24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 901 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 127 / Section 901
App. § 127-901. Application of general laws
Status: in_force

Provisions of the laws of the State of Vermont relating to voter qualification, warnings, method of voting, the duties of town officers at town meetings and elections, and all other particulars relating to preparation for conducting and managing town meetings and elections shall, so far as they may be applicable, govern all municipal elections and all annual and special Town meetings, except as otherwise provided in this charter.
24 V.S.A. § 2688 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 71 / Section 2688
§ 2688. Armed forces
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the U.S. Armed Forces or the Vermont National Guard or their respective personnel while serving in such capacity.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 22 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 207 / Section 22
App. § 207-22. Minard's Pond
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person or persons to go upon or into the waters of Minard's Pond or other ponds, streams, or springs from which the Village derives its supply of water; or to remove fish from Minard's Pond; or to enter upon the land adjacent to and bordering upon the pond for the purpose of fishing, swimming, camping, hunting, skating, snowmobiling, ATV riding, or cutting wood. Pet owners shall be responsible for properly restraining their pets from entering upon or into the waters of Minard's Pond. This area shall be closed to unauthorized motor vehicles between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this section shall upon conviction be fined not less than $25.00, nor more than $500.00, or restitution for damages resulting from violations, or both. The Board of Trustees or any police officer of the Village may make complaint and prosecute offenders in the name of the Village as is provided for the prosecution of other offenses.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 6 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 405 / Section 6
App. § 405-6. 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 thereof shall be vested in a governing body known as the Board of Commissioners, except as specifically provided otherwise in this chapter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 85 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 85
App. § 3-85. Arrangement of information in books
Status: in_force

The assessors shall arrange in alphabetical order in the books provided and to be used for such property grand list and containing the two columns marked “Corrected Valuation” as hereinbefore provided, the names of all taxpayers of said City; the street and residence number or business address of each taxpayer, if known; a description and the appraisal of each separate piece or parcel of real estate not exempt and the taxable value of the taxable personal estate in said City of each person, partnership, and corporation. The appraisal of each of the above named classes of property shall first be set in the columns marked “Valuation,” and if corrected, shall then be set in the columns marked “Corrected Valuation.”
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 302 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 302
App. § 5-302. City Council composition and term of office
Status: in_force

The City Council shall consist of the Mayor and two Council members from each voting district. Members shall be elected by the voters of each respective district. Council members shall serve for a term of two years, and one Council member shall be elected per year for each district.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1003 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 117 / Section 1003
App. § 117-1003. Appraisal of property
Status: in_force

The Department of Real Estate Appraisal shall appraise all real and business personal property for the purpose of establishing the grand list. Appraisals shall be reviewed periodically and kept up to date. Technically qualified individuals or firms may be employed as needed. (Renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 117-502 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 29, 2024.)
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 37.02 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 9 / Section 37.02
App. § 9-37.2. General law
Status: in_force

Except when changed or modified by the provisions of this charter, or by any legal regulation or ordinance of the City, all provisions of the statutes of the State relating to towns and town officers shall apply to the City and to the several officers thereof corresponding to like officers of towns.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 703 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 151 / Section 703
App. § 151-703. Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this charter is for any reason held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions that can be given effect without the invalid provision. To this end, the provisions of this charter are declared to be severable. (Renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 151-15 by 2023, No. M-27 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 30, 2024.)
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 604 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 409 / Section 604
App. § 409-604. Amendment of the District agreement
Status: in_force

This chapter may be amended by the voters of the District in the manner prescribed for petitions under subchapter 5 of this chapter, or by the Board under this section. The Board at any regular or special meeting may adopt a resolution expressing the intention to amend the chapter. A copy of such resolution shall be mailed to the legislative bodies of the members and to each supervisor at least 10 days prior to the meeting scheduled to act on the amendment. Unless a majority of the legislative bodies requests, in writing, on or before the date of the meeting scheduled to act on the amendment, that the Board hold a special meeting of the District to vote on the amendment, the Board may adopt the amendment. Within 10 days of the adoption of the amendment by the Board or by the voters of the District, the Clerk of the District shall certify to the Secretary of State each proposal of amendment. Section 510 of this chapter, relating to reconsideration and rescission of vote, shall apply to an amendment adopted by a vote of the Board or the voters under this section. The Secretary of State shall then proceed as with municipal charter amendments under section 17 V.S.A. § 2645. No amendment shall be made that shall substantially impair the rights of the holders of any bonds or other notes or other evidence of indebtedness or substantially affect any obligations under long-term contracts of the District then outstanding or in effect, or the rights of the District to procure the means for payment, continuation, or termination thereof.
24 V.S.A. § 1936a — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 55 / Section 1936a
§ 1936a. Constables; powers and qualifications
Status: in_force

(a) A town may vote at a special or annual town meeting to prohibit constables from exercising any law enforcement authority.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, constables may perform the following duties:

(1) the service of civil or criminal process, under 12 V.S.A. § 691;

(2) destruction of animals, in accordance with the provisions of 20 V.S.A. chapter 193;

(3) the killing of injured deer, under 10 V.S.A. § 4749;

(4) provision of assistance to the health officer in the discharge of the health officer's duties, under 18 V.S.A. § 617;

(5) service as a Criminal Division of the Superior Court officer, under section 296 of this title;

(6) removal of disorderly people from town meeting, under 17 V.S.A. § 2659; and

(7) collection of taxes, when no tax collector is elected, as provided under section 1529 of this title.

(c) A constable who is not prohibited from exercising law enforcement authority under subsection (a) of this section may transport a person arrested by the constable for a violation of 23 V.S.A. § 1201 (DUI) to a police department outside the town for the purpose of DUI processing and may complete the processing if he or she has been certified by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council to do so.

(d) A municipal legislative body may vote to allow a constable elected or appointed in another municipality to exercise law enforcement authority in its municipality, provided that:

(1) the constable is not prohibited from exercising law enforcement authority under subsection (a) of this section;

(2) the constable is certified to exercise that level of authority under 20 V.S.A. § 2358; and

(3) the exercise of law enforcement authority is conducted in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the legislative body establishing the circumstances under which the authority may be exercised.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 702 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 702
App. § 5-702. Ordinance adoption, notice, and effective date
Status: in_force

(a) A proposed bylaw, regulation, or ordinance shall be adopted upon completion of the process that includes public notification and public hearing prior to passage by the City Council.

(b) The adoption or amendment of an ordinance shall be warned in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 1972, as may be amended from time to time, in addition to posting on the City website and public notice six days prior to the effective date.

(c) An ordinance takes effect 15 days after passage unless the City Council or the City Clerk receives a petition signed by five percent of the voters calling for a public vote to disapprove the ordinance.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 25 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 401 / Section 25
App. § 401-25. Treasurer
Status: in_force

The Treasurer of the District shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, shall not be a member of the Board, and shall serve at its pleasure. The Treasurer shall have the exclusive charge and custody of the funds of the District and shall be the disbursing officer of the District. When authorized by the Board of Supervisors, the Treasurer, or in his or her absence the Chair, 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 keep a record 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 keep correct books of account of all the business and transactions of the District, and such other books and accounts as the Board of Supervisors may 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 times as shall be required of him or her. The Treasurer shall prepare the annual financial statement and the budget of 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 the duties appertaining to the office of treasurer of a body politic and corporate. The Treasurer shall settle with the auditors within 60 days of the end of the fiscal year, at such other times as the Board of Supervisors may require, and upon retirement from office. Upon retirement from office, the Treasurer shall immediately pay over to his or her successor all the funds belonging to the District and at the same time deliver to his or her successor all official books and papers.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 28 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 28
App. § 3-28. Warning required; location; voting
Status: in_force

Freemen's meetings for all purposes provided by the laws of the State shall be warned by the Mayor, and one copy of such warning, signed by the Mayor, shall be posted in each ward of the City. Such meetings shall be held in the respective wards at such place or places in each ward as shall be designated in the warning therefor, and each freeman shall vote only in the ward of which he or she is an inhabitant at the time of the completion of the checklist of voters therefor.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 20 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 601 / Section 20
App. § 601-20. Officers
Status: in_force

The officers of the District shall be the Chair and the Vice Chair of the Board of Supervisors, the Clerk of the District, and the Treasurer of the District. No person may hold more than one office at one time.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 106 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 409 / Section 106
App. § 409-106. Sovereign immunity
Status: in_force

The District shall have the benefit of sovereign immunity to the same extent that the State of Vermont does. The District shall provide liability and other insurance for itself and the members of the Board of Supervisors (the Board). The District shall hold harmless and indemnify all members of the Board from all claims of every kind and nature arising out of or connected with duties as supervisors, excepting only willful negligence and criminal conduct.
24 V.S.A. § 1169 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 35 / Section 1169
§ 1169. Name and address of first constable to county clerk
Status: in_force

After each annual meeting, a town clerk shall certify forthwith to the county clerk the name and post office address of the person elected first constable at such meeting.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 30 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 219 / Section 30
App. § 219-30. Malicious disturbance or interference
Status: in_force

Any person who shall maliciously interfere with or injure the electric light wires, lamps, connections, or appurtenances shall be liable to be prosecuted therefor by the Grand Juror of the Town or the State's Attorney of the county wherein the offense shall be committed, by information, complaint, or indictment, and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $5.00, nor more than $500.00 and costs of prosecution, and shall also be liable to the corporation for all damages resulting to it by such disturbance or injury or pollution, with full costs to be recovered by an action on the case founded on this statute.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 243 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 243
App. § 3-243. Assessment lien suspended until final determination
Status: in_force

The pendency of such proceedings shall not vacate the lien created upon the lands assessed as aforesaid by City Council, but shall suspend the same until the final determination of such proceedings.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 801 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 113 / Section 801
App. § 113-801. Appointment and removal
Status: in_force

(a) All Town employees, including the Zoning Administrator, not elected by the voters shall be appointed, supervised, and removed by the Town Manager unless otherwise specified in this charter. There shall be no discrimination in employment on account of race, religion, or political opinions. Appointments, layoffs, suspensions, promotions, demotions, and removals shall be made solely on the basis of training, experience, fitness, and performance of duties of the individual in such manner as to ensure that the responsible administrative officer may secure efficient service.

(b) Each employee shall have a three to 12 month period of probation, as specified in the personnel rules and regulations as established under section 802 of this charter, during which time he or she may be freely discharged. After this period(s), he or she must be notified in writing of his or her suspension, demotion, layoff, or removal and of the reason for such action. Within 10 days of such notice(s), he or she may request a public or executive hearing before the Selectboard that must hold such hearing not less than 10 days or more than 20 days after such request. The Selectboard may support the action of the Town Manager or may modify it.
24 V.S.A. § 1914 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 54 / Section 1914
§ 1914. Validation of bonds voted for communications construction
Status: in_force

No action shall be brought directly or indirectly attacking, questioning, or in any manner contesting the legality or validity of bonds, issued or unissued, voted by any municipality, after six months from the date upon which voters in such municipal entity met pursuant to warning and voting affirmatively to issue bonds to defray costs of communications improvements or upon vote of a question of rescission thereof, whichever occurs later. This section shall be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose to validate and make certain the validity of bonds issued or authorized by municipalities for communications system purposes, and to bar every right to question in any manner the validity of bonds voted for such purposes, and to bar every remedy therefore, notwithstanding any defects or irregularities, jurisdictional, or otherwise, after the expiration of the six-month period.
24 V.S.A. § 2657 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 71 / Section 2657
§ 2657. Purposes and powers of emergency medical services districts
Status: repealed

(a) It shall be the function of each emergency medical services district to foster and coordinate emergency medical services within the district, in the interest of affording adequate ambulance services within the district. Each emergency medical services district shall have powers that include the power to:

(1) buy, acquire, or lease fixtures and equipment related to district activities;

(2) apply for, receive, and accept gifts, bequests, grants-in-aid; State, federal, and local aid; and other forms of financial assistance;

(3) enter into agreements and contracts for furnishing technical, educational, and support services related to the provision of emergency medical treatment;

(4) appoint and employ agents and employees;

(5) impose and collect reasonable charges or fees for its services;

(6) monitor the provision of emergency medical services within the district and make recommendations to the Department of Health regarding licensure, relicensure, and removal or suspension of licensure for ambulance vehicles, ambulance services, and first responder services;

(7) develop, in conjunction with municipal officials, response plans for the provision of emergency medical treatment and transportation by ambulance services and first responder services within the district;

(8) sponsor or approve programs of education approved by the Department of Health which lead to the licensure of emergency medical services personnel;

(9) establish medical control within the district with physicians and representatives of medical facilities, including written protocols with the appropriate officials of receiving hospitals defining their operational procedures;

(10) assist the Department of Health in a program of testing for licensure of emergency medical services personnel;

(11) [Repealed.]

(12) develop protocols for providing appropriate response times to requests for emergency medical services.

(b) Two or more contiguous emergency medical services districts by a majority vote of the district board in each of the districts concerned may change the mutual boundaries of their emergency medical services districts. The district boards shall report all changes in district boundaries to the Department of Health.

(c) Property delivered to an ambulance service or first responder service by an emergency medical services district shall remain the property of the district, unless otherwise agreed in writing. Any equipment purchased with federal funds will be managed in accordance with federal guidelines.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 24.03 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 9 / Section 24.03
App. § 9-24.3. Staff and employees
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Public Works shall employ a registered professional civil engineer who shall be the City Engineer. The Commissioner shall have the power to employ such staff assistants, supervisors, forepersons, agents, employees, and laborers as he or she may deem necessary for the management, maintenance, and operation of the Department of Public Works. The Commissioner may discharge, suspend, or remove any such City Engineer and staff assistant, supervisors, forepersons, agents, employees, and laborers at any time by proceedings set forth in other sections of this charter and as established or adopted by the Board of Aldermen.
24 V.S.A. § 1892 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 53 / Section 1892
§ 1892. Creation of district
Status: in_force

(a) Upon a finding that such action will serve the public purposes of this subchapter and subject to subsection (d) of this section, the legislative body of any municipality may create within its jurisdiction a special district to be known as a tax increment financing district. The district shall be described by its boundaries and the properties therein and the district boundary shall be shown on a plan entitled “Proposed Tax Increment Financing District (municipal name), Vermont.” The legislative body shall hold one or more public hearings, after public notice, on the proposed plan.

(b) When adopted by the act of the legislative body of that municipality, the plan shall be recorded with the municipal clerk and lister or assessor, and the creation of the district shall occur at 12:01 a.m. on April 1 of the calendar year so voted by the municipal legislative body.

(c) A municipality that has approved the creation of a district under this section may designate a coordinating agency from outside the municipality's departments or offices to administer the district to ensure compliance with this subchapter and any statutory or other requirements and may claim this expense as a related cost. However, the coordinating agency shall not be authorized to enter into any agreement or make any covenant on behalf of the municipality.

(d) The following municipalities have been authorized to use education tax increment financing for a tax increment financing district:

(1) the City of Burlington, Downtown;

(2) the City of Burlington, Waterfront;

(3) the Town of Milton, North and South;

(4) the City of Newport;

(5) the City of Winooski;

(6) the Town of Colchester;

(7) the Town of Hartford;

(8) the City of St. Albans;

(9) the City of Barre;

(10) the Town of Milton, Town Core; and

(11) the City of South Burlington.

(e) On or before January 15, 2018, the Joint Fiscal Office, with the assistance of the consulting Legislative Economist, the Department of Taxes, the State Auditor, and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development in consultation with the Vermont Economic Progress Council, shall examine and report to the General Assembly on the use of both tax increment financing districts and other policy options for State assistance to municipalities for funding infrastructure in support of economic development and the capacity of Vermont to utilize TIF districts moving forward.

(f) The report shall include:

(1) a recommendation for a sustainable statewide capacity level for TIFs or comparable economic development tools and relevant permitting criteria;

(2) the positive and negative impacts on the State's fiscal health of TIFs and other tools, including the General Fund and Education Fund;

(3) the economic development impacts on the State of TIFs and other tools, both positive and negative;

(4) the mechanics for ensuring geographic diversity of TIFs or other tools throughout the State; and

(5) the parameters of TIFs and other tools in other states.

(g) Beginning in 2021 and every four years thereafter, on or before January 15, the Joint Fiscal Office, with the assistance of the consulting Legislative Economist, the Department of Taxes, and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development in consultation with the Vermont Economic Progress Council, shall examine the recommendations and conclusions of the tax increment financing capacity study and report created pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, and shall submit to the Emergency Board and to the House Committees on Commerce and Economic Development and on Ways and Means and the Senate Committees on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs and on Finance an updated summary report that includes:

(1) an assessment of any material changes from the initial report concerning TIFs and other tools and an assessment of the health and sustainability of the tax increment financing system in Vermont;

(2) short-term and long-term projections on the positive and negative fiscal impacts of the TIF districts or other tools, as applicable, that are currently active or authorized in the State;

(3) a review of the size and affordability of the net indebtedness for TIF districts and an estimate of the maximum amount of new long-term net debt that prudently may be authorized for TIF districts or other tools in the next fiscal year.

(h) Annually, based on the analysis and recommendations included in the reports required in this section, the General Assembly shall consider the amount of new long-term net debt that prudently may be authorized for TIF districts in the next fiscal year and determine whether to expand the number of TIF districts or similar economic development tools in addition to the previously approved districts referenced in subsection (d) of this section and the six additional districts authorized by 32 V.S.A. § 5404a(f).
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 11 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 7 / Section 11
App. § 7-11. Police officers
Status: in_force

All police officers shall have authority to serve anywhere within the State, and return process in criminal causes returnable within the State, and shall have the power of constables in all matters arising under the criminal and police laws of the State and the police regulations of said City.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1904 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 13 / Section 1904
App. § 13-1904. Appraisal of unimproved land approved for commercial or industrial development
Status: in_force

(a) The requirements of general law notwithstanding, the Assessor shall not take into consideration the effect of any local or State approval authorizing commercial or industrial development of unimproved land when determining the appraisal value of such land, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section.

(b) The requirements of general law notwithstanding, the Assessor shall not consider roadway, drainage, or utility improvements constructed on unimproved land pursuant to an approval granted to develop such land for commercial or industrial purposes, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section.

(c) As of April 1 next following the date of issuance of a zoning permit under the City of South Burlington Land Development Regulations authorizing construction of a building or buildings for commercial or industrial purposes, the Assessor shall determine the appraisal value of the land benefitted by said permit, taking into account all factors required under general law, including any permit or approval or any improvements not previously considered pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section. If the permit holder has not taken action to initiate the authorized construction within six months of the date of issuance of the zoning permit and the zoning permit has expired, or if the zoning permit has been appealed to the Vermont Environmental Court, the Assessor shall not consider the land to be benefited by the permit.

(d) “Unimproved land” means land, together with any improvements thereon, which is not devoted to a commercial or industrial use.
24 V.S.A. § 4352 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 117 / Section 4352
§ 4352. Optional determination of energy compliance; enhanced energy planning
Status: in_force

(a) Regional plan. A regional planning commission may submit its adopted regional plan to the Commissioner of Public Service appointed under 30 V.S.A. § 1 for a determination of energy compliance. The Commissioner shall issue an affirmative determination on finding that the regional plan meets the requirements of subsection (c) of this section and allows for the siting in the region of all types of renewable generation technologies.

(b) Municipal plan. If the Commissioner of Public Service has issued an affirmative determination of energy compliance for a regional plan that is in effect, a municipal legislative body within the region may submit its adopted municipal plan to the regional planning commission for issuance of a determination of energy compliance. The regional planning commission shall issue an affirmative determination, signed by the chair of the regional planning commission, on finding that the municipal plan meets the requirements of subsection (c) of this section and is consistent with the regional plan.

(c) Enhanced energy planning; requirements. To obtain an affirmative determination of energy compliance under this section, a plan must:

(1) in the case of a regional plan, include the energy element as described in subdivision 4348a(a)(3) of this title;

(2) in the case of a municipal plan, include an energy element that has the same components as described in subdivision 4348a(a)(3) of this title for a regional plan and be confirmed under section 4350 of this title;

(3) be consistent with the following, with consistency determined in the manner described under subdivision 4302(f)(1) of this title:

(A) Vermont's greenhouse gas reduction goals under 10 V.S.A. § 578(a);

(B) Vermont's 25 by 25 goal for renewable energy under 10 V.S.A. § 580;

(C) Vermont's building efficiency goals under 10 V.S.A. § 581;

(D) State energy policy under 30 V.S.A. § 202a and the recommendations for regional and municipal energy planning pertaining to the efficient use of energy and the siting and development of renewable energy resources contained in the State energy plans adopted pursuant to 30 V.S.A. §§ 202 and 202b; and

(E) the distributed renewable generation and energy transformation categories of resources to meet the requirements of the Renewable Energy Standard under 30 V.S.A. §§ 8004 and 8005; and

(4) meet the standards for issuing a determination of energy compliance included in the State energy plans.

(d) State energy plans; recommendations; standards.

(1) The State energy plans shall include the recommendations for regional and municipal energy planning and the standards for issuing a determination of energy compliance described in subdivision (c)(3) of this section.

(2) The recommendations shall provide strategies and options for regional planning commissions and municipalities to employ in meeting the goals and policies contained in statutes listed in subdivision (c)(3) of this section.

(3) The standards shall consist of a list of criteria for issuing a determination of energy compliance that ensure consistency with the goals and policies contained in the statutes listed in subdivision (c)(3) of this section and the recommendations developed pursuant to this subsection.

(4) In developing standards and recommendations under this subsection, the Commissioner of Public Service shall consult with all persons identified under 30 V.S.A. § 202(d)(1); the Secretaries of Agriculture, Food and Markets, of Commerce and Community Development, of Natural Resources, and of Transportation; and other affected persons.

(5) The Commissioner of Public Service shall provide the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development with a copy of the recommendations and standards developed under this subsection for inclusion in the planning and land use manual prepared pursuant to section 4304 of this title.

(e) Process for issuing determinations of energy compliance. Review of whether to issue a determination of energy compliance under this section shall include a public hearing noticed at least 15 days in advance by direct mail or electronically with proof of receipt to the requesting regional planning commission or municipal legislative body, posting on the website of the entity from which the determination is requested, and publication in a newspaper of general publication in the region or municipality affected. The Commissioner or regional planning commission shall issue the determination in writing within two months after the receipt of a request for a determination. If the determination is negative, the Commissioner or regional planning commission shall state the reasons for denial in writing and, if appropriate, suggest acceptable modifications. Submissions for a new determination that follow a negative determination shall receive a new determination within 45 days.

(f) Appeal. A regional planning commission aggrieved by an act or decision of the Commissioner of Public Service under this section may appeal to the Land Use Review Board established under 10 V.S.A. chapter 151 within 30 days of the act or decision. The provisions of 10 V.S.A. § 6024 regarding assistance to the Board from other departments and agencies of the State shall apply to this subsection. The Board shall conduct a de novo hearing on the act or decision under appeal and shall proceed in accordance with the contested case requirements of the Vermont Administrative Procedure Act. The Board shall issue a final decision within 90 days of the filing of the appeal.

(g) Municipality; determination from DPS; time-limited option. Until July 1, 2018, a municipality whose plan has been confirmed under section 4350 of this title may seek issuance of a determination of energy compliance from the Commissioner of Public Service if it is a member of a regional planning commission whose regional plan has not received such a determination.

(1) The Commissioner shall issue an affirmative determination of energy compliance for the municipal plan on finding that the plan meets the requirements of subsection (c) of this section. The Commissioner's review of the municipal plan shall be for the purpose only of determining whether a determination of energy compliance should be issued because those requirements are met.

(2) A municipality aggrieved by an act or decision of the Commissioner under this subsection may appeal in accordance with the procedures of subsection (f) of this section.

(h) Determination; time period. An affirmative determination of energy compliance issued pursuant to this section shall remain in effect until the end of the period for expiration or readoption of the plan to which it applies.

(i) Commissioner; consultation. In the discharge of the duties assigned under this section, the Commissioner shall consult with and solicit the recommendations of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Food and Markets, of Commerce and Community Development, of Natural Resources, and of Transportation.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1303 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 1303
App. § 5-1303. Special assessments; streets, sidewalks, heat production, and distribution improvements
Status: in_force

The City Council, in laying out or establishing new streets, highways, or facilities for the production and distribution of heat, and in making, altering, or repairing sidewalks, and in grading and paving streets and highways, either at the time of laying out or after completion, shall have the power and may upon notice to the owners of adjoining lands assess the owners of such lands so much of the expense of making such new street or sidewalk or street improvements, or heat improvements, including land damage for new streets, as the City Council shall adjudge such lands to be benefited thereby.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 72 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 105 / Section 72
App. § 105-72. Ordinances
Status: in_force

(a) Town legislation shall be by ordinance. The Selectboard shall have the power to adopt, amend, repeal, and revise ordinances and provide for their enforcement as provided by law. The procedures regarding the adoption, amendment, repeal, or revision of ordinances shall be as provided by law and the Administrative Code.

(b) Ordinances adopted by the Selectboard shall be subject to rescission by vote at a special or annual Town meeting pursuant to the applicable provisions of general law.

(c) The Town of Berlin shall have the power to adopt ordinances to regulate the cleanup of hazardous materials and to impose penalties or take other actions to regulate or prevent false fire and police alarms.

(d) The Town may adopt and enforce ordinances for the purpose of regulating, licensing, and fixing reasonable and necessary license fees for the following:

(1) places of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or amusement, whether indoor or outdoor;

(2) places dispensing food and drink to the public, such as restaurants, bars, or inns;

(3) theaters;

(4) displays of fireworks;

(5) public dances and musical performances;

(6) mobile home parks;

(7) itinerant vendors;

(8) the exclusive occupancy of any specified portion of a public street or right-of-way;

(9) the keeping of dogs or other pets;

(10) other activities that the Town has the power to regulate or license by virtue of general law or this charter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 19 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 261 / Section 19
App. § 261-19. Power of trustees in laying out streets, sidewalks, etc.; damages therefor, how recovered
Status: in_force

The trustees of said Village may lay out, alter, maintain, or discontinue any street, road, lane, alley, or walk in said Village and appraise and settle damages therefor, causing their proceedings to be recorded in the Town Clerk's office of said Town of Barton, provided that any person aggrieved by their proceedings shall have the same right and opportunity for applying to the County Court of the County of Orleans to obtain redress in the premises as is or may be allowed and provided by law to persons aggrieved by proceedings of the selectboard in like matters or proceedings. Said trustees, in making, altering, or repairing sidewalks or building new streets, or constructing or repairing gutters, drains, or sewers for the protection or improvement of streets or roads, shall have power, subject to the bylaws and ordinances of said Village, on giving not less than 12 days' notice to the persons or parties in interest of the time and place of hearing, to assess the lands adjoining such streets, sidewalks, or roads, or the owners of lands to be specially benefitted by such street, walk, road, sewer, or gutter, such sum or sums of money toward the expense thereof as the trustees shall judge such lands and such owners to be benefited thereby; and when they shall have made any such assessment they shall make report thereof setting forth their doings in that respect, which report they shall cause to be recorded in the Town Clerk's office in said Barton; and when so recorded, the amount so assessed shall be and remain a lien in the nature of a tax upon the land so benefited or assessed until the same shall be paid or set aside, vacated, or avoided by legal proceedings or otherwise. From such assessment there shall be the same right of appeal by any person or party aggrieved to the County Court of said County of Orleans, and the same proceedings in respect to such appeal as is above provided in this section, and the final decision of the County Court in the matter of such appeal shall within 30 days next after such decision is rendered, be recorded in the Town Clerk's office of said Town of Barton; and when so recorded the same shall be and constitute a lien upon the land so benefited or assessed, which lien shall continue until said assessment is paid; but such appeal from such assessment shall not vacate said lien or delay the making, altering, repairing, building, or constructing said streets, sidewalks, gutters, sewers, or drains; and if the owner of such lands shall neglect, for the space of more than 60 days after the final decision, of said trustees, or in case of an appeal to County Court, shall neglect for more than 60 days after the final decision of said Court to pay the Village Treasurer the amount of such assessment the trustees shall issue their warrants for the collection of the same, directed to the Village Collector of Taxes, who shall have power and authority to sell at public auction so much of said land or other property of the delinquent not exempt from attachment or levy of execution in distraint for taxes as will satisfy said assessment and all legal costs and fines, and who shall proceed as to and in making such sales in the same manner as collectors of town taxes are required by law to proceed in selling real estate or personal property at auction for the collection of town taxes.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 42 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 901 / Section 42
App. § 901-42. Australian ballot
Status: in_force

The Australian ballot system shall be used at all annual and special meetings of the Authority.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 23 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 175 / Section 23
App. § 175-23. Amendment
Status: in_force

This charter may be amended as set forth by State law under 17 V.S.A. § 2645.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1009 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129 / Section 1009
App. § 129-1009. Taxation
Status: in_force

Town and School Tax Collection.

(1) Commencing on July 1 in all subsequent years, taxes on real and personal property may be paid and shall be accepted in three equal installments payable on the following dates: September 15, February 15, and due in full on May 15.

(2) A penalty of eight percent shall be assessed on all delinquent taxes on the day following the due date of May 15. Interest of one percent per month shall be assessed on all outstanding balances beginning 30 days from the due date.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 16 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 417 / Section 16
App. § 417-16. Term
Status: in_force

All representatives to the Board of Supervisors shall hold office for one year beginning April 1. Any representative may be reappointed to successive terms without limit.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 901 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 131 / Section 901
App. § 131-901. 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. § 401 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129D / Section 401
App. § 129D-401. Electric, Water, and Wastewater Departments generally
Status: in_force

(a) Electric system. The revenues of the electric system shall be maintained separate from all other departments of the Town. All revenues therefrom not necessary for current expenditures thereof shall be placed in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any purpose other than the operation of the Electric Department as specified in section 402 of this charter.

(b) Water system. The revenues of the water system and any additions thereto shall be maintained separate from all other departments of the Town, and all revenues therefrom not necessary for current expenditures thereof shall be placed in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any purpose other than as specified in section 402 of this charter.

(c) Wastewater treatment system. The revenues of the wastewater treatment system (exclusive of the stormwater drainage system) and any additions thereto shall be maintained separate from all other departments of the Town, and all revenues therefrom not necessary for current expenditures thereof shall be placed in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any purpose other than as specified in section 402 of this charter.
24 V.S.A. § 4326 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 117 / Section 4326
§ 4326. Appropriations, reports, and records
Status: in_force

Every municipality may appropriate to and expend funds for its planning commission. The planning commission shall keep a record of its business and shall make an annual report to the municipality. A planning commission may accept and utilize any funds, personal or other assistance made available by this State or federal government or any of their agencies or from private sources.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 405 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 414 / Section 405
App. § 414-405. Initial budget and appropriation
Status: in_force

(a) Within 30 days after the initial organizational meeting, the Board of Supervisors shall prepare and adopt an operating budget for the remainder of the then fiscal year and shall appropriate monies and assess a tax upon each member municipality to obtain the monies thus appropriated. The initial appropriation shall be apportioned among the member municipalities based upon population as determined by the 1970 U.S. Census.

(b) Within 15 days after the initial budget and appropriations are adopted by the Board of Supervisors, the District Treasurer shall issue and present a warrant to the legislative body of each member municipality requiring that the amount of the tax be paid within 30 days. The legislative body of each member municipality shall draw an order on the municipal treasury for the amount of the tax and the municipal treasurer shall pay to the District Treasurer the amount of the order within the time so specified.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 601 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 247 / Section 601
App. § 247-601. Bonds of officers
Status: in_force

The Clerk and Treasurer shall each give a bond to the corporation conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as the trustees may prescribe. If a Treasurer does not give such bond within 10 days after his or her election or appointment the office shall be vacant.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1401 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 1401
App. § 5-1401. Oath of allegiance; oath of office
Status: in_force

All elective officials of the City shall, before assuming office, take, subscribe, and file with the City Clerk the following two oaths, as prescribed by the Constitution of the State of Vermont, Chapter II, § 56:

Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance

“I ____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will be true and faithful to the State of Vermont, and that I will not, directly or indirectly, do any act or thing injurious to the Constitution or Government thereof. (If an oath) So help me God. (If an affirmation) Under the pains and penalties of perjury.”

Oath or Affirmation of Office

“I ____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of ____ for the City of Montpelier and will therein do equal right and justice to all persons to the best of my judgment and ability, according to law. (If an oath) So help me God. (If an affirmation) Under the pains and penalties of perjury.”
24 V.S.A. § 2743 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 75 / Section 2743
§ 2743. Aid to public utilities
Status: in_force

A town may appropriate a sum of money not exceeding 15 percent of its grand list in any one year for the relief of railroads and other public utilities serving the inhabitants of such town.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 503 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 413 / Section 503
App. § 413-503. Public hearings
Status: in_force

Not less than three nor more than 14 days prior to any special meeting called by the Board of Supervisors, at least one public hearing shall be held by the Board of Supervisors at which time the issues under consideration shall be presented and comments received. Notice of such public hearing shall include the publication of a warning in a newspaper of general circulation in the District at least once a week, on the same day of the week, for three consecutive weeks, the last publication not less than five nor more than 10 days before the public hearing.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 47 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 901 / Section 47
App. § 901-47. Priority
Status: in_force

When a special meeting of the Authority is called to act to incur bonded or other indebtedness or to enter into a long-term contract and the meeting procedures in this chapter conflict with the procedures in 24 V.S.A. chapter 53, subchapter 1, the procedures in 24 V.S.A. chapter 53, subchapter 1 shall prevail.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 27 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 207 / Section 27
App. § 207-27. Drains and sewers
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of said corporation may lay out, grade, alter, maintain, and discontinue any sewers or drains in said corporation, and may appraise and settle the damages therefor, causing their proceedings to be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Town of Rockingham, provided that any person or persons aggrieved by the appraisal of said Board shall have the like opportunity for applying to the Superior Court for the County of Windham to obtain redress, as is or may be allowed by the law to those aggrieved with the proceedings of selectboards in similar cases.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 510 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 414 / Section 510
App. § 414-510. Validation of District meetings
Status: in_force

(a)(1) When any of the requirements as to notice or warning of a special District meeting have been omitted or not complied with, the omission or noncompliance, if the meeting and the business transacted at it is otherwise legal and within the scope of the District powers, may be corrected and legalized by vote at a special meeting of the District called and duly warned for that purpose.

(2) The question to be voted upon shall substantially be: “Shall the action taken at the meeting of this District held on (state date) in spite of the fact that (state the error or omission), and any act or action of the District officers or agents pursuant thereto be readopted, ratified, and confirmed?”

(b) Errors or omissions in the conduct of an original meeting that are not the result of an unlawful notice or warning or noncompliance within the scope of the warning, may be cured by a resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the District by a vote of two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast at a regular meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose stating that the defect was the result of oversight, inadvertence, or mistake. When an error or omission of this nature has been thus corrected by resolution, all business within the terms of the action of the qualified voters shall be as valid as if the requirements had been initially complied with; upon condition, however, that the original action corrected by the Board of Supervisors was in compliance with the legal exercise of its corporate powers.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 17 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 219 / Section 17
App. § 219-17. Damage award; appeal
Status: in_force

If the owner of the pond, spring, stream, water source, water right, land, or easement in or over lands does not accept the damage awarded by the Selectboard, then the Village trustees may agree with the owner to refer the question of damages to one or more disinterested persons, whose award shall be made in writing and shall be final.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 29 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 417 / Section 29
App. § 417-29. Executive Board
Status: in_force

The Board of Supervisors shall have the authority to establish an Executive Board. The Board of Supervisors shall annually grant such powers as it may deem necessary. Additionally, the Board of Supervisors may grant to or remove from the Executive Board such powers as it deems necessary. The members of the Executive Board shall consist of the Chair, Vice Chair, and other members as appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1701 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 133 / Section 1701
App. § 133-1701. Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this charter is held invalid, the other provisions of the charter shall not be affected thereby.
24 V.S.A. § 5003 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 123 / Section 5003
§ 5003. Powers of municipalities
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of promoting the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare, and for the purpose of making dwellings and dwelling premises safe, sanitary, and fit for human habitation, a municipality may adopt, amend, and revise an ordinance for the establishment and enforcement of minimum standards for dwellings. Any such ordinance shall be adopted, amended, or revised in the manner prescribed in sections 1972 and 1973 of this title. Any nationally recognized code, rule, or regulation or portions thereof regarding minimum standards for dwellings and dwelling premises that has been printed in book or pamphlet form may be adopted by reference.

(b) Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter shall include:

(1) provision that any order provided for in this chapter shall be recorded in the office in which a deed of the property would be recorded as provided by law, and the order shall thereby be effective against any purchaser, mortgagee, attaching creditor, lien holder, or other person whose claim or interest in the property arises subsequent to the recording of the order;

(2) a relocation program for those persons displaced by any action taken pursuant to subsection (c) of this section;

(3) provision that when the enforcing officer finds that any order issued under this section has been complied with, he or she shall issue forthwith a cancellation of the order.

(c) Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter may include:

(1) Minimum standards with respect to facilities and equipment in dwellings including provisions relating to kitchen sinks, flush toilets and lavatory basins, bathtubs and showers, hot and cold water lines, rubbish and garbage storage and disposal facilities, cooking facilities, water heating facilities, window screens, and provisions for elimination and prevention of insect and vermin infestation.

(2) Minimum standards with respect to lighting, ventilation, refrigeration, and heating including, but not limited to, provisions relating to window area, room light and ventilation, electrical outlets, heating facilities, lighting of halls and stairways, and refrigerated storage space.

(3) Minimum standards relating to the healthful, safe, and sanitary maintenance of parts of dwellings and dwelling units including provisions relating to weather-tight and rodent-proof foundations, floors, walls, ceilings, roofs, windows, and doors, condition of chimneys and flues, condition and repair of stairs and porches, condition of plumbing fixtures, imperviousness of floor surfaces to water and functioning of facilities, pieces of equipment, and utilities.

(4) Minimum standards with respect to space, use, and location including provisions relating to floor space per occupant, size of rooms, bathroom glasses, ceiling height, cellar and basement occupancy, and means of egress.

(5) Minimum standards with respect to the provision of features for the safety of occupants including the installation and maintenance of flameproof and fireproof materials and the installation and maintenance of equipment to combat and prevent fires.

(6) Provisions fixing rights and responsibilities of owners, lessees, mortgagees, operators, and occupants for the condition, maintenance, use, and occupancy of dwellings and dwelling premises, including security deposits. An ordinance relating to security deposits may not limit how a security deposit is held.

(7) Provisions that the enforcing officer may enter, examine and survey all dwellings and dwelling premises at any reasonable time between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and that the inspection shall be made so as to cause the least amount of inconvenience to the owner or occupant, consistent with the efficient performance of the duties of the enforcing officer, except that the enforcing officer may be authorized to enter, examine, and survey all dwellings and dwelling premises at any time when an emergency tending to create an immediate danger to public health or safety exists.

(8) Provision that if entry for inspection is resisted or refused, a search warrant for entry may be issued by a Superior judge upon presentation of affidavits establishing probable cause. Standards for determining probable cause may be the passage of time between inspections, the nature of the dwelling, the condition of the area, or the need to determine if there has been compliance with a repair order previously issued but need not necessarily depend upon specific knowledge of the condition of the particular dwelling.

(9) Provisions that the enforcing officer may issue a notice of violation and order the repair, alteration, or improvement of a dwelling or dwelling premises directed to the owner or other person responsible therefor under the ordinance.

(10) Provisions that the enforcing officer may declare any dwelling or dwelling premises unfit for human habitation if he or she finds that conditions exist in the dwelling which are a serious hazard or immediate peril to the health, safety, or welfare of the occupants thereof, the occupants of neighboring dwellings, or the general public.

(11) Provisions that whenever any dwellings or dwelling premises are found by the enforcing officer to be unfit for human habitation because of defects which constitute a serious hazard or immediate peril to the health, safety, or welfare of the occupants of the dwelling or the public, the enforcing officer may:

(A) order the dwelling or dwelling premises to be vacated and secured until such time as he or she determines that the dwelling is again fit for human habitation;

(B) order the repair, alteration, or improvement of the dwelling or dwelling premises except that the owner shall have the right to vacate and secure the dwelling or dwelling premises within seven days after receipt of the order by the owner or the owner's agent;

(C) initiate demolition proceedings pursuant to sections 3113, 3114, 3115, and 3116 of this title.

(12) Provisions that the owner of any dwelling which has been found by the enforcing officer to be unfit for human habitation in accordance with subdivision (11) of this subsection, shall not sell, transfer, mortgage, lease, or otherwise dispose thereof until the owner has furnished the intended grantee, mortgagee, or lessee a true copy of the order and has notified the enforcing officer, in writing, of his or her intent to sell, transfer, mortgage, lease, or otherwise dispose of the dwelling, or until the enforcing officer has found that the conditions causing the dwelling to be unfit for human habitation have been corrected. A transferee, mortgagee, or lessee who has received actual notice or constructive notice shall be bound by the order on the date of the transfer, mortgage, or lease without service of further notice upon him or her by the enforcing officer.

(13) Provisions that the enforcing officer may make such regulations as may be consistent with the proper enforcement of any ordinance enacted under this chapter.
24 V.S.A. § 3221 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 85 / Section 3221
§ 3221. Interested public officials, commissioners, or employees
Status: in_force

No public official or employee of a municipality, or board or commission thereof, and no commissioner or employee of a housing authority or urban renewal agency which has been vested by a municipality with urban renewal project powers under section 3219 of this title shall voluntarily acquire any personal interest, direct or indirect, in any urban renewal project, or in any property included or planned to be included in any urban renewal project of such municipality or in any contract or proposed contract in connection with such urban renewal project. Where such acquisition is not voluntary, the interest acquired shall be immediately disclosed in writing to the local governing body and such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the governing body. If any such official, commissioner, or employee presently owns or controls, or owned or controlled within the preceding two years, any interest, direct or indirect, in any property which he or she knows is included or planned to be included in an urban renewal project, he or she shall immediately disclose this fact in writing to the local governing body, and such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the governing body, and any such official, commissioner, or employee shall not participate in any action by the municipality, or board or commission thereof, housing authority, or urban renewal agency affecting such property. Any disclosure required to be made by this section to the local governing body shall concurrently be made to a housing authority or urban renewal agency which has been vested with urban renewal project powers by the municipality pursuant to the provisions of section 3219 of this title. No commissioner or other officer of any housing authority, urban renewal agency, board, or commission exercising powers pursuant to this chapter shall hold any other public office under the municipality other than his or her commissionership or office with respect to such housing authority, urban renewal agency, board, or commission. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute misconduct in office.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 11.01 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 107 / Section 11.01
App. § 107-11.1. Description of officers, officials, boards, commissions, and committees
Status: in_force

(a) The officers, officials, boards, commissions, and committees described in this addendum are those that were in existence when this charter was written. These descriptions are included for purposes of information. Because the various positions and bodies described here may change from time to time, the reader is advised to seek current information from the Town Manager's office.

(b) Unless otherwise stated, all appointments are made by the Selectboard and are for terms commencing July 1 and terminating June 30.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 3 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 171 / Section 3
App. § 171-3. Powers of the Town
Status: in_force

(a) The Town of Williston shall have all the powers and functions conferred upon towns and villages by the Constitution and general laws of the State and shall also have all implied powers necessary to implement such powers and functions. All powers and functions conferred or implied by the charter shall be in addition to the powers and functions conferred upon the Town by laws now in force or hereinafter enacted.

(b) Nothing in this charter shall be construed as a limitation of such powers and functions incident to public and municipal corporations.
24 V.S.A. § 2255 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 61 / Section 2255
§ 2255. Grant or denial of application; appeal
Status: in_force

(a) After the hearing the legislative body shall, within 30 days, make a finding as to whether or not the application should be granted, giving notice of their finding to the applicant by mail, postage prepaid, to the address given on the application.

(b) If approved, the certificate of approved location shall be issued for a period not to exceed five years and shall contain at a minimum the following conditions:

(1) conditions requiring compliance with the screening and fencing requirements of section 2257 of this title;

(2) approval shall be personal to the applicant and not assignable;

(3) conditions that the legislative body deems appropriate to ensure that considerations of section 2254 of this title have been met;

(4) any other condition that the legislative body deems appropriate to ensure the protection of public health, the environment, or safety or to ensure protection from nuisance conditions; and

(5) a condition requiring a salvage yard established or initiated prior to July 1, 2009 to be setback 100-feet from the nearest edge of a right-of-way of a State or town road or from a navigable water as that term is defined in 10 V.S.A. § 1422, provided that if a salvage yard cannot demonstrate during the application process that it meets the 100-foot setback requirement of this subdivision, a municipality may regulate the salvage yard as a nonconforming use, nonconforming structure, or nonconforming lot under a municipal nonconformity bylaw adopted under section 4412 of this title, provided that no enlargement or further encroachment within a setback required under this subdivision shall be allowed.

(c) Certificates of approval shall be renewed thereafter for successive periods of not more than five years upon payment of the renewal fee without hearing, provided all provisions of this subchapter are complied with during the preceding period, and the salvage yard does not become a public nuisance under the common law.

(d) Any person may appeal the issuance or denial of a certificate of approved location to the Environmental Division within 30 days of the decision. No costs shall be taxed against either party upon such appeal.
24 V.S.A. § 3350 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 91 / Section 3350
§ 3350. Special tax assessment for payment of execution
Status: in_force

When a demand is made upon the district for the payment of an execution issued against it and the district has no available funds to pay the same, the board of water commissioners shall compute the share of each member town in such execution, with costs, interest, and other charges, to be paid by it in accordance with the agreement among the member towns or the formula established in section 3349 of this title, and shall give notice of the amount thereof to the legislative branch of each member town. Such member town through its proper officer shall forthwith pay to the treasurer of the district its share of such execution and any charges. If the member town has insufficient funds to pay its said share, its legislative branch shall forthwith assess and have collected a tax sufficient to pay the same in the manner its other taxes are assessed and collected. (1964, No. 20 (Sp. Sess.), § 10, eff. March 10, 1964.)
24 V.S.A. § 2402 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 65 / Section 2402
§ 2402. State policy
Status: in_force

(a) Agency of Transportation funded, designed, or funded and designed projects shall seek to increase and encourage more pedestrian, bicycle, and public transit trips, with the State goal to promote intermodal access to the maximum extent feasible, which will help the State meet the transportation-related recommendations outlined in the Comprehensive Energy Plan (CEP) issued under 30 V.S.A. § 202b and the recommendations of the Vermont Climate Action Plan (CAP) issued under 10 V.S.A. § 592.

(b) Except in the case of projects or project components involving unpaved highways, for all transportation projects and project phases managed by the Agency or a municipality, including planning, development, construction, or maintenance, it is the policy of this State for the Agency and municipalities, as applicable, to incorporate complete streets principles that:

(1) serve individuals of all ages and abilities, including vulnerable users as defined in 23 V.S.A. § 4(81);

(2) follow state-of-the-practice design guidance;

(3) are sensitive to the surrounding community, including current and planned buildings, parks, and trails and current and expected transportation needs; and

(4) when desired by the municipality or specifically identified in the regional plan, implement street design for purposes of calming and slowing traffic in State-designated centers under 24 V.S.A. chapter 76A.
24 V.S.A. § 1317 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 39 / Section 1317
§ 1317. Annexation; procedure
Status: in_force

The commissioners shall give notice of the time and place of hearing, hear parties interested, and decide whether such enlargement is advisable. When they decide in favor of the annexation, they shall fix the bounds of the territory to be annexed. If such village is divided into wards, they shall determine in what ward or wards such annexed territory shall be placed, or, if necessary, create additional wards out of the same. They shall cause their report, containing a statement of the bounds fixed for such annexed territory and of the new and altered wards, if any, to be recorded in the office of the town clerk.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 41 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 235 / Section 41
App. § 235-41. Establishment of Board
Status: in_force

The trustees of the Village of Ludlow shall appoint two competent physicians of said Village, who, with the trustees aforesaid, shall constitute a Board of Health for said Village. Such Board of Health shall make such regulations as they may judge necessary for the suppression, abatement, and removal of sources of filth and causes of sickness, and shall cause such regulations to be published from time to time in some newspaper of the Village.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 210 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 411 / Section 210
App. § 411-210. Voting
Status: in_force

(a) Each member or, in the absence of a member, his or her alternate member of the Board of Supervisors shall have one vote.

(b) Any action adopted by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors at which a quorum is present shall constitute the action of the Board, except as otherwise provided in this agreement.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 32 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 109 / Section 32
App. § 109-32. Amendment of plan
Status: in_force

This merger plan may be amended as set forth by the general laws of this State.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 102 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 13 / Section 102
App. § 13-102. General law application
Status: in_force

Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, or by any legal regulation or ordinance of the City of South Burlington, all provisions of the statutes of this State relating to municipalities shall apply provisions to the City of South Burlington. Prior acts or enactments of the Town of South Burlington shall not be affected by this charter, except as otherwise provided herein. Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, all provisions of the statutes of this State relating to schools or school districts shall apply to the South Burlington School District.
24 V.S.A. § 5141 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 129 / Section 5141
§ 5141. Scope
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to municipalities providing water or sewer services, or both, and it allows disconnection of water or sewer services, or both, as a delinquency collection procedure for water or sewer delinquencies. Disconnection of water service as a collection procedure for delinquent sewer bills is specifically allowed. This delinquency collection procedure is a separate procedure from that allowed under Title 32.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1301 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 123 / Section 1301
App. § 123-1301. Applicability of State law to zoning and planning
Status: in_force

The Zoning Administrator shall be nominated by the Planning Commission and appointed by the Selectboard for a term of three years promptly after the adoption of the first bylaws or when a vacancy exists. The appointment shall be in accord with 24 V.S.A. § 4448. All other 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. § 169 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 169
App. § 3-169. Powers generally; authority to establish graded schools
Status: in_force

Said Board shall have in general all the powers and authority, and perform all the duties, pertaining to school officers in towns of this State, not inconsistent with the provisions of this charter. It may establish graded schools and provide for instruction in the sciences and in the higher branches of a thorough education.
24 V.S.A. § 3271 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 87 / Section 3271
§ 3271. Monitoring; compliance; underwriting criteria
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Service created under 30 V.S.A. § 1 shall monitor and evaluate, for compliance with the underwriting criteria, standards, and procedures established under subsections 3262(a) (underwriting criteria for assessments) and 3269(c) and (d) (underwriting standards and procedures; loss reserve fund) of this title, all activities to which those criteria, standards, and procedures apply that are undertaken by an entity appointed under 30 V.S.A. § 209(d)(2) to deliver energy efficiency programs. The Department shall consult with the Department of Financial Regulation in performing these tasks. The Department of Public Service may combine its tasks under this section with monitoring and evaluation of an energy efficiency entity conducted pursuant to 30 V.S.A. § 209(d) or (e).
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 4 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 403 / Section 4
App. § 403-4. Duration
Status: in_force

The District shall continue as a body politic and corporate unless and until dissolved according to the procedures set forth in this chapter.
24 V.S.A. § 1122 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 33 / Section 1122
§ 1122. Procedure for adoption
Status: in_force

Rules adopted under authority of this subchapter shall be deemed to be administrative and may be adopted by majority vote of the legislative body of a municipality. Sections 1971-1975 of this title shall not apply to rules adopted under this subchapter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 53 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 126 / Section 53
App. § 126-53. Continuation of existing land use regulations
Status: in_force

(a) The zoning ordinance adopted by the Town of Lyndon on August 20, 1964, and as thereafter amended from time to time through and including July 1, 2023, is hereby ratified and approved as the zoning ordinance of the Town of Lyndon. It shall continue in force and effect and may be amended as provided in 24 V.S.A. chapter 117.

(b) The subdivision regulations of the Town of Lyndon adopted on November 5, 1996, and thereafter amended from time to time through and including July 1, 2023, are hereby ratified and approved as the subdivision regulations of the Town of Lyndon. They shall continue in force and effect and may be amended as provided in 24 V.S.A. chapter 117.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 502 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 153 / Section 502
App. § 153-502. Appraisal of property
Status: in_force

The Board of Listers shall appraise or cause to be appraised by the real estate appraiser appointed by the Selectboard all real property for the purpose of establishing the grand list.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 22 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 245 / Section 22
App. § 245-22. Communications plant; operation and regulation
Status: in_force

(a) The Village's operation of its communications plant, as defined herein, shall take place in accordance with the applicable State and federal law and regulation, and 24 V.S.A. chapter 53, relating to municipal indebtedness, with regard to the financing, improvements, expansion, and disposal of the municipal communications plant and its operations. However, the powers conferred by such provisions of law shall be supplemental to, construed in harmony with, and not in restriction of, the powers conferred in this charter.

(b) The Village's operation of any communications plant shall at all times be supported solely by the revenues derived from the operation of such communications plant, except in instances, and then only to the extent that, such communications plant serves a function of the Village's other operations for which communications are merely an ancillary component.

(c) With specific reference to the legislative authorization contained in 24 V.S.A. §§ 1821-1828, entitled “Indebtedness for Public Utility Purposes,” the Village is permitted to issue revenue-backed bonds or general obligation bonds for any capital improvement purpose related to its operation of such communications plant for the benefit of the people of the Village, provided each such issue of bonds is approved in accordance with law, and that the payment of obligations on such revenue-backed bonds is explicitly restricted to net revenues derived from the operation of the communications plant.

(d) Any restriction in this charter or the general law regarding the maximum outstanding debt that may be issued in the form of general obligation bonds shall not restrict the issuance of any bonds issued by the Village and payable out of the net revenues from the operation of a public utility project. The activities of the Village in connection with the powers conferred herein shall be subject to regulation to the extent required by Title 30 and other applicable law, but only to the extent that the Village is engaging in activities that are specifically subject by law to regulation. The Public Utility Commission shall at all times exercise its regulatory powers in such a manner as to permit the Village to fulfill all of its prudently incurred obligations, including its obligations to the holders of the bonds issued by the Village.

(e) Any certificate issued to the Village for a cable television franchise shall contain terms or conditions that are consistent with this section, and, with a goal of establishing competitive neutrality, shall establish terms and conditions consistent with those imposed on existing certified cable television systems, after evaluating factors including payment of pole attachment and rental fees, and the provision of public access channels, equipment, and facilities.

(f) Any certificate issued to the Village for telecommunications services defined under Title 30 shall contain terms or conditions that are consistent with this section, and, with a goal of establishing competitive neutrality, shall establish terms and conditions consistent with those imposed on existing telecommunications carriers, after evaluating factors including payment of pole attachment and rental fees.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 25 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 219 / Section 25
App. § 219-25. Sewer and drains; condemnation; appeal
Status: in_force

(a) When any person shall be dissatisfied with the decision of the trustees in the award for damages for land taken for a sewer or main drain, or in any assessment for contribution for the same, the person may appeal by petition to the next stated term of Franklin Superior Court for a reassessment of such damages or contribution, and any number of persons aggrieved may join in the petition, but the petition and appeal shall not delay the laying or repairing of the sewer or main drain. The petition and appeal shall be served on the Clerk of the Village within 60 days next after the award of damages or assessment for contribution shall be filed in the Clerk's office, if there be that many days before the next stated term of Franklin Superior Court; otherwise, the petition and appeal shall be served on the Clerk before the commencement of the next stated term of Court and shall be entered in the Court at that term.

(b) The proceedings shall be had on such petition and appeal in the Superior Court as are provided for by law in 24 V.S.A. § 3415 and the laws of the State, except as herein provided, and the commissioners appointed by the Superior Court to reexamine any assessment or contribution shall notify the Clerk of the Village of the time and place when they will hear the matter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1113 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 1113
App. § 5-1113. Advertisement
Status: in_force

Bond of the City shall be advertised for sale as provided by the general laws of the State.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 55 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 417 / Section 55
App. § 417-55. Priority
Status: in_force

When a special meeting of the District is called to act upon a proposition to incur bonded or other indebtedness, the special meeting procedures outlined in subsection 40(b) of this chapter shall control over the meeting procedures outlined in this subchapter in the event of conflict.
24 V.S.A. § 1172 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 35 / Section 1172
§ 1172. Assistant clerk; record to county clerk
Status: in_force

Such assistant clerk shall deposit with the county clerk a copy of the record of his or her appointment, duly certified by the town clerk making such appointment, and shall also deposit a copy of his or her official oath signed by himself or herself, with a certificate of the magistrate administering the same that he or she has taken such oath.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 209 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 409 / Section 209
App. § 409-209. Vacancy
Status: in_force

(a) A supervisor may resign at any time by notice to the chairperson of the legislative body of the municipality represented. The Board shall declare, by written certification to the legislative body of a member municipality, a vacancy for the position of the supervisor from that member municipality after the supervisor has failed to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board within one year beginning in March and ending in February of the subsequent year.

(b) Upon resignation, death, certification of vacancy by the Board, or removal from the municipality by a supervisor the legislative body of that member shall appoint a supervisor for the remainder of the term of such supervisor within 45 days. The appointment shall be certified by the clerk of the member to the Clerk of the District.

(c) For any vacancy, the number of votes attributable to such municipality shall not be counted for purposes of determining a quorum or the number of votes eligible to be cast by the Board during the period of such vacancy.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1105 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129 / Section 1105
App. § 129-1105. Reference to State statute
Status: in_force

If any matter mentioned in this charter is said to be controlled by a specific State statute, the reference to the State statute shall apply to the statute as amended or renumbered or any statute substituted therefor and having similar subject matter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 51 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 401 / Section 51
App. § 401-51. Withdrawal of member municipality
Status: in_force

A member municipality may withdraw from the District upon the terms and conditions specified in this section:

(1) Withdrawal during a period of 12 months from the establishment of the District.

(A) The Board of Supervisors shall not enter into any long-term contract (meaning for a term of more than 12 months) or call a special meeting on incurring long-term debt for a period of 12 months from the date the District becomes a body politic and corporate.

(B) A vote of withdrawal taken after the District has become a body politic and corporate but less than 12 months after that date shall be null and void.

(C) After the expiration of 12 months from the date the District becomes a body politic and corporate, a member municipality may vote to withdraw in the manner set forth in this section. 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 have been satisfied, or it may declare 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 said withdrawing municipality have been paid to the District.

(2) Withdrawal after District bond vote or entry into long-term contract.

(A) Notwithstanding subdivision (1)(C) of this section, if a member municipality votes to withdraw after the District has voted to bond itself for construction and improvements or to enter a long-term contract, as defined in section 36 of this chapter, the Board of Supervisors shall hold a meeting to determine if it is in the best interests of the District to continue to exist only after the municipality proposing to withdraw has submitted a plan to the Board of Supervisors, which shall at a minimum provide:

(i) That the withdrawing municipality shall continue to be jointly and severally liable with the other member municipalities of the District for all such bonded indebtedness and any long-term contract, as well as any temporary loans in anticipation of the sale of such bonds or receipt of grants-in-aid under 24 V.S.A. § 1773.

(ii) That the withdrawing municipality shall, at least 10 days before any payment is due from the District on such bonded indebtedness, or on any such long-term contract or temporary loan, pay to the District a percentage of such District payment determined on the basis of relative quantities of solid waste disposed of by each member municipality (including the withdrawing municipality) in the calendar year immediately prior to the vote of withdrawal if in the judgment of the Board, those quantities can be adequately determined, or, on the basis of population determined as published by the Department of Health, most immediately prior to the vote of withdrawal, should the Board conclude that such relative waste quantities cannot be adequately determined.

(iii) That the withdrawing municipality shall pay a share of each assessment levied under subsection 33(c) of this chapter and due under section 34 of this chapter. Such share of each assessment shall be based upon the same percentage utilized in subdivision (ii) of this subdivision (A) and shall be due and payable on the dates specified by the Board in section 34.

(iv) That the withdrawing municipality shall comply with all the provisions of the plan and pay all reasonable attorney's fees and other costs incurred by the District as a result of any default in making a payment when due, and that the full faith and credit of such municipality shall be pledged to making all payments where due.

(B) The plan shall be executed by a majority of the legislative body of the withdrawing municipality, or a person duly authorized by the legislative body, and shall be accompanied by the certification of the clerk of such municipality that at the meeting when the vote of withdrawal occurred, the voters of such municipality also voted to authorize the legislative body to execute and file a plan pursuant to this subdivision (2) with the Board of Supervisors, and further certifying that the time for petitioning to rescind such vote has passed, and no petition to rescind has been filed. Execution of the plan as set forth in this section shall constitute the municipality's agreement to comply with all the terms and conditions of the plan following withdrawal.

(C) Following the filing of such plan, and the meeting required by this section, the Board shall, unless it declares the District dissolved as provided in this section, permit such municipality to withdraw upon condition that it comply with all the terms of the plan.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 52 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 52
App. § 3-52. Court authorized to order abatement
Status: in_force

In any prosecution for a nuisance arising under this charter or under any lawful ordinance, regulation, or bylaw resulting in a judgment or conviction, the court before which said judgment or conviction shall be had shall order the nuisance or offense complained of to be removed or abated, and shall determine the expense of removing or abating the same and tax such expense as part of the costs of prosecution.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 107 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 142 / Section 107
App. § 142-107. Existing ordinances
Status: in_force

(a) The Village zoning and flood hazard regulations, as amended, are hereby incorporated into the zoning ordinance of the Town of Richford for the purpose of defining a Village district within said Town ordinance and establishing area, density, use, building, and like requirements.

(b) Whenever a power is granted by any such rule, ordinance, regulation, or bylaw to an officer of the Village of Richford, such power is conferred upon the appropriate officer of the Town of Richford.
24 V.S.A. § 5709 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 138 / Section 5709
§ 5709. Dissolution
Status: in_force

(a) If the board by resolution approved by a two-thirds' vote determines that it is in the best interests of the public, the district members, and the district that such district be dissolved, and if the district then has no outstanding obligations under pledges of district assets or revenue, long-term contracts, or contracts subject to annual appropriation, or will have no such debt or obligation upon completion of the plan of dissolution, it shall prepare a plan of dissolution and thereafter adopt a resolution directing that the question of such dissolution and the plan of dissolution be submitted to the voters of the district at a special meeting thereof duly warned for such purpose. If a majority of the voters of the district present and voting at such special meeting shall vote to dissolve the district and approve the plan of dissolution, the district shall cease to conduct its affairs except insofar as may be necessary for the winding up of them. The board shall immediately cause a notice of the proposed dissolution to be mailed to each known creditor of the district and to the Secretary of State and shall proceed to collect the assets of the district and apply and distribute them in accordance with the plan of dissolution.

(b) The plan of dissolution shall:

(1) identify and value all unencumbered assets;

(2) identify and value all encumbered assets;

(3) identify all creditors and the nature or amount of all liabilities and obligations;

(4) identify all obligations under long-term contracts and contracts subject to annual appropriation;

(5) specify the means by which assets of the district shall be liquidated and all liabilities and obligations paid and discharged, or adequate provision made for the satisfaction of them;

(6) specify the means by which any assets remaining after discharge of all liabilities shall be liquidated if necessary; and

(7) specify that any assets remaining after payment of all liabilities shall be apportioned and distributed among the district members according to a formula based upon population.

(c) When the plan of dissolution has been implemented, the board shall adopt a resolution certifying that fact to the district members whereupon the district shall be terminated, and notice thereof shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives in anticipation of confirmation of dissolution by the General Assembly.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 28 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 401 / Section 28
App. § 401-28. Executive Board
Status: in_force

The Board of Supervisors shall have the authority to establish an Executive Board and grant such powers as it may deem necessary.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 111 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 143 / Section 111
App. § 143-111. Ordinances; enforcement and adoption
Status: in_force

(a) The Selectboard may provide penalties for the breach of any ordinance authorized by general law or this charter, may prosecute any person violating the same through the constables or police officers who for these purposes shall be informing officers, and may maintain actions to restrain actual or threatened violations of the same. The establishment of any fine or penalty shall be by ordinance.

(b) Ordinance-making authority granted to the Town by this charter and general law shall be exercised pursuant to the provisions of sections 112 through 115 of this charter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 50 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 405 / Section 50
App. § 405-50. Qualifications and registration of voters
Status: in_force

All legal voters of the member municipalities shall be legal voters of the District. The member municipalities shall post and revise checklists in the same manner as for municipal meetings prior to any District meeting at which there will be voting.
24 V.S.A. § 4763b — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 120 / Section 4763b
§ 4763b. Loans to individuals for failed wastewater systems and failed potable water supplies
Status: repealed

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, when the wastewater system or potable water supply serving only single-family and multifamily residences either meets the definition of a failed supply or system in 10 V.S.A. § 1972 or is demonstrated by a designer to have a high probability of failing, the Secretary of Natural Resources may lend monies to an owner of one or more of the residences from the Vermont Wastewater and Potable Water Revolving Loan Fund established in section 4753 of this title. In such cases, the following conditions shall apply:

(1) a loan may only be made to an owner with a household income equal to or less than 200 percent of the State average median household income;

(2) a loan may only be made to an owner who resides in one of the residences served by the failed supply or system on a year-round basis;

(3) [Repealed.]

(4) when the failed supply or system also serves residences owned by persons other than the loan applicant, a loan may only be made for an equitable share of the cost to repair or replace the failed supply or system that is determined through agreement of all of the owners of residences served by the failed system or supply;

(5) no construction loan shall be made to an individual under this subsection, nor shall any part of any revolving loan made under this subsection be expended, until all of the following take place:

(A) the Secretary of Natural Resources determines that if a wastewater system and potable water supply permit is necessary for the design and construction of the project to be financed by the loan, the permit has been issued to the owner of the failed system or supply; and

(B) the individual applying for the loan certifies to the Secretary of Natural Resources that the proposed project has secured all State and federal permits, licenses, and approvals necessary to construct and operate the project to be financed by the loan;

(6) all funds from the repayment of loans made under this section shall be deposited into the Vermont Wastewater and Potable Water Revolving Loan Fund.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, when the wastewater system serving only single-family and multifamily residences either meets the definition of a failed system in 10 V.S.A. § 1972 or is demonstrated by a designer to have a high probability of failing, the Secretary of Natural Resources may lend monies to an owner of one or more of the residences from the Vermont Wastewater and Potable Water Revolving Loan Fund and capitalized by money that has been transferred from the Vermont Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pollution Control Revolving Fund pursuant to subdivision 4753(a)(10) of this title, provided that no State funds are used. In such cases, all of the following conditions shall apply:

(1) A loan may only be made to an owner with a household income equal to or less than 200 percent of the State average median household income.

(2) A loan may only be made to an owner who resides in one of the residences served by the failed system on a year-round basis.

(3) A loan may only be made to an owner who demonstrates sufficient means to pay the principal and interest on the loan.

(4) A loan may only be made for a project that is a clean water project the Secretary has designated as a priority for receipt of financial assistance.

(5) When the failed system also serves residences owned by persons other than the loan applicant, a loan may only be made for an equitable share of the cost to repair or replace the failed system that is determined through agreement of all of the owners of residences served by the failed system.

(6) No construction loan shall be made to an individual under this subsection, nor shall any part of any revolving loan made under this subsection be expended, until all of the following take place:

(A) the Secretary of Natural Resources determines that if a wastewater system and potable water supply permit is necessary for the design and construction of the project to be financed by the loan, the permit has been issued to the owner of the failed system; and

(B) the individual applying for the loan certifies to the Secretary of Natural Resources that the proposed project has secured all State and federal permits, licenses, and approvals necessary to construct and operate the project to be financed by the loan.

(7) Loans shall be awarded at or below market interest rates.

(8) All funds from the repayment of loans made under this subsection shall be deposited into the Vermont Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pollution Control Revolving Fund.

(c) Loans awarded under this section:

(1) shall include a loan repayment schedule that commences not later than one year after completion of the funded project for which loan funds have been issued; and

(2) shall not be used for the operation and maintenance expenses, or laboratory fees for monitoring, of a wastewater system or potable water supply.

(d) The Secretary of Natural Resources shall establish standards, policies, and procedures as necessary for the implementation of this section. The Secretary may establish criteria to extend the payment period of a loan or to waive all or a portion of the loan amount.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 52 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 105 / Section 52
App. § 105-52. Specific conflicts
Status: in_force

A Town officer (member) shall be disqualified from any proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned as defined in the Administrative Code.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 17 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 279 / Section 17
App. § 279-17. Rules of construction
Status: in_force

(a) Where the general law and this law conflict, this chapter shall apply.

(b) Any statutory reference in this chapter shall include all amendments, supplements, and replacements to this chapter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 903 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 153 / Section 903
App. § 153-903. Board of Abatement
Status: in_force

The Board of Civil Authority (the Selectboard members and justices of the peace) with the listers shall constitute a Board of Abatement as provided by law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 504 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 127 / Section 504
App. § 127-504. Record of proceedings
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be the duty of the Selectboard to keep an official record of its proceedings that shall be open for public inspection.

(b) The minutes of each meeting shall be approved by the Selectboard. The official copy shall be filed in the Town Clerk's office and copies in the public library in East Middlebury and the Ilsley Library.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 22 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 7 / Section 22
App. § 7-22. Board of Fire Wardens
Status: in_force

The Board of Fire Wardens, or any one of them who may be present at a fire, shall have power at such fire to suppress all tumults and riots by force if necessary, to direct the labor of all persons present during the continuance of such fire, to remove goods and effects endangered by such fire and protect the same from waste and depredation, and to pull down, remove, or destroy any house, store, or other building when they or any of them present at such fire shall deem it necessary for the better preservation of any property. Said Board of Fire Wardens may inspect the manner of manufacturing and keeping gun powder, lime, ashes, matches, lights, fire works, or combustibles, and the construction and repairs of fireplaces, stoves, flues, and chimneys in said City. Said Board of Fire Wardens may, by vote of a majority thereof, direct all persons manufacturing or keeping such gunpowder, lime, ashes, matches, lights, fireworks, combustibles, kerosene oil, petroleum, naptha, gasoline, oils, or burning fluid, in what manner and quantities to manufacture and keep the same, and the owners or occupants of buildings with such fire places, stoves, flues, or chimneys, how to repair the same. Every person refusing or neglecting to obey such order shall forfeit and pay to the use of said City a fine not exceeding $25.00 for each period of 20 days after notice of such order that such person shall neglect or refuse to obey the same. Such order shall not be inconsistent with any ordinance or bylaw of the City. The Board of Fire Wardens shall have full power to regulate their own proceedings and to form new hose or hook and ladder companies, subject to the approval of the City Council, and to organize and govern the Fire Department, and, subject to the approval of the City Council, to purchase necessary fire apparatus and have the general care and custody of the property pertaining to the Fire Department.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1506 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 127 / Section 1506
App. § 127-1506. Copies of the charter
Status: in_force

Two copies of this charter with amendments and information sheets, if there are any, shall be kept in all Town libraries. If at any time these copies shall become unreadable or be destroyed, the Town, at Town expense, shall provide the library with sufficient new copies.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 205 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 131 / Section 205
App. § 131-205. Open meetings
Status: in_force

Meetings of all Town boards and commissions shall be open and held in accordance with the general law of this State relating to public meetings. The record of all official proceedings shall be available for public inspection and copying as provided by the general law of this State.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 206 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 1 / Section 206
App. § 1-206. Vacancies
Status: repealed

(a) In case of vacancy of any elected municipal City officer, except a councilor, occasioned by death, removal from the City, resignation, or inability to serve, such vacancy, unless herein otherwise provided, shall be filled by appointment by the City Council until the next annual election. In such case, nomination may be made by any member for the Council.

(b) In case of a vacancy of any councilor, occasioned by death, removal from the ward, resignation, or inability to serve, such vacancy, unless herein otherwise provided, shall be filled by election at a caucus of the legal voters of the ward in which the vacancy occurs, duly warned, until the next annual election. In such case, nomination may be made by any legal voter from the ward in which the vacancy occurs.

(c) [Repealed.]
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1504 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 123 / Section 1504
App. § 123-1504. Appropriations
Status: in_force

The Town at the annual meeting shall adopt a budget that shall include the proposed expenditure of each department for the coming fiscal year, and adoption of a budget at the annual meeting shall be deemed an appropriation to each department of the sum allotted in the budget for such department. A department's expenditures may not exceed the amount appropriated to it, except by consent of the Selectboard and subject to the provisions of sections 1506 and 1507 of this charter. The amounts stated in the budget, and as approved by the Town, shall become appropriated to the several agencies, departments, and purposes therein named.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1109 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 131 / Section 1109
App. § 131-1109. Continuation of acts amended
Status: in_force

[Transitional provisions related to provisions of the charter that are the same as acts that the charter amends.]
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 44 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 401 / Section 44
App. § 401-44. Warning contents
Status: in_force

The posted notification shall include the date, time, place, and nature of the meeting. It shall, by separate articles, specifically indicate the business to be transacted and the questions to be voted upon.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 419 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 419
App. § 3-419. Operation of gas business
Status: in_force

Whenever said City does acquire any gas plant, gas distribution system, business, and goodwill (hereinafter referred to as the gas business) in accordance with the foregoing sections, such gas business shall be operated and maintained as a separate unit with separate accounting insofar as practicable, and shall be controlled, managed, operated, and maintained by the Light Department and the officers thereof as part of that Department, and all provisions of the City charter relating to the operation and maintenance of the Light Department and the duties of the officers thereof and not inconsistent with any section of this article shall apply to such gas business.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 202 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 131 / Section 202
App. § 131-202. Powers of the Town
Status: in_force

(a) The Town of Plainfield shall have all the powers granted to towns, town school districts, and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of this State and this charter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The Town of Plainfield may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont or with this charter and impose penalties for violation thereof.

(b) The Town may acquire real and personal property within or without its corporate limits necessary or convenient for any lawful purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation, consistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont, and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as its interest may require consistent with the Constitution and laws of the State.

(c) In this charter, no mention of a particular power shall be construed to be exclusive or to restrict the scope of the powers that the Town would have if the particular power were not mentioned, unless this charter otherwise provides.

(d) The Seal of the Town of Plainfield, heretofore adopted, is declared to be the official seal of the Town, to be used as required by law and custom.

(e) The Town may purchase, hold, and convey any real estate and erect and keep in repair any buildings necessary or convenient for its purposes and may acquire, construct, and maintain such dams, aqueducts, reservoirs, sewage disposal facilities, and electrical distribution facilities as it may deem necessary for the benefit of the Town.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 83 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 83
App. § 3-83. Preparation; contents
Status: in_force

(a) Assessors shall set all taxable real estate in the property grand list only to the last owner thereof, of record, on the first day of April in each year, as shown by an instrument of conveyance recorded in the land records of the City or left and filed for record in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, as the actual owner of such real estate, and where there is more than one such owner of record, such real estate may be so set in the list to any one or more of them. Any tax assessed on said grand list against such real estate shall be a legal and valid tax against such real estate and shall constitute a good and valid tax lien against the same underlying all other liens and may be enforced as such lien against the property itself by sale on the Constable's warrant of so much of said property as may be necessary to satisfy the tax with all legal charges, additions, and expenses or, in a proper case, by a proceeding in equity, by giving notice, as required in tax sales of real estate under the provisions of the laws of the State to all parties owning any interest in such real estate. In case the assessors find that real estate standing in the name of such last owner of record has been omitted from any grand list because exempt from taxation in the hands of such owner, but on the first day of April in the year of such grand list was last actually owned by one in whose hands said property was not exempt, they may amend and correct the grand list at any time while the warrant for the collection of taxes assessed thereon is outstanding and in force, by setting such real estate in said grand list to such owner of record as taxable at the valuation of said property in the citywide reappraisal next preceding such omission and thereupon all taxes therefore assessed on said grand list shall apply to such additional item and a tax bill shall be made up and issued thereon and collection of the same enforced under said warrant as such tax lien against said property in the same manner and to the same extent as though no such omission had been made. The provisions of 32 V.S.A. §§ 3652, 3653, and 3654, as the same may be amended from time to time, shall not apply to the City of Burlington.

(b) The property grand list in said City, when completed, shall contain the following:

(1) the name of each such last owner of record, of taxable real estate, with residence or business address, if known, as the actual owner, and the name of each person, partnership, or corporation taxable for personal estate with residence or business address, if known;

(2) a description of all real estate appearing in the land records of the City or by instrument of conveyance so left and filed for record, to be owned by such last owners of record; but such real estate need not be classified as provided in the general laws of the State;

(3) the value of each separate piece or parcel of real estate in said City not exempt from taxation;

(4) the total value of all such real estate not exempt from taxation;

(5) the value of taxable personal estate of each person, partnership, or corporation, in said City, taxable for the same, after making deductions for debts owing and other exemptions allowed by law;

(6) the sum obtained by taking one percent of the value of the taxable real and personal estate set to each person, partnership, or corporation.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 203 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 113 / Section 203
App. § 113-203. Recall
Status: in_force

(a) Any officer elected under section 202 of this charter may be removed from office as follows: A petition signed by not less than 15 percent of the registered voters shall be filed with the Selectboard, requesting a vote on whether the elected officer shall be removed from office. The Selectboard shall call a special Town meeting, to be held within 45 days of receiving the petition, to vote on whether the elected officer shall be removed. The official shall be removed only if at least as many registered voters of the Town vote as voted in the election wherein the officer was elected, or at least one-third of the registered voters of the Town vote, whichever is greater, and a majority of that number vote for removal.

(b) If the Town votes for removal of an elected officer, the office shall thereupon become vacant, and the Selectboard shall call a special meeting, to be held within 45 days of the vote for removal, to fill the vacancy until the term of the officer so removed expires.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 102 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 102
App. § 5-102. General powers
Status: in_force

The City shall have all the powers given to towns by the general law; and may purchase, hold, and convey any real estate and erect and keep in repair any buildings necessary or convenient for its purposes; and may acquire, construct, and maintain such infrastructure as it may deem necessary for the benefit of the City.
24 V.S.A. § 4450 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 117 / Section 4450
§ 4450. Eligibility to apply for permits
Status: in_force

Municipalities and solid waste management districts empowered to condemn property or an interest in property may apply for any permit or approval required by any bylaws adopted under this chapter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 705 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 117 / Section 705
App. § 117-705. Amount to be raised by taxation
Status: in_force

Upon passage of the budget by the annual Town meeting, the amounts stated therein as the amount to be raised by 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 by the Assessor for the corresponding tax year.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 304 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 251 / Section 304
App. § 251-304. Clerk
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Clerk to warn Village meetings and keep a record of all the proceedings of said Village; the Clerk shall also ex-officio be Clerk of the Board of Trustees and keep a record of its proceedings so far as the same are proper matter for record; the Clerk shall have power to certify copies of all records kept by the Clerk for which the Clerk shall receive the same fees as town clerks for like services, and shall perform all other duties required by this charter and such as are usually performed by clerks of villages.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 22.05 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 9 / Section 22.05
App. § 9-22.5. Powers and duties of Chief
Status: in_force

Subject to the authority of the Police Commission, the Chief of Police shall have jurisdiction and control of the administration, disposition, and discipline of the Police Department and of the police force of the Department. Except as herein otherwise provided, he or she shall have the power to make such rules and regulations as are necessary in his or her opinion, to exercise jurisdiction and control of the Department, and shall have jurisdiction over the day to day operation of the Department. He or she shall have the sole power, and it shall be his or her duty, to preserve the public peace; suppress riots and insurrections; disperse unlawful or dangerous assemblages that obstruct free passage on or in public streets, sidewalks, parks, and other public places; protect the rights of persons and property; preserve order; direct and regulate the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic under the ordinances, rules, and regulations of the City of Rutland or statutes of the State of Vermont to ensure the safety and convenience of the public; to observe all places of public amusement, all places of business, and other public places; enforce and prevent the violation of all federal, State, and local law, and ordinances, rules, and regulations in force in the City; and for these purposes, to detect and arrest all persons violating said laws, and he or she shall carry out such other devices as are inherent to the Office of Chief of Police.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 21 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 285 / Section 21
App. § 285-21. Village ordinances taking effect
Status: repealed

(a) No ordinance passed by the trustees shall be enforceable until notice thereof has been posted in four public places, within the bounds of the Village, for a period of two weeks, and published in a newspaper printed in the Village or, if no such newspaper be printed, in a newspaper having a current circulation within the Village twice within the same period of two weeks as mentioned in this subsection.

(b) If during such two weeks' period a petition signed by 10 or more qualified voters of the Village be presented to the trustees objecting to an ordinance so passed and published by the trustees, the question of the approval of the ordinance shall be submitted to an annual or special meeting of the Village; and when approved by a majority vote of the meeting, and not otherwise, the ordinance so approved shall become an ordinance of the Village.

(c) If at any time subsequent to such period of two weeks for publication, a petition signed by 10 or more qualified voters of the Village be presented to the trustees requesting the repeal of any ordinance, the question of the repeal or approval of the ordinance shall be submitted to a meeting of the Village duly warned for that purpose; if at such meeting the ordinance be approved by a majority vote of the meeting, the ordinance so approved shall remain an ordinance of the Village; if the ordinance so voted upon shall fail of such approval, the ordinance shall be deemed to be repealed and shall thereupon be and become null and void and of no subsequent legal effect whatsoever, but fines and penalties imposed, judgments and decrees entered, prosecutions and legal proceedings instituted prior to the repeal of such ordinance shall not be vacated, set aside, or otherwise affected by such repeal.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 48 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 403 / Section 48
App. § 403-48. Australian ballot
Status: in_force

The Australian ballot system shall be used at all special meetings of the District when voting is to take place.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 4 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 108C / Section 4
App. §§ 108B-4. Auditor
Status: in_force

The Selectboard shall annually appoint a Town Auditor who shall perform all the duties of Town Auditors as required by State statute and those additional duties specified by the Selectboard. The Town Auditor need not be a resident or voter of Calais and shall serve at the pleasure of the Selectboard. Not less than every three years, the Selectboard shall contract with a public accountant, licensed in this State, to perform a financial audit of all funds of the Town.
24 V.S.A. § 1691 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 51 / Section 1691
§ 1691. Terms of employment
Status: in_force

At an annual or special meeting warned as provided in section 1690 of this title, a town or incorporated village may authorize the employment of a certified public accountant or a public accountant and fix the terms of such employment. Nothing herein shall be construed to relieve a town or incorporated village of the duty to elect town or village auditors as provided by law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 2.08 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 107 / Section 2.08
App. § 107-2.8. Consolidation of services
Status: in_force

The Selectboard and the school directors may negotiate for the establishment of regional departments of public service, schools, or like regional organizations. No regional affiliation shall be established, however, without the consent of the Representative Town Meeting. The Town or Town School District may, by vote of Representative Town Meeting, also withdraw from any regional affiliation or organization.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 302 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 19 / Section 302
App. § 19-302. Compensation; expenses
Status: in_force

The Mayor and councilors shall receive as compensation for official services such sums, if any, as the legal voters of the City present and voting at an annual or special meeting duly warned and held for that purpose shall order paid. The Mayor and councilors shall receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in office as approved by the City Council.
24 V.S.A. § 4415 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 117 / Section 4415
§ 4415. Interim bylaws
Status: repealed

(a) If a municipality is conducting or has taken action to conduct studies, or has held or is holding a hearing for the purpose of considering a bylaw, a comprehensive plan, or an amendment, extension, or addition to a bylaw or plan, the legislative body may adopt interim bylaws regulating land development in all or a part of the municipality in order to protect the public health, safety, and general welfare and provide for orderly physical and economic growth. These interim bylaws shall be adopted, reenacted, extended, or amended by the legislative body of the municipality after public hearing upon public notice as an emergency measure. They shall be limited in duration to two years from the date they become effective and may be extended or reenacted only in accordance with subsections (f) and (g) of this section. An interim bylaw adopted under this section may be repealed after public hearing, upon public notice by the legislative body. The legislative body, upon petition of five percent of the legal voters filed with the clerk of the municipality, shall hold a public hearing for consideration of amendment or repeal of the interim bylaws.

(b) An interim bylaw adopted, extended, or reenacted under this section may contain any provision authorized under this chapter.

(c) Interim bylaws shall be administered and enforced in accordance with the provisions of this title applicable to the administration and enforcement of permanent bylaws, except that uses other than those permitted by an interim bylaw may be authorized as provided for in subsection (d) of this section.

(d) Under interim bylaws, the legislative body may, upon application, authorize the issuance of permits for any type of land development as a conditional use not otherwise permitted by the bylaw after public hearing preceded by notice in accordance with section 4464 of this title. The authorization by the legislative body shall be granted only upon a finding by the body that the proposed use is consistent with the health, safety, and welfare of the municipality and the standards contained in subsection (e) of this section. The applicant and all abutting property owners shall be notified in writing of the date of the hearing and of the legislative body's final determination.

(e) In making a determination, the legislative body shall consider the proposed use with respect to all the following:

(1) The capacity of existing or planned community facilities, services, or lands.

(2) The existing patterns and uses of development in the area.

(3) Environmental limitations of the site or area and significant natural resource areas and sites.

(4) Municipal plans and other municipal bylaws, ordinances, or regulations in effect.

(f) The legislative body of the municipality may extend or reenact interim bylaws for a one-year period beyond the initial two-year period authorized by subsection (a) of this section in accordance with the procedures for adoption in that subsection.

(g) A copy of the adopted, amended, reenacted, or extended interim bylaw shall be sent to adjoining towns, to the regional planning commission of the region in which the municipality is located, and to the Agency of Commerce and Community Development.
24 V.S.A. § 3806 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 109 / Section 3806
§ 3806. Fence viewers to locate; effect
Status: in_force

In such case, the fence viewers shall establish the line of the fence as near the line between the lands as, in their opinion, is practicable. Each owner of the land, at the time of such division of the fence, shall ever after be deemed in possession of that portion of his or her land enclosed with that of the other owner in consequence of the division. If disagreement arises in relation to the occupancy of such lands, the same shall be determined by the fence viewers, who shall decide such matter of disagreement on the application of either party and after suitable notice is given to the opposite party.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 178 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 178
App. § 3-178. Funds for construction or purchase to be provided by tax levy
Status: in_force

Upon the approval by the City Council of such proposed purchase of real estate for school purposes, or such proposed construction of a school building, said City Council shall provide the necessary money for such purpose by levying a tax sufficient to meet the whole or any part of the expense of such purchase or construction, or by the issuance of bonds authorized by the legal voters of the City pursuant to the provisions of section 63 of this charter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 201 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 407 / Section 201
App. § 407-201. 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 thereof shall be vested in a governing body known as the Board of Supervisors, except as specifically provided otherwise in this agreement.
24 V.S.A. § 3253 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 87 / Section 3253
§ 3253. Method of apportionment
Status: in_force

A special assessment may be apportioned among the properties to be benefited thereby according to the listed value of such properties in the grand list, the frontage thereof, the added value accruing to each property by reason of the public improvement for which such assessment is made, or by any method other than the foregoing that results in a fair apportionment of the cost of the improvement in accordance with the benefits received.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 31 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 109 / Section 31
App. § 109-31. Special funds
Status: in_force

(a) The Town Treasurer shall keep all money in a special fund in an account or accounts separate from that of any other special fund and from those of the other Town funds, and shall honor no warrant upon it except for the purpose thereof as heretofore enumerated.

(b) Any person who shall pay or cause to be paid any portion of any special fund for any purpose other than as herein specified shall forfeit to the Town for the benefit of such special fund twice the amount so paid to be recovered in a civil action of this section. It shall be the duty of the Town Agent to defend and prosecute suits and to bring an action to collect the forfeiture. In case such person is bonded, the bondsman shall be joined with the person in such action, provided such bondsman is within the jurisdiction of the State of Vermont.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 206 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 414 / Section 206
App. § 414-206. Special meetings
Status: in_force

Special meetings of the Board of Supervisors may be called at any time by the Chair or shall be called by the Clerk upon written request of a majority of the members of the Board. Except in case of emergency, each member of the Board shall be given at least 24 hours' notice of any special meeting of the Board by notice in person, by telephone, or by written notice delivered personally, mailed, or left at each member's usual place of residence.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 605 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 247 / Section 605
App. § 247-605. Moderator
Status: in_force

The Moderator shall be the presiding officer of Village meetings, shall decide questions of order, and make public declarations of votes passed. When a vote declared is immediately questioned by seven voters present, the Moderator shall poll the voters or divide the meeting, unless the Village has provided some other procedure in such cases.

The Moderator shall have and exercise the same powers and duties with respect to the Village that moderators have and exercise with respect to towns.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 512 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 1 / Section 512
App. § 1-512. Formation; duties
Status: in_force

The Board of Health shall consist of the Health Officer and three legal voters of the City. The Health Officer shall be the Secretary and Executive Officer of the Board and shall hold office for three years, and until a successor is appointed. The Board of Health created as herein provided shall be for the City in lieu of the local board of health provided for by the Vermont statutes and shall have all the powers vested in local boards of health for the preservation of health and abatement of nuisances and the removal of other causes injuriously affecting health and shall have powers to adopt such rules and regulations as they deem wise for the regulation of the work of the Board and concerning health in the City. Said Board shall be subject, at all times, to the direction of the City Manager. All rules and regulations of said Board, when the same are approved by the City Manager and duly published as herein prescribed for ordinances, shall have the force and effect of ordinances of the City. Any person who shall refuse to obey a lawful order of such Board or the Health Officer shall be punished not more than $500.00. Said Board shall make in duplicate a record of all its doings and reports and a copy of such shall be placed on file with the City Clerk.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 306 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 306
App. § 3-306. Reserve Fund of Light Department not to be increased without vote
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 65 of this charter, the Special Reserve Fund of the Light Department therein provided for shall not be increased in any one year by more than 10 percent of the net earnings of said Department for the previous year, unless a majority of the legal voters of the City present and voting thereon at the annual City meeting to be held on the first Tuesday in March, 1950, shall vote favorably upon the following question, to be voted upon by ballot: “Shall the City Council, with the approval of the Board of Light Commissioners, be authorized to increase the Reserve Fund of the Light Department by such part of the Department earnings as it may deem advisable?”
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 11.06 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 9 / Section 11.06
App. § 9-11.6. City indebtedness
Status: in_force

(a) The credit of the City, other than by temporary loans for a period of not more than one year, shall not be pledged by the Board of Aldermen nor by any officer of said City unless by vote of the legal voters of the City.

(b) If the legal voters of the City give authority to the Board of Aldermen to pledge the credit of the City for any purpose, including the paying of any deficit, the City is empowered to issue its negotiable orders, warrants, notes, or bonds with interest coupons attached or in register form, to the amount not to exceed the limit prescribed by law. Such notes or bonds shall be payable at such time and at such rate of interest as may be established by the voters, or if no time and rate of interest are fixed thereby, the same shall be established by the Board of Aldermen.

(c) Bonds, orders, notes, or warrants issued under this section shall be signed by the Mayor and the City Treasurer and countersigned by the City Clerk and if interest coupons are attached thereto they shall be signed by the Treasurer. Such bonds, orders, notes, or warrants shall contain a statement that they are issued in conformity with the provisions of this charter and shall specify the purpose for which they are issued; and such statements shall have the same effect as provided in the case of bonds or notes issued to refund outstanding bonds or notes.
24 V.S.A. § 2811 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 77 / Section 2811
§ 2811. Commissioners' notice, hearing, and report; Superior Court order
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners shall give to such clerk and to the petitioners six days' notice of the time and place of hearing. When they have completed their inquiries, they shall report to the court.

(b) Upon hearing, the court may accept or reject the report, in whole or in part, may make such orders as are necessary for locating and setting out such land and for the removal of obstructions thereon, may render judgment for the petitioners for such damages as they have severally sustained, may tax costs for either party, and may award execution in the premises.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 43 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 403 / Section 43
App. § 403-43. Places of meetings
Status: in_force

At any special meeting of the District, voters of each member municipality shall cast their ballots at such polling places within the municipality of their residence as shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors of the District in cooperation with the board of civil authority of each member municipality.
24 V.S.A. § 300 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Section 300
§ 300. May require assistance
Status: in_force

A sheriff or other officer in the discharge of the duties of his or her office, for the preservation of the peace, or the suppression or prevention of any criminal matter or cause, may require suitable assistance.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1708 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 269 / Section 1708
App. § 269-1708. Annexation and merger
Status: in_force

All matters relating to the enlargement of the geographical limits of the Village and the merger of the Village with one or more municipal corporations shall be controlled by the laws of the State.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 411 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 1 / Section 411
App. § 1-411. Official notices
Status: in_force

Whenever any notice signed by the Mayor, City Council, or any City officer or officers, or any advertisement, ordinance, resolution, or bylaw has been published in some newspaper or newspapers or publicly posted under the provisions of the general law, this charter, or the ordinances, thereby authorized, the City Clerk shall examine and ascertain whether such notice, advertisement, or ordinance has been duly published or posted; and if such be the fact, shall so certify upon the proper City record, and such record or duly certified copy thereof shall be treated as prima facie evidence of the facts so certified.
24 V.S.A. § 4942 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 121 / Section 4942
§ 4942. Contents of agreement
Status: in_force

Two or more municipalities, by resolution of their respective legislative bodies or boards, may establish and enter into agreements for obtaining or effecting insurance by self-insurance, for obtaining or effecting insurance from any insurer authorized to transact business in this State as an admitted or surplus lines carrier, or for obtaining and effecting insurance secured in accordance with any other method provided by law, or by combination of the provisions of this section for obtaining and effecting insurance. Agreements made pursuant to this section may provide for pooling of self-insurance reserves, risks, claims and losses, and of administrative services and expenses associated with the same, among municipalities. To accomplish the purposes of this subchapter, two or more municipalities may form an association under the laws of this State to develop and administer an intermunicipal risk management program, having as its purposes reducing the risk of its members; safety engineering; distributing, sharing, and pooling risks; acquiring insurance, excess loss insurance, or reinsurance; and processing, paying, and defending claims against the members of such association.
24 V.S.A. § 5807 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 139 / Section 5807
§ 5807. Better Places Program; crowd granting
Status: in_force

(a)(1) There is created the Better Places Program within the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Better Places Fund, which the Department shall manage pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5. This shall be the same Fund created under the prior section 2799 of this title.

(2) The purpose of the Program is to utilize crowdfunding to spark community revitalization through collaborative grantmaking for projects that create, activate, or revitalize public spaces.

(3) The Department may administer the Program in coordination with and support from other State agencies and nonprofit and philanthropic partners.

(b) The Fund is composed of the following:

(1) State or federal funds appropriated by the General Assembly;

(2) gifts, grants, or other contributions to the Fund; and

(3) any interest earned by the Fund.

(c) As used in this section, “public space” means an area or place that is open and accessible to all persons with no charge for admission and includes village greens, squares, parks, community centers, town halls, libraries, and other publicly accessible buildings and connecting spaces such as sidewalks, streets, alleys, and trails.

(d)(1) The Department of Housing and Community Development shall establish an application process, eligibility criteria, and criteria for prioritizing assistance for awarding grants through the Program.

(2) The Department may award a grant to a municipality, a nonprofit organization, or a community group with a fiscal sponsor for a project that is located in or serves an area designated under this chapter that will create a new public space or revitalize or activate an existing public space.

(3) The Department may award a grant to not more than three projects per calendar year within a municipality.

(4) The minimum amount of a grant award is $5,000.00, and the maximum amount of a grant award is $40,000.00.

(5) The Department shall develop matching grant eligibility requirements to ensure a broad base of community and financial support for the project, subject to the following:

(A) A project shall include in-kind support and matching funds raised through a crowdfunding approach that includes multiple donors.

(B) An applicant may not donate to its own crowdfunding campaign.

(C) A donor may not contribute more than $10,000.00 or 35 percent of the campaign goal, whichever is less.

(D) An applicant shall provide matching funds raised through crowdfunding of not less than 33 percent of the grant award. The Department may require a higher percent of matching funds for certain project areas to ensure equitable distribution of resources across Vermont.

(e) The Department of Housing and Community Development, with the assistance of a fiscal agent, shall distribute funds under this section in a manner that provides funding for projects of various sizes in as many geographical areas of the State as possible.

(f) The Department of Housing and Community Development may use up to 15 percent of any appropriation to the Fund from the General Fund to assist with crowdfunding, administration, training, and technological needs of the Program.
24 V.S.A. § 4933 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 121 / Section 4933
§ 4933. Municipal contributions
Status: in_force

Each municipality that is a party to an interlocal contract shall have authority to appropriate funds for the purpose of the contract and may also levy taxes and issue bonds for the payment of the appropriation as a special purpose. Services of personnel, use of equipment and office space, and other services may be accepted from contracting municipalities either in addition to or as part of their financial support.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 907 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 19 / Section 907
App. § 19-907. Amendment of the charter
Status: repealed

This charter may be altered, amended, or repealed by the General Assembly whenever the public good shall require. A copy of all acts in alteration, amendment, or repeal shall be kept in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Winooski, and the copy shall be certified by the Secretary of State as provided in section 905 of this charter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 308 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 13 / Section 308
App. § 13-308. Jurisdiction over other officers or employees
Status: in_force

Neither the City Council nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment, by any other officer or employee of the City, 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 City, except as otherwise provided in this charter. The City Council and its members shall deal with that portion of the service of the City for which the Manager is responsible solely through the Manager, and neither the City Council nor any of its members shall give any orders to or request any action by any subordinate in office. This shall not be construed to prohibit the Council from recommending to the City Manager a prospective employee for his or her consideration.
24 V.S.A. § 4026 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 113 / Section 4026
§ 4026. Inconsistent acts
Status: in_force

As far as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with any other law, including special act or municipal charter, this chapter shall control.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 23 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 601 / Section 23
App. § 601-23. Vice Chair
Status: in_force

During the absence or inability of the Chair to render or perform his or her duties or exercise his or her powers, the same shall be performed and exercised by the Vice Chair and, when so acting, the Vice Chair shall have all the powers and be subject to all the responsibilities given to or imposed upon the Chair.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 3.02 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 107 / Section 3.02
App. § 107-3.2. Initiative
Status: repealed

The voters of the Town shall have the power to:

(1) Petition for inclusion in the warning of an article to reflect public sentiment and to be advisory only.

(A) Such petition, stating that it is advisory only, shall be signed by at least five percent of the voters of the Town. If it is desired that the article be acted upon by all voters of the Town by Australian ballot, the petition shall so state. If the petition is silent as to being acted upon by the voters of the Town at a General Town Meeting, said article shall be acted upon by the Representative Town Meeting as an advisory vote.

(B) The Selectboard or the school directors, upon receipt of such petition requesting an article to reflect public sentiment to be voted upon by all voters of the Town, shall place the article on the warning for the next General Town Meeting; otherwise, the Selectboard or the school directors shall place it on the warning for the next annual Representative Town Meeting. Neither body shall deny the petition or refuse to place it on the warning on grounds that the body considers the matters raised in the petition frivolous or not to be the business of the Town.

(C) [Repealed.]

(D) An initiative defeated in two consecutive years shall not be placed on the warning for three years thereafter.

(E) For the purposes of this section, “article” shall include any nonbinding question relating to domestic, regional, statewide, national, or international concerns, whether constituting the “business to be transacted” at any election or not.

(F) No petition shall be rejected for inclusion in the warning for any reason other than insufficient signatures.

(2) Petition for inclusion in the warning of an article to adopt an ordinance.

(A) Such petition shall be signed by at least 10 percent of the voters of the Town and shall state that it is to be binding.

(B) The Selectboard or school directors, upon receipt of such petition, shall place the article on the warning for the next representative Town or Town School District meeting.

(C) If the date of the next representative Town or Town School District meeting falls within 60 days after receipt of the petition, and if the petition is presented within sufficient time to be legally warned for the meeting, it shall be included as an article on the warning for that meeting. Otherwise, a special Representative Town or Town School District meeting shall be called within 60 days after receipt of the petition.

(D) A binding initiative article passed by the Representative Town Meeting shall be acted upon by all voters of the Town by Australian ballot, no later than the next townwide election or via a called special General Town or Town School District meeting within 60 days following passage of the binding initiative, whichever comes first.

(E) An initiative approved under the provisions of this subdivision (2) shall be considered in all respects as if it had been adopted by the Selectboard or school directors.

(3) Petition to bring to a vote of the Town a proposed amendment to the Town Plan, zoning bylaws, or subdivision regulations.

(A) The petition shall be signed by at least 10 percent of the voters of the Town and shall state that it is binding.

(B) The Planning Commission, having received an amendment proposed by petition, shall promptly call a hearing and make a review of the same. In accord with State law, the Planning Commission shall then submit the proposal to the Selectboard.

(C) The Selectboard shall hold a hearing on the proposed amendment within 60 days of receiving the same, and shall then warn a vote by Australian ballot on the proposed amendment.

(D) If the date of the annual General Town Meeting falls within 60 days after the Selectboard hearing, the article relating to the proposed amendment shall be included as an article on the warning for that meeting. Otherwise, a special General Town Meeting of the voters shall be held within 60 days after the Selectboard hearing.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 103 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 413 / Section 103
App. § 413-103. Composition
Status: in_force

The District is composed of and includes all of the lands and residents within those municipalities that vote to approve and enter into this agreement at the time of its creation, and such other municipalities as are subsequently admitted to the District as herein provided, except for those municipalities that may withdraw as herein provided.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1702 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 13 / Section 1702
App. § 13-1702. Personnel rules and regulations
Status: in_force

(a) The City Manager or his or her appointee shall be the Personnel Director. He or she shall prepare personnel rules and regulations protecting the interests of the City and of the employees. These rules and regulations must be approved by the Council and shall include the procedure for amending them and for placing them into practice. Each employee shall receive a copy of these rules and regulations when he or she is hired.

(b) The rules and regulations may deal with the following subjects or with other similar matters of personnel administration: job classification, jobs to be filled, tenure, retirement, pensions, leaves of absence, vacations, holidays, hours and days of work, group insurance, salary plans, rules governing hiring, temporary appointment, layoff, reinstatement, promotion, transfer, demotion, settlement of disputes, dismissal, probationary periods, permanent or continuing status, in-service training, injury, employee records, and further regulations concerning the hearing of appeals.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 7.05 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 147 / Section 7.05
App. § 147-7.5. Absence
Status: in_force

To perform his or her duties during his or her temporary absence or disability, the Manager may, with the consent of the Board, designate by letter filed with the Town Clerk a qualified administrative officer of the Town. In the event of the failure of the Manager to make such designation, the Board may by resolution appoint any officer of the Town to perform the duties of the Manager until he or she shall return or his or her disability shall cease.
24 V.S.A. § 5061b — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 125 / Section 5061b
§ 5061b. Death benefit after retirement-Group D
Status: in_force

If a Group D member in receipt of a retirement allowance dies, the member's dependent spouse shall receive, until his or her death, a retirement allowance which shall be equal to 70 percent of the retirement allowance to which the member was then entitled, without optional modification, irrespective of whether the member had elected such an option.
24 V.S.A. § 305 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Section 305
§ 305. Not to appear as counsel, or make writ
Status: in_force

A sheriff or deputy sheriff shall not appear in any court as counsel, nor make a writ, complaint, answer, or other precept or process, except in his or her own cause. A writ, complaint, or other process herein prohibited made by him or her shall be dismissed and the defendant recover his or her costs.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 502 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 249 / Section 502
App. § 249-502. Sewers
Status: in_force

Said corporation is empowered to construct a system of sewers and repair the same, and for that purpose may take such lands as are necessary, and in taking lands for such purposes said corporation and its Board of Trustees shall proceed in the manner prescribed for towns and selectboards in taking lands for highway purposes, and said corporation may borrow such sums of money to defray the expenses of such sewers as it may by vote determine, and for that purpose may issue bonds with coupons attached on such terms and in such manner as said corporation may prescribe. If said Village votes to construct a sewer, it may make and establish bylaws regulating the manner of construction, the raising of the money therefor, and all other matters of detail relating thereto.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 307 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 407 / Section 307
App. § 407-307. Treasurer
Status: in_force

The Treasurer of the District shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, shall not be a member of the Board, and shall serve at its pleasure. The Treasurer shall have the exclusive charge and custody of the funds of the District and shall be the disbursing officer of the District. Under such conditions as established 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 keep a record 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 keep correct books of account of all the business and transactions of the District and such other books and accounts as the Board of Supervisors may 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. The Treasurer shall prepare the annual financial statement and the budget of 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 pertaining to the office of treasurer of a body politic and corporate. The Treasurer shall settle with the auditors within 60 days of the end of the fiscal year, at such other times as the Board of Supervisors may require, and upon retirement from office. Upon retirement from office, the Treasurer shall immediately pay over to his or her successor all of the funds belonging to the District and at the same time deliver to his or her successor all official books and papers.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 111 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 13 / Section 111
App. § 13-111. Reservation of powers to the City
Status: in_force

Nothing in this charter shall be so construed as in any way to limit the powers and functions conferred upon the City of South Burlington and the Council of said City by general or special enactments in force or effect or hereafter enacted, and the powers and functions conferred by this charter shall be cumulative and in addition to the provisions of such general or special enactments.
24 V.S.A. § 832 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 33 / Section 832
§ 832. Bonds; requirements
Status: in_force

Before the school directors, constable, road commissioner, collector of taxes, treasurer, assistant treasurer when appointed by the selectboard, clerk, and any other officer or employee of the town who has authority to receive or disburse town funds enter upon the duties of their offices, the selectboard shall require each to have crime insurance coverage or give a bond conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties: the school directors, to the town school district; the other named officers, to the town. The treasurer, assistant treasurer when appointed by the selectboard, and collector shall also be required to have crime insurance coverage or give a bond to the town school district for like purpose. All such crime insurance coverage or bonds shall be in sufficient sums and with sufficient sureties as prescribed and approved by the selectboard. If the selectboard at any time considers the crime insurance coverage or a bond of any such officer or employee to be insufficient, it may require, by written order, the officer or employee to give an additional bond in such sum as it deems necessary. If an officer or employee, so required, neglects for 10 days after such request to give such original or additional bond, his or her office shall be vacant. A bond or crime insurance coverage furnished pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be valid if signed by any other officer of the same municipality as surety thereon.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 52 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 155 / Section 52
App. § 155-52. Ordinances and regulations
Status: repealed

All ordinances and other Town legislation now in effect shall remain in effect until altered or repealed, except where contrary intent appears in this charter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 5 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 109 / Section 5
App. § 109-5. Finances
Status: in_force

With the exception of special service funds as provided in section 29 of this charter, the funds of the Village of Proctorsville shall be added to the General Fund of the Town of Cavendish.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 8 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 124 / Section 8
App. § 124-8. Separability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this charter is held invalid, the other provisions of the charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of the charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the application of this charter and its provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected thereby.
24 V.S.A. § 2741 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 75 / Section 2741
§ 2741. Municipal corporations; property values fixed by contract
Status: in_force

(a) A municipal corporation, as hereinafter provided, may enter into a contract with owners, lessees, bailees, or operators of agricultural, forestland, open space land, industrial or commercial real and personal property, and alternate-energy generating plants for the purpose of:

(1) fixing and maintaining the valuation of such property in the grand list;

(2) fixing and maintaining the rate or rates of tax applicable to such property;

(3) fixing the amount in money which shall be paid as an annual tax upon such property; or

(4) fixing the tax applicable to such property at a percentage of the annual tax.

(b) A municipal corporation, by vote of a majority of those present and voting at an annual or special meeting warned for that purpose for a contract relating to agricultural or forest property, open space land, or to alternate-energy generating plants, or by a vote of two-thirds of those present and voting at annual or special meeting warned for that purpose for a contract relating to commercial or industrial property, may either:

(1) provide general authority to its legislative branch to enter into such contracts as application is made; or

(2) provide limited authority to its legislative branch to negotiate contracts, which shall be effective upon ratification by a majority of those present and voting at an annual or special meeting warned for that purpose.

(c) Any contract entered into pursuant to this section:

(1) shall not be for a period in excess of ten years except for a contract to stabilize taxes for an alternate-energy generating plant, in which case the term shall not exceed the term of any license, permit, or other approval required to operate such a plant;

(2) shall be filed with the clerk of the municipal corporation and shall be available for public inspection;

(3) may be with existing or new owners, lessees, bailees, or operators of such property, or with persons who intend to become owners, lessees, bailees, or operators of such property; and

(4) may be applicable to existing agricultural or forest property or open space land; renovations of or additions to existing agricultural, commercial, or industrial property, or open space land; or to new agricultural, forest, commercial, or industrial property, or open space land.

(d) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Renewable energy source” means any inexhaustible, continuous, or readily replaceable supply of energy, including solar, wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal. “Renewable energy source” does not mean any biomass, fossil, or mineral supply of energy, including wood, organic waste, oil, coal, or uranium.

(2) “Alternate-energy generating plant” means real and personal property that is built at an existing or new site after July 1, 1980, including any equipment, structure, or facility, used for or directly related to the generation or production of electricity from renewable energy sources with a nameplate capacity of not more than 25 million watts.

(3) “Farmland” means real estate, exclusive of any housesite, which is actively and exclusively devoted to farming and is operated or leased as a farm enterprise by the owner.

(4) “Forestland” means any land, exclusive of any housesite, which is under active forest management for the purpose of growing and harvesting repeated forest crops.

(5) “Housesite” means the two acres of land surrounding any house, mobile home, or dwelling.

(6) “Open space land” means any land, exclusive of any housesite, that does not fall under the definition of “farmland” and “forestland,” is not used for commercial or industrial purposes, and does not have structures thereon.
24 V.S.A. § 2784 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 76 / Section 2784
§ 2784. Terms of performance grants
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Funds available through a performance grant may only be used by an applicant to perform the duties or provide the services specified in the performance grant.

(2) The amount and terms of the performance grant shall be determined by the Secretary.

(b) A performance grant shall be made for a period specified by the grant.

(c) Payments to a service provider shall be made pursuant to the terms of the performance grant.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 52 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 225 / Section 52
App. § 225-52. Trustees
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, all the powers of the Village shall be entrusted to and exercised by the trustees consisting of five members chosen by the voters of the Village of Hyde Park. Three members shall be elected for terms of three years and two members shall be elected for terms of two years. The Board shall discharge all the duties conferred or imposed upon trustees by law, including the duties of water, electric and sewer commissioners, and any similar ex officio duties; and when sitting in such official capacity, it shall not be necessary to convene in a separate capacity.

(b) The trustees shall meet within 14 business days after the annual election to elect a Chair and to designate one of their Board or the Village Clerk as Clerk of the Board. Special meetings of the trustees may be called at any time by the Chair, or, in the Chair's absence, by a majority of the trustees.

(c) No action of the Board shall be valid or binding unless approved by a majority of the Board of Trustees.
24 V.S.A. § 4416 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 117 / Section 4416
§ 4416. Site plan review
Status: in_force

(a) As prerequisite to the approval of any use other than one- and two-family dwellings, the approval of site plans by the appropriate municipal panel may be required, under procedures set forth in subchapter 10 of this chapter. In reviewing site plans, the appropriate municipal panel may impose, in accordance with the bylaws, appropriate conditions and safeguards with respect to the adequacy of parking, traffic access, and circulation for pedestrians and vehicles; landscaping and screening; the protection of the utilization of renewable energy resources; exterior lighting; the size, location, and design of signs; and other matters specified in the bylaws. The bylaws shall specify the maps, data, and other information to be presented with applications for site plan approval and a review process pursuant to section 4464 of this title.

(b) Whenever a proposed site plan involves access to a State highway or other work in the State highway right-of-way such as excavation, grading, paving, or utility installation, the application for site plan approval shall include a letter from the Agency of Transportation confirming that the Agency has reviewed the proposed site plan and determined whether a permit is required under 19 V.S.A. § 1111. If the Agency determines that a permit for the proposed site plan is required under 19 V.S.A. § 1111, then the letter from the Agency may set out conditions that the Agency proposes to attach to the permit required under 19 V.S.A. § 1111.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 17 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 601 / Section 17
App. § 601-17. Compensation of members of Board of Supervisors
Status: in_force

Each member municipality shall pay to its representative to the Board of Supervisors compensation as it shall determine reasonable, if any.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 436 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 436
App. § 3-436. Same-refunding
Status: in_force

The City may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying any of its bonds issued hereunder at maturity or upon acceleration or redemption. The refunding bonds may be issued at such time prior to the maturity or redemption of the refunded bonds as the City deems to be in the public interest. The refunding bonds may be issued in sufficient amounts to pay or provide the principal of the bonds being refunded, together with any redemption premium thereon, any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of payment of such bonds, the expenses of issue of the refunding bonds, the expenses of redeeming the bonds being refunded, and such reserves for debt service or other capital or current expenses from the proceeds of such refunding bonds as may be required by a resolution under which bonds are issued. The issue of refunding bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the security therefor, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the City with respect thereto shall be governed by the provisions of this article relating to the issue of bonds other than refunding bonds insofar as the same may be applicable.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1002 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 1002
App. § 5-1002. City Manager employment contract
Status: in_force

The City Council shall enter into a written agreement with the City Manager establishing terms of employment, including salary and related benefits.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 8.06 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 9 / Section 8.06
App. § 9-8.6. Collection of taxes
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise herein provided, whenever any tax shall be assessed on the property list by the Board of Aldermen, the Board shall cause to be delivered to the City Treasurer on or before August 16 following the assessment of such tax a tax bill for the same. Such tax bill shall be paid to the City Treasurer as follows: one quarter of such tax shall be paid within 15 days from the time when the tax bill for the same is delivered to him or her; one quarter of such tax shall be paid within three months from the date when said tax bill is delivered to him or her; one quarter of such tax shall be paid within six months from the date when said tax bill is delivered to him or her; and one quarter of such tax shall be paid within nine months from the date when said tax bill is delivered to said Treasurer. All taxes assessed upon the grand list of the City shall be paid in money.

(b) When the tax bill is delivered to the City Treasurer, he or she shall forthwith give notice of the place where and the times when and in what proportions such tax is payable to him or her, and the time when all unpaid taxes on such tax bill will be placed in the hands of the City Constable for collection. Notice shall be given by publication in all of the daily newspapers in the City, for a period of eight days immediately succeeding the time when the tax bill shall have been delivered to him or her.

(c) If at the expiration of the time within which any installment of such tax is to be paid to the City Treasurer, any person against whom such tax has been so assessed shall be delinquent in the payment of such installment thereof, the amount due from him or her on such installment shall thereafter be deemed to be the amount of such installment increased by five percent thereof, and may be paid to the City Treasurer thereafter at any time before the expiration of the last period in which the City Treasurer is authorized to receive any installment of such tax. If at the expiration of nine months from said tax bill shall have been delivered to the Treasurer, any person against whom a tax has been so assessed shall then be delinquent in the payment of any installment or portion thereof, the amount due from him or her on such installment or portion on which he or she is delinquent shall thereafter be deemed to be the amount of such installment or delinquent portion of such original tax increased by five percent and 10 cents for the insertion of his or her name in the warrant hereinafter mentioned. At the expiration of 90 days after the expiration of the aforesaid period of nine months, there shall be a further penalty of three percent of the amount of the original tax then unpaid added to the amount of the original tax assessed against such delinquent taxpayer and the penalty shall be increased at the rate of three percent of such portion of the original tax as then remains unpaid for each additional 90 day period during which the same remains unpaid. All sums collected as penalties shall be paid to the City Treasurer. All tax payments made by a person whose taxes are delinquent shall be applied on the oldest delinquent tax and not otherwise.

(d) Except as otherwise provided, after the expiration of nine months from the time of delivery of a tax bill to the City Treasurer he or she shall thereupon issue his or her warrant against such delinquent persons for the collection from them of the amount so due and determined, including the increases as hereinbefore provided, which warrant shall be returnable to the City Treasurer and shall be addressed and delivered to the City Treasurer as Constable of the City.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 706 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 123 / Section 706
App. § 123-706. Absence
Status: in_force

In the event of a temporary absence or disability, the Town Manager may, with the consent of the Selectboard, designate by letter filed with the Town Clerk a qualified person to perform the Manager's duties. If the Manager fails to make the designation, the Selectboard may appoint a person to perform the duties of the Manager until the Town Manager shall return or the Town Manager's disability shall cease.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 5 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 701 / Section 5
App. § 701-5. Officers; directors
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Directors shall also be the officers and shall consist of at least five members elected by the members of the municipal corporation for a term of three years. Vacancies on the Board of Directors shall be filled in the manner as provided by the bylaws of the municipal corporation. The Board of Directors' decisions by majority vote of the entire Board concerning policy, procedures, and all matters of business of the municipal corporation shall be final and binding.

(b) The President and Vice President shall be responsible for:

(1) the maintenance and repair of the system or the subcontracting of that responsibility;

(2) water testing as mandated by the State and federal government: monthly, quarterly, and annually;

(3) dealing with State and federal agencies as necessary and working with resource organizations;

(4) providing customer services;

(5) maintaining operation certification and insurance;

(6) monitoring of the water-testing schedule and requisition of testing equipment;

(7) convening of regular annual and special meetings;

(8) public relations activities.

(c) The Treasurer shall be responsible for:

(1) billing, invoicing, depositing and dispersing funds, maintaining safety deposit boxes, and reporting and collecting delinquent account receivables;

(2) writing and signing all checks on behalf of the municipal corporation consistent with that authority as granted by the Board of Directors;

(3) alerting the Board of Directors and officers of the municipal corporation of any past due accounts;

(4) preparing, distributing, and reporting annual financial statements;

(5) preparing and presenting the annual operating budget;

(6) preparing and filing annual tax returns as required;

(7) keeping accurate records of all financial transactions made by the municipal corporation;

(8) collecting delinquent water rents and fees due to the municipal corporation, interest on those accounts, and penalties in accordance with Vermont law.

(d) The Clerk shall be responsible for:

(1) the accurate taking, timely distribution, and orderly maintenance of minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors as well as annual meetings and special meetings of the Morristown Corners Water Corporation and the maintenance and preservation of official documents;

(2) picking up and distributing mail to the responsible officer;

(3) performing monthly coliform tests as required in consultation with the President and Vice President and the timely and accurate submission of those tests.

(e) The Tester shall be responsible for:

(1) properly taking and accurately recording chlorine readings in consultation with the President and Vice President and the timely and accurate submission of those readings;

(2) participating in other daily, monthly, and annual testing of the water and water system as required in consultation with the President and Vice President consistent with requirements for testing under this chapter and the bylaws.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 21 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 245 / Section 21
App. § 245-21. Communications plant; authority to acquire, construct, operate, improve, extend, and better
Status: in_force

(a) The Village is authorized and empowered to own, maintain, operate, improve, and extend, or otherwise acquire, and to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of, in accordance with and in any situation or manner not prohibited by law, its communications plant or plants for the furnishing of communications services within or without the corporate limits of the Village, for public, domestic, commercial, and industrial use, and for the provision of communications service. For the aforesaid purposes, the Village may hire, lease, purchase, own, hold, and acquire by contract, agreement, or eminent domain proceedings any buildings, land, rights-of-way, and any other property, real or personal, necessary or convenient to the operation of said communications plant, and may use any public highway over which it may be necessary or desirable to pass with the poles and wire of the same, provided that the use of such public highway for the purpose of public travel is not thereby unnecessarily impaired. These powers may be exercised through a taking by eminent domain in the manner prescribed by law, except that the Village shall have no power under 30 V.S.A. chapter 79 to take by eminent domain telecommunications or cable television property. All of the foregoing powers are in addition to and not in substitution for or in limitation of any other powers conferred by law.

(b) Before the Village may sell any communications service over which the Public Utility Commission has jurisdiction and for which a certificate of public good is required, it shall obtain a certificate of public good for such service.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 2 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 148 / Section 2
App. § 148-2. Elected officers
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the elected officers of the Town of South Hero shall be those required for towns by the State law, and they shall be elected by Australian ballot.

(b) The officers shall exercise all powers and perform all duties necessary or required to carry out the provisions of this charter as well as those provided by the State law generally.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 303 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 153 / Section 303
App. § 153-303. Time of holding
Status: in_force

(a) The annual Town meeting for the consideration of the budget and other Town business shall be held on the first Tuesday of March, or on any of the three immediately preceding days, as determined by the Selectboard.

(b) The election of officers by Australian ballot and the voting on all questions to be decided by Australian ballot shall take place on the annual Town meeting day. The polls shall be opened for a minimum of nine consecutive hours between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. as shall be determined and warned by the Selectboard.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 101 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129 / Section 101
App. § 129-101. Corporate existence retained
Status: in_force

The inhabitants of the Town of Milton, within the limits as now established, shall be a municipal corporate by the name of the Town of Milton, including the area within the former incorporated Village of Milton, the geographical boundaries of which are referenced in 1900 Acts and Resolves No. 183, Sec. 1.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 13 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 601 / Section 13
App. § 601-13. Voting
Status: in_force

Each member of the Board of Supervisors shall be entitled to cast one vote for the municipality.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 502 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 151 / Section 502
App. § 151-502. Fair market value of real estate
Status: in_force

(a) In the event that the fair market value of real estate is materially changed because of total or partial destruction of or damage to the property or because of alterations, additions, or other capital improvements, the taxpayer may appeal as provided by law.

(b) When the fair market value of real estate is finally determined by appeal to the Board of Civil Authority, then the value so fixed shall be the fair market value of the real estate for the year in which the appeal is taken.

(c) When the fair market value of real estate is finally determined by the Director of Property Valuation and Review (PVR) or by a court having jurisdiction, then the value so fixed shall be the fair market value of the real estate for the year for which such appeal is taken and for the ensuing two years unless the taxpayer's property is altered materially; is damaged; or if the Town in which it is located has undergone a complete revaluation of all taxable real estate, in the event of which, such fair market value may be changed.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 402 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 151 / Section 402
App. § 151-402. Town Manager nonpartisan
Status: in_force

(a) The Town's interests in preserving integrity and efficiency in the execution and management of its government are best served by a Town Manager who is prohibited from the fact and appearance of political partisanship in the operation of the office.

(b) The Town Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of the individual's executive, administrative, and professional qualifications.

(c) The Town Manager shall not take part in the organization or direction of a political party, serve as a member of a party committee, or be a candidate for election to any partisan office.
24 V.S.A. § 932 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 33 / Section 932
§ 932. Town may vote compensation
Status: in_force

A town may vote to compensate any or all town officers for their official services. Such town in annual meeting may fix the compensation of such officers and of town employees.
24 V.S.A. § 1953 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 57 / Section 1953
§ 1953. Officers
Status: in_force

The officers of a fire department shall consist of a chief engineer, an assistant chief engineer, and fire captains in such number as the legislative body of the municipality shall determine. The duties and powers of the chief engineer shall be the same as those of the chief engineer of a fire district under 20 V.S.A. §§ 2671-2675. The legislative body may appoint and remove such officers, and fix their salaries or other compensation, subject to such rules and regulations as the legislative body may adopt.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 312 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 409 / Section 312
App. § 409-312. Compensation of officers
Status: in_force

Officers of the District shall be paid such compensation or reimbursement of expenses, or both, as shall be determined by the Board.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1701 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 13 / Section 1701
App. § 13-1701. Appointment and removal
Status: in_force

(a) All City employees not elected by the voters shall be appointed, supervised, and removed by the City Manager unless otherwise specified in this charter. There shall be no discrimination in employment on account of race, religion, or political affiliation. Appointments, layoffs, suspensions, promotions, demotions, and removals shall be made solely on the basis of training, experience, fitness, and performance of duties of the individual, in such manner as to ensure that the responsible administrative officer may secure efficient service.

(b) Each employee shall have a three- to 12-month period of probation, as specified in the Personnel Rules and Regulations as established under section 1702 of this subchapter, during which time he or she may be freely discharged. After this period, he or she must be notified in writing of his or her suspension, demotion, layoff, or removal, and of the reason for such action. Within 10 days of such notice, he or she may request a public or executive hearing before the Council, which must hold such hearing not less than 10 days or more than 20 days after such request. The Council may support the action of the City Manager or may modify it.
24 V.S.A. § 1955 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 57 / Section 1955
§ 1955. Expenditures
Status: in_force

All expenditures for the creation, operation, and maintenance of a fire department under this chapter shall be paid from the general fund of the municipality unless other means are provided by the legislative body or the qualified voters.
24 V.S.A. § 361 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Section 361
§ 361. General duties
Status: in_force

(a) A State's Attorney shall prosecute for offenses committed within his or her county, and all matters and causes cognizable by the Supreme and Superior Courts on behalf of the State, file informations and prepare bills of indictment, deliver executions in favor of the State to an officer for collection immediately after final judgment, taking duplicate receipts therefor, one of which shall be sent to the Commissioner of Finance and Management, and take measures to collect fines and other demands or sums of money due to the State or county.

(b) Part-time State's Attorneys may represent private clients in Superior Court or the Supreme Court on the question of compensation in highway condemnation cases under the provisions of 19 V.S.A. chapter 5, in those cases where the condemned land is located in any county other than that county in which the State's Attorney was elected.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 3 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 705 / Section 3
App. § 705-3. Boundaries
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the District are coextensive with the current boundaries of the Village of Waterbury.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 203 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 1 / Section 203
App. § 1-203. Special City meetings
Status: in_force

Special City meetings shall be called in the manner provided by the laws of the State, and the voting on all questions shall be by the Australian ballot system.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 105 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 13 / Section 105
App. § 13-105. Ordinances; enforcement; adoption
Status: in_force

(a) The Council may provide penalties for the breach of any ordinance authorized by general law or this charter, may prosecute any person violating the same through the City Grand Juror or police officers who for such purposes shall be informing officers, and may maintain actions to restrain actual or threatened violations of the same. The establishment of any fine or penalty shall be by ordinance.

(b) Ordinance-making authority granted to the City by this charter and general law shall be exercised pursuant to the provisions of sections 106 through 109 of this subchapter.
24 V.S.A. § 1937 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 55 / Section 1937
§ 1937. Reciprocal assistance agreements
Status: in_force

(a) A reciprocal assistance agreement may be entered into between:

(1) the chief law enforcement officer of a municipality in a county of this State adjacent to a neighboring state, or the sheriff of such a county; and

(2) the chief law enforcement officer of a municipality in an adjacent county of the neighboring state, or the sheriff of such a county.

(b) The authority of a duly authorized and certified municipal law enforcement officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff in a neighboring state shall extend to a municipality or county in this State if:

(1) reciprocal statutory authority has been granted by the neighboring state to the law enforcement officers, sheriffs, or deputy sheriffs of this State;

(2) a reciprocal assistance agreement under subsection (a) of this section has been executed which sets forth the terms and conditions under which assistance may be requested or rendered;

(3) the agreement is in writing; and

(4) in the case of an agreement by a municipality in this State, the agreement of the chief law enforcement officer of the municipality is approved by its legislative body.

(c) The reciprocal assistance agreement shall constitute authorization for every request for assistance, and for any assistance rendered, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement, regardless of whether the officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff is named in the agreement.

(d) In either emergency or nonemergency circumstances, the ranking on-duty law enforcement officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff may make an oral request for assistance to the ranking on-duty law enforcement officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff in the responding jurisdiction, subject to the terms and conditions of the reciprocal assistance agreement. The agreement shall state the authority of the responding police officer in such circumstances.

(e) A reciprocal assistance agreement shall remain in full force and effect until terminated by mutual consent of the parties to the agreement, or until ten days after one of the parties has received notification from the other party of intention to terminate the agreement.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 19 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 601 / Section 19
App. § 601-19. Telephone participation
Status: in_force

If approved by the Board of Supervisors, any member of the Board may participate in any meeting of the Board by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation at a meeting in such manner shall constitute the presence of the person at the meeting.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 303 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 249 / Section 303
App. § 249-303. Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
Status: in_force

The powers and duties of the Treasurer and Collector of Taxes shall be the same with respect to said corporation as are the powers and duties of town treasurers and town collectors of taxes with respect to towns. Each shall give a bond to the corporation, conditioned for the faithful performance of each office's duties, in such sum and with such sureties as the board of trustees shall prescribe. If a Treasurer or Collector of Taxes does not give such bond within 10 days after election or appointment, the office shall be vacant.
24 V.S.A. § 3212 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 85 / Section 3212
§ 3212. Determination of compensation; payment; proceeds from bonding
Status: in_force

(a) Following the final determination of the necessity of the taking, the municipality may proceed to acquire such lands. Whenever a municipality and an owner of land or rights agree as to the amount of compensation to be paid therefor, the municipality may take possession of the land or rights and proceed with the work for which it is taken upon making the agreed payment therefor. When an owner and the municipality are unable to agree on the amount of compensation to be paid therefor, and if the municipality desires to proceed with the taking thereof, it shall appoint a time and place for hearing and give at least ten days' notice thereof before such hearing to the persons interested, either personally or by written notice left at the residence of the owner or occupants of such lands. At such hearing it shall hear any person having an interest in such land and desiring to be heard. Within 20 days thereafter, it shall by order assess the damages sustained by such interested persons. The municipality shall file a copy of such order for record in the office of the clerk of the city, town, or village in which the land lies, and shall deliver to each interested person a copy of that portion of the order directly affecting such person and shall pay or tender 95 percent of the award to each person entitled thereto which may be accepted, retained, and disposed of to his or her own use without prejudice to such person's right of appeal as hereafter provided. Within ten days after the expiration of the period for taking an appeal from the amount of the award, the municipality shall pay or tender the remaining five percent to each person entitled thereto who has not appealed from said award. Upon the payment or tender of 95 percent of the award as above provided, the municipality may take possession of such land and proceed with the work for which it is taken. When an appeal has been taken by any person having an interest in any property, the remaining five percent awarded on account of the taking of such property shall be retained by the municipality pending final disposition of the appeal.

(b) When a person having an interest in the land is dissatisfied with the damages awarded therefor, the person may appeal to the Superior Court of the county wherein the land lies within 90 days of the recording of the order of the municipality. Any number of persons aggrieved may join in the appeal. Each of the appellants shall be entitled to a trial by jury.

(c) When the award made by the municipality is upheld, the court shall tax costs against the appellant, and, after deduction of taxed costs, the municipality shall forthwith pay appellant the balance, if any, of the five percent of award withheld, and, if such five percent of award withheld is insufficient to pay such costs, appellant shall pay the municipality such amounts at such time as the court may direct. When the appellant is allowed a sum greater than was awarded by the municipality, the court shall tax costs against the municipality, the municipality shall forthwith pay appellant the five percent of award withheld, and the municipality shall pay appellant such further amounts at such time as the court may direct.

(d) The full faith and credit of the municipality shall be pledged to the payment of all amounts awarded by such municipality or by order of the court and, if the funds of the municipality shall be insufficient to pay the amounts, the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the city, town, or village in which the applicable lands lie shall be pledged to such payment to the extent of the insufficiency. The local governing body of any city, town, or village may raise money by taxation to pay such amounts as the municipality lacks funds to pay, irrespective of any tax rate limits imposed by any general or special law. No obligation of a city, town, or village under this section shall be considered to be indebtedness for the purpose of any debt limit imposed by any general or special law.

(e) Title to the lands taken, or rights acquired, under this section shall vest in the municipality upon the filing for record of the municipality's order under subsection (a) of this section, unless previously acquired by deed or other appropriate instrument.

(f) The legality of any proceedings hereunder shall not be affected as to any person by a deficiency in the notice to any other person.

(g) If the necessity of the taking of any land for an urban renewal project is not sustained by the court, or if the taking of any such land is held to be invalid, the validity of bonds issued under subsection 3217(d) of this title shall not be affected; and the proceeds thereof may be expended for any lawful expenses of the project, and any excess proceeds may be expended for the lawful expenses of any other urban renewal project or for the payment of the principal of and interest on any outstanding general obligation of the city, town, or village issued for any purpose. (1964, No. 9 (Sp. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 5, 1964; amended 1965, No. 8; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 202, eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1997, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.)
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 93 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 126 / Section 93
App. § 126-93. Pending matters
Status: in_force

All past, present, and future rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts, and legal or administrative proceedings, now in progress or that arise in the future, choate and inchoate, that involve or affect the Town of Lyndon or the former Village of Lyndonville on July 1, 2023 shall not be affected by the merger of the Town and the Village and shall continue to be maintained and be enforceable by or against the Town of Lyndon.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 3 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 150 / Section 3
App. § 150-3. Local option tax
Status: in_force

(a) If the Selectboard of the Town of St. Albans by a majority vote 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.

(b) Any local option tax assessed under subsection (a) of this section shall be collected and administered and may be rescinded as provided by the general laws of this State.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 904 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 4 / Section 904
App. § 4-904. Budget meeting; warning
Status: in_force

(a) The Council shall hold at least one public hearing at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting to present and explain its proposed budget and shall give a public notice of such hearing.

(b) The Manager shall, not less than 30 days prior to the annual meeting, make available the Council's recommended budget and the final warning of the pending annual meeting.

(c) The annual City report shall be made available to the legal voters of the City not later than 10 days prior to the annual meeting.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 53 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 155 / Section 53
App. § 155-53. Separability
Status: in_force

The sections of this charter and the parts thereof are separate. If any portion of this charter or its application to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder thereof or the application of such invalid portions to other persons or circumstances shall not thereby be affected.
24 V.S.A. § 1151 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 35 / Section 1151
§ 1151. Certificate of election; oath
Status: in_force

A town clerk shall file with the county clerk a certificate of his or her election or appointment and a copy of his or her official oath on or before six days after election or appointment. The moderator shall sign the certificate if the clerk is elected at an open town meeting. The chair of the board of civil authority shall sign the certificate if the clerk is elected by Australian ballot. The selectboard members shall sign the certificate if the clerk is appointed.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 410 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 19 / Section 410
App. § 19-410. General authority for initiative and referendum
Status: in_force

(a) Initiative. The qualified voters of the City shall have power to propose ordinances to the Council and, if the Council fails to adopt an ordinance so proposed without any change in substance, to adopt or reject it at a City election, provided that such power shall not extend to the budget or capital improvements program or any ordinance relating to appropriation of money, levy of taxes, or salaries of City offices or employees.

(b) Referendum. The qualified voters of the City shall have power to require reconsideration by the Council of any adopted ordinance and, if the Council fails to repeal an ordinance so reconsidered, to approve or reject it at a City election, provided that such power shall not extend to the budget or capital improvements program or any emergency ordinance or ordinance relating to appropriation of money or levy of taxes.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 901 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 143 / Section 901
App. § 143-901. Appointments
Status: in_force

The Selectboard may appoint commissions or committees as needed and delegate incidental powers necessary for the proper functioning thereof as established by law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 122 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 122
App. § 3-122. Enumerated
Status: in_force

(a) On the first Monday in June 1998, the Mayor shall appoint a City Assessor and a Director of the Human Resources Department for a one-year term commencing July 1, 1998. Commencing on the first Monday in June 1999, and biannually thereafter, the Mayor shall appoint such City Assessor and Human Resources Director for a term of two years commencing on the first day of July following the appointment, and until their successors have been appointed and qualified. The Mayor shall appoint on the first Monday of June, 1998 and annually thereafter, and whenever a vacancy occurs, a Chief Administrative Officer, a City Attorney and one or more assistant City attorneys, a City Constable and a Second, Third, and Fourth Constable, a City Engineer and Surveyor, a City Grand Juror and Assistant City Grand Juror, a Harbor Master, a Poundkeeper or a firm or corporation to provide the services of such, a Director of the Community and Economic Development Office, a Director of Burlington City Arts, and a Civil Defense Director. All of the above-referenced appointments shall require the approval of a majority of the City Council. Additionally, commencing on the first Monday in June 2002, and whenever a vacancy occurs, the Mayor shall appoint a Director of Aviation, a Cemetery Superintendent, an Executive Director of the Church Street Marketplace District, a General Manager/Superintendent of the Electric Department, a Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, a librarian(s) of the Fletcher Free Library, a Superintendent of the Parks and Recreation Department, a Police Chief, and a Superintendent/Director of the Public Works Department. The Mayor shall also appoint a Director of Permitting and Inspections, a Zoning Administrative Officer, and a Director of Planning. The first two appointments of an individual to serve in any such position shall be for one-year terms. After an individual has served in a position for two successive years, the Mayor may thereafter appoint such person to serve terms of not more than three years, except that in no case shall an appointment be valid for more than 15 months following the election of a new Mayor. In all cases, such appointments shall continue until their successors have been appointed and qualified. The Mayor shall also have the authority to appoint the superintendent/director of any City department that may hereafter be created by the City Council.

(b) The appointments described in subsection (a) of this section shall require the approval of a majority of the whole number of the City Council. In cases where the Mayor appoints an individual for a term longer than one year, the City Council must also approve the duration of such term.
24 V.S.A. § 4021 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 113 / Section 4021
§ 4021. Governmental services and contracts
Status: in_force

In connection with any housing project located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any State public body may contract with the housing authority with respect to the sum or sums, if any, which the housing authority may agree to pay, during any year or period of years, to the State public body for the improvements, services, and facilities to be furnished by it, for the benefit of said housing project, but in no event shall the amount of such payments exceed the estimated cost to the State public body of the improvements, services, or facilities to be so furnished: provided however, that the absence of a contract for such payments shall in no way relieve any State public body from the duty to furnish, for the benefit of said housing project, customary improvements and such services and facilities as such State public body furnishes customarily without a service fee. (1961, No. 212, § 21, eff. July 11, 1961.)
24 V.S.A. § 1826 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 53 / Section 1826
§ 1826. Actions barred
Status: in_force

(a) No action shall be brought directly or indirectly attacking, questioning, or in any manner contesting the legality or validity of municipal revenue bonds for public utility purposes, issued or unissued, voted by any municipality or by any other municipal corporate entity, after six months from the date upon which voters in any such municipality or other municipal corporate entity met pursuant to warning and voted affirmatively to issue bonds to defray costs of municipal utility purposes or upon vote of a question of recission thereof whichever occurs later.

(b) This section shall be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose to validate bonds issued or authorized by municipalities or other municipal corporate entities for public utility purposes, and to bar every right to question in any manner the validity of a bond voted by it for public utility purposes, and to bar every remedy therefor notwithstanding any defects or irregularities, jurisdictional or otherwise, after expiration of the six-month period.