be paid out of a reserve fund or may be included in and paid out of the operating budget and appropriations in the next fiscal year or may be resolved in any other manner by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Supervisors present and voting at a regular or special meeting thereof. For these actions, each member of the Board of Supervisors shall cast one vote.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 64 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 15 / Section 64
App. § 15-64. Special committee
Status: in_force

Pursuant to such vote of the City, a special committee including the Mayor and chosen by the Chamber of Commerce of the City and confirmed by the City Council shall have charge of the borrowing of the money as hereinbefore provided and shall lay out and construct said system of water works and shall have exclusive control and direction of the construction and all expenses incurred therein. Vacancies occurring in said committee shall be filled by the remaining members thereof, subject to confirmation by City Council. Said committee shall serve without pay, but shall be allowed its actual expenses.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 83 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 235 / Section 83
App. § 235-83. Certification and recording of bonding vote
Status: in_force

The said vote and assent when so signed as aforesaid, shall be duly certified by the commissioners and recorded by the Village Clerk, in the Village Clerk's office at length, in said records of said Village; and a duly certified copy of the vote of the Village and the certificate of the commissioners to the same that the act has been complied with by a majority of the taxpayers, both in number and amount, who have duly signed the same, with the certificate of the Village Clerk that the same has been duly recorded in his or her office, shall be recorded in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Ludlow and certified copies from either office shall be full proof in any court that the law has been complied with.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 502 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 269 / Section 502
App. § 269-502. Organization
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Trustees shall conduct its business in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order.

(b) Three trustees shall constitute a quorum. No action of such board shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of at least two trustees. In cases where a statute requires a greater number of the Board for an affirmative vote, such provisions of law shall control.

(c) The Board of Trustees shall warn and conduct their meetings as provided by the general laws of the State relating to open meetings of public bodies.

(d) The Village President shall be the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1504 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 1504
App. § 5-1504. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Legal resident of the United States” means any noncitizen who resides in the United States on a permanent or indefinite basis in compliance with federal immigration laws.

(2) “Noncitizen voter” means any voter who registers and qualifies to vote in City elections under section 1501 of this charter but is not a citizen of the United States.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 304 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 143 / Section 304
App. § 143-304. Bonding of officers
Status: in_force

All officers of the Town required to be bonded by State law shall be so bonded.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 407 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 407
App. § 3-407. Direction to budget funds for system
Status: in_force

The City Council of said City shall provide in the annual budget, beginning with the annual budget next following the due enactment and publication of an ordinance providing for such retirement benefits, disability benefits, and death benefits, or any one or more of them, for City employees and appointive officers, or for either class, and for necessary boards and officers to administer and control such retirement fund or funds and the terms and conditions under which such employees and officers, or either of said classes, may be retired and receive said benefits, an appropriation to any one or more of said funds as may be necessary to meet the required demands thereunder that are not otherwise provided for, and said City Council shall annually, assess, beginning with the annual property tax assessments next following the first such appropriation made, a special tax on the property grand list to provide the funds required for such appropriation.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 8 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 504 / Section 8
App. § 504-8. Rules
Status: in_force

The Prudential Committee shall adopt rules that govern the administration, operation, and maintenance of the water and wastewater systems. Rules adopted by the Committee shall become effective upon a majority vote of those residents of the Fire District present and voting at an annual or special meeting of the Fire District.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1003 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 4 / Section 1003
App. § 4-1003. Assessment and taxation agreement
Status: in_force

The Council is authorized and empowered to negotiate and execute assessment and taxation agreements between the City and a taxpayer or taxpayers within the City of Essex Junction consistent with applicable requirements of the Vermont Constitution. This section shall not be construed to supersede any provision of State law relating to the education property tax.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 70 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 126 / Section 70
App. § 126-70. Investment of Town funds
Status: in_force

(a) The Town may invest money that has been raised in a current year for the payment of that current year's operating expenses in the following identified instruments and in no other instruments whatsoever:

(1) obligations of the United States, its agencies, and instrumentalities, and any repurchase agreements whose underlying collateral consists of such obligations;

(2) certificates of deposit and other evidences of deposit at banks, savings institutions, and trust companies approved by the Selectboard;

(3) such municipal bonds or other bonds that are lawful investments for a bank, savings institution, or trust company in Vermont; and

(4) deposits in Vermont chartered banks, national banks, credit unions, and trust companies that are:

(A) located in Vermont;

(B) regulated by the State of Vermont, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; and

(C) that are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or a similar federal insurer.

(b) The Selectboard shall have full power to direct the Town Treasurer to hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, and otherwise dispose of any securities and investments and the proceeds of such investments in which any Town funds have been invested.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 2.03a — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 107 / Section 2.03a
App. § 107-2.3a. Early voting
Status: in_force

(a)(1) A voter choosing to vote early by Australian ballot in the Town Clerk's office shall vote in the same manner as those voting on election day, provided that the voter completes a “Request for Early Voter Absentee Ballot and Certification” form stating the following:

(A) that the person is a legal voter on the voter checklist for Brattleboro;

(B) that the person is a U.S. citizen and will be at least 18 years of age by the date of a general election;

(C) that the person is not registering, requesting a ballot, or voting in any other jurisdiction except Brattleboro; and

(D) that the information provided is true, accurate, and complete to the best of the voter's knowledge.

(2) The certificate shall be signed and dated by the voter.

(3) The voter shall mark the early voter absentee ballot and deposit it into a vote tabulator.

(4) As authorized for certain Town elections pursuant to this charter, a youth voter choosing to vote early shall vote in the same manner as a youth voter on election day, provided that the voter completes an early voting form required by the Town Clerk.

(b)(1) During business hours in the Town Clerk's office, the vote tabulator and ballot bin shall be in a secured area accessible only to election officials and voters. The vote tabulator unit shall be secured with an identifiable seal and the ballot box containing voted ballots shall remain locked at all times and secured with an identifiable seal. Neither seal shall be broken prior to the time of closing the polls on election day. Ballots shall be comingled with those voted at the polls on election day prior to being examined for the purpose of identifying write-in votes.

(2) When an election official is not present or at times other than business hours, the sealed vote tabulator and ballot box shall be secured in the Town Clerk's office vault. The sealed vote tabulator and sealed ballot boxes shall be transferred to the polling place on election day by two election officials and shall not be opened until the polls have closed on election day.

(3) Once early voting has commenced in the Town Clerk's office, the Clerk or designee shall certify each day in a record prepared for this purpose that the seals on the vote tabulator and ballot box are intact.

(c) The Town Clerk shall maintain a record of those voting early voter absentee ballots in person. Prior to opening the polls on election day, the number of early voters who vote in person shall match the number of voted ballots displayed on the vote tabulator.

(d) All provisions regarding early voting, including other methods of early voting and those not addressed in this section, shall be prescribed by 17 V.S.A. §§ 2531-2547.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 102 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 143 / Section 102
App. § 143-102. General law; application
Status: in_force

Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, all provisions of the statutes of the State of Vermont relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town of Richmond.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 205 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 113 / Section 205
App. § 113-205. Selectboard; organization
Status: in_force

(a) Forthwith after their election and qualification, the Selectboard shall organize and elect a Chair, Vice Chair, and a Clerk by a majority vote of the entire Selectboard and file a certificate of such election for record in the office of the Town Clerk.

(b) The Chair of the Selectboard, or in the Chair's absence the Vice Chair, shall preside at all meetings of the Selectboard and shall be recognized as the head of the Town government for all ceremonial purposes.

(c) The rules of conduct of all meetings shall be governed by “Robert's Rules of Order.”
24 V.S.A. § 4005 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 113 / Section 4005
§ 4005. Vermont State Housing Authority; establishment, members, powers
Status: in_force

(a) The Vermont State Housing Authority is created. It is referred to in this chapter as the “State Authority.” It is a public body corporate and politic of perpetual duration and shall consist of seven commissioners.

(b) The Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the commissioners for terms of five years. At the time of appointment or reappointment, one of the commissioners so appointed shall be a tenant residing in publicly subsidized housing within the State. 3 V.S.A. chapter 11 applies to all the commissioners. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner shall be filed with the Secretary of State and that certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of that commissioner. All commissioners are entitled to the necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge of their duties. All commissioners shall be entitled to receive a per diem of $30.00 except a commissioner who is a State or municipal employee; provided that a commissioner who is a municipal employee shall be entitled to the per diem when the commissioner's:

(1) compensation from the municipality is reduced as a result of the performance of his or her official duties; or

(2) official duties are performed on his or her personal time.

(c) The powers of the State Authority are vested in the commissioners thereof in office from time to time. Four commissioners shall constitute a quorum of the State Authority for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the State Authority upon a vote of the majority of the commissioners present and voting. The State Authority shall select annually from among its commissioners a chair and a vice chair. It may employ a secretary (who shall be executive director), technical experts, and such other officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation. For such legal services as it may require, the State Authority may call upon the Attorney General or may employ its own counsel and legal staff. The State Authority may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees such powers or duties as it may deem proper.

(d) The State Authority is created for the purpose of improving housing conditions and facilities through federal resources and assistance in the field of low-rent housing and private accommodations. Except as provided in subdivision 4008(10) of this title, the State Housing Authority shall be the public housing agency with statewide responsibility eligible to administer allocations of money under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1437f. These allocations shall be subject to the approval of the Vermont Housing Finance Agency. There shall be no commitment of funds by the State of Vermont under or by virtue of any provisions of this chapter.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of law, no person shall be authorized to administer allocations of money under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1437a or 1437f or other federal statute authorizing rental subsidies for the benefit of persons of low or moderate income, except:

(1) the State Authority;

(2) a State public body authorized by law to administer such allocations;

(3) a person authorized to administer such allocations pursuant to an agreement with the State Authority; or

(4) an organization, of which the State Authority is a promoter, member, associate, owner, or manager, that is authorized by a federal agency to administer such allocations in this State.

(f) In addition to the powers granted by this chapter, the State Authority shall have all the powers necessary or convenient for the administration of federal monies pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, including the power:

(1) to enter into one or more agreements for the administration of federal monies;

(2) to be a promoter, partner, member, associate, owner, or manager of any partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, or other organization;

(3) to conduct its activities, locate offices, and exercise the powers granted by this title within or outside this State;

(4) to carry on a business in the furtherance of its purposes; and

(5) to do all things necessary or convenient, consistent with law, to further the activities and affairs of the Authority.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1311 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 1311
App. § 5-1311. Tax Collector authority to sell property
Status: in_force

The Tax Collector shall have authority to sell at public auction so much of said land or other property as will satisfy such assessment and all legal fees, and will proceed in the same manner in the collection of such assessment as collectors of town taxes are authorized and required by law to proceed in selling real estate at public auction for the collection of town taxes. All other remedies given towns by law for collection of town taxes are given the City of Montpelier for collection of all legal assessments made under the provisions of this subchapter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1305 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 127 / Section 1305
App. § 127-1305. Amount to be raised by taxation
Status: in_force

(a) Upon passage of the budget by the annual Town meeting, the amounts stated therein as the amount to be raised by property taxes shall constitute a determination of the amount of the levy for the purposes of the Town in the corresponding tax year, and the Selectboard shall levy such taxes on the grand list furnished by the listers for the corresponding tax year.

(b) The Selectboard shall likewise levy such taxes for the purposes of meeting the budget of the Middlebury Incorporated School District No. 4 and paying the amount that the Union School District No. 3 assesses the Town. In the event the Union School District No. 3 has not passed a budget at the time the Selectboard levy such taxes, the Selectboard may, in their sole discretion, base such levy on the prior tax year assessment to the Town by the Union School District No. 3. In such case, after the passage of the Union School District No. 3 budget and assessment to the Town, the Selectboard may adjust the levy of such taxes and the Town shall credit the taxpayers for payment of property taxes for the year accordingly.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 901 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 19 / Section 901
App. § 19-901. Personal financial interest
Status: in_force

Any City Councilor, officer, or employee who has a substantial financial interest, direct or indirect or by reasons of ownership of stock in any corporation, in any contract with the City or in the sale of any land, material, supplies, or services to the City, or to a contractor supplying the City shall make known that interest and shall refrain from voting upon or otherwise participating in any capacity as a City officer or employee in the making of such sale or the making or in the performance of such contract.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 14 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 207 / Section 14
App. § 207-14. Penalties; charter and bylaws
Status: in_force

Fines, forfeitures, and penalties imposed for violations of any of the provisions of this charter or of the Village bylaws may be prosecuted for and recovered in and by an action founded on this section in the Vermont District Court or the Windham Superior Court. The allegation that the acts constituting the offense charged are contrary to the form of this charter or bylaws, in such case made and provided, shall be sufficient reference to this charter or bylaws.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 201 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 409 / Section 201
App. § 409-201. Authority
Status: in_force

All power and authority of the District shall be exercised by the Board except as provided in subchapter 5 of this chapter.
24 V.S.A. § 3633 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 102 / Section 3633
§ 3633. Ordinance
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may adopt an ordinance under chapter 59 of this title relating to sewage systems.

(b) The ordinance shall not take effect until it is approved by the Department of Environmental Conservation as being at least as stringent as the minimum standards under section 3632 of this title.

(c) The ordinance shall describe the officer or officers, which may include the local health officer, responsible for its enforcement.

(d) Municipal ordinances relating to sewage systems that were approved before July 1984 under 18 V.S.A. § 613 by the Board of Health shall remain in effect and shall be deemed to have been adopted and approved under this section. Municipal ordinances relating to sewage systems that were approved before July 1984 by the Commissioner of Health shall remain in effect until either the ordinance has been approved pursuant to this chapter or July 1, 2002, whichever occurs first.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 319 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 319
App. § 5-319. Sale of public property
Status: in_force

The City Council may authorize the sale or lease of any real or personal estate belonging to the City. All conveyances, transfers, grants, or leases of any real estate owned by the City shall be signed by the Mayor in accordance with 1 V.S.A. § 313 as may be amended from time to time.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 307 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 19 / Section 307
App. § 19-307. Judge of qualification
Status: in_force

The Council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members and of the grounds for forfeiture of their office and for that purpose shall have power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and require the production of evidence. A member charged with conduct constituting grounds for forfeiture of this office shall be entitled to a public hearing on demand, and notice of such hearing shall be given as for notice of a special City Council meeting. A decision that a Councilor has forfeited his or her office shall require a two-thirds vote of the entire Council.
24 V.S.A. § 4423 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 117 / Section 4423
§ 4423. Transfer of development rights
Status: in_force

(a) In order to accomplish the purposes of 10 V.S.A. § 6301, bylaws may contain provisions for the transfer of development rights. The bylaws shall do all the following:

(1) Specify one or more sending areas for which development rights may be acquired.

(2) Specify one or more receiving areas in which those development rights may be used.

(3) Define the amount of the density increase allowable in receiving areas, and the quantity of development rights necessary to obtain those increases.

(4) Define “density increase” in terms of an allowable percentage decrease in lot size or increase in building bulk, lot coverage, or ratio of floor area to lot size, or any combination.

(5) Define “development rights,” which at minimum shall include a conservation easement, created by deed for a specified period of not less than 30 years, granted to the municipality under 10 V.S.A. chapter 155, limiting land uses in the sending area solely to specified purposes, but including, at a minimum, agriculture and forestry.

(b) Upon approval by the appropriate municipal panel, a zoning permit may be granted for land development based in part upon a density increase, provided there is compliance with all the following:

(1) The area subject to the application is a receiving area, and the density increase is allowed by the provisions relating to transfer of development rights.

(2) The applicant has obtained development rights from a sending area that are sufficient under the regulations for the density increase sought.

(3) The development rights are evidenced by a deed that recites that it is a conveyance under this subdivision and recites the number of acres affected in the sending area.

(4) The sending area from which development rights have been severed has been surveyed and suitably monumented.

(c) The municipality shall maintain a map of areas from which development rights have been severed. Following issuance of a zoning permit under this section, the municipality shall effect all the following:

(1) Ensure that the instruments transferring the conservation easements and the development rights are recorded.

(2) Mark the development rights map showing the area from which development rights have been severed and indicating the book and page in the land records where the easement is recorded.

(d) Failure to record an instrument or mark a map does not invalidate a transfer of development rights. Development rights transferred under this section shall be valid notwithstanding any subsequent failure to file a notice of claim under the Marketable Record Title Act.
24 V.S.A. § 5007 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 123 / Section 5007
§ 5007. Penalties
Status: in_force

Municipalities may prescribe by ordinance penalties for any violation of any ordinance or regulation adopted under this chapter by a fine not to exceed $200.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both, for each violation thereof. Each day's failure to comply with any such provision shall constitute a separate violation.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 201 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 113 / Section 201
App. § 113-201. Officers generally
Status: in_force

The officers of the Town of Colchester shall be those provided by law for towns, except as otherwise provided by this charter. Such officers shall have all the powers and duties necessary to carry out the provisions of this charter as well as those provided by law. All officers shall be elected or appointed as hereinafter provided.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1508 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 127 / Section 1508
App. § 127-1508. Amendment of charter
Status: in_force

This charter may be amended as set forth by State law under 17 V.S.A. § 2645.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 302 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 111 / Section 302
App. § 111-302. Other ordinances and bylaws
Status: in_force

Said Town may make, establish, alter, amend, or repeal any other bylaws, rules, and ordinances that it may deem necessary for the well-being of said Town, and not repugnant to the Constitution or laws of the State or the United States.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 46 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 46
App. § 3-46. Approval or veto of ordinances by Mayor; reconsideration; item veto on appropriations
Status: in_force

If the Mayor shall approve any ordinance, or bylaw, or any resolution or vote of the City Council in respect to the business above referred to, the Mayor shall sign the same. If the Mayor does approve the same, the Mayor shall return it, with his or her objections in writing, to the City Council at the next meeting thereof after it shall have been presented to the Mayor, provided that the Mayor shall have not less than two weeks to consider such ordinance, bylaw, resolution, or vote, as aforesaid. The City Council shall thereupon proceed to reconsider such ordinance, bylaw, resolution, or vote, and if, upon such reconsideration, two-thirds of the whole number of City councilors shall vote in favor of the same, it shall be valid and take effect, notwithstanding the objection of the Mayor. In the event that any ordinance, bylaw, resolution, or vote of the City Council shall contain more than one appropriation, or establish more than one salary, the Mayor shall have the power to veto with respect to each such appropriation or salary, and no item of appropriation or salary so vetoed shall be effective unless adopted by the City Council upon reconsideration by two-thirds vote of the whole number as hereinabove provided.
24 V.S.A. § 5063a — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 125 / Section 5063a
§ 5063a. Compliance with federal law
Status: in_force

(a) Intent. The General Assembly intends that the Retirement System and any trusts or custodial accounts established to hold the assets of the Retirement System in accordance with subsection (b) of this section be maintained, in form and operation, so as to maintain the status of the Retirement System as a qualified plan under 26 U.S.C. § 401(a) as amended, and the tax exempt status of such trusts and custodial accounts under 26 U.S.C. § 501(a), to the extent that those requirements apply to a governmental plan as described in 26 U.S.C. § 414. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, this section shall be applicable, administered, and interpreted in a manner consistent with maintaining the tax qualification of the Retirement System as a qualified plan and the tax exempt status of such trusts and custodial accounts under 26 U.S.C. §§ 401(a) and 501(a), respectively.

(b) Exclusive benefit. All assets of the Retirement System shall be held in trust, in one or more custodial accounts treated as trusts in accordance with 26 U.S.C. § 401(f), or in a combination thereof. Under any trust or custodial account, it shall be impossible at any time prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities with respect to members and their beneficiaries for any part of the corpus or income to be used for or diverted to purposes other than the exclusive benefit of members and their beneficiaries. However, this requirement shall not prohibit:

(1) the return of a contribution within six months after the Retirement System determines that the contribution was made by a mistake of fact; or

(2) payment of the expenses of the Retirement System.

(c) Vesting on plan termination. In the event of the termination of the Retirement System, the accrued benefits of eligible members shall become fully and immediately vested.

(d) Forfeitures. Service credits forfeited by a member for any reason shall not be applied to increase the benefits of any other member.

(e) Required distributions. Distributions shall begin to be made not later than the member's required beginning date as defined under 26 U.S.C. § 401(a)(9) and shall be made in accordance with all other requirements of that subsection. Benefits shall be paid under the maximum allowance pursuant to this subsection even though the member has not previously applied to receive them. The System shall be deemed to be in compliance with the terms of 26 U.S.C. § 401(a)(9) so long as it is administered under a reasonable good faith interpretation of that subsection.

(f) Limitation on benefits. Benefits shall not be payable to the extent that they exceed the limitations imposed by 26 U.S.C. § 415, as adjusted for increases in the cost of living.

(g) Limitation on compensation. Benefits and contributions shall not be computed with reference to any compensation that exceeds the maximum dollar amount permitted by 26 U.S.C. § 401(a)(17) as adjusted for increases in the cost of living.

(h) Actuarial determination. Whenever the amount of any member's benefit is to be determined on the basis of actuarial assumptions done by a professional actuary, those assumptions shall be specified by resolution, which documentation shall be incorporated in the System by reference. The Board shall also adopt interest and mortality assumptions for the purposes of determining actuarial equivalent benefits under the System. The Board shall adopt assumptions by resolution, which documentation shall be incorporated in the System by reference.

(i) Direct rollovers. An individual withdrawing a distribution from the Retirement System which constitutes an “eligible rollover distribution” within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. § 402, may elect, in the time and manner prescribed by the Retirement Board and after receipt of proper notice, to have any portion of the distribution paid directly to another plan that is qualified under 26 U.S.C. § 401(a), to an annuity plan described in 26 U.S.C. § 403(a), to an annuity contract described in 26 U.S.C. § 403(b), or to an eligible plan described in 26 U.S.C. § 457(b) that is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state and that agrees to account separately for amounts transferred into such plan, or to an individual retirement account or annuity described in 26 U.S.C. § 408(a) or (b), in a direct rollover. For distributions made after December 31, 2009 in accordance with 26 U.S.C. § 402(c)(11), a nonspouse beneficiary who is a designated beneficiary under 26 U.S.C. § 401(a)(9), may establish an individual retirement account into which all or a portion of a death distribution from the Retirement System to which such nonspouse beneficiary is entitled can be transferred directly.

(j) Compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, contributions, benefits, and service credits with respect to qualified military service shall be provided under the System in accordance with 26 U.S.C. § 414(u), unless State law provides more favorable benefits than those required by federal law. The survivors of a member who dies after December 31, 2006 while performing qualified military service shall be entitled to any additional benefits, other than benefit accruals related to the period of qualified military service, that would have been provided under the Plan had the member resumed employment and then terminated employment on account of death.

(k) Consent. An individual who is not a vested member of the System and who has not yet reached the later of normal retirement age or age 62 must consent to any withdrawal of his or her assets of greater than $1,000.00. For individuals who are not vested members of the System and who have reached the later of normal retirement age or age 62, amounts greater than $1,000.00 may be paid out without the individual's consent. In all cases, amounts of $1,000.00 or less may be paid out without the individual's consent.

(l) Rules. The Board may adopt rules to ensure that this chapter complies with federal law requirements.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 2 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129C / Section 2
App. § 129C-2. General law; application
Status: in_force

Except when changed or modified by this charter, or by any lawful regulation or ordinance of the Town, all of the statutes of the State relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 805 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129 / Section 805
App. § 129-805. Combining of Town and school meetings
Status: in_force

(a) The Selectboard or School Board of Trustees may postpone the vote on any question to be voted at a special Town or School District meeting to the annual meeting if such special meeting falls within 90 days of the annual meeting.

(b) If a special Town or School District meeting falls within 45 days of a sister Town meeting called by petition, the Selectboard or School Board of Trustees may warn the questions to be voted for the later Town or School District meeting and may, by resolution, rescind the call of the earlier meeting.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 32 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 285 / Section 32
App. § 285-32. Village Manager
Status: in_force

The Village may at any properly warned Village meeting vote to accept a Village Manager, who shall have the same power and be subject to the same liabilities as town managers as provided by the statutes of the State.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 71 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 225 / Section 71
App. § 225-71. Appointed officers
Status: in_force

(a) Within 14 days following the annual Village meeting, the Board of Trustees shall meet and, by a majority vote, shall appoint other Village officers as allowed by law, including the following:

(1) One Village Clerk.

(2) One Village Treasurer.

(3) One Delinquent Tax Collector.

(4) One Constable.

(b) A vacancy in any appointive office may be filled for the duration of the unexpired term by the trustees.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 14 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 261 / Section 14
App. § 261-14. Duties of auditors
Status: in_force

The auditors shall, previous to each annual Village meeting, examine and adjust the accounts of Village officers, and report the accounts so adjusted, with the items thereof, and also the state of the treasury, to the Village at its annual meeting, which report when adopted shall be recorded by the Clerk.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 22 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 126 / Section 22
App. § 126-22. Elected officers
Status: in_force

The municipal officers elected by the Town shall be:

(1) five members of the Selectboard;

(2) one Moderator;

(3) five Trustees of the Cobleigh Library;

(4) three, four, or five listers, as determined by the Selectboard;

(5) one Town Agent;

(6) one Town Clerk;

(7) three Trustees of the Sanborn School Fund;

(8) Justices of the peace, the number of which shall be determined in accordance with the Vermont Constitution; and

(9) one Town Treasurer.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 502 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129 / Section 502
App. § 129-502. Bond
Status: in_force

Before entering into the duties of this office, the Town Manager shall execute a bond in favor of the Town in such sum and with such surety as may be determined by the Selectboard and the premium on the bond shall be paid by the Town.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 306 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 113 / Section 306
App. § 113-306. Petition for enactment of ordinance; special meeting
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the provisions of section 305 of this charter, voters of the Town may at any time petition in the same manner as in section 305 for the enactment of any proposed lawful ordinance by filing such petition, including the text of such ordinance, with the Town Clerk. The Selectboard shall call a special Town meeting to be held not less than 30 nor more than 40 days after the date of such filing, unless prior to such meeting such ordinance is enacted by the Selectboard. The warning for such meeting shall state the proposed ordinance in full and shall provide for an aye and nay vote as to its enactment. Such ordinance shall take effect on the 10th day after the conclusion of such meeting provided that the voters as qualified in section 305 of this charter, constituting a majority of those voting thereon, shall have voted in the affirmative.

(b) Any proposed ordinance shall be examined by the Town Attorney before being submitted to the special Town meeting. The Town Attorney is authorized subject to the approval of the Selectboard to correct such ordinance so as to avoid repetitions, illegalities, and unconstitutional provisions, and to ensure accuracy in its text and references, and clearness and preciseness in its phraseology, but the Attorney shall not materially change its meaning and effect.

(c) This section shall not apply to appointments of officers, members of commissions, or boards made by the Selectboard or to the appointment or designation of Selectboard members, or to rules governing the procedure of the Selectboard.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 15.08 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 9 / Section 15.08
App. § 9-15.8. Conflicting offices
Status: in_force

The Mayor, Aldermen, and members of the Board of School Commissioners shall not hold any other City office, either appointive or elective, except as otherwise provided.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 5 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 108C / Section 5
App. §§ 108B-5. Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this charter is held invalid, the other provisions of the charter shall not be affected thereby.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 15 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 291 / Section 15
App. § 291-15. Sewer system
Status: in_force

(a) The Village shall have power to establish a system of sewerage.

(b) The Village may take all real estate, right-of-way, or any other interest in real estate, required for the construction of such system of sewerage, having first notified the owner thereof of its purpose so to do; and upon further condition that in the event that the Village and the owner are unable to agree as to the damage that shall be paid therefor to the owner, the same shall be determined, and the same proceedings had, as is provided for in determining damages in laying out highways.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 67 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 15 / Section 67
App. § 15-67. Rules
Status: in_force

The City Council shall make and establish all necessary rules and regulations for the government and operation of the water works, and may draw orders upon the Treasurer of said City for the necessary expenses of the same; may establish rates or rents for the use of the water, and provide for the collection of the same; and may, from time to time, modify, increase, or diminish such rates or rents and extend them to any description of property or use as said City may see fit and deem proper. Such rates or rents for the use of the water as may be established upon lots, buildings, factories, steam engines, stores, shops, stables, and other property shall be collected from the owner of the property so supplied, unless otherwise provided in the lease of the water; and such rates or rents shall be in the nature of a tax, and be a lien and charge upon such buildings, lots, and other property so supplied, and may be collected in the same manner as any municipal tax. Said water rates or rents may be ordered to be paid in advance, and all necessary provisions and orders may be made by said City Council relating to the supply or stoppage of water as they may deem necessary to ensure such payments. Said City Council shall appoint a Collector of Water Rates or Rents, and may remove him or her at pleasure; and said Collector, before he or she enters upon the duties of his or her office, shall execute a bond to the City of Vergennes and file the same with the Clerk of said City, conditioned for a just and true accounting of all money received and disbursed by him or her, and for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office, in such sum and with such sureties as said City Council shall direct, and, if he or she fails to comply therewith within five days from his or her appointment, said office shall thereby become vacant and said City Council shall appoint others until one so appointed duly qualifies. During the construction contemplated by this subchapter, the committee provided for in section 64 of this charter shall have the exclusive management and control of the existing water works, and of all matters and things appertaining thereto, and shall have all and the same power and authority now vested in the City Council, with reference thereto, with full power of delegation.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 108C / Section 1
App. §§ 108B-1. Corporate existence retained
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to the authority granted by the General Assembly, there is hereby enacted a charter to govern the organization and operation of local government in the Town of Calais.

(b) The inhabitants of the Town of Calais, within the geographical limits as now established, shall continue to be a municipal corporation by the name of the Town of Calais.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 26 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 245 / Section 26
App. § 245-26. Authority to form subsidiaries and enter ventures with other parties
Status: in_force

In addition to the authority granted under otherwise applicable law, the Village has the power and is authorized to create a corporate subsidiary or subsidiaries wholly owned by the Village, or to establish a joint venture or ventures between the Village or a subsidiary of the Village and any other business relationship with one or more third parties, in order to provide communications services within or without the corporate limits of the Village, or to provide customer-specific electric generation or cogeneration to customers within the Village's electric service territory; provided that, before any such subsidiary, joint venture, or business relationship may provide communications or customer-specific generation or cogeneration services, it shall obtain whatever regulatory approvals may be necessary under applicable law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 289 / Section 1
App. § 289-1. Boundaries; body politic
Status: in_force

The inhabitants of all that part of the Town of Westminster in the County of Windham, enclosed in the following boundaries, to wit:

Commencing at the northeast corner of the farm of Frank H. Farr, on the west bank of the Connecticut River, thence westerly on the north line of the Farr to the brow or top of Clapp's Hill, so called, thence westerly on the north line of the Farr and land of the Kurn Hattin Home Association to the west side of the highway leading from Westminster East Parish to Westminster West Parish, thence northerly along the west side of the highway to the cold spring, so called, crossing the highway at the spring, thence northerly on the west line of lands of the Westminster Aqueduct Society, J. F. Ward, Rollo Metcalf, L. G. Converse, C. A. Peck, and Edgar A. Williams, crossing the highway leading from the former residence of Nelson Johnson to the residence of E. F. Lewis, at the northwest corner of land of the Williams, thence easterly on the north side of the last mentioned highway to land belonging to the estate of Nelson Johnson, thence northerly in a straight line to the southwest corner of land of Anders and Elna Nelson, thence northerly on the west line of land of John P. Holmes, Charles G. Miller, and Willis V. Farr to the north line of the Farr, thence easterly on the north line of the Farr to the river road, so called, leading from the Westminster to Bellows Falls and crossing the highway at the north line of the Farr and lands of the Vermont Valley Railroad to the east boundary of the railroad, thence northerly on the easterly right-of-way of the railroad to the west bank of the Connecticut River, thence southerly on the west bank of the river to the point of beginning, are hereby incorporated and made a body politic and shall be called the Village of Westminster.
24 V.S.A. § 1906 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 53 / Section 1906
§ 1906. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Affordable housing” has the same meaning as in section 4303 of this title.

(2) “Affordable housing development” means a housing development of which at least 15 percent of the units are affordable housing units. Affordable units shall be subject to covenants or restrictions that preserve their affordability until all indebtedness for the housing infrastructure project of which the housing development is part has been retired.

(3) “Brownfield” means a property on which the presence or potential presence of a hazardous material, pollutant, or contaminant complicates the expansion, development, redevelopment, or reuse of the property.

(4) “Committed” means pledged and appropriated for the purpose of the current and future payment of financing and related costs.

(5) “Developer” means the person undertaking to construct a housing development.

(6) “Financing” means debt, including principal, interest, and any fees or charges directly related to that debt, incurred by a sponsor, or other instruments or borrowing used by a sponsor, to pay for a housing infrastructure project and, in the case of a sponsor that is a municipality, authorized by the municipality pursuant to section 1910a of this subchapter.

(7) “Housing development” means the construction, rehabilitation, or renovation of any building on a housing development site approved under this subchapter.

(8) “Housing development site” means the parcel or parcels encompassing a housing development as authorized by a municipality pursuant to section 1908 of this subchapter.

(9) “Housing infrastructure agreement” means a legally binding agreement to finance and develop a housing infrastructure project and to construct a housing development among a municipality, a developer, and, if applicable, a third-party sponsor.

(10) “Housing infrastructure project” means one or more improvements authorized by a municipality pursuant to section 1908 of this subchapter.

(11) “Improvements” means:

(A) the installation, construction, or reconstruction of infrastructure that will serve a public good and fulfill the purpose stated in section 1907 of this subchapter; and

(B) the funding of debt service interest payments for a period of up to four years, beginning on the date on which the debt is first incurred.

(12) “Legislative body” means the mayor and alderboard, the city council, the selectboard, and the president and trustees of an incorporated village, as appropriate.

(13) “Lifetime education property tax increment retention” means the total education property tax increment to be retained for a housing infrastructure project across its lifetime.

(14) “Moderate-income housing” means housing for which the total annual cost of renting or ownership, as applicable, does not exceed 30 percent of the gross annual income of a household at 150 percent of the highest of the following:

(A) the county median income, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development;

(B) the standard metropolitan statistical area median income if the municipality is located in such an area, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; or

(C) the statewide median income, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(15) “Moderate-income housing development” means a housing development of which at least 25 percent of the units are moderate-income housing units. Moderate-income units shall be subject to covenants or restrictions that preserve their affordability until all indebtedness for the housing infrastructure project of which the housing development is part has been retired.

(16) “Municipality” means a city, town, or incorporated village.

(17) “Original taxable value” means the total valuation as determined in accordance with 32 V.S.A. chapter 129 of all taxable real property located within a housing development site as of its creation date, provided that no parcel within the housing development site shall be divided or bisected.

(18) “Related costs” means expenses incurred and paid by a municipality, exclusive of the actual cost of constructing and financing improvements, that are directly related to the creation and implementation of the municipality's housing infrastructure project, including reimbursement of sums previously advanced by the municipality for those purposes. Related costs may include direct municipal expenses such as departmental or personnel costs related to creating or administering the housing infrastructure project to the extent they are paid from the tax increment realized from municipal and not education taxes and using only that portion of the municipal increment above the percentage required for servicing debt as determined in accordance with section 1910c of this subchapter.

(19) “Sponsor” means the person undertaking to finance a housing infrastructure project. Any of a municipality, a developer, or an independent agency that meets State lending standards may serve as a sponsor for a housing infrastructure project.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 604 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 4 / Section 604
App. § 4-604. Vacancy in office of City Manager
Status: in_force

The Manager, by letter filed with the City Clerk, may appoint a staff member to perform the Manager's duties in the event of the Manager's absence due to disability, incapacitation, or vacation unless the Manager has previously appointed a staff member as assistant manager or deputy manager, who would automatically assume the Manager's responsibilities in the Manager's absence. If the Manager fails to make such designations, the Council may by resolution appoint an officer or employee of the City to perform the duties of the Manager until the Manager is able to return to duty.
24 V.S.A. § 5010 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 123 / Section 5010
§ 5010. Effect of previously adopted ordinances
Status: in_force

Ordinances, rules, and regulations adopted by any municipality under chapter 83 of this title shall not be affected or in any way invalidated by the provisions of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter and ordinances and regulations adopted under its authority, shall not be subject to limitations, requirements, or provisions contained in said chapter 83.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 28 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 213 / Section 28
App. § 213-28. Collector to be Chief of Police
Status: in_force

The Collector of Taxes shall by virtue of the office be the Chief of Police of the Village of Cambridge and shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of the office's duties and shall cause the oath of office to be recorded by the Clerk. The Chief of Police may by writing recorded by the Clerk appoint police officers not exceeding two in number, who shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties and cause their oaths of office to be recorded by the Clerk. The Chief of Police and police officers shall be informing officers and conservators of the peace within the Village of Cambridge, and may serve any criminal process returnable within the Village of Cambridge, and any mittimus issued by any court, and shall be proper officers of the court in all criminal causes before justices within the corporation and for all services shall receive the fees provided by law for constables.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 7.04 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 107 / Section 7.04
App. § 107-7.4. Reappraisal of property
Status: in_force

Taxable property within the Town may be reappraised from time to time as may be deemed expedient by the Representative Town Meeting on recommendation of the Selectboard when advised by the Board of Listers that the State Division of Property Valuation and Review has determined that the common level of assessment has dropped below 80 percent or the coefficient of dispersion has exceeded 20 percent. In the event that a sufficient sum is not appropriated or existing in any reserve fund designated for reappraisals to defray the expense of such reappraisal, the Selectboard shall impose a special assessment on the grand list in addition to all others approved by the voters or as provided by law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 706 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 706
App. § 5-706. Actions in tort
Status: in_force

In addition to any fine and other punishment provided for violation of a bylaw, regulation, or ordinance, the City of Montpelier may have and maintain an action in tort founded on this statute against any person damaging or destroying City property, or injuring or corrupting any of the water supply or water system of the City, and may recover treble damages against such person.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 28 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 7 / Section 28
App. § 7-28. City expenditures
Status: in_force

Except as herein otherwise provided, no money shall be paid out of the City Treasury except upon warrant, signed by the Mayor and approved by the Board of Aldermen, such approval to be authenticated by the City Clerk. A full record of all expenditures shall be kept, and a clear statement of all receipts and disbursements of City monies, and of the affairs of the City generally, shall be annually published under the direction of the City Council, at least two weeks before the annual City election. No City official shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract with the City.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1006 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129 / Section 1006
App. § 129-1006. Amount to be raised by taxation
Status: in_force

(a) Upon passage of the budget by vote of the Town, the amounts stated therein as the amounts to be raised by property taxes shall constitute determination of the amount of the levy for the purpose of the Town in the corresponding tax year and the Selectboard shall levy such taxes on the grand list furnished by the assessor for the corresponding tax year.

(b) If the voters do not approve a Town budget by the first day of the next fiscal year, the tax rate of the previous year will prevail.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 603 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 117 / Section 603
App. § 117-603. Town meeting warning and budget
Status: in_force

The proposed budget and the warning for the annual meeting shall be distributed to the legal voters of the Town at least 10 days before the annual meeting. In addition, the Selectboard shall comply with the statutory requirements applicable to town meetings in the warning of any annual or special meeting. (Renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 117-703 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 29, 2024.)
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 81 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 105 / Section 81
App. § 105-81. Removal
Status: in_force

Any elected Town officer may be removed from office subject to conditions and procedures as provided by general law and the Administrative Code.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 42 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 405 / Section 42
App. § 405-42. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Planning costs” means all expenses incurred by the District in the preparation of the solid waste management master plan or revisions thereto such as the costs of investigations and studies.

(2) “Solid waste management costs” means all expenses incurred by the District in implementing any policies set forth in the master plan or in furtherance of the District's purposes, including capital expenditures.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 10 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 801 / Section 10
App. § 801-10. Implementation
Status: repealed

(a) The initial members of this Authority shall be those municipalities that elect to join in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of this chapter on or before March 7, 1973. The Authority may commence operations when two municipalities have joined as members. On or before March 15, 1973, the Authority shall prepare a budget for the period ending June 30, 1973 and for the fiscal period July 1, 1973 through June 30, 1974, and shall proceed with the adoption of same and assessment as provided in section 7 of this charter. Until such time as the initial members have appointed commissioners as provided herein, the Executive Director of the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission shall have the authority to initiate the organization of the Authority and to submit preliminary applications for financial assistance; provided, however, that he or she shall have no authority to incur financial obligations on behalf of the Authority.

(b) The membership of municipalities other than the initial members shall require the approval of the Board of Commissioners.

(c) [Repealed.]
24 V.S.A. § 4004 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 113 / Section 4004
§ 4004. Housing authority, members, powers
Status: in_force

(a) When the governing body of a municipality, other than a town, adopts a resolution pursuant to section 4003 of this chapter, it shall promptly notify the mayor of such adoption. Upon receiving such notice, the mayor shall appoint five persons as commissioners of the authority created for said municipality. When the governing body of the town adopts a resolution, said body shall appoint five persons as commissioners of the authority created for said town. The commissioners who are first appointed shall be designated to serve for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years respectively, from the date of their appointment, but thereafter commissioners shall be appointed for a term of office of five years except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. No commissioner of any authority may be an officer or an employee of the municipality for which the authority is created. A commissioner shall hold office until his or her successor has been appointed and has qualified. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner shall be filed with the clerk and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of such commissioner. A commissioner shall receive no compensation for his or her services, but he or she shall be entitled to the necessary expenses, including travelling expenses, incurred in the discharge of his or her duties.

(b) The powers of each authority shall be vested in the commissioners thereof in office from time to time. Three commissioners shall constitute a quorum of authority for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote of the majority of the commissioners present, unless in any case the bylaws of the authority should require a larger number. The mayor, or in the case of an authority for a town, the governing body of such town, shall designate which of the commissioners appointed shall be the first chair, but when the office of the chair of the authority thereafter becomes vacant, the authority shall select a chair from among its commissioners. An authority shall select from among its commissioners a vice chair and it may employ a secretary (who shall be executive director), technical experts and such other officers, agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require and shall determine their qualifications, duties and compensation. For such legal services as it may require, an authority may call upon the chief law officer of the municipality or may employ its own counsel and legal staff. An authority may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees such powers or duties as it may deem proper.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 204 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 409 / Section 204
App. § 409-204. Organizational meeting
Status: in_force

Within 60 days of the effective date of this chapter, the Chairperson of the Lamoille County Planning Commission shall designate a time and place for the organizational meeting of the initial Board. Annually thereafter, on the first Wednesday in April, the Board shall hold its organizational meeting at a time and place designated by the Board Chairperson. At the organization meeting, the Board shall elect from among its membership a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson, each of whom shall hold office for one year and until a successor is duly elected and qualified. For this election each supervisor present shall cast one vote, except that no supervisor shall be elected Chairperson for more than three consecutive terms unless supervisors representing at least two-thirds of all votes entitled to be cast on behalf of all members and comprising at least two-thirds of all possible supervisors (including vacancies) shall so vote. The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson who are elected at the organizational meeting of the Initial Board shall hold office until the second Board elects their successors.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 125 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 125
App. § 3-125. Mayor and City Councilors
Status: in_force

(a) Term of Mayor. On the first Tuesday in March 2003 and triennially thereafter, the legal voters of the City shall, from among the legal voters thereof, elect a Mayor who shall hold office for the term of three years from the first Monday in April next following such election.

(b) Term of City Councilors.

(1) On the first Tuesday in March 2015 and biennially thereafter, the legal voters of each of the South, Central, East, and North City Districts shall, from among the legal voters of their respective district, elect a City Councilor for a two-year term.

(2)(A) On the first Tuesday in March 2015, the legal voters of each of Wards One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, and Eight shall, from among the legal voters of their respective ward, elect a City Councilor for a three-year term.

(B) On the first Tuesday in March 2018 and biennially thereafter, the legal voters of each ward shall elect a City Councilor for a two-year term.

(3) The term of each City Councilor shall begin on the first Monday in April following his or her election.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 93 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 225 / Section 93
App. § 225-93. Taxes
Status: in_force

(a) All real and personal property taxes shall be paid to the Village Treasurer in full or in not more than four equal installments as set forth by specific article in the Village warning.

(b) The tax rate shall be annually set by the trustees as soon as practicable after final adoption of the Village budget and filing by the listers of the grand list for the Village. In setting the rate, the Board shall consider only that amount that is necessary to offset the difference between revenues and expenses, including any surplus carried over from the previous year.

(c) Taxes shall become delinquent on the first business day following the due date of the final installment. The Treasurer, within 10 days, shall turn all unpaid tax accounts over to the Tax Collector together with a warrant for the collection of such accounts. Accounts forwarded to the Tax Collector shall include interest accrued to that date, and simple interest shall continue to accrue at a rate as set forth by a specific article in the Village meeting warning and approved by the voters. A delinquency fee as determined by the Village meeting warning and approved by the voters shall be added to the amount of tax due. The Tax Collector shall be empowered under general law of the State to levy on personal property, bring actions at law, conduct tax sales of real estate, and bring petitions for foreclosures on tax liens in accord with State law. Such acts shall be done in the name of the Village of Hyde Park.

(d) The grand list of rateable estate within said Village, as made out by the listers of the Town of Hyde Park, shall be the grand list of said Village, and the trustees shall cause a copy of said list to be made out and filed in the office of the Clerk of said Village at the same time it is completed in the Town Clerk's office. In case a parcel of real estate is situated partially within and partially without the limits of said Village, said listers shall designate in said list the appraised value of said real estate that lies within said limits.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 15 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 126 / Section 15
App. § 126-15. Record book of ordinances
Status: in_force

The Town Clerk shall prepare and keep in the Clerk's office and in the Cobleigh Library a single book of ordinances that shall contain each ordinance, together with an index of the ordinances arranged according to subject matter. The Clerk's failure to comply with this section shall not invalidate any ordinance that was lawfully adopted.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 19 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 7 / Section 19
App. § 7-19. Overseer of the Poor
Status: in_force

[This section, originally enacted as § 19 of No. 273 of the Laws of 1917, established the Office of Overseer of the Poor, which the General Assembly abolished in every municipality as of October 1, 1968 pursuant to the provisions of § 37 of No. 147 of 1967. Based on the 1967 statute, the original reference to the appointment of an Overseer of the Poor in section 8 (Officers appointed by City Council) and in section 41 (City Council election of City officer) has been deleted.]
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 62 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 15 / Section 62
App. § 15-62. Powers
Status: in_force

Said City is authorized and empowered to borrow money and issue its negotiable bonds and notes to an amount not exceeding $160,000.00, maturing, in installments as may be determined by the special committee authorized by section 64 of this charter, within a maximum period of 30 years from date of issue, for the purpose of acquiring the necessary lands, easements, and sources of supply and constructing said water system and paying all expenses incident thereto. Such bonds shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five percent and shall not be sold for less than 95 percent of their par value. The bonds or notes shall be signed by the Mayor of said City and countersigned by its Treasurer, and if interest coupons are attached, they shall bear the facsimile signature of the Treasurer of said City. The bonds or notes shall specify on their face the purpose for which they are issued and that they are issued under the authority of this subchapter, which shall be conclusive evidence of the liability of said City to any bona fide holder of the same. It is hereby made the duty of the said City to provide for the payment, and to pay the interest and principal, of said bonds or notes as they shall fall due. If said City shall for any cause fail to provide means for the payment of the interest and principal that may become due, then it shall become the duty of the City Council, without vote of the City, seasonably to assess upon the grand list of said City a tax sufficient to meet the interest and principal of said bonds or notes as they respectively become due, and place the same with a proper warrant, signed by a justice of the peace, in the hands of the Collector of Taxes for said City to collect the same immediately and pay it into the hands of the Treasurer, whose duty it shall be to pay the principal and interest of said bonds or notes as they shall fall due. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the holder or holders of said bonds or notes from resorting to any legal means to enforce payment of same.