24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 29 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 173 / Section 29
App. § 173-29. Appointed officers
Status: repealed

(a) The Selectboard, by a majority vote, shall appoint the following Town officers for the terms indicated:

(1) Town Attorney for a term of one year, to fulfill the duties prescribed by law for the grand juror and town agent of a town, except as provided in subsection 14(f) of this charter, and perform such other duties as may be requested by the Selectboard or the Town Administrator.

(2) Town Service Officer, a Dog Control Officer, Assistant Town Treasurer, Assistant Town Clerk, and a Health Officer for a term of one year.

(3) [Repealed.]

(4) A Development Review Board of not fewer than five nor more than nine members, the length of the terms of the Board members, not to exceed three years, shall be established at the time of appointment of the individual Board member by the Selectboard, and two alternates with one-year terms. Any vacancy prior to the expiration of the term of the prior holder shall be for the unexpired term of the holder. Any member may be removed by the Selectboard at any time for cause upon written charges and after a public hearing.

(5) A Planning Commission of not fewer than three nor more than nine members; the length of the terms of the members, not to exceed three years, shall be established at the time of the appointment of the individual member by the Selectboard. Any vacancy prior to the expiration of the term of the prior holder shall be for the unexpired term of the holder. Any member may be removed by the Selectboard at any time by unanimous vote of the Selectboard.

(6) Regional Planning Commissioner, and one alternate for one year.

(7) Town Assessor for a term of one year, who may be a full-time lister.

(8) Custodial Officer for the Vermont Judicial Bureau and an issuing official for a term of one year.

(9) A Constable may be appointed for a one-year term by the Selectboard. The Constable's training and duties shall be set by the Selectboard. The Constable shall be subject to the comprehensive person- nel plan of the Town of Windsor.

(10) One or more tree wardens for a term of one year per tree warden.

(11) Other special committees as needed.

(b) A vacancy in any appointed office may be filled for the duration of the unexpired term by the Selectboard.

(c) When it becomes necessary to make appointments to any office or position created by this charter, ordinance, or bylaws, the Selectboard shall give notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the Town specifying positions open for which appointment will be made so that interested persons may apply. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the reappointment by the Selectboard of an incumbent in an appointed office.

(d) The offices of Fence Viewer, Grand Juror, Inspector of Lumber, Weigher of Coal, Second Constable, and Auditor are all abolished. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the Selectboard or its designee shall exercise the powers, duties, and responsibilities of any of the offices abolished in this section in the event that the need should arise.

(e) The Town Manager, with the advice and consent of the Selectboard, shall appoint a Zoning Administrator for a one-year term.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 101 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 106 / Section 101
App. § 106-101. Merger of the Village and Town
Status: in_force

At midnight at the end of November 30, 2004, the Village of Bradford shall merge into the Town of Bradford, and the Village of Bradford shall, except as hereinafter provided, cease to exist as a political entity or body corporate, and its charter shall be abolished. This plan will constitute the charter of the Town of Bradford.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 39 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 401 / Section 39
App. § 401-39. Special meetings
Status: in_force

The Board of Supervisors may call a special meeting of the District for the purposes of incurring bonded debt or entering into a long-term contract under section 36 of this chapter or for purposes of dissolution under section 53 of this chapter or for reconsideration under section 48 of this chapter. The Board shall call a special meeting if petitioned pursuant to section 48 or if requested pursuant to section 54 of this chapter to disallow an amendment to this chapter and shall call a special meeting regarding the question of dissolution of the District if petitioned to do so by not less than five percent of the legal voters from each municipality in the District. The Board shall also call a special meeting on the question of incurring bonded debt if petitioned by at least 10 percent of the legal voters in the District as defined in section 36 of this chapter. The Board of Supervisors may rescind the call of a special meeting called by them but not a special meeting called on application of the legal voters of the District or pursuant to section 54. The Board of Supervisors shall endeavor to have the time of such special meeting coincide with the time of annual municipal meetings, primary elections, general elections, or similar meetings when the electorate within the member municipalities will be voting on other matters.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 26 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 417 / Section 26
App. § 417-26. Administrative personnel
Status: in_force

The Board of Supervisors may employ an Executive Director and such other personnel as it deems necessary for the conduct of the business of the District, and the Board of Supervisors shall have the power to prescribe duties, set compensation, and delegate such responsibilities as it deems appropriate.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 29 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 7 / Section 29
App. § 7-29. Assessment of taxes on grand list
Status: in_force

The City Council shall assess and lay all taxes upon the grand list of said City, and in addition to such tax as may be necessary for the payment of all such State, county, and highway taxes as are or may be required by law, and in addition thereto such tax as the Board of School Trustees shall recommend to said Council for the support of schools, not exceeding 100 cents on the dollar of the grand list of said City unless authorized by a vote of the City. They shall have power annually to lay and assess upon said grand list such tax, which shall not exceed 100 cents on the dollar thereof, unless by vote of the City, as in their judgment may be required for the payment of the current expenses of the City and for carrying out any of the provisions of this charter; and in addition they shall annually assess a tax of not less than 20 cents nor more than 60 cents on the dollar of said grand list, the proceeds of which shall be used in retiring the floating and funded indebtedness of said City or in creating a sinking find for the future redemption of such indebtedness. All of the aforesaid taxes may be included in one rate bill, and such tax bills, with a warrant signed by the Mayor of the City or any justice of the peace within the county, shall be delivered to the Treasurer, to whom all taxes shall be paid in money.
24 V.S.A. § 2607 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 69 / Section 2607
§ 2607. Appropriation for traveling nurse
Status: in_force

Towns, incorporated villages, and incorporated school districts may appropriate a sum for the purpose of employing a registered nurse within such municipality or may join with other adjoining municipalities in employing a registered nurse. The provisions of this section shall not apply to municipal corporations whose charters make provisions for the employment of school, district, or traveling nurses.
24 V.S.A. § 5006 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 123 / Section 5006
§ 5006. Court review
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, including the enforcing officer, aggrieved by any decision of the board, may appeal to the Superior Court. The appeal shall not stay proceedings upon the decision appealed from, but the court may on application, upon notice to the board and on due cause shown, grant a restraining order. The board shall not be required to return the original papers acted on by it, but it shall be sufficient to return certified or sworn copies thereof or such portions thereof as may be pertinent and material to show the grounds of the decision appealed from and shall be verified.

(b) If upon the hearing it appears to the court that testimony is necessary for the proper disposition of the matter, it may take evidence or appoint a referee to take such evidence as it may direct and report the same to the court with his or her findings of fact and conclusions of law, which shall constitute a part of the proceedings upon which the determination of the court shall be made. The court may reverse or affirm wholly or partly or may modify the decision appealed from.
24 V.S.A. § 3349 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 91 / Section 3349
§ 3349. Annual budget; apportionment; assessment; taxes
Status: in_force

(a) The board of water commissioners of the district shall at each annual meeting present to the district its budget for the ensuing year, which shall include an estimate of the revenue from water rates and other sources, except taxes and the expenses for the ensuing year, and the district shall appropriate such sum as it deems necessary for all of the expenses that are not disapproved (which disapproval shall not include interest on or principal of any indebtedness created or assumed by the district), together with the amount required to pay any balance left unpaid from the preceding year as will not be met from such estimated revenues, expressing the sum in dollars in its vote. At its first annual meeting, the district shall likewise vote a sum sufficient to pay any unpaid balance of expense, as defined in section 3343 of this title, that has been incurred by or on behalf of the district. Immediately following the annual meeting, the board of water commissioners shall compute the share of each member town in the sums so voted and give notice of the amount to the legislative branch, as defined in section 1751 of this title, of each member town.

(b) The expense of establishing, acquiring, maintaining, extending, improving, and operating a water system for a consolidated water district shall, to the extent that the expense will not be met from the proceeds of indebtedness or from water rates, rents, and other charges received from the use of the water system, be divided among the member towns in accordance with a formula agreed to by the member towns by vote at an annual or special town meeting or, in the absence of any such agreement, as follows: two-thirds of the expense shall be divided in the proportion that the total number of gallons distributed to the inhabitants of each member town of the district bears to the total number of gallons so distributed in all the member towns in the last preceding full calendar year of operation of the district, and the balance of the expense (or all of the expense until the water system has been in operation for at least one full calendar year) shall be divided among the member towns in the proportion that the population of each member town according to the last rental census bears to the total population of the district.

(c) The legislative branch of each member town shall, upon receipt of the notice of the share in the district expenses to be paid by the member town, assess upon the grand list of the member town, in addition to any tax previously voted on the grand list, a tax sufficient to raise the member town's share in the district expenses. The additional tax as so assessed shall be collected as are other taxes of the member town and be deposited in the member town's account. The legislative branch of the member town shall order the additional tax to be paid over to the treasurer of the district as collected by the 20th of the month after the member town's taxes become payable. If by the end of its fiscal year a member town has failed to collect and pay over to the treasurer of the district a sum sufficient to pay the member's share of the expenses of the district, the legislative branch of the member town shall assess a special tax of five percent on the grand list of the member town, or such multiple thereof as is necessary to make up the unpaid balance of the member town's share, which special tax shall be collected as are other taxes of the member town. Upon the collection of the special tax, the same shall be paid over to the treasurer of the district. If by the end of its fiscal year a member town fails to pay its share of the expenses of the district, or fails to make up a deficit therein from the preceding year as provided in this subsection, the board of water commissioners of the district may bring a civil action on this statute in the name of the district to recover of the member town twice the amount of the share of the member town as remains unpaid, and upon judgment may levy its execution against any of the real or personal property within the member town.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 209 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 411 / Section 209
App. § 411-209. Proxies
Status: in_force

No voting by proxy shall be permitted at meetings of the Board of Supervisors.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 509 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 1 / Section 509
App. § 1-509. Borrowing
Status: in_force

The Water Department and Sewer Department may borrow such money from time to time, as may be necessary to enable the Department to carry on the work of adequately supplying the City with water and sewer facilities. Any amount borrowed shall be considered to be in anticipation of revenues and shall be subject to the approval of the Council without the need of authorization by the voters.
24 V.S.A. § 1314 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 39 / Section 1314
§ 1314. Powers of officers
Status: in_force

Where acts of incorporation or special laws applicable to villages give to any officers of the village powers conferred upon the selectboards of towns by general law, such village officers may exercise such powers within the limits of the village.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 907 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 123 / Section 907
App. § 123-907. Fire and Police Departments; general provisions
Status: in_force

(a) Members and officers of the Town Fire and Police Departments shall satisfactorily complete such courses of instruction and training as shall be required generally of fire department members and police officers by the laws of this State.

(b) The Selectboard shall determine and establish the conditions under which Fire Department members and police officers may exercise the functions of their respective offices beyond the limits of the Town to the extent authorized by law.
24 V.S.A. § 4325 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 117 / Section 4325
§ 4325. Powers and duties of planning commissions
Status: in_force

Any planning commission created under this chapter may:

(1) Prepare a plan and amendments thereof for consideration by the legislative body and to review any amendments thereof initiated by others as set forth in subchapter 5 of this chapter.

(2) Prepare and present to the legislative body proposed bylaws and make recommendations to the legislative body on proposed amendments to such bylaws as set forth in subchapter 6 of this chapter.

(3) Administer bylaws adopted under this chapter, except to the extent that those functions are performed by a development review board.

(4) Undertake capacity studies and make recommendations on matters of land development, urban renewal, transportation, economic and social development, urban beautification and design improvements, historic and scenic preservation, the conservation of energy and the development of renewable energy resources, and wetland protection. Data gathered by the planning commission that is relevant to the geographic information system established under 3 V.S.A. § 20 shall be compatible with, useful to, and shared with that system.

(5) Prepare and present to the legislative body recommended building, plumbing, fire, electrical, housing, and related codes and enforcement procedures, and construction specifications for streets and related public improvements.

(6) Prepare and present a recommended capital budget and program for a period of five years, as set forth in section 4440 of this title, for action by the legislative body, as set forth under section 4443 of this title.

(7) Hold public meetings.

(8) Require from other departments and agencies of the municipality such available information as relates to the work of the planning commission.

(9) In the performance of its functions, enter upon land to make examinations and surveys.

(10) Participate in a regional planning program.

(11) Retain staff and consultant assistance in carrying out its duties and powers.

(12) Undertake comprehensive planning, including related preliminary planning and engineering studies.

(13) Perform such other acts or functions as it may deem necessary or appropriate to fulfill the duties and obligations imposed by, and the intent and purposes of, this chapter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 501 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 269 / Section 501
App. § 269-501. Powers and duties
Status: in_force

(a) The members of the Board of Trustees shall constitute the legislative body of the Village of Poultney for all purposes required by law.

(b) While the Board of Trustees shall establish policies governing the management of Village affairs, it shall be the sole duty and responsibility of the Village Manager to implement Village policies and supervise the day-to-day operation of Village government.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 18 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 207 / Section 18
App. § 207-18. Fire Department
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees, and in its stead, the Village Manager when appointed pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 37, and as the same may be amended, may establish and maintain a Fire Department for the protection of life and property. Such Fire Department shall consist of one Fire Chief appointed by the Manager and subordinate officers and employees appointed by the Manager, upon the recommendation of the Fire Chief, in accordance with the Bellows Falls Village Corporation Personnel Plan. The trustees shall empower the Fire Chief to provide for such number of firefighters as deemed necessary.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 301 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 217 / Section 301
App. § 217-301. Powers of trustees
Status: in_force

The trustees of said Village shall have the same powers to lay out, alter, and discontinue streets and highways in said Village as are vested, by law, in the selectboard in towns, and all proceedings in respect to laying out, altering, and discontinuing streets and highways in said Village shall be had in the same manner as is prescribed by law in respect to such matters in towns, and from all of their acts or omissions or refusals to act in such respect, appeals may be taken to the County Court in the same manner as is provided by law for the decision of selectboards in such matters. And the Selectboard of the Town of Derby shall have no power to lay out, alter, or discontinue streets or highways within the limits of said Village. The trustees shall have full charge of repairing streets and highways in said Village.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 803 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 803
App. § 5-803. Board of Civil Authority
Status: in_force

(a) The City Council, City Clerk, and the justices of the peace resident in the City shall constitute the Board of Civil Authority that shall perform all the duties imposed by law upon such boards in towns, except as otherwise provided in this charter.

(b) All meetings of the Board of Civil Authority shall be called by the Mayor who shall request the City Clerk to notify the members of the Board of the time and place of such meeting, either personally or by written notice duly mailed to each member at least five days before such time appointed. If the Mayor fails to call a meeting of the Board of Civil Authority when such meeting is required by law, the City Clerk shall call such meeting and shall notify the members.

(c)(1) A minimum of one-third of the members shall constitute a quorum. Annually, at the first meeting of the Board of Civil Authority after the annual City meeting, the members of the Board shall elect one of their members as Chair of the Board to serve until after the next City election. The Chair shall preside at each meeting of the Board. The City Clerk shall preside at each meeting until the presiding officer is chosen.

(2) The Board of Civil Authority shall meet before all annual or special meetings and State and national elections, and before City party caucus dates for the purpose of adding and purging the voter checklist.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 3 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 124 / Section 3
App. § 124-3. Elected officers
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the elected officers of the Town of Jericho shall be those required for towns by 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 State law generally.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 412 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 414 / Section 412
App. § 414-412. Disposal of fees
Status: in_force

The Board of Supervisors may from time to time establish and adjust a disposal fee structure (tipping fees) for the purpose of generating revenues from sources other than assessments to member municipalities, particularly concerning the operation and maintenance of any District solid waste disposal or resource recovery facility.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 206 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 19 / Section 206
App. § 19-206. Nomination of incumbent
Status: in_force

No person may be permitted to seek the nomination for the Office of Mayor or Councilor while a member of the City Council, unless his or her present term of office expires on or before the annual March meeting next to be held. If a member of the City Council resigns to seek another office on the City Council, the resignation must be filed with the City Council and become effective at least 15 days prior to the last day of filing nomination papers of candidates for the offices of Mayor or Councilor. In special elections called for the purpose of filling a vacancy or vacancies on the City Council, a person intending to become a candidate for an office to be filled at a special City election must first resign the present office at least 15 days before the last day for filing nomination papers for the election.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 47 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 403 / Section 47
App. § 403-47. 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. The warning also shall contain any article requested by petition signed by five percent of the voters of the District and filed with the District Clerk not less than 40 days before the date of any District meeting.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1506 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 133 / Section 1506
App. § 133-1506. Fees and fines
Status: in_force

All fines and penalties payable to the Town by reason of any violation of any law, ordinance, or bylaw shall be paid over promptly upon receipt to the Town Treasurer for inclusion in the General Fund of the Town. All fees established by law or ordinance and payable to any Town officer shall be paid over promptly upon receipt to the Town Treasurer for inclusion in the General Fund of the Town. Fees collected on behalf of the State shall be transferred to the State Treasurer.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 406 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 413 / Section 406
App. § 413-406. Sinking fund
Status: in_force

The Board of Supervisors may establish and provide for a sinking fund, however denominated, for the retirement of bond issue or other debt, or to provide security for the payment thereof. When so established, it shall be kept intact and separate from other monies at the disposal of the District and shall be accounted for as a pledged asset for the purpose of retiring or securing such obligations. The cost of payments to any sinking fund shall be included in the annual budget of the District.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 15.10 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 9 / Section 15.10
App. § 9-15.10. Bonds of City officers
Status: in_force

(a) All employees of the City who receive or disburse any of the funds of the City shall annually, before entering upon the duties of their office, give bonds to the City in an amount satisfactory to the Board of Aldermen, for the faithful discharge of their respective duties; and any other officer or employee may be required by the Board of Aldermen to give similar bonds.

(b) All City officers or employees from whom bonds are required shall furnish bonds of a surety company in form satisfactory to the City attorney in an amount satisfactory to the Board of Aldermen. The City Treasurer shall pay the cost of such bonds from the money appropriated for general expense.

(c) In case of the neglect of any officer to give bond as above specified after 10 days' notice from the Board of Aldermen that he or she is required to do so, his or her office shall thereupon become vacant and the vacancy shall be filled as hereinbefore provided.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 302 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 1 / Section 302
App. § 1-302. Regular meetings; meetings to be public; executive session
Status: in_force

The City Council shall meet at least twice monthly on Tuesdays, unless the Council approves an alternative day. All meetings of the City Council, whether regular or special meetings, shall be public. Executive sessions may be held in conformance with the provisions of the Vermont Statutes Annotated.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 18 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 285 / Section 18
App. § 285-18. Superintendents of Village departments
Status: in_force

The superintendents of Village departments shall be immediately under the supervision of the trustees and shall perform the work customary to their offices.
24 V.S.A. § 1152 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 35 / Section 1152
§ 1152. Record of proceedings of meetings
Status: in_force

The clerk shall record all proceedings of all town meetings and his or her record shall be deemed to be the true and official record of all action taken at that meeting provided it has been approved and attested by any two of the following town officers present at the meeting: moderator, selectboard members, and justices of the peace. The clerk shall request approval within seven days after each meeting and his or her request shall be given prompt consideration. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit use of tape recorders or other recording devices or stenographic service.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 33 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 126 / Section 33
App. § 126-33. Selectboard meetings
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as possible after the election of the Chair and Vice Chair, the Selectboard shall fix the time and place of its regular meetings. The Selectboard shall meet at least twice each month, except when the Selectboard determines that the then-pending business does not require a meeting.

(b) The Selectboard shall determine its own rules and order of business.

(c) A majority of the members of the Selectboard shall constitute a quorum. The act of the majority of the members of the Selectboard present at a meeting shall constitute the act of the Selectboard.

(d) All meetings of the Selectboard shall be open to the public unless the Selectboard votes to go into executive session in accordance with the provisions of 1 V.S.A. chapter 5.

(e) Except in cases of emergency meetings, the agenda of the Selectboard's meetings shall be made available to the public at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and posted in the Town Clerk's office.
24 V.S.A. § 4574 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 119 / Section 4574
§ 4574. Officers; quorum
Status: in_force

The directors shall elect one of their number as chair. The directors shall elect a secretary and a treasurer who need not be directors, and the same person may be elected to serve both as secretary and treasurer. The powers of the Bank are vested in the directors thereof and three directors of the Bank shall constitute a quorum. Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the Bank at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of at least three directors of the Bank. A vacancy in the directorship of the Bank shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the Bank.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 403 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 409 / Section 403
App. § 409-403. Collection
Status: in_force

Annually on or before February 1, the Treasurer shall issue and present a warrant to the legislative body of each member requiring that the amount of such assessment be paid beginning not sooner than July in accordance with the schedule of payments adopted by the Board. The legislative body of each member shall draw an order on the municipal treasurer for the amount of such assessment, and the municipal treasurer shall pay to the District Treasurer the amount of such order. If any member shall fail to pay when due any assessment against it by the District, it shall incur an additional charge that the Board determines will be reasonable. However, the charge shall not exceed the maximum charge that municipalities may charge for delinquent real property taxes plus interest. Interest shall be charged at a rate the Board determines to be reasonable. Such additional charge and interest, together with the amount due, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees of the District may be recovered by the District in a civil action brought in the Lamoille Superior Court under this section, notwithstanding any other remedy available to the District.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1308 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 1308
App. § 5-1308. Notice and time of payment
Status: in_force

The City Treasurer shall forthwith notify each person so assessed by mail. The notice shall state the nature of the assessment, the amount of the same, and the time of payment. Payment due date shall be as noted on the bill.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 416 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 19 / Section 416
App. § 19-416. Results of election
Status: repealed

(a) Initiative. If a majority of the qualified voters voting on a proposed initiative ordinance vote in its favor, it shall be considered adopted upon certification of the election results and shall be treated in all respects in the same manner as ordinances of the same kind adopted by the Council. If conflicting ordinances are approved at the same election, the one receiving the greatest number of affirmative votes shall prevail to the extent of such conflict.

(b) Referendum. If a majority of the qualified voters voting on a referred ordinance vote against it, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1702 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 269 / Section 1702
App. § 269-1702. Continuance in office and employment
Status: in_force

All officers and employees of the Village shall remain in their positions from and after the date that this charter takes effect.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 713 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 19 / Section 713
App. § 19-713. Tax levy; authority for
Status: in_force

The City Council shall have the power annually to levy and assess upon the grand list such tax, as set forth in the budget approved by the voters at the annual or a special meeting called for the purpose, and such other tax as may be necessary for the payment of all State, county, and State highway taxes. Such tax bills, with a resolution signed by at least three members of the Council, shall be delivered to the Treasurer, to whom all taxes shall be paid in money.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 5 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 401 / Section 5
App. § 401-5. Powers
Status: in_force

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

(1) To operate, cause to be operated, contract for, and otherwise provide for the collection and transportation of solid waste, and for the operation and maintenance of solid waste facilities, programs, and services of every kind, including sanitary landfills, incinerators, recycling centers, intermediate processing facilities, composting plants or resource recovery facilities, information and education programs, waste reduction services, or any combination thereof, and to determine and make proper charges for the cost of such facilities, programs, and services by rule, regulation, or ordinance; such costs for facilities, programs, and services may be recovered, in whole or in part, by requiring the owners and operators of facilities accepting solid waste generated from within the District, including facilities within and without the District, not owned or controlled by the District, to charge persons delivering solid waste to such facilities and to remit such charges to the District.

(2) To purchase, sell, lease, own, acquire, convey, mortgage, improve, and use real and personal property in connection with the purpose of the District, and to construct, develop, and maintain solid waste facilities in accordance with federal and State law. District-owned and leased real property shall not be exempt from municipal property taxation, except that a municipality by its voters and the District by its Board of Supervisors may agree to exempt District-owned or leased property from taxation and to provide for payments to the municipality in such amounts as are agreeable to the respective parties.

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

(4) To sue and be sued.

(5) To enter into contracts for any term or duration, including contracts with consultants and other experts for services, contracts with the State of Vermont or the federal government or any agency or department thereof, for services, and contracts with any participating municipality for the services of any officers or employees of the municipality useful to it.

(6) To provide solid waste disposal services for the member municipalities, the inhabitants thereof, and their businesses, and for such others as its facilities and obligations may allow.

(7) To contract with a nonmember municipality or a private entity for the disposal of solid waste generated outside the boundaries of the District, provided the contract will not increase the cost of solid waste disposal to the member municipalities or the inhabitants thereof.

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

(9) To the extent that quantities of regulated and unregulated hazardous wastes are found as part of the solid waste stream, to require the separation of, and otherwise plan for and manage such wastes, consistent with applicable State and federal laws and regulations.

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

(11) To acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property that the District may deem necessary for its purposes, after the adoption of a resolution by the Board of Supervisors declaring that the acquisition of the real property described therein is necessary for such purposes. The District may exercise the power of eminent domain following the procedures provided for the condemnation of land or rights therein as set forth in 24 V.S.A. § 3211(a)-(e) and 3212(a)-(c), (e), and (f) (or following any other procedure allowed by law) and to that end, it shall have the power to survey and test, and to apply for orders of the court to do so as set forth in 24 V.S.A. § 3209(3). Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired, provided no real property belonging to a member municipality, the county, the State, or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired without its consent.

(12) To borrow money and issue evidence of indebtedness as provided by 24 V.S.A. chapter 53.

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

(14) To appropriate and expend monies.

(15) To establish capital reserve funds for public improvements in furtherance of its purpose.

(16) To regulate the collection, transportation, resource recovery, recycling, and disposal of solid waste within the District and to require that acceptable solid wastes generated within the District and any member municipality shall be disposed of only in and upon facilities operated by or on behalf of the District; or in a facility or manner that is part of an approved District plan.

(17) To issue local franchises and to enact, amend, or repeal any and all rules, regulations, and ordinances necessary to manage the collection, transportation, storage, processing, recovery, recycling, and disposal of solid waste, or otherwise necessary or desirable for the orderly conduct of the affairs of the District, and for carrying out the purposes of the District, and to impose penalties for the violation thereof not exceeding $500.00, and to provide, upon petition of the District to the Superior Court, in addition to such injunctive and other relief as may be available, for civil penalties for the violation thereof not exceeding $500.00. Any such rule, regulation, or ordinance may further provide that each day a violation continues shall constitute an additional, separate, and distinct offense.

(18) To require each member municipality, either directly or through independent parties, to provide one or more collection sites for the solid waste generated within such member municipality and for the transportation of such solid waste to the District facility, together with all costs incident thereto, and to assess any costs resulting to the District as a result of a failure of any member municipality to comply with the District's requirements to such member municipality.

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

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

(21) To exercise any other powers that are exercised or are capable of exercise by any of the District's participating municipalities and necessary or desirable for dealing with problems of mutual concern.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1504 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 269 / Section 1504
App. § 269-1504. Amount to be raised by taxation
Status: in_force

Upon approval of the budget under section 1503, the amounts stated therein as the amount to be raised by property taxes, reduced by cash surplus from excess collected property taxes, fees, charges, fines, and interest, if any, as indicated by the statement of the Village auditors, shall constitute a determination of the amount of the levy for the purposes of the Village in the corresponding tax year, and the trustees shall levy such taxes on the grand list furnished by the listers of the Village of Poultney for the corresponding tax year.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 4 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 150 / Section 4
App. § 150-4. Planning Commission members; appointment
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the Planning Commission shall be appointed and any vacancy filled by the Selectboard in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 4323(a).

(b) The length of term of the Planning Commission members shall be determined by the Selectboard.

(c) Any Planning Commission member may be removed at any time by unanimous vote of the Selectboard.

(d) Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 311 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 1 / Section 311
App. § 1-311. Business or contracts between City and City officials or employees
Status: in_force

No City official or employee shall be interested in any contract with the City, furnish any material, or perform any labor, except in the discharge of the official's or employee's official duties or as allowed for in the Procurement Policy or Conflict of Interest Policy as adopted by the Council.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 210 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 413 / Section 210
App. § 413-210. Vacancy
Status: in_force

Any vacancy on the Board of Supervisors shall be filled within 30 days after such vacancy occurs by appointment by the authority that appointed the representative whose position has become vacant. An appointee to a vacancy shall serve until the expiration of the term of the representative to whose position the appointment was made and may thereafter be reappointed.
24 V.S.A. § 2653 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 71 / Section 2653
§ 2653. Appointment of directors
Status: in_force

(a) Each emergency medical services district shall have a board of directors, composed of a representative of each of the medical facilities, ambulance services, and first responder services operating within the district, to serve for a term of two years each or until their successors are selected. The affected medical facility, ambulance service, or first responder service may appoint a director to fill any vacancy on the board of directors for the balance of an unexpired term.

(b) The board of directors of an emergency medical services district may adopt bylaws which may contain provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the district. The bylaws may provide for creation of committees, including an executive committee, each consisting of two or more directors. An executive committee shall have and exercise all the authority of the board in the manner authorized by the resolution creating such committee.

(c) Representatives shall be chosen by each medical facility, ambulance service, and first responder service before March 1 of each odd-numbered year. Each medical facility, ambulance service, and first responder service shall certify the name of its representative to the Commissioner of Health.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 309 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 19 / Section 309
App. § 19-309. Investigations
Status: in_force

The Council may make investigations into the affairs of the City and the conduct of any City department, office, or agency and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. Any City official, appointee, or employee who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in the exercise of these powers by the Council shall be removed from office or employment upon majority vote of the entire Council.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 406 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 153 / Section 406
App. § 153-406. Appointments by the Selectboard
Status: in_force

(a) Before making appointments, the Selectboard shall make public a list of all vacancies.

(b) The Selectboard shall appoint the following:

(1) members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment or Development Review Board;

(2) members of the Planning Commission;

(3) Town Manager; and

(4) Constable or constables.

(c) The Selectboard may appoint such additional commissions, committees, and officers they feel to be in the best interest of the Town.

(d) The Selectboard may appoint in the event their services become necessary: Grand jurors, real estate appraiser, fence viewers, and all other appointive or elective officers authorized by statute.

(e) The terms of all appointed officers shall be not more than three years except as otherwise specified in this charter and shall commence on the first day of the second month following the annual Town meeting.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 602 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 113 / Section 602
App. § 113-602. Preparation and submission
Status: in_force

(a) The Town Manager, at least 75 days before the annual Town meeting or at such previous time as the Town Manager may be directed by the Selectboard, shall submit to the Selectboard a budget containing:

(1) an estimate of the financial condition of the Town as of the end of the fiscal year;

(2) an itemized statement of appropriations recommended for current expenses, and for capital improvements other than those included in multi-year, voter approved capital plans, voter approved financing agreements, voter approved debt, or impact fees adopted in accordance with 24 V.S.A. chapter 131, during the next fiscal year with comparative statements of appropriations and estimated expenditures for the current fiscal year and actual appropriations and expenditures for the immediate preceding fiscal year;

(3) an itemized statement of estimated revenues from all sources, other than taxation, for the next fiscal year and comparative figures of tax and other sources of revenue for the current and immediate preceding fiscal years;

(4) for capital to be funded through revenues other than those included in multi-year, voter approved capital plans, voter approved financing agreements, voter approved debt, or impact fees adopted in accordance with 24 V.S.A. chapter 131, a capital budget for the next five fiscal years, showing anticipated capital expenditures, financing, and source of funding.

(b) The annual budget should be presented as follows:

(1) The Town Manager shall formally present the Town Manager's budget to the Selectboard at a public meeting and provide such other information as may be requested by the Selectboard.

(2) The Selectboard shall have 35 days to review and approve the recommended budget with or without change.

(3) Not later than 45 days prior to the annual Town meeting, the Selectboard shall hold at least one public hearing to present and explain its proposed budget.

(4) Not less than 15 days prior to the annual Town meeting, the Town Manager shall print and distribute the Selectboard's recommended budget and the final warning of the pending Town meeting.

(5) Not less than 15 days prior to the annual Town meeting, the Town Manager shall also file the proposed capital budget with the Town Clerk and Secretary of the Planning Commission pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 4443(a).
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 26 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 235 / Section 26
App. § 235-26. Engineer
Status: in_force

The Engineer, and in his or her absence the Assistant Engineer next in authority, shall have power, at times of fire, to suppress tumults and riots by force, if necessary, to direct the labor of all persons present during the continuance of such fires, remove all effects endangered by such fires, and protect the same from waste and depredation, to pull down or remove any house or store, or other building, where he or she may deem it necessary to prevent the spreading of such fires, for which he or she or those assisting him or her shall not be held responsible; and to require of the inhabitants of said Village their aid and assistance for the several purposes aforesaid; and said engineers may inspect the manner of manufacturing and keeping gunpowder, lime, ashes, matches, lights, fireworks of all kinds, and other combustibles, and the construction and repairs of fireplaces, stoves, and chimneys, in said Village, and a majority of said engineers may, if they deem the same dangerous, order in writing the persons manufacturing such gunpowder, lime, ashes, matches, lights, fireworks, or combustibles in what manner to manufacture, and keep the same; and every person neglecting to obey such orders shall be fined not exceeding $20.00.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 31 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 417 / Section 31
App. § 417-31. Compensation of officers
Status: in_force

Officers of the District shall be paid such compensation or reimbursement, or both, of expenses as shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 301 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129 / Section 301
App. § 129-301. Organization
Status: in_force

(a) After their election and qualification, the Selectboard shall organize and elect a Chair, a Vice Chair, and Clerk by a majority vote of the entire Selectboard.

(b) The Chair of the Selectboard shall preside at all meetings of the Selectboard and shall be recognized as the head of the Town government for all ceremonial purposes.

(c) In the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair shall assume all duties of the Chair.

(d) In the absence of both the Chair and Vice Chair, the Clerk shall assume all duties of the Chair.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 117 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 235 / Section 117
App. § 235-117. Breach of bylaws
Status: in_force

A fine not exceeding $20.00 with costs of prosecution may be imposed by said Village for the breach of any of its bylaws with the alternative sentence to the house of correction in case said fine and costs are not paid as is provided by law in other criminal cases.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 103 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 143 / Section 103
App. § 143-103. Powers of the Town
Status: in_force

(a) The Town of Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond, 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. § 107 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 107
App. § 3-107. When Treasurer to issue warrant against delinquent persons
Status: in_force

Except when otherwise provided, after the expiration of 10 months and 25 days from the time of the delivery of a tax bill to the Clerk/Treasurer, he or she shall thereupon issue his or her warrant against such delinquent person for the collection from them of the amount so due and determined and said interest thereon, which shall be returnable to such Clerk/Treasurer in 90 days from its date, and shall be addressed and delivered to the First Constable of said City.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 22 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 285 / Section 22
App. § 285-22. Ordinances and bylaws; inconsistencies
Status: in_force

All regulations enacted and adopted by the inhabitants of the Village for the government thereof shall be known as “bylaws.” All regulations passed and published by the trustees of the Village for the government thereof shall be deemed to be and shall be known as “ordinances.” In the case of any inconsistency between the bylaws and the ordinances of the Village, the bylaws shall be deemed superior and shall control as to such inconsistency. The Village at any annual meeting of the inhabitants thereof, or any special meeting duly warned for that purpose, may make, establish, alter, amend, or repeal any bylaws of the Village.
24 V.S.A. § 3251 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 87 / Section 3251
§ 3251. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Legislative body” means “legislative body” as defined in section 2001 of this title.

(2) “Property” means real estate.

(3) “Sewage system” means “sewage system” as defined in subdivision 3501(6) of this title.

(4) “Special assessment” means a tax assessed against one or more properties receiving the benefit of a particular public improvement, as distinguished from a tax on the entire grand list of a municipality.

(5) “Water system” means “water system” as defined in subdivision 3341(b)(2) of this title without reference to any determination by the water commission.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 23 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 23
App. § 3-23. Retained ballots to be delivered to inspectors on demand
Status: in_force

In case the inspectors of election in any ward for any cause shall require the ballots so belonging to such ward or City district and retained by said Chief Administrative Officer, or any part thereof, they shall notify him or her in writing. Said Chief Administrative Officer shall thereupon forthwith transmit to said inspectors of election such part or all of said ballots so retained in his or her possession as said inspectors of election shall specify.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 511 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 407 / Section 511
App. § 407-511. Validation of District meetings
Status: in_force

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 are 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. 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, or confirmed?” 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 an 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 thereby corrected by the Board of Supervisors was in compliance with the legal exercise of its corporate powers.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1115 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 1115
App. § 5-1115. Record by Treasurer
Status: in_force

The City Treasurer shall keep a record of every bond or note issued under this subchapter, stating the number and denomination of each bond or note, when issued, and the rate of interest. The Treasurer shall also keep a record of payments of interest or principal.
24 V.S.A. § 1821 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 53 / Section 1821
§ 1821. Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this subchapter:

(1) “Bond” means any bond or note issued by the municipal corporation and payable out of the net revenues from the operation of a public utility project.

(2) “Cost of operation and maintenance” shall mean the expenses for operation, maintenance, repairs, and ordinary replacements properly and directly attributable to the operation or ordinary maintenance of the public utility project.

(3) “Net revenues” shall mean revenues less cost of operation and maintenance.

(4) “Project” shall mean an undertaking for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, financing, enlargement, extension, or betterment of any of the following public utility systems:

(A) Water systems or facilities as defined in chapter 89 of this title.

(B) Sewage disposal systems or facilities as defined in chapter 97 or 101 of this title.

(C) Systems or facilities for the generation, production, transmission, or distribution of gas (natural, artificial, or mixed) for lighting, heating, or power for public and private uses, as provided in 30 V.S.A. chapter 79 or by charter or special act.

(D) Systems or facilities for the generation, production, transmission, or distribution of electric energy, including the ownership, operation, and management of a municipal plant as defined in 30 V.S.A. § 2901 and other generation, production, transmission, and distribution facilities located within and without the State.

(E) Systems, facilities, and equipment for the collection, treatment, or disposal of solid waste, including sanitary landfills, and the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of all products and forms of energy derived therefrom.

(5) “Revenues” mean all revenues, rates, fees, charges, rents, or other income and receipts received by the municipal corporation from any source, or accrued to the municipal corporation, or any department, board, or agency thereof, in connection with the management and operation of a public utility project or system, and shall also include any interest received on any monies or securities of the municipal corporation which are pledged to the payment of the municipal corporation's bonds, and any federal or State grants-in-aid with respect to such project or system.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 189 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 189
App. § 3-189. Members of force to be retained as long as they remain competent
Status: in_force

The members of said regular police force now serving, or who shall hereafter be appointed thereto, shall, after the expiration of the one-year probationary period above provided, and so long as they shall remain competent, efficient, and capable in the performance of their respective duties be retained as such, subject to the rules and regulations adopted under section 184 of this charter and provided that any member may be removed for cause as hereinafter provided.
24 V.S.A. § 4013 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 113 / Section 4013
§ 4013. Zoning
Status: in_force

All housing projects of an authority shall be subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the locality in which the housing project is situated. In the planning and location of any housing project, an authority shall take into consideration the relationship of the project to any larger plan or long range program for the development of the area in which the housing authority functions. (1961, No. 212, § 13, eff. July 11, 1961.)
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 54 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 225 / Section 54
App. § 225-54. Bliss Fund trustees
Status: in_force

The Bliss Fund trustees shall consist of three trustees, one elected each year for a term of three years. The trustees shall have the powers and duties prescribed for the Bliss Fund and those listed in the Village bylaws.
24 V.S.A. § 3313 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 89 / Section 3313
§ 3313. Duties of water commissioners, use of proceeds
Status: in_force

(a) Water commissioners shall have the supervision of such municipal water department and shall make and establish all needful water rates, charges, rules, and regulations for its control and operation. Such commissioners may appoint or remove a superintendent at their pleasure. The receipts derived by the municipal corporation from its waterworks shall only be used and applied to pay the principal and interest upon the water bonds of such municipal corporation, the expense of repairs and management of the water department, and payment into the dedicated fund created under subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Receipts derived by a municipality from its waterworks may be deposited in a dedicated fund created by the water commissioners under section 2804 of this title, to finance major rehabilitation, major maintenance and costs of upgrading the water supply system, and for the accumulation of funds to be used to match federal funds pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 1624(d). Such revenues may include a surcharge established by the water commissioners of up to 15 percent on the costs of normal operations, maintenance, and debt service. The fund balance shall not exceed the estimated costs of the purposes for which the fund is established, and shall be maintained in deposits insured by the United States of America or an agency of the United States. Withdrawals shall be made only for purposes for which the fund was established. Such a fund shall meet the requirements of subdivision 4756(a)(4) of this title.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 203 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 251 / Section 203
App. § 251-203. Elections at annual meetings
Status: in_force

(a) The Village shall, at every annual meeting elect a Moderator, Clerk, Treasurer, three auditors, and the number of trustees as are necessary to fill vacancies where terms of office have expired or a member has resigned, died, or been removed in order to make a full board of five trustees.

(b) The trustees shall be elected by ballot, and any of the other officers shall also be elected by ballot provided a writing demand therefor is filed with the Clerk before the meeting signed by not less than five legal voters therein.

(c) Any person who receives the highest number of votes cast for a given office shall be elected thereto.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 11 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 219 / Section 11
App. § 219-11. Village residents; office holders; legal proceedings
Status: in_force

The inhabitants of the Village shall belong to and remain inhabitants of the Town of Enosburgh, and no member of the Village corporation shall be deemed thereby incompetent to act as judge, justice of the peace, juror, sheriff, constable, or witness in any cause or proceedings in which the corporation shall be interested.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 64 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 126 / Section 64
App. § 126-64. Publication of notice of proposed budget
Status: in_force

At least 10 days before the annual Town meeting, the Selectboard shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town stating the amount of money that the Town anticipates must be raised by taxes and to be voted at its annual meeting and the estimated tax rates applicable to the taxes to be raised.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 201 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 108 / Section 201
App. § 108-201. Applicability of the general law
Status: in_force

Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by these charter provisions, the Town of Bristol shall have all the powers granted to towns by the Constitution and general laws of the State of Vermont, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted to the Town of Bristol.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1313 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 1313
App. § 5-1313. Minimum description
Status: in_force

Whenever a description of lands or buildings is required in making assessments, or in the recording thereof, reference to the deed of conveyance to the last record owner thereof, giving the date of the same and the volume and page of the land records where the same is recorded, or the street upon which the same is situated and the number, shall be a minimum description.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 309 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 407 / Section 309
App. § 407-309. Audit
Status: in_force

The Board of Supervisors shall cause an audit to be performed annually by an independent professional accounting firm.
24 V.S.A. § 1765 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 53 / Section 1765
§ 1765. Advertisement
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Except as provided in section 4650 of this title, bonds issued under this subchapter shall be sold at par, premium, or discount, and accrued interest, after being advertised at least once not less than five nor more than 30 days before the date of sale in a newspaper published in the county or within 50 miles of the municipal corporation issuing the bonds and, in case of issues exceeding $1,000,000.00, also in some financial paper published in Boston, Massachusetts, or New York, New York.

(2) The advertisement shall state the amounts, date, and denominations of the bonds, dates of maturity, rate of interest, or that the bidding shall be based thereon, and the time and place where the bonds are to be sold.

(b)(1) The legislative branch may reject any and all bids.

(2) In case all bids are so rejected, they may advertise and call for new bids in the manner hereinbefore provided, or in case, after the bonds have been advertised for sale as provided in this subchapter, no bids have been received, or all bids have been rejected and the whole or any part of the bonds remain unsold, those unsold may, within 60 days from the date of the public sale, be sold by the legislative branch at private sale at not less than par and accrued interest.

(c) If no bids are received at the public sale, the legislative branch may at any time advertise and call for new bids or may sell the unsold bonds at private sale in the manner hereinbefore provided and may award the bonds bearing a rate of interest not in excess of the maximum rate provided in section 1759 of this title, notwithstanding any limit imposed by the voters at the meeting at which the bonds were authorized.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 13 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 239 / Section 13
App. § 239-13. Ordinances
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 twice within the period of two weeks in a newspaper printed in the Village, or, if no newspaper be printed, in a newspaper of general circulation within the Village.

(b) If during the 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 any 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 the 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 the 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 to be approved, 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 the ordinance shall not be vacated, set aside, or otherwise affected by the repeal.
24 V.S.A. § 4679 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 119 / Section 4679
§ 4679. Additional accounts
Status: in_force

The Bank may establish additional reserves or other funds or accounts as may be, in its discretion, necessary, desirable, or convenient to further the accomplishment of its purposes or to comply with the provisions of any of its agreements or resolutions.
24 V.S.A. § 5206 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 131 / Section 5206
§ 5206. Construction of chapter
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting a municipality from adopting ordinances otherwise authorized by law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 7 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 124 / Section 7
App. § 124-7. Conflict of interest
Status: in_force

(a) No elected or appointed officer or employee of the Town or member of any Town board or commission shall be beneficially interested directly or indirectly in any matter requiring the discharge of his or her public office. The purpose of this section is to prohibit the use of public office for financial or other advantage, whether direct or indirect, by any means or methods.

(b) No elected or appointed officer of the Town shall be beneficially interested directly or indirectly, in any contract with the Town, regardless of the amount or furnish any material or perform any labor, except in the discharge of his or her official duties, unless the contract shall have been awarded upon bids advertised for publication. The publication shall be at least two times in a newspaper having general circulation in the Town; the second and subsequent publications shall be at least seven days prior to the opening of such bids.

(c) No officer or employee of the Town shall take part in any decision concerning the business of the Town in which he or she has a direct or indirect financial interest greater than any other citizen or taxpayer in the Town aside from his or her salary as an officer or employee. This provision shall not apply in the event of any emergency where immediate action shall be deemed more important to the Town than receipt of formal bids.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the Town to take bids on contracts generally, under circumstances wherein no officer or employee has a direct or indirect interest in the contract.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 404 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 1 / Section 404
App. § 1-404. Duties and responsibilities
Status: in_force

The City Manager shall:

(1) be the chief administrative official of the City;

(2) enforce all laws and ordinances of the City;

(3) appoint and remove all department heads and all other officers, subordinates, and assistants and fix their salary or compensation, for whose selection or removal no other method is provided in this charter, except that he or she may authorize the head of a department to appoint and remove subordinates in such department, supervise and control his or her appointees, and report the appointment or removal at the next meeting thereafter of the City Council;

(4) negotiate contracts for the City; provided, however, that all contracts must conform with the Barre City Procurement Policy, as adopted by the City Council; make recommendations concerning the nature and location of municipal improvements; and execute municipal improvements as determined by the City Council;

(5) see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the municipality or its inhabitants by any statute, public utility, franchise, or other contract are faithfully kept and performed and, upon knowledge of any violation, call the same to the attention of the City Council;

(6) attend meetings of the City Council with the right to take part in the discussion, but without the right to vote;

(7) recommend to the City Council for adoption such measures as he or she may deem necessary or expedient; keep the Council advised of the financial condition of the City; make reports to the Council, as requested by it; and at least once a year make an annual report of his or her work for the benefit of the Council and the public;

(8) investigate at any time the affairs of any officer or department;

(9) perform such other duties as may be required of the City Manager by ordinance or resolution of the City Council.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 302 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 13 / Section 302
App. § 13-302. City Council; number; terms of office; election
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be a City Council consisting of five members.

(b) Three members shall have terms of office of three years; two members shall have terms of office of two years.

(c) All present Selectboard members shall serve as Council members until the expiration of their terms and their successors have been duly elected and have qualified.

(d) All Council members shall be elected at large, and shall hold no other City or School District office, except as provided otherwise in this charter.
24 V.S.A. § 1427 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 45 / Section 1427
§ 1427. Result of vote; certification
Status: in_force

The town clerk of each town voting on a proposed consolidation shall certify the result of the vote to the county clerk, and if the majority of voters in each of the respective towns involved shall have voted in favor of the plan, the county clerk shall so certify to the Secretary of State who shall report to the General Assembly then or next in session, submitting the detailed plan so approved by the towns for its consideration.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 408 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 153 / Section 408
App. § 153-408. Powers and duties of the Selectboard
Status: in_force

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

(b) Within the limitations of the foregoing, the Selectboard shall have the power to:

(1) authorize the expenditure of all Town money, except when this power is expressly conferred upon another body by this charter;

(2) appoint and remove the Town Manager or interim Town Manager and supervise, create, change, and abolish offices, commissions, or departments other than the offices, commissions, or departments established by this charter and by law;

(3) appoint the members of all boards, commissions, committees, or similar bodies unless specifically provided otherwise by this charter and by law; and

(4) inquire into the conduct of any officer, commission, or department and investigate any and all municipal affairs.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 6.03 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 107 / Section 6.03
App. § 107-6.3. Prohibitions
Status: in_force

(a) Except when authorized by law, a school director shall not be employed by the School District and shall not be a voting member of any committee to which all members are appointed by the school directors. No former school director shall hold any appointive office for which compensation is paid until one year after the expiration of his or her term of office.

(b) The school directors may not remove or require the removal by the School Superintendent any employee or officer whom the School Superintendent is empowered to appoint. The school directors may, however, express their views as to appointment and removal of such employees or officers.

(c) The school directors may investigate all matters pertaining to School District officers and employees and shall conduct all appeals and hearings required by law, but the School Superintendent shall otherwise have exclusive supervision of School District employees.
24 V.S.A. § 831 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 33 / Section 831
§ 831. Oaths
Status: in_force

The clerk, selectboard members, constables, listers, and fence viewers of a town shall be sworn before entering upon the duties of their offices. A record thereof shall be made by the town clerk.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 5 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 225 / Section 5
App. § 225-5. Warnings
Status: in_force

(a) Public notice of every annual or special Village meeting or Village election shall be given by a warning posted in at least three places in the Village at least 30 days but not more than 40 days prior to the meeting; and published at least five days before the meeting, in a newspaper having general circulation in the Village. Except that the warning for the annual meeting need not be published if the warning is published in the Village report and the Village report is mailed or distributed to the voters at least 10 days before the meeting.

(b) The warning shall:

(1) state the date, time, and place of the meeting;

(2) be signed by a majority of the trustees, except for meetings required by this charter to be called by the Village trustees;

(3) specifically indicate by separate articles what business is to be transacted at the meeting;

(4) contain any article approved by the trustees; and

(5) contain any article requested by petition signed by at least five percent of the voters and filed with the Village Clerk at least 40 days prior to the day of the meeting.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 101 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 13 / Section 101
App. § 13-101. Corporate existence retained
Status: in_force

The inhabitants of the Town of South Burlington, within the corporate limits as now established, shall continue to be a municipal corporation by the name of the City of South Burlington.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 43 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 901 / Section 43
App. § 901-43. Qualifications and registration of voters
Status: in_force

All legal voters of the members shall be legal voters of the Authority. The municipality shall post and revise checklists in the same manner as for municipal meetings prior to any Authority meeting.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 303 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 269 / Section 303
App. § 269-303. Terms of office-trustees
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be three trustees elected at the regular Village meeting in 1994, two for a term of two years, and one for a term of one year. Every year thereafter, there shall be two trustees elected for a two year term, so as to constitute a five-member Board.

(b) All trustees shall be elected at large, one of whom shall be elected at the annual Village meeting as President.

(c) Any trustee shall be eligible to succeed himself/herself indefinitely.

(d) At their first regular meeting following the annual Village meeting, the trustees shall organize themselves, with the President being the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 36 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 601 / Section 36
App. § 601-36. Indebtedness
Status: in_force

(a) Short-term borrowing. The Board of Supervisors may borrow money through the issuance of notes of the District for the purpose of paying current expenses of the District. These notes, however, must mature within the fiscal year in which they were issued. The Board of Supervisors may also borrow money in anticipation of taxes in an amount not to exceed 90 percent of the amount of taxes assessed for each such year and may issue notes of the District that must mature within the fiscal year in which they were issued. The Board of Supervisors may also borrow money in anticipation of any revenues other than taxes through the issuance of notes of the District. These notes, however, must mature within the fiscal year in which they were issued.

(b) Long-term indebtedness and long-term contracts.

(1) Submission to voters. On a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the voters of the District, the proposition of incurring a bonded debt or other indebtedness to pay for public improvements or of authorizing a long-term contract shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the District at any special meeting to be held for that purpose, or, when the Board of Supervisors at a regular or special meeting called for the purpose shall determine by resolution passed by a vote of a majority of votes, present and voting, that the public interest or necessity demands improvements or a long-term contract, and that the cost of the same will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue, it may order the submission of the proposition of incurring a bonded debt or other indebtedness or of authorizing a long-term contract to the qualified voters of the District at a meeting to be held for that purpose. A “long-term contract” means a contract wherein the District incurs obligations for which the costs are too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenues of the District in the judgment of the Board of Supervisors. Bonded debt or other indebtedness or long-term contracts may be authorized for any purpose permitted by 24 V.S.A chapter 53 or any other applicable sections of the Vermont Statutes Annotated for any purpose for which the District is organized. The warning calling the meeting shall state the object and purpose for which the indebtedness or long-term contract is proposed to be incurred or authorized, the estimated cost of the improvements or service, the amount of bonds or other evidence of indebtedness proposed to be issued, a summary of the terms of any contract proposed to be authorized, and the means of raising or apportioning all costs entailed thereby for debt service for payments under a long-term contract. The warning shall fix the places where and the date on which the meeting shall be held and the hours of opening and closing the polls. The District may not submit to the voters more than twice in the same calendar year or any 12 month period the proposition of incurring bonded or other indebtedness to pay for the same or substantially similar public improvement or the same or substantially similar long-term contract.

(2) Notice of meeting, authorization. The Clerk of the District shall cause notice of a special meeting to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the District once a week for three consecutive weeks on the same day of the week, the last publication to be not less than five nor more than 10 days before the meeting. Notice of the meeting shall also be posted in at least five public places within each member municipality for two weeks immediately preceding the meeting and be filed with the town or city clerk of each member municipality. Each municipality will have its voters vote in locations and in the manner it votes on similar questions for the municipality. When a majority of all the voters in the District present and voting on the question at the meeting votes to authorize the issuance of bonds or other evidence of indebtedness or to authorize a long-term contract, the District shall be authorized to issue bonds or other evidence of indebtedness as provided in 24 V.S.A. chapter 53 or other applicable sections of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, or to enter into the long-term contract. The ballots cast in all the member municipalities shall be counted as ballots are counted in each municipality. The results shall then be combined. Blank and defective ballots shall not be counted in determining the question. Obligations incurred by the District shall be joint and several obligations of the District and of each member municipality but shall not affect any limitation on indebtedness of a member municipality. The cost of debt service or of payments under a long-term contract shall be included in the annual budget of the District, and shall be allocated among the member municipalities as provided in subsection 33(c) of this chapter, unless otherwise provided by applicable law and in the vote authorizing the same. The applicable provision of 24 V.S.A. chapter 53 or other enabling law under which debt is incurred or long-term contracts are authorized shall apply to the issuance of bonds or other evidence of indebtedness by the District and for that purpose the Rutland County Recreation District shall be deemed a “municipal corporation,” the Board of Supervisors shall be deemed a “legislative branch,” and the District Treasurer shall be deemed a “municipal treasurer” within the purview of that chapter. Bonds or other evidence of indebtedness and long-term contracts shall be signed by the Treasurer and Chair of the Board of Supervisors of the District.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 15.05 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 9 / Section 15.05
App. § 9-15.5. Term of office
Status: in_force

(a) All elective officers, including ward officers and school commissioners, shall hold office from the 15th day of March of the year of their first election, for the term for which they are elected, and until their successors have been elected and have qualified.

(b) All appointive officers and all other officers whose terms of office are not herein or by general law otherwise specified, shall, except as herein otherwise provided, hold their offices for the specified terms of their appointment from the first day of April of the year of their appointment, and until their successors are appointed and have qualified.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 601 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 117 / Section 601
App. § 117-601. Application of general law
Status: in_force

(Renumbered to 24A V.S.A. § 117-401 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 29, 2024.)

Provisions of the laws of the State of Vermont relating to the qualifications of voters, the manner of voting, the duties of election officers, and all other particulars respective to preparation for, conducting, and management of elections, so far as they may be applicable, shall govern all municipal elections, and all general and special meetings, except as otherwise provided in this charter. (Renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 117-301 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 29, 2024.)
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 801 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129 / Section 801
App. § 129-801. General
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.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 41 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 601 / Section 41
App. § 601-41. Places of meetings
Status: in_force

At any special meeting of the District, voters of each municipality within the District shall cast their ballots at polling places within the municipality of their residence as shall be determined by each member municipality.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 27 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 601 / Section 27
App. § 601-27. Records
Status: in_force

All records, books, and accounts of the District shall be open to inspection by persons interested during reasonable office hours.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 105 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 117 / Section 105
App. § 117-105. Reservation of powers to the Town
Status: in_force

(Renumbered to 24A V.S.A. § 117-106 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 29, 2024.)

Nothing in this charter shall be so construed as in any way to limit the powers and functions conferred upon the Town of Essex and the Selectboard of the Town 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. (Renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 117-110 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 29, 2024.)
24 V.S.A. § 3303 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 89 / Section 3303
§ 3303. Compensation; condemnation
Status: in_force

The municipal corporation may agree with the owner or owners of any property, franchise, easement, or right that may be required by the municipal corporation for the purposes of this chapter, as to the compensation to be paid. In case of failure to agree as to the compensation, or in case the owner is an infant, a person who lacks capacity to protect his or her interests due to a mental condition or psychiatric disability, absent from the State, unknown, or the owner of a contingent interest, the Superior Court within and for the county where the subject property is situated on the petition of either party, may cause the notice to be given of the petition as the presiding judge of the court may prescribe. After proof thereof, the presiding judge may appoint three disinterested persons as commissioners to examine the property to be taken or damaged by the municipal corporation. The commissioners after being duly sworn, upon due notice to all parties in interest, shall view the premises, hear the parties in respect to the property, and shall assess and award to the owners and persons so interested just damages for any injury sustained and make report in writing to the presiding judge. The presiding judge may accept the report, unless just cause is shown to the contrary. The presiding judge may order the municipal corporation to pay the same in the time and manner as he or she may prescribe, in full compensation for the property taken, or the injury done by the municipal corporation, or the presiding judge may reject or recommit the report if the ends of justice so require. On compliance with the order, the municipal corporation may proceed with the construction of its work without liability for further claim for damages. The presiding judge may award costs in the proceeding in his or her discretion. The cause may be transferred to the Supreme Court as provided in 12 V.S.A. § 4601.
24 V.S.A. § 5143 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 129 / Section 5143
§ 5143. Disconnection of service
Status: in_force

(a) No municipality shall disconnect service to a ratepayer unless payment of a valid bill or charge is delinquent as defined herein, and notice of disconnection has been provided previously to the ratepayer. A copy of the notice shall be sent to the occupant of a residential dwelling that will be affected by the disconnection if the occupant is different than the ratepayer.

(b) Disconnection shall not be permitted if:

(1) The delinquent bill or charge, or aggregate delinquent bills and charges do not exceed $15.00.

(2) The delinquency is due solely to a disputed portion of a charge that is the subject of an appeal.

(3) The delinquency is due to a failure to pay a deposit, line extension, special assessment, special construction charge, or other nonrecurring charge.

(4) The disconnection would represent an immediate and serious hazard to the health of the ratepayer or a resident within the ratepayer's household, as set forth in a physician's certificate that is on file with the municipality. Notice by telephone or otherwise that such certificate will be forthcoming will have the effect of receipt, providing the certificate is in fact received within seven days.

(5) The ratepayer has not been given an opportunity to enter into a reasonable agreement to pay the delinquent bill or, having made such agreement, has abided by its terms.

(c) The tenant of a rental dwelling noticed for disconnection due to the delinquency of the ratepayer shall have the right to request and pay for continued service from the utility or reconnection of water and sewer service for the rental dwelling, which the utility shall provide. If any water and sewer charges or fees are included in the tenant's rent, the tenant may deduct the cost of any water and sewer service charges or fees paid to the municipality from his or her rent pursuant to 9 V.S.A. § 4459. Under such circumstances, the utility shall not require the tenant to pay any arrearage greater than one billing cycle.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 24 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 149 / Section 24
App. § 149-24. Appointed nonadministrative officials
Status: repealed

(a) General provisions applying to all appointed positions.

(1) The appointed positions herein shall all be appointed by a majority vote of the Selectboard.

(2) Terms of appointment shall begin immediately upon Selectboard action and run for a period as specified herein.

(3) All appointees shall be administered the oath of office in the form as provided for by statute, if applicable.

(4) Appointees may be afforded compensation or reimbursement for expenses as determined by the Selectboard.

(5) [Repealed.]

(6) To the highest degree possible, the Selectboard shall strive for a balance of opinion on all appointive positions, boards, and commissions.

(7) Although operating independently, all appointive boards and commissions shall be required to cooperate with the Selectboard in the exercise of their duties in the pursuit of the public good. They shall be required to file an annual report for inclusion in the Town report, and also to file any other reports requested by the Selectboard, and attend any meeting so requested by the Selectboard.

(8) If an appointed official misses three consecutive regularly scheduled meetings of the appointed body, the chair of that board or commission shall report to the Selectboard, who may then declare that position vacant.

(9) Elected officials shall serve in appointed positions, boards, and commissions if the specific membership of the board or commission calls for their service, subject to the limits outlined herein.

(10) Town employees may serve in appointive positions as limited by charter but may not vote on any issue directly affecting their position or conditions of employment.

(b) Appointed positions.

(1) The functions of the following positions are governed by the applicable State statute, as limited by charter or ordinance:

(A) [Repealed.]

(B) [Repealed.]

(C) Tree Warden;

(D) [Repealed.]

(E) Pound Keeper;

(F) Town Clerk;

(G) Town Attorney;

(H) Town Treasurer;

(I) [Repealed.]

(J) Delinquent Tax Collector.

(K) Town Constable.

(i) The Selectboard shall appoint the Town Constable, who shall serve a one-year term.

(ii) The Constable shall be responsible for assisting the Town Clerk in the regulation and licensing of dogs.

(iii) The Constable shall be in attendance at all Town meetings and shall serve as sergeant at arms to assist the moderator as necessary in the maintenance of order.

(iv) The Selectboard may assign additional responsibilities to the Constable as necessary or convenient.

(v) A vacancy in the Office of the Constable shall be filled by a majority vote of the Selectboard.

(c) Appointed boards and commissions established by charter.

(1) Planning Commission.

(A) The Selectboard shall appoint the members of the Planning Commission in accordance with State statute. All members shall be registered voters of the Town.

(B) [Repealed.]

(2) Development Review Board.

(A) The Selectboard shall appoint the members of the Development Review Board in accordance with State statute. All members shall be registered voters of the Town.

(B) [Repealed.]

(3) Housing Authority.

(A) The Selectboard shall appoint members of the Housing Authority established pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 113.

(B) [Repealed.]

(C) The Housing Authority shall also advise the Selectboard on housing issues generally when so requested.

(4) Airport Commission.

(A) Provided that there is a regional, State-owned airport in the Town, the Selectboard shall appoint an Airport Commission, the number of members to be decided by the Selectboard.

(B) The purpose of the Airport Commission shall be to advise the Selectboard on airport-related matters.

(C) The Airport Commission shall serve as the Airport Advisory Committee as prescribed by State statute.

(d) Boards, commissions, committees created by Selectboard action.

(1) The Selectboard may, at any time, in response to a perceived need, create, by ordinance or resolution, a board, commission, or committee.

(2) In doing so, the action must clearly state the reason for the creation of the body.

(3) Any body created under this subsection shall not have an effective life of more than three years. At the end of that period, the mandate creating the committee shall terminate and the Selectboard shall be required to review the reason for the body's existence and may act to reconstitute the body.
24 V.S.A. § 5103 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 127 / Section 5103
§ 5103. Membership in the authority
Status: in_force

Two or more municipalities may form a mass transportation authority. Membership in the authority shall consist of those municipalities which elect to join the authority by majority vote of its voters present and voting on the question at an annual or special meeting duly warned for that purpose. The initial meeting of a municipality called to determine whether or not to join the authority shall be warned in the manner provided by law, except that for such meeting only, any warning need not be posted for a period in excess of 30 days, any other provision of law or municipal charter to the contrary notwithstanding. Membership may be terminated only in the manner provided in section 5109 of this title.
24 V.S.A. § 1755 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 53 / Section 1755
§ 1755. Submission to voters
Status: in_force

(a)(1) On a petition signed by at least ten percent of the voters of a municipal corporation the proposition of incurring a bonded debt to pay for public improvements shall be submitted to the qualified voters thereof at any annual or special meeting to be held for that purpose, or, when the legislative branch of a municipal corporation at a regular or special meeting called for such purpose shall determine by resolution passed by a vote of a majority of those members present and voting, that the public interest or necessity demands improvements, and that the cost of the same will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue, by vote of a majority of those members present and voting, it may order the submission of the proposition of incurring a bonded debt to pay for public improvements to the qualified voters of such municipal corporation at a meeting to be held for that purpose.

(2) The warning calling the meeting shall state the object and purpose for which the indebtedness is proposed to be incurred, the estimated cost of the improvements, and the amount of bonds proposed to be issued, and shall fix the place where and the date on which the meeting shall be held and the hours of opening and closing the polls.

(b) A municipal corporation may not submit to the voters more than twice in any one-year period the proposition of incurring a bonded debt to pay for the same or a similar public improvement, except that a proposition voted on for the first time at an annual meeting that is reconsidered may be voted on in the subsequent annual meeting.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 212 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 414 / Section 212
App. § 414-212. Compensation of members of Board of Supervisors
Status: in_force

Each member municipality shall pay to its representatives to the Board of Supervisors a compensation that it shall deem reasonable.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 410 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 414 / Section 410
App. § 414-410. Sinking fund
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Supervisors, with the approval of a majority of the voters present and voting at a special District meeting called and warned for that purpose, may establish and provide for a sinking fund that shall serve and be used exclusively as a debt service reserve fund for the retirement of bond issue or other debt. When so established, it shall be kept intact and separate from other monies at the disposal of the District, shall be accounted for as a pledged asset for the purpose of retiring the obligations, and shall not be appropriated or used for the current expenses of the District.

(b) The cost of payments to a sinking fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be included in the annual budget of the District and shall be allocated among the member municipalities as provided in section 404 of this charter, unless otherwise provided by applicable law and in the vote authorizing the same.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 3 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 15 / Section 3
App. § 15-3. City meetings
Status: in_force

(a) On the 10th day of April, A.D. 1893, and annually thereafter on the first Tuesday of March, a meeting of the legal voters of said City shall be held at a place to be appointed by the City Council of said City, of which notice shall be posted in at least three public places within the limits of said City, and at least 12 days previous thereto, which notices shall be signed by the City Clerk and in case of his or her failure by the City Council, provided that if the annual meeting shall fail to be holden for want of notice herein before mentioned, or for any other cause, the corporation shall not thereby be prejudiced, and the several officers hereafter mentioned may at any time thereafter be elected at a special meeting called for that purpose as herein before provided.

(b) The Clerk of said City shall at any time when directed by the City Council or when requested in writing by 12 legal voters of said City, call a special meeting of the citizens of said City in the same manner as is provided for the annual meeting; in case of the failure of the Clerk to call the meeting as aforesaid, that duty shall be performed by the City Council or a majority of them.
24 V.S.A. § 4831 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 121 / Section 4831
§ 4831. Creation of committee
Status: in_force

The legislative branch of any two or more municipalities may by agreement create a joint municipal survey committee to plan for the strengthening of local governments and to promote plans for more efficient and economical operation of local government services within or by the participating municipalities. For purposes of establishing a mosquito control district under 6 V.S.A. chapter 85, a municipality may create a municipal survey committee under this section with all the powers and duties that a joint municipal survey committee possesses under this chapter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 9 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 261 / Section 9
App. § 261-9. Duties of the Moderator
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Moderator to preside at all meetings of said Village, and the Moderator shall have the same power as the moderator of town meetings now has by law and in case of the Moderator's absence a Moderator Pro Temp may be appointed.
24 V.S.A. § 1153 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 35 / Section 1153
§ 1153. Card indices
Status: in_force

All general indices required by law to be kept by a town or city clerk may be kept by the card index system, with the consent and approval of the selectboard or board of aldermen. When so kept, such card index shall provide as full and complete information as is now required by law for the keeping of general indices by a town clerk.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 21 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 175 / Section 21
App. § 175-21. Newspaper publication
Status: in_force

The Selectboard may publish notices of vacancies in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town.
24 V.S.A. § 1891 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 53 / Section 1891
§ 1891. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter:

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

(2) “District” or “TIF” means a tax increment financing district.

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

(4) “Improvements” means the installation, new construction, or reconstruction of infrastructure that will serve a public purpose and fulfill the purpose of tax increment financing districts as stated in section 1893 of this subchapter, including utilities, transportation, public facilities and amenities, land and property acquisition and demolition, and site preparation. “Improvements” also means the funding of debt service interest payments for a period of up to two years, beginning on the date on which the first debt is incurred.

(5) “Original taxable value” means the total valuation as determined in accordance with 32 V.S.A. chapter 129 of all taxable real property located within the tax increment financing district as of the creation date as set forth in section 1892 of this subchapter, provided that no parcel within the district shall be divided or bisected by the district boundary.

(6) “Related costs” means expenses incurred and paid by the municipality, exclusive of the actual cost of constructing and financing improvements, that are directly related to the creation and implementation of the tax increment financing district, including reimbursement of sums previously advanced by the municipality for those purposes. Related costs may include direct municipal expenses such as departmental or personnel costs related to creating or administering the district to the extent they are paid from the tax increment realized from municipal and not education taxes and using only that portion of the municipal increment above the required percentage in servicing the debt as determined in accordance with subsection 1894(f) of this subchapter.

(7) “Financing” means debt incurred, including principal, interest, and any fees or charges directly related to that debt, or other instruments or borrowing used by a municipality to pay for improvements in a tax increment financing district, only if authorized by the legal voters of the municipality in accordance with section 1894 of this subchapter. Payment for the cost of district improvements may also include direct payment by the municipality using the district increment. However, such payment is also subject to a vote by the legal voters of the municipality in accordance with section 1894 of this subchapter and, if not included in the tax increment financing plan approved under subsection 1894(d) of this subchapter, is also considered a substantial change and subject to the review process provided by subdivision 1901(2)(B) of this subchapter. If interfund loans within the municipality are used as the method of financing, no interest shall be charged. Bond anticipation notes may be used as a method of financing; provided, however, that bond anticipation notes shall not be considered a first incurrence of debt pursuant to subsection 1894(a) of this subchapter.

(8) “Committed” means pledged and appropriated for the purpose of the current and future payment of tax increment financing incurred in accordance with section 1894 of this subchapter and related costs as defined in this section.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 604 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 1 / Section 604
App. § 1-604. Notice of tax due
Status: in_force

The City Treasurer shall, upon delivery to him or her of the tax rate, publish at least three times in a newspaper with the general circulation in the City a notice calling upon the taxpayer to pay his or her respective taxes on the dates provided in section 601 of this charter, and to mail to each taxpayer at his or her last known address a tax bill stating the amount of the grant list, the amount of taxes due, and when those taxes are payable.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1302 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 4 / Section 1302
App. § 4-1302. Severability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this charter are declared to be severable. If any provisions of this charter are for any reason invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions, which can be given effect without the invalid provision.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 2.04 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 107 / Section 2.04
App. § 107-2.4. Representative Town Meeting
Status: repealed

(a) Description:

(1) In the event of a discrepancy between this section of the charter and 1959 Acts and Resolves No. 302, the provisions set forth in this charter shall prevail.

(2) The Representative Town Meeting consists of up to 140 elected voters and youth voters. It is a guiding body for the Town and a source of ideas, proposals, and comments, elected by district as defined by the Board of Civil Authority. It exercises exclusively all powers vested in the voters of the Town. In addition to the elected members, the following shall be members ex officio: the members of the Selectboard, the School Directors, the Treasurer, the Clerk, the Moderator, and those State Senators and State Representatives who reside in Brattleboro. Representative Town Meeting shall act upon all articles on the Town meeting warning except those that relate to the election of officers, referenda, and other matters voted upon by Australian ballot.

(3) The Representative Town Meeting shall convene annually on the third Saturday after the first Tuesday in March. Such date shall be confirmed at the preceding annual Representative Town Meeting and shall remain the same until changed by the Representative Town Meeting.

(b) Ratifications:

(1) The Representative Town Meeting shall:

(A) [Repealed.]

(B) Ratify or reject the appointment by the Selectboard of a Town Clerk for a term of one year whose term shall run from annual Representative Town Meeting to annual Representative Town Meeting. The Town Clerk shall have all rights and duties of the office of town clerk as prescribed by Vermont statutes.

(C) Ratify or reject the appointment by the Selectboard of a Town Treasurer for a term of one year whose term shall run from annual Representative Town Meeting to annual Representative Town Meeting. The Town Treasurer shall have all the rights and duties of the office of town treasurer as prescribed by Vermont statutes.

(D) Ratify or reject the appointment by the Selectboard of a Town Attorney (which may be a law firm) for a term of one year whose term shall run from annual Representative Town Meeting to annual Representative Town Meeting.

(E) Ratify or reject the recommendations of the Selectboard and the school directors regarding administrative and functional organization of the Town or School District.

(c) [Repealed.]

(d) Finance Committee: The Representative Town Meeting shall establish a Finance Committee for the general purpose of reviewing proposed and actual expenditures by the Town, Town School District, and other budgets that affect the taxpayers of the Town of Brattleboro, including Brattleboro Union High School District 6. A review will include making recommendations to the Representative Town Meeting and the voters. The Committee will work with the Town Finance Director, School Finance Director, and other Town officials in assessing the recommendations and impact of the proposed annual budget and all finance policy, including fund balances, debt management, capital improvements, and the capital plan. It is also recommended that the Committee review all auditor's reports and other matters of financial import that impact the voters of the Town. The Representative Town Meeting shall fix and from time to time may alter the number of members, the manner of their selection, their terms of office, their compensation if any, and other duties and functions. The Committee may choose its own officers. Pursuant to the rules established by Representative Town Meeting, appointment or election of Finance Committee members shall be made at each annual Representative Town Meeting.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 48 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 901 / Section 48
App. § 901-48. Withdrawal of a municipality
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a member may vote to withdraw from this chapter in the same manner as it votes to adopt the chapter if three years have elapsed since the Authority has become a body politic and corporate and if the Authority has not voted to bond for construction and improvements, all in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 4863(g).

(2) The provisions of 24 V.S.A. § 4863(i) and (j) shall apply so that any vote of withdrawal taken less than one year from the time the Authority has become a body politic and corporate or any vote of withdrawal taken after the Authority has voted to bond for construction and improvements shall be null and void.

(3) The membership of a withdrawing member shall terminate as of one year following a valid vote to withdraw or as soon after such one-year period as the financial obligations of the withdrawing member have been paid to the Authority.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (a), in the event that the General Assembly of the State of Vermont shall specifically approve, a member may vote to withdraw from the Authority at any time.

(b) The financial obligations of a withdrawing member shall include all ongoing costs and assessments of the Authority until the withdrawing member has entered into a written agreement satisfactory to counsel for the Authority obliging the withdrawing municipality as follows:

(1) to continue to pay its share of all debts incurred by the Authority for the remaining terms of all bonds and contracts in existence at the time when the vote to withdraw was taken;

(2) to pay its share, based upon its assessment for the year in which it withdraws, of the defense costs and judgment rendered in any legal action brought against the Authority arising or accruing in any year during which it was a member of the Authority;

(3) to pay its share, based upon its assessment for the year in which it withdraws, of all unbudgeted costs and expenses of the Authority arising out of the activities of the Authority during the withdrawing member's term of membership, regardless of when such costs and expenses may be discovered; and

(4) to pay all of these additional costs either in a lump sum or in installments at such times and in such amounts as required by the Board.

(c)(1) After a member has voted to withdraw, the Board shall give notice to the remaining members of the vote to withdraw and shall hold a meeting to determine if it is in the best interest of the Authority to continue to exist. All interested parties shall be given an opportunity to be heard.

(2) If the Board determines that it would be in the best interests of the Authority to cease operations, the Board may prepare and implement a plan for dissolution of the Authority.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 8 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 801 / Section 8
App. § 801-8. Termination of membership
Status: in_force

(a) A member municipality may withdraw from membership in the Authority if notification of withdrawal is given more than one year after the member municipality joined such Authority. The withdrawal shall take effect at the end of the first full fiscal year following such notification of withdrawal, such notification to be in the form of a resolution duly adopted by the legislative body of the withdrawing member and delivered to the Board of Commissioners at a regular meeting thereof.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, upon giving notice as required by subsection (a), a member municipality may withdraw from the Authority after the Authority has voted to bond itself in accordance with the provisions hereof but shall continue to be liable for its share of all existing indebtedness incurred under 24 V.S.A. chapter 53 at the time notice of its withdrawal is given.
24 V.S.A. § 214 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Section 214
§ 214. Care of lands in unorganized towns and gores; lease lands
Status: reserved

The treasurer shall have the care of the lands in unorganized towns and gores in the county, granted as glebes, lands granted to the use of the ministry or the social worship of God, lands granted to the first settled minister, and lands granted or reserved for the use or support of schools, until such towns or gores are organized, but this section shall not affect a lease or contract respecting such lands made under previous law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 9 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 291 / Section 9
App. § 291-9. Fire wardens
Status: in_force

The fire wardens of the Village of Woodstock, and such persons as shall, pursuant to the bylaws of the Village, be elected fire wardens, and having with them some distinguishing badge of their office, designated by such bylaws, may, in times of fire, demand and require assistance from any of the inhabitants of the Village to extinguish and prevent the spreading of such fire, and remove goods and effects from any building or other place endangered by fire; and a majority of the fire wardens may cause to be pulled down, blown up, or removed such dwellings or the buildings as they may deem necessary to prevent the spreading or progress of such fire; and the fire wardens may require and demand assistance from any of the inhabitants of the Village to pull down and remove any building whenever it shall be judged necessary by a majority of the fire wardens present; and the fire wardens may suppress any disorder or tumults and direct the labors of all persons present during such fire; and if any resident of the Village, so present as aforesaid, shall refuse to obey the orders of any fire wardens in any manner authorized by this act, the offender shall, on conviction thereof, before any justice proper to try the same, forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding seven dollars to the Treasurer of the Village. Provided that the offender be prosecuted by action of debt, brought by any wardens, in the name of the Treasurer, within 90 days from the time of committing the offence.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 901 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 153 / Section 901
App. § 153-901. Taxes on real property
Status: in_force

Taxes on real property shall be due in four equal installments on dates established annually by the Selectboard, provided the first payment in each fiscal year is not earlier than 30 days after the date tax bills for that fiscal year are mailed to taxpayers. Any taxes not paid when due shall be deemed delinquent and payable to the Collector of Delinquent Taxes.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 3 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 146 / Section 3
App. § 146-3. Separability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this charter is held invalid, the other provisions of this charter shall not be affected thereby.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 125 / Section 1
App. § 125-1. Charter; general law application
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Town of Ludlow charter, which shall provide the Town of Ludlow with all the rights and duties as provided by Vermont Statutes.
24 V.S.A. § 1178 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 35 / Section 1178
§ 1178. Safes; vaults
Status: in_force

A town not already provided with a fireproof safe or vault of a sufficient size for the effectual preservation of the files and records now in the office of the town clerk, or that may hereafter accumulate there, shall forthwith procure such safe or vault.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 803 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 4 / Section 803
App. § 4-803. Appraisal of property
Status: in_force

Appraisals shall be reviewed periodically and kept up to date.
24 V.S.A. § 5804 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 139 / Section 5804
§ 5804. Designated neighborhood
Status: in_force

(a) Designation established.

(1) A regional planning commission may request approval from the LURB for designation of areas on the regional plan future land use maps as a designated neighborhood under 10 V.S.A. § 6033. Areas eligible for designation include planned growth areas and village areas identified on the regional plan future land use map. This designation recognizes that the vitality of downtowns and villages is supported by adjacent and walkable neighborhoods and that the benefits structure must ensure that investments for sprawl repair or infill development within a neighborhood is secondary to a primary purpose to maintain the vitality and livability and maximize the climate resilience and infill potential of centers.

(2) Approval of planned growth areas and village areas as designated neighborhoods shall follow the same process as approval for designated centers provided for in 10 V.S.A. § 6033 and consistent with sections 4348 and 4348a of this title.

(b) Transition. All designated growth center or neighborhood development areas existing as of December 31, 2025 will retain current benefits until December 31, 2026 or upon approval of the regional plan future land use maps, whichever comes first. All existing neighborhood development area and growth center designations in effect on December 31, 2025 will expire on December 31, 2026 if the regional plan future land use map is not approved. All benefits that are removed for unexpired neighborhood development areas and growth centers under this chapter shall remain active with prior designations existing as of December 31, 2025 until December 31, 2034. Prior to December 31, 2026, no check-ins or renewal shall be required for the existing designations. New applications for neighborhood development area designations may be approved by the State Board prior to the first hearing for a regional plan adoption or until December 31, 2025, whichever comes first.

(c) Requirements. A designated neighborhood shall meet the requirements for planned growth area or village area as described in section 4348a of this title.

(d) Benefits. A designated neighborhood is eligible for the following benefits:

(1) funding priority for bylaws and special-purpose plans, capital plans, and area improvement or reinvestment plans, including priority consideration for the Better Connections Program and other applicable programs identified by Department guidance;

(2) funding priority for Better Connections and other infrastructure project scoping, design, engineering, and construction by the State Community Investment Program and Board;

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

(4) priority consideration for State and federal affordable housing funding;

(5) certain housing appeal limitations under chapter 117 of this title;

(6) authority for the municipal legislative body to lower speed limits to less than 25 mph within the neighborhood;

(7) State wastewater application fee capped at $50.00 for residential development under 3 V.S.A. § 2822(j)(4)(D);

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

(9) the authority to create a special taxing district pursuant to chapter 87 of this title for the purpose of financing both capital and operating costs of a project within the boundaries of a neighborhood.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1205 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 1205
App. § 5-1205. Warrants on delinquent taxes and water, sewer, and thermal energy bills
Status: in_force

Within 30 days following the due date, the Treasurer shall prepare warrants for taxpayers and property owners delinquent in payment of taxes or water, sewer, or thermal energy bills. The Treasurer shall deliver these warrants forthwith to the Tax Collector for collection, with penalties and interest as provided by ordinance and by law. Such warrants shall remain in full force until all the taxes and other delinquent payments have been either collected, abated, or have become outlawed under the general law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 22 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 601 / Section 22
App. § 601-22. Chair
Status: in_force

The Chair of the Board of Supervisors shall be the chief executive officer of the District. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Supervisors and shall make and sign all contracts on behalf of the District upon approval by the Board of Supervisors of the District. The Chair shall perform all of the duties incident to the position and office.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 401 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 409 / Section 401
App. § 409-401. Fiscal year
Status: in_force

The fiscal year of the District shall commence on July 1 and end on June 30 of each year.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 102 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 123 / Section 102
App. § 123-102. General law, application
Status: in_force

Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, all provisions of the statutes of the State of Vermont relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town of Hardwick.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 902 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 902
App. § 5-902. Annual City budget
Status: in_force

The City Manager shall prepare and submit a proposed fiscal budget to the City Council in December or in compliance with their agreed-upon schedule. The Council shall have the authority to set the budget submission date.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 15 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 401 / Section 15
App. § 401-15. Term
Status: in_force

All representatives and alternate representatives to the Board of Supervisors shall hold office for one year or until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. Any representative may be reappointed to successive terms without limit.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 710 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 19 / Section 710
App. § 19-710. Administration of budget
Status: in_force

(a) Work programs and allotments. At such time as the Manager shall specify, each department, office, or agency shall submit work programs for the ensuing fiscal year showing the requested allotments of its appropriation by periods within the year. The Manager shall review and authorize such allotments with or without revision as early as possible in the fiscal year. The Manager may revise such allotments during the year if deemed desirable and shall revise them to accord with any supplemental, reduced, or transferred appropriations made pursuant to section 708 of this charter.

(b) Payments and obligations prohibited. No payment shall be made or obligation incurred against any allotment or appropriation except in accordance with appropriations duly made. Any authorization of payment or incurring of obligation in violation of the provisions of this charter shall be voided and any payment so made illegal; such action shall be cause for removal of any officer who knowingly authorized or made such payment or incurred such obligation, and the officer shall also be liable to the City for any amount so paid. However, except where prohibited by law, nothing in this charter shall be construed to prevent the making or authorizing of payments or making of contracts for capital improvements to be financed wholly or partly by the issuance of bonds or to prevent the making of any contract or lease providing for payments beyond the end of the fiscal year, provided that such action is made or approved by resolution.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 807 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 251 / Section 807
App. § 251-807. Entry onto land for construction
Status: in_force

The trustees shall have authority to enter upon private lands or property to clear out, open, or construct any drain or ditch which, in their judgment, is required or necessary to receive or carry off the surface water falling or flowing upon the streets or highways in said village and likely to do damage thereto, or to render the same dangerous to public travel, and to clean out, open, or increase the capacity of any water course or ditch or drain which now receives all or any part of such water upon payment or tender thereof to the party injured thereby, damages by the party sustained by reason thereof.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 44 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 101 / Section 44
App. § 101-44. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this charter, except where the context or express terms require a contrary interpretation:

(1) “Board” shall mean the duly elected Selectboard of the Town, acting as a group and in its official capacity.

(2) “Day” shall mean a calendar day.

(3) A “vacancy” in any office shall be deemed to exist if the holder of the office resigns, dies, is removed from office, moves from the Town, is convicted of a felony, or is judicially declared to be mentally incompetent.

(4) “Voters” shall mean the names included, at any given point in time, on the checklist most recently revised by the Board of Civil Authority for use in a Town meeting or election.

(5) Terms of the masculine gender are intended in a generic sense and are used solely for clarity of expression. Such terms are intended to include the feminine counterpart and to carry no substantive meaning with respect to the sex of any person.

(6) The terms “Town Clerk” or “Town Treasurer” as used in this charter, any existing ordinance, or any ordinance enacted after adoption of this charter shall be understood as referring to the Clerk-Treasurer.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 280 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 280
App. § 3-280. Designated
Status: in_force

The Board of Health shall, between the 25th day of June and the first day of July 1949, and annually thereafter, with the approval of the City Council, appoint a Milk and Food Inspector and an Inspector of Meat, whose terms of office shall begin on the first day of July and continue one year and until their successors are appointed and have qualified.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 4 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 245 / Section 4
App. § 245-4. Specific corporate powers
Status: in_force

At any meeting legally warned for that purpose, the legal voters of the Village may vote a tax upon the taxable estate within the corporate limits for the lawful purposes of the Village.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 12 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 503 / Section 12
App. § 503-12. Rules
Status: in_force

The Prudential Committee shall adopt rules that govern the administration, operation, and maintenance of the water system. Rules adopted by the Committee shall become effective upon a majority vote of the Prudential Committee.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 53 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 601 / Section 53
App. § 601-53. Admission of new member municipalities
Status: in_force

The Board of Supervisors may authorize the inclusion of additional member municipalities in the District upon terms and conditions as it in its sole discretion shall deem to be fair, reasonable, and in the best interest of the District. The legislative body of any nonmember municipality that desires to be admitted to the District shall make application for admission to the Board of Supervisors of the District. The Board shall determine the effects and impacts that are likely to occur if the municipality is admitted and shall thereafter either grant or deny authority for admission of the petitioning municipality. If the Board grants authority for admission, it shall also specify any terms and conditions, including financial obligations upon which admission is predicated. The petitioning municipality shall thereafter comply with the approval procedures specified in 24 V.S.A. § 4863. If a majority of the voters of the petitioning municipality present and voting at a meeting of the municipality duly warned for the purpose votes to approve this chapter and the terms and conditions for admission, the vote shall be certified by the clerk of that municipality to the Board of Supervisors. Thereafter, upon satisfactory performance of the terms and conditions for admission, the municipality shall by resolution of the Board of Supervisors become and thereafter be a member municipality of the District.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 8 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 901 / Section 8
App. § 901-8. Selection of directors
Status: in_force

(a) Directors. The three at-large directors shall serve staggered terms of three years. The directors appointed by the respective members shall serve staggered terms of two years. A director shall not serve more than three full consecutive terms.

(b) Subsequent boards. Any voter in any of the members may be nominated to be elected an at-large director by filing a petition signed by 25 voters of the municipalities and filing it with the Secretary of the Authority before 5:00 p.m. on the sixth Monday prior to the day of election, which shall be the filing deadline. Votes for at-large directors shall be tallied by the clerks of the respective members and certified to the Secretary of the Authority within a week of the day of election. The directors receiving a plurality of the votes shall be deemed elected after the vote is confirmed by the Board of Directors.

(c) Appointments. The legislative body shall make its appointment by the end of March in the year in which the term of the preceding director for that member expires. The clerk of each member shall certify its appointment to the Secretary of the Authority.

(d) Oath of office. All directors shall take an oath of office similar to that taken by members of legislative bodies of municipalities, as in 24 V.S.A. § 831. The oath shall be administered by the clerk of the director's municipality.

(e) The Authority shall pay directors such reimbursement of expenses or stipend as the Board shall determine.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 801 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 117 / Section 801
App. § 117-801. Taxes on real and personal property
Status: in_force

Taxes on real and personal property shall be paid in two equal payments, with one-half of the annual tax bill for each taxpayer due and payable on September 15 and March 15 of each fiscal year.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 6 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 207 / Section 6
App. § 207-6. Board of Trustees' duties
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Trustees shall have charge of all prudential affairs of said corporation and perform the duties enjoined upon it by said corporation.

(b) The Board shall direct the expenditure of all monies belonging to the Village, and no money shall be expended in any department of the Village except upon the order of said Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall enforce the Village bylaws and regulations and direct prosecutions for the breach of a bylaw or regulation. The trustees shall have power to regulate the excavating of streets and the laying of pipes in the streets and they may issue licenses for these purposes.

(c) In case of the illness or absence of the Clerk, it shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees to warn meetings of said corporation.

(d) No member of the Board of Trustees shall hold the position of Superintendent of Sewerage and Water, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, or Manager.

(e) It shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees to annually make a list of the names of such persons resident within the limits of said corporation as are legal voters at Town meeting of the Town of Rockingham, at least 15 days before the annual meeting of said corporation, and shall immediately cause copies thereof to be posted in two or more public places in said corporation, and a copy to be filed with the Clerk thereof and said list shall be revised by the Board of Trustees in the same manner as is now provided by law for the revision of check lists of voters in town meeting. The Clerk, or in the Clerk's absence, one of the trustees of the Board of said corporation, shall have such list present at any meeting of said corporation, and the same shall be used in the same manner as provided by law for the use of town check lists. And no person whose name is not on such list shall vote at any meeting of such corporation in which such list is used, and the vote of no person whose name is on such list shall be rejected if a resident of said corporation on the day on which such meeting is held.
24 V.S.A. § 1430 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 45 / Section 1430
§ 1430. Consolidation of areas in different counties
Status: in_force

Should any proposed consolidation involve towns or parts of towns situated in different counties, it shall be the duty of the assistant judges of both counties to act jointly in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Upon certifying a favorable vote on a proposed consolidation to the Secretary of State they shall also recommend within which county the proposed consolidated town should be included.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 505 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 411 / Section 505
App. § 411-505. Contents of warnings
Status: in_force

The notice of an annual or special meeting of the District shall contain the date, time, place, and nature of the meeting. It shall, by separate articles, specifically indicate the business to be transacted at such meeting, and shall specify the questions to be voted upon. The warning shall contain any article requested to be included thereupon by petition signed by at least five percent of the legal voters of the District and filed with the District Clerk not less than 41 days prior to the date of the meeting.
24 V.S.A. § 3803 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 109 / Section 3803
§ 3803. When part of land unoccupied
Status: in_force

When the selectboard decides that the owner of the unoccupied land is not bound to make a part of the fence, the owner of the occupied land may make the whole or such part as is necessary to protect himself or herself. When the other owner occupies the adjoining land so as to be benefited by such fence, he or she shall pay to the person so making it, for his or her equal portion thereof, its value at the time.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 215 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 411 / Section 215
App. § 411-215. Audit
Status: in_force

The Board of Supervisors shall cause an audit of the District's financial records to be performed at least annually by a certified public accountant.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 140 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 140
App. § 3-140. Certified copies of records to be made
Status: in_force

Said Chief Administrative Officer shall, on being tendered therefor the fees allowed town clerks under the law of this State for similar services, and to be accounted for and paid to the Treasury for City purposes, as provided in the second preceding section, make duly certified copies of said records, papers, and documents, and such copies so certified shall be legal evidence, of the same validity and effect as those of town clerks, in all courts and for all purposes.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 31 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 126 / Section 31
App. § 126-31. Selectboard; powers and duties
Status: in_force

(a) The Selectboard shall constitute the legislative and administrative body of the Town for all purposes and shall have all powers and authority given to, and perform all duties required of, municipal legislative bodies under the Vermont Constitution and State law.

(b) In addition to the authority and duties established in subsection (a) of this section, the Selectboard shall have the power to:

(1) Appoint and remove all nonelected officers or employees authorized or required by State law, this charter, or the Town's personnel regulations.

(2) Hire or remove a Municipal Administrator to assist the Selectboard in the administration of the Town's affairs. The Municipal Administrator shall carry out those duties that the Selectboard assigns to them. The Selectboard shall fix the salary and benefits to be paid to the Municipal Administrator.

(3) Appoint the members of the Board of Electric Commissioners, which will manage the Town of Lyndon Electric Department pursuant to subchapter 8 of this charter.

(4) Hire, remove, and fix the compensation and benefits paid to the General Manager of the Lyndon Electric Department in consultation with the Board of Commissioners.

(5) Appoint a Superintendent of Public Works.

(6) Have charge of the Town's burial grounds.

(7) Assign additional duties to appointed offices, commissions, or departments but not discontinue or assign to any other office, commission, or department those duties assigned to a particular office, commission, or department established by this charter or by State law;

(8) Adopt, amend, or repeal ordinances in compliance with subchapter 2 of this charter.

(9) Inquire into the conduct of any Town employee; Town officer, including an elected officer; and any commission or department, and investigate any and all municipal affairs whenever necessary for the proper and orderly conduct of Town government.

(10) Assign a member of the Selectboard to attend any public meeting of any board, commission, department, or agency of the Town together with the right to speak for the Selectboard but not to vote at the meeting.

(11) Establish one or more areas apart from the rest of the Town as Special Service Districts, provide the Districts with special municipal services not provided throughout the Town, and assess a tax on the grand list of the taxpayers in the District to pay for the services, on the condition that a special meeting of the voters who reside in any such District shall be called in the same manner as a special Town meeting to vote on whether the special District should be created, and a majority of the residents who vote at such special meeting vote in favor of creating the District.

(12) Exercise each and every other power not specifically set forth in this charter but that is granted to the Selectboard by State law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 311 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 19 / Section 311
App. § 19-311. Procedure
Status: in_force

(a) Meetings. The Council shall meet regularly at least once in every month at such times and places as the Council may prescribe by rule. Special meetings may be held on the call of the Mayor or of two or more members and, whenever practicable, upon no less than 12 hours' notice to each member. All meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the open meeting laws of the State.

(b) Rules and journal. The Council shall determine its own rules and order of business and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings. This journal shall be a public record, and available to inspection and copying as for other public records of the City, in accordance with the access to public records laws of the State.

(c) Voting. Voting shall be by voice unless, upon such a vote, the margin of affirmation or denial is one member or a member of the Council calls for a roll call vote, in which case voting shall be by roll call and the ayes and nays shall be recorded in the journal. Three members of the Council shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may meet from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner and subject to the penalties prescribed by the rules of the Council. No action of the Council, except as otherwise provided in this charter, shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum of the Council.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 401 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 131 / Section 401
App. § 131-401. Generally
Status: in_force

The officers of the Town of Plainfield shall be those provided by law for towns, except as otherwise provided by this charter. Such officers shall have all the powers and duties necessary to carry out the provisions of this charter as well as those provided by law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 703 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 215 / Section 703
App. § 215-703. Board of Tax Abatement
Status: in_force

The trustees and Clerk of said Village shall constitute a Board for the Abatement of Taxes in said Village and shall have the same power and proceed in the same manner as the board for the abatement of taxes in towns.
24 V.S.A. § 4387 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 117 / Section 4387
§ 4387. Readoption of plans
Status: in_force

(a) All plans, including all prior amendments, shall expire every eight years unless they are readopted according to the procedures in section 4385 of this title.

(b)(1) A municipality may readopt any plan that has expired or is about to expire. Prior to any readoption, the planning commission shall review and update the information on which the plan is based, and shall consider this information in evaluating the continuing applicability of the plan. In its review, the planning commission shall:

(A) consider the recommendations of the regional planning commission provided pursuant to subdivision 4350(c)(2) of this title;

(B) engage in community outreach and involvement in updating the plan;

(C) consider consistency with the goals established in section 4302 of this title;

(D) address the required plan elements under section 4382 of this title;

(E) evaluate the plan for internal consistency among plan elements, goals, objectives, and community standards;

(F) address compatibility with the regional plan and the approved plans of adjoining municipalities; and

(G) establish a program and schedule for implementing the plan.

(2) The readopted plan shall remain in effect for the ensuing eight years unless earlier readopted.

(c) Upon the expiration of a plan, all bylaws and capital budgets and programs then in effect shall remain in effect, but shall not be amended until a plan is in effect.

(d) The fact that a plan has not been approved shall not make it inapplicable, except as specifically provided by this chapter. Bylaws, capital budgets, and programs shall remain in effect, even if the plan has not been approved.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 27 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 901 / Section 27
App. § 901-27. Fiscal year
Status: in_force

The fiscal year of the Authority shall commence on July 1 and end on June 30 of each year.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 23.01 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 9 / Section 23.01
App. § 9-23.1. Fire Chief, appointment, removal
Status: in_force

The Mayor shall appoint a Chief Engineer of the Fire Department subject to the approval of the Board of Aldermen, who shall hold that position for a term not to exceed five years, and so long as the Chief shall render efficient service to the City, unless sooner removed as herein provided. Retirement of the Chief Engineer appointed under this section shall be mandatory upon reaching the age of 65. The Chief Engineer shall appoint subordinate officers as he or she deems necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the Department. Members considered for appointment as an officer shall meet minimum standards for the rank as established by the Chief Engineer and shall be tested in accordance with guidelines established by the Chief Engineer. These officers shall hold office so long as in the opinion of the Chief Engineer each is capable of performing his or her duties and is conscientious and efficient in the discharge of the same. Such officers may be removed by the Chief Engineer for any incapacity or misconduct. The officer shall have a right to appeal to the Board of Civil Authority within 10 days of the removal unless the time period is extended by the parties in writing.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 262 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 262
App. § 3-262. City Council may order improvements upon petition of owners
Status: in_force

Whenever the owners of the greater part of the lands or buildings abutting upon any street, lane, or alley, or part thereof in said City, shall present their petition in writing to the City Council, praying that such street, land, or alley, or part thereof as specified be graded, paved, or macadamized, curbed and guttered, and that a sidewalk or the sidewalks thereof be constructed or repaired, or paved or laid with flagging or such other material as may be ordered by the City Council, or that either one or more of such improvements be made, the City Council may order and direct that such improvements be made.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 907 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 907
App. § 5-907. Personnel administration and benefits
Status: in_force

The City Council may adopt rules relating to personnel administration, including the following: job classification, tenure, retirement, pensions, leaves of absence, vacation, holidays, hours of work, group insurance, salaries, layoffs, reinstatement, promotion, demotion, dismissal, transfer, injury, and settlement of disputes and appeals.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 901 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 123 / Section 901
App. § 123-901. 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. § 3 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 108C / Section 3
App. §§ 108B-3. Treasurer
Status: in_force

The Selectboard shall annually appoint a Town Treasurer who shall perform all the duties of town treasurers as required by State statute and those additional duties specified by the Selectboard. The Town Treasurer shall be the collector of current taxes. The Town Treasurer shall not be Treasurer of the Town School District; the Town School District Treasurer shall be elected by the voters of the Town School District. The Town Treasurer need not be a resident or voter of Calais and shall serve at the pleasure of the Selectboard.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 12 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 261 / Section 12
App. § 261-12. General powers and duties of trustees
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees shall have the general care and management of the prudential interests and affairs of said Village; shall assess all taxes and make out a rate-bill accordingly; shall direct the expenditure of all monies belonging to said Village, draw orders upon the Treasurer and generally perform all the duties legally enjoined upon them by said corporation, and shall submit their accounts and vouchers to the auditors at least 10 days before the annual meeting of each year. Said trustees shall have power to abate taxes laid or assessed by virtue of this charter; to remit fines imposed for the violation of this charter or the bylaws of said corporation, and to discharge offenders from imprisonment for the same. The power of said trustees to abate taxes shall be subject to the same limitations and may be exercised for the same causes as stated and mentioned in section 2,736 of the Revised Laws. The trustees shall fill a vacancy in a Village office, and a person so appointed shall serve for the unexpired time, unless superseded; but the Village may, at any time before the expiration of such term, supersede such an appointment by a new election at a special meeting, for the remainder of the term.
24 V.S.A. § 3605 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 101 / Section 3605
§ 3605. Entry on lands
Status: in_force

A municipal corporation, for the purposes enumerated in section 3604 of this chapter, may:

(1) enter upon and use any land and enclosures over or through which it may be necessary for pipes, stormwater management systems, and sewer to pass;

(2) at any time, place, lay, and construct any pipes and sewers, appurtenances, and connections as may be necessary for the complete construction and repairing of the system; and

(3) open the ground in any streets, lanes, avenues, highways, and public grounds for the purposes described in this section, provided that the streets, lanes, avenues, highways, and public grounds shall not be injured but shall be left in as good condition as before the laying of the pipes, stormwater management systems, and sewers.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 701 / Section 1
App. § 701-1. Boundaries
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the Morristown Corners Water Corporation shall consist of 47 residential parcels as shown on the “Water Resources Map” on file with the Lamoille County Planning Commission specifically identifying those parcels and the land and “well-head” protection areas of the Morristown Corners Water Corporation, a part of which is land owned by the Morristown Corners Water Corporation as described in the land records of the Morristown Town Clerk's office.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 11 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 175 / Section 11
App. § 175-11. Appointed officers
Status: in_force

(a) The Selectboard may appoint, recommend, or approve the appointment of any Town officers, for a term of one year or longer from date of such appointment unless otherwise specified below, following such notice and warning as required by this charter, to include the following:

(1) Town Service Officer;

(2) Tree Warden;

(3) Emergency Management Director;

(4) Fire Warden;

(5) Health Officer;

(6) members of the Town Planning Commission (PC);

(7) members of the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA);

(8) Cemetery commissioners for a term of three years;

(9) Road Commissioner;

(10) Regional planning commissioners;

(11) E-911 Coordinator;

(12) Animal Control Officer;

(13) Zoning Administrator for a term of three years; and

(14) such other Town officers or municipal appointments as may be necessary as provided by law or otherwise authorized by this charter for the orderly and expeditious operations of Town government.

(b) All appointed Town officers shall serve at the pleasure of the Selectboard.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 36.03 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 9 / Section 36.03
App. § 9-36.3. Purposes
Status: in_force

The Authority, in the exercise of the powers created and granted under section 3 of this charter, shall foster and carry out the following purposes:

(1) to enhance and promote economic opportunity within the City of Rutland;

(2) to plan for public and private improvements and development within the City of Rutland, dedicated to the promotions of industrial and commercial benefit;

(3) to create employment opportunities;

(4) to enhance the acquisitions, development, and improvement of taxable real and personal property within the City of Rutland;

(5) to promote the development, improvement, acquisition, and rehabilitations of industrial and commercial property within the City of Rutland;

(6) to foster commercial and industrial growth within the City of Rutland;

(7) to promote and support investments and improvements that will result in the elimination of slum and blight;

(8) to support and promote the development of those recreational, social, and public facilities that directly, or indirectly, create or enhance commercial or industrial activity within the City.
24 V.S.A. § 3256 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 87 / Section 3256
§ 3256. Construction with other laws
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the financing of any of the improvements referred to in this chapter by a tax on the grand list of a municipality, or by other means.
24 V.S.A. § 5144 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 129 / Section 5144
§ 5144. Uniform notice form
Status: in_force

The notice form required under section 5143 of this chapter, and defined in section 5142 of this chapter, shall be clearly printed on a pink colored sheet of paper and shall be according to the following form:

Date _________________________________________

$ _________________________________________

AMOUNT IN ARREARS

Dear Customer:

According to our records, your (water) (sewer) service account is still unpaid. Please make full payment of the account or contact our office to make satisfactory arrangements before .......... . If this is not done, we will no longer be able to extend credit and will have to discontinue your service, on that day or any one of the following four business days. (Under the law, “Business days” means Monday through Thursday, excluding legal holidays, when the offices are not open to the public). An unpaid bill is a lien on your real property, and may lead to tax sale proceedings.

SPECIAL CHARGES—24 V.S.A. § 5151 provides that we charge a fee for coming to your location to collect the amount overdue. Also, the same statute provides that we shall charge a reconnection fee for restoration of service if your service has been disconnected for nonpayment. These fees are as follows:

Collection Trips—$ 25.00, regardless of number

Reconnection—Normal Hours—$ 25.00

Overtime—$ 37.50

Interest according to 32 V.S.A. § 5136(a)

If payment has already been sent, we recommend that you contact our office to make certain that payment is recorded on your account by the indicated date as such payment may have become delayed or lost in the mail. Payment in the mail does not constitute payment until received by us.

THIS IS A FINAL REQUEST FROM:

(Name of Credit Supervisor)

(Name of Municipality)

(Address of Municipality)

(Town)

Vermont (Zip Code)

(Telephone Number)

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION—If you have a question concerning this bill or if you want to seek an agreement with us to pay the balance due in partial payments over a period of time, you should contact this office as soon as possible after receipt of this notice. In the event an agreement is entered into, failure to abide by the terms of agreement can lead to disconnection without further notice. If disconnection would result in an immediate and serious health hazard to you or to a resident within your household, disconnection will be postponed upon presentation of a duly licensed physician's certificate.

APPEALS—If you cannot reach agreement as to payment of this bill with the credit supervisor whose name appears above, you may appeal to:

(Name of Chairman of the Local Legislative Body)

(Name of Town, City or Village)

(Address of Office)

(Mailing Address)

or by calling:

(Telephone Number)

An appeal cannot be taken unless you first attempt to settle with the credit supervisor. You may appeal only as to the proper amount of your bill or the correctness of application of the rules and regulations. You may not appeal as to the level or design of the rates themselves. No charge shall be made for the appeal. However, undisputed portions of the charges giving rise to this notice must be paid before the disconnection date given above.

ABATEMENT AND POSSIBLE REDUCTION IN CHARGES––You may be able to receive a reduction of charges, penalties, or interest through municipal abatement. To seek this reduction in charges from the Board of Abatement, contact the municipal clerk by mail, phone, or email:

(Name of Chairman of the Local Legislative Body)

(Name of Town, City or Village)

(Address of Office)

(Mailing Address)

or by calling:

(Telephone Number)

or by emailing:

(Email Address)
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 603 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 4 / Section 603
App. § 4-603. Manager; removal; hearing
Status: in_force

The Council may remove the Manager from office for cause in accordance with the following procedures:

(1) The Council shall adopt by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members a preliminary resolution that must state the reasons for removal and may suspend the Manager from duty for a period not to exceed 45 days. Within three days after the vote, a copy of the resolution shall be delivered to the Manager.

(2) Within five days after a copy of the resolution is delivered to the Manager, the Manager may file with the Council a written request for a hearing; the hearing shall be in a public or executive session by choice of the Manager. This hearing shall be held at a special Council meeting not earlier than 15 days nor later than 30 days after the request is filed. The Manager may file with the Council a written reply not later than five days before the hearing.

(3) The Council may adopt a final resolution of removal, which may be made effective immediately, by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members at any time after five days from the date when a copy of the preliminary resolution was delivered to the Manager, if the Manager has not requested a public hearing, or at any time after the public hearing, if the Manager has requested one.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 42 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 173 / Section 42
App. § 173-42. Residency
Status: in_force

The Town Manager and the department heads are not required to be residents of the Town.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 11 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 503 / Section 11
App. § 503-11. Amendment of charter
Status: in_force

This charter shall be amended in the same manner as provided in 17 V.S.A. § 2645, except that in lieu of the requirements of subdivision 2645(a)(7), a vote affirming the amendment of this charter must be by two-thirds of the members of the Fire District present and voting, and the vote shall be by ballot in the form of a yes or no proposition. The District shall make all proposed changes to this charter available to any member of the District in amended form, with deleted material in brackets and new matter underlined or in italics.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 11 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 285 / Section 11
App. § 285-11. Bonds for Village Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
Status: in_force

The Treasurer and Collector of Taxes shall give bonds for the faithful performance of their duties in such sums as the trustees shall direct.
24 V.S.A. § 2798 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 76A / Section 2798
§ 2798. Repealed. 2023, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 65(a), eff. July 1, 2034.
Status: in_force

The designation decisions of the State Board under this chapter are not subject to appeal.
24 V.S.A. § 3343 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 91 / Section 3343
§ 3343. Organizational meeting
Status: in_force

(a) Within 60 days after the Secretary of State notifies the clerks of the member towns that the requirements of section 3342 of this title have been met, the voters in the consolidated water district shall meet and organize the district. The meeting shall be warned by the chair of the legislative body of each town of the district or by a member designated by his or her respective board to act in the chair's stead. The warning shall state the day, hour, and place within the district where the meeting will be held and shall be posted in not less than six public places in the district, including at least two public places within each member town, and shall be published three times in a newspaper circulating in the district, the last publication to be at least six days previous to the day of the meeting. The meeting shall be called to order by the clerk of the town in which the meeting is held, at which time a temporary presiding officer and clerk shall be elected from among the qualified voters. At such organizational meeting or an adjournment of the meeting, the district shall elect a moderator and a permanent clerk; shall determine the number of water commissioners constituting the board of water commissioners; and shall elect a board of water commissioners, who shall be the legislative branch, a treasurer, and three auditors. All officers elected at the organizational meeting shall hold office until others are elected and qualified following the first annual meeting. The selectboard of each town may appoint an alternative water commissioner for each commissioner elected from that town, whose duty shall be to serve in place of the elected commissioner if the latter is unable to serve, resigns, or is unable to proceed in office. The total number of water commissioners and the member from each member town may be agreed upon by the several member towns in advance of the organizational meeting. In the absence of such agreement, the number shall be set by the organizational meeting at not less than three nor more than 11 commissioners, including at least one from each member town. Changes in the total number of commissioners may be made at any annual meeting of the district duly warned for that purpose by vote of two-thirds of those present and voting; except that it shall always include at least one from each member town. Water commissioners elected at the organizational meeting shall be elected from nominations made by the several towns at their most recent annual or special meeting, if such nominations have been made. Water commissioners to serve on the board of water commissioners of the consolidated district following the first annual meeting shall be elected by the member towns at their own annual or special meetings. Such elections shall be by Australian ballot in those member towns that elect their respective legislative branches by Australian ballot. All other consolidated water district officers shall be elected by the consolidated district. When there is only one nominee for any of the offices, the voters may, by acclamation, instruct an officer to elect that nominee by casting one ballot, and upon the ballot being cast the nominee shall be declared to be legally elected.

(b) At such organizational meeting or at an adjournment of the meeting, the district may further authorize its board of water commissioners to pay any expense incurred by or on behalf of the district in the period between the date on which the member towns voted to join the district and the first annual meeting of the district. The word “expense” as used in this chapter shall include the cost of architects, surveyors, engineers, contractors, lawyers, or other consultants or experts as well as current operating expenses to be incurred by the district from its organizational meeting until its first annual meeting. The district may authorize its board of water commissioners to borrow money pending receipt of payments from the member towns as provided in this chapter by the issuance of its notes or orders payable not later than one year from the date. At the organizational meeting, the district shall further select a name for the district, determine compensation, if any, to be paid to its officers, determine the date on which its annual meeting shall be held, (which shall not be earlier than October 1 or later than December 31), and adopt a seal. A certified copy of the vote designating the name of the consolidated water district shall be forthwith filed by the clerk of the district with the Secretary of State.

(c) All district officers elected at an annual meeting and water commissioners elected by their constituent towns shall enter upon their duties on April 1 following their election, unless a different date is set at an annual meeting. A vacancy occurring in any district office other than commissioner caused by death, resignation, removal from the district, or incapacity of an officer to carry his or her duties, shall be temporarily filled by the board of water commissioners with a person from the municipality from which the vacancy occurs within 10 days after the vacancy occurs and until the date when the newly elected officers take office. The vacancy shall be filled at the next annual meeting of the district. The term of office of the water commissioners and the auditors shall be three years and all other officers one year. At the first annual meeting, the terms of office of the commissioners shall be divided by agreement. If possible by lot, if not, with one-third expiring after one year, and one-third expiring after two years, or as nearly as may be. At said first annual meeting, one auditor shall be elected for one year, and one auditor for two years, and thereafter for three years or until their successors are chosen and qualified.

(d) The fiscal year of a consolidated water district shall be the calendar year. If the change in the date of an annual meeting is to be made, a notice of the proposed change shall be inserted in the warning of the annual meeting.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 38.02 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 9 / Section 38.02
App. § 9-38.2. Effect of repeal
Status: repealed

(a) Such repeal shall not affect a penalty or forfeiture incurred under any of the laws repealed before this charter takes effect; however, where a punishment, penalty, or forfeiture is mitigated by the provisions of this charter, the provisions may be extended to any sentence or judgment pronounced after repeal.

(b) Such repeal and enactment hereof shall not affect any ordinance, resolution, or bylaw lawfully enacted, ordained, and established under the provisions of said acts, and not inconsistent with the provisions of this charter, but the same shall be and remain in full force and effect until the same are repealed, altered, or amended as herein provided; and the Mayor and Aldermen of the City, and all City officials holding office therein under the general laws of this State or the act repealed shall hold office until the expiration of their current terms of office, unless such office shall sooner become vacant under the provisions of the acts repealed.

(c) When a limitation or period of time prescribed in the act repealed for acquiring or enforcing a right or barring a remedy, or for any other purpose, has begun to run, and the same or a similar limitation is prescribed in this charter, the time of limitation shall continue to run and shall have like effect as if the whole period had begun and ended under the operation thereof.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 405 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129 / Section 405
App. § 129-405. Permissive duties
Status: in_force

The School Board of Trustees may:

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

(2) prescribe the duties of all offices and commissions created by them.
24 V.S.A. § 4951 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 122 / Section 4951
§ 4951. Contract for joint municipal development
Status: in_force

(a) Any two or more municipalities, as provided in this chapter, may enter into contracts with each other, provided a vote of a majority of those voting at an annual or special meeting warned for that purpose grants authority to the respective legislative branches of each municipality to enter into such contracts, for the purpose of developing real property for industrial, commercial, or residential purposes. These contracts may provide that the respective municipalities be authorized to do the following:

(1) Apportion such sums of money as shall be paid as an annual tax upon such property among said municipalities;

(2) Make application for, receive, or expend State, federal, and private development grants;

(3) Enter into contracts with consultants, engineers, architects, and other experts for services;

(4) Enter into contracts pursuant to section 2741 of this title relating to taxation of real and personal property;

(5) Acquire, manage, lease, mortgage, or sell interests in real property;

(6) Borrow money and issue evidence of indebtedness as provided in chapter 53 of this title;

(7) Adopt bylaws to govern its procedures;

(8) Any other matters necessary and proper in attaining the purposes of this section.

(b) If the contract entered into under this section includes the authority to borrow money or issue evidence of indebtedness, the contract shall also specify how the obligations to be incurred will be apportioned and may provide that any obligation incurred by a member municipality shall not affect the limitation of indebtedness of that municipality.

(c) Any contract entered into under this section shall:

(1) be filed with the clerk of the respective municipalities and made available for public inspection;

(2) continue in full force and effect for the term specified therein or until modified by mutual agreement of the legislative branches of each municipality.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 21 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 7 / Section 21
App. § 7-21. City Attorney
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the City Attorney to prosecute and defend all suits by or against the City or in which the City is interested, to prosecute for all violations of the City ordinances, and to advise the Mayor or Council when requested by them upon any legal questions arising relative to the affairs of the City, and to perform all the duties imposed by law upon town agents.
24 V.S.A. § 1756 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 53 / Section 1756
§ 1756. Notice of meeting; authorization
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The clerk of the municipal corporation shall cause notice of such meeting to be published in a newspaper of known circulation in such municipality once a week for three consecutive weeks on the same day of the week, the last publication to be not less than five nor more than ten days before such meeting.

(2) Notice of such meeting shall also be posted in five public places within such municipality for two weeks immediately preceding such meeting.

(b) When a majority of all the voters present and voting on the question at such meeting vote to authorize the issuance of bonds for said public improvements, the legislative branch shall be authorized to make such public improvements and issue bonds as hereinafter provided. Blank and defective ballots shall not be counted in determining the question.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 501 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 133 / Section 501
App. § 133-501. Powers and duties
Status: in_force

(a) The members of the Selectboard shall constitute the legislative body of the Town of Poultney for all purposes required by law and shall constitute the Board of Cemetery Commissioners, the Board of Liquor Control Commissioners, and, with the Town Health Officer, the Local Board of Health Commissioners.

(b) While the Selectboard shall establish policies governing the management of Town affairs, it shall be the sole duty and responsibility of the Town Manager to implement Town policies and supervise the day-to-day operation of Town government.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 61 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 61
App. § 3-61. Bonds to be signed and contain statement that they conform to applicable provisions
Status: in_force

Such notes or bonds so authorized shall be signed by the Mayor and countersigned by the Treasurer of said City, and if interest coupons are attached thereto, they shall be signed by the Treasurer; and such bonds or notes shall contain a statement that they were issued for the purposes mentioned, and in conformity to the provisions of this charter; and such statement shall be conclusive evidence of the same and of the liability of the City to pay any such notes or bonds, in an action by a person who in good faith holds any such notes or bonds.
24 V.S.A. § 1353 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 41 / Section 1353
§ 1353. Functions and duties of supervisor
Status: in_force

(a) The supervisor or supervisors shall perform the same functions and duties for the gores that the truant officer, constable, treasurer, collector of taxes, and town clerk perform for their municipality.

(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided, the supervisor or supervisors shall enjoy the same powers, privileges, immunities, and fees, and shall be subject to the same obligations, limitations, liabilities, and penalties in respect to the gores, as the truant officer, constable, treasurer, collector of taxes, and town clerk enjoy and are subject to in respect to their municipality.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 204 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 411 / Section 204
App. § 411-204. Term of office
Status: in_force

(a) Board members and alternates shall serve two year terms, running from April 1st of the year in which selected to March 31st of the year their term expires, or until a successor is duly selected.

(b) Member municipalities may appoint or elect a new Board member to replace any Board member who resigns or fails to attend five successive meetings of the Board of Supervisors.

(c) Each Board member and alternate shall be eligible to be reappointed or reelected to successive terms.

(d) Terms will be staggered to assure that no more than half the Board is subject to change in any one year in a manner to be determined by the Board.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 409 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 1 / Section 409
App. § 1-409. Duties
Status: in_force

(a) The Mayor shall be chief conservator of the peace and safety of the City and, as such, is empowered to control and direct the police force, in case of riot, insurrection, or other emergency, when he or she may take command of the whole police force, including the chief executive thereof, and may, for the occasion, appoint and commission as many special police officers as he or she may deem necessary who shall have all the powers of regular members of the police force. Any emergency as provided for in this section shall not be construed to be the operation of the police force in its routine duty. The Mayor shall have the power to administer oath before the City Council and official oaths to the several officers of the City, when required by law.

(b) The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the City Council and shall have a voice and vote in its proceedings. He or she shall be recognized as head of the municipal government for all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for the purposes of military law. In the event of his or her inability to act, his or her absence or disability, the Council shall designate one of its members to act as Mayor during his or her absence or disability.
24 V.S.A. § 1205 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 36 / Section 1205
§ 1205. Procedure at hearing
Status: in_force

(a) The chair or vice-chair of the local board shall preside at the hearing. If neither is available, the board shall elect a temporary chair.

(b) The presiding officer may conduct all or part of the hearing by telephone, television, or other electronic means, if each participant in the hearing has an opportunity to participate in, hear, and, if technically feasible, to see the entire proceeding as it is taking place.

(c) The presiding officer shall cause the proceeding to be recorded.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 306 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 127 / Section 306
App. § 127-306. Appointed officers
Status: in_force

(a) The Selectboard shall appoint any officers required by the Town's personnel regulations or this charter.

(b) The Town Manager shall function as the personnel officer of the Town.

(c) Within one year after the adoption of this charter, the Selectboard shall adopt a written personnel policy.

(d) The Selectboard shall appoint:

(1) a First Constable, and if needed a Second Constable;

(2) one or more grand jurors;

(3) a Collector of Taxes;

(4) a Town agent;

(5) one or more fence viewers;

(6) a Tree Warden; and

(7) a Town Treasurer.

(e) The Selectboard may appoint:

(1) one or more weighers of coal;

(2) a Poundkeeper;

(3) one or more inspectors of lumber, shingles, and wood.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 2 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 107A / Section 2
App. § 107A-2. General provisions
Status: in_force

(a) Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, all provisions of the statutes of the State relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town.

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

(c) In this charter, any mention of a particular power shall not be construed 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) Nothing in this charter shall be construed to in any way limit the powers and functions conferred on the Town, the Selectboard, or its elected or appointed officers by general or special enactment of State statutes or rules 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 the general or special enactment unless this charter otherwise provides.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 903 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 4 / Section 903
App. § 4-903. Governing body's action on budget
Status: in_force

The Council shall review and approve the recommended budget with or without change. The budget shall be published not later than two weeks after its preliminary adoption by the Council. The Council shall fix the time and place for holding a public hearing for the budget and shall give public notice of the hearing.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 77 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 235 / Section 77
App. § 235-77. Malicious disruption of water supply system
Status: in_force

Any person who shall maliciously disturb or injure said aqueduct, reservoirs, springs, streams, pond, or fountains, or any of the connecting appurtenances, enclosures, or works thereof, or pollute the water of said aqueduct, reservoirs, springs, stream, pond or fountains, named or referred to in this charter, or swim or bathe in the waters of said reservoir, springs, streams, or fountains, shall be liable to be prosecuted therefor by the grand juror of the town or the State's Attorney of the county wherein the offence shall be committed, by information, complaint, or indictment, and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than $20.00 and costs of prosecution, and also shall be liable to said Village for all damages resulting to it by such disturbance, injury, or pollution, with full costs, and same to be recovered by said Village in an action on the case founded on this statute.
24 V.S.A. § 2785 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 76 / Section 2785
§ 2785. Rules
Status: in_force

The Secretary may issue rules necessary to carry out his or her duties and the purposes of this chapter under the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 1102 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 123 / Section 1102
App. § 123-1102. Eligible voters
Status: in_force

A method for the identification and designation of the eligible voters in Town meeting shall be established and enforced by the Board of Civil Authority.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 901 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 251 / Section 901
App. § 251-901. Bonding for water and sewer systems and light plant
Status: in_force

The Village at an annual or special meeting called for that purpose, is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow money for any of the purposes herein mentioned, including the construction and establishment of a water system, sewer system, and light plant, and to issue notes and bonds therefor, and such notes or bonds shall be signed by the Board of Trustees and countersigned by the Treasurer of the Village, and payable at times and in a manner as the Board may direct. However, no vote to borrow, or for the issue of orders therefor, shall be taken at any meeting for which the purpose is not specified in the warrants. Before the orders shall issue, a record thereof shall be made in a book kept for that purpose by the Treasurer.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 188 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 3 / Section 188
App. § 3-188. Manner of appointment
Status: in_force

The Chief shall, from time to time, as the needs of the City may require, appoint from the approved applicants a sufficient number of regular police officers. If the name of the applicant has been on the approved list for more than six months, the applicant shall take and pass a new examination by the Board of Medical Examiners before being appointed.
24 V.S.A. § 2687 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 71 / Section 2687
§ 2687. Civil liability limited
Status: in_force

Volunteer personnel, whether or not they receive or expect to receive nominal payments and reimbursement for expenses, who render emergency medical treatment shall:

(1) be afforded the protection of 12 V.S.A. § 519;

(2) not be considered practitioners of the healing arts for purposes of 12 V.S.A. § 519(b); and

(3) not be liable for civil damages for rendering emergency medical treatment unless their actions constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct.
24 V.S.A. § 4778 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 120 / Section 4778
§ 4778. Federal capitalization grant distribution
Status: in_force

The Secretary may use any available and lawful funds to match federal funds otherwise available to capitalize the Fund created by subdivision 4753(a)(3) of this title. Up to 20 percent of the funds which have been identified in the annual State Intended Use Plan (IUP) and allocated for water supply projects may be used for loans to privately-owned public water systems. Any balance, excepting set-asides authorized by federal law, shall be directed to be used for loans to improve municipal water systems. Should there occur any surplus of funds for municipal water system projects in any given year, those funds may be used to fund additional privately owned public water systems.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 74 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 235 / Section 74
App. § 235-74. Contracting for construction of water supply system
Status: in_force

The said Village of Ludlow is hereby authorized and empowered to contract with any aqueduct or reservoir company from time to time for supplying said Village with water for fire purposes, for watering the streets, and for other public purposes, for such length of time and upon such terms as the Village at its annual meeting or at any special meeting duly called for that purpose shall direct. All contracts made by said Village with said aqueduct or reservoir companies, as provided by the foregoing section shall be legal and binding on said Village, and said Village may vote, levy, and collect taxes for fulfilling such contract or contracts.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 605 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 1 / Section 605
App. § 1-605. Local sales, rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages option taxes
Status: in_force

Local option taxes are authorized under this section for the purpose of affording the City an alternative method of raising municipal revenues. Accordingly:

(1) The City Council may assess sales, rooms, meals, and alcohol taxes of one percent.

(2) Any tax imposed under the authority of this section shall be collected and administered by the Department of Taxes, in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 138.

(3) Revenues received through a tax imposed under this section shall be designated solely for street and sidewalk reconstruction, capital equipment, and capital improvement needs under section 406a of this charter.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 103 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 127 / Section 103
App. § 127-103. Powers of the Town
Status: in_force

(a) The Town of Middlebury shall have all the powers granted to towns 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; it 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 property within or without its corporate limits for any Town 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.
24 V.S.A. § 1061 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 33 / Section 1061
§ 1061. Conveyance of real estate
Status: in_force

(a)(1) If the legislative body of a town or village desires to convey municipal real estate, the legislative body shall give notice of the terms of the proposed conveyance by posting a notice in at least three public places within the municipality, one of which shall be in or near the municipal clerk's office. Notice shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality. The posting and publication required by this subsection shall occur at least 30 days prior to the date of the proposed conveyance. Unless a petition is filed in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, the legislative body may authorize the conveyance.

(2) If a petition signed by five percent of the legal voters of the municipality objecting to the proposed conveyance is presented to the municipal clerk within 30 days of the date of posting and publication of the notice required by subdivision (1) of this subsection, the legislative body shall cause the question of whether the municipality shall convey the real estate to be considered at a special or annual meeting called for that purpose. After the meeting, the real estate may be conveyed unless a majority of the voters of the municipality present and voting vote to disapprove of the conveyance.

(b) As an alternative to the procedures set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the legislative body may elect to have the voters decide, at an annual or special meeting warned for that purpose, whether the real estate should be conveyed. If a majority of the voters of the municipality present and voting vote to approve the proposed conveyance, the real estate may be conveyed.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the legislative body of a town or village may authorize the conveyance of municipal real estate if the conveyance:

(1) Is directly related to the control, maintenance, construction, relocation, or abandonment of highways.

(2) Is directly related to the control, maintenance, operation, improvement, or abandonment of a public water, sewer, or electric system.

(3) Involves real estate used for housing or urban renewal projects under chapter 113 of this title.

(4) Involves lease land pursuant to chapter 65, subchapter 1 of this title.

(d) Subject to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, real estate owned by a city, town, village, or town school district may be conveyed by an agent designated by the legislative body for that purpose, and the conveyance shall be under the hand and seal of the agent. The legislative body shall certify the designation of an agent and have the certificate recorded by the clerk.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair or affect the authority or responsibility of any municipality or the legislative body thereof with respect to any real estate held or acquired in a fiduciary capacity.

(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair or affect any provisions in a charter of a town or village involving the conveyance of real estate.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 505 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 129 / Section 505
App. § 129-505. Filling of a vacancy
Status: in_force

Any vacancy in the Office of Town Manager shall be filled as soon as practicable by the Selectboard, and, in pending such appointment or in case of the Town Manager's absence or disability, the Selectboard may designate some person to perform the duties of the Office. In no case shall a member of the Selectboard assume the duties of Town Manager.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 44 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 405 / Section 44
App. § 405-44. 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 Commissioners of the District in cooperation with the board of civil authority of each member municipality.
24 V.S.A. § 133 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Section 133
§ 133. County tax; amount; assessment
Status: in_force

(a) Annually, the assistant judges shall prepare a proposed budget of the county for the ensuing year.

(b) Before a budget to be proposed at the annual meeting is finalized, the assistant judges shall hold a meeting to invite discussion of the preliminary proposed budget. The meeting to review the preliminary proposed budget shall take place at least 30 and not more than 40 days prior to the annual meeting. Notice of this meeting shall be published in all daily newspapers having general circulation in the county at least 14 days before the meeting. If a daily newspaper of general circulation is not published in the county, the notice shall be published in a weekly newspaper of general circulation in the county. A copy of the notice shall be mailed to the legislative bodies of the towns located in the county.

(c) Annually, on or before January 31, the assistant judges shall call a meeting of the voters of the county for the purpose of presenting the proposed budget of the county for the ensuing year and inviting discussion thereon. The meeting shall be held at a place within the county and shall be warned by a notice posted in three public places in the county and published in all daily newspapers having general circulation in the county at least 30 and not more than 40 days prior to the meeting. If a daily newspaper of general circulation is not published in the county, the notice shall be published in a weekly newspaper of general circulation in the county. The warning shall include a summary of the expenditures being proposed for the various areas covered by the proposed budget and shall provide the public with information about how a copy of the proposal may be obtained. Members of legislative bodies of each of the towns within the county shall be notified of the meeting by mail. Copies of the proposed budget shall be available to the public during normal business hours in the county courthouse and in the office of the clerks of the towns located in the county.

(d) Annually, not less than 14 nor more than 21 days following the county meeting provided in subsection (c) of this section, the assistant judges shall review the proposed budget of the county in light of any discussion thereon at the county meeting and, if deemed expedient, make and deliver to the county treasurer a written order directing the treasurer to issue, on or before March 1 following, the statements required by 32 V.S.A. § 4965, and warrants to the several treasurers of the towns for the collection of a tax sufficient to pay such indebtedness and estimated expense, but the whole amount of such tax shall not exceed in one year five cents on a dollar of the equalized grand list of such county.

(e)(1) The proposed budget shall contain any cost estimates and preliminary plans for capital construction in the county pursuant to subchapter 2 of chapter 3 of this title, estimates of the indebtedness of the county, estimates of the probable ordinary expenses of the county for the ensuing year, and any and all other expenses and obligations of the county.

(2) The budget may contain provisions for additions to an operations reserve fund, and the accumulated total reserve fund shall not at any time exceed an amount equal to 15 percent of the current budget presented.

(3) Pursuant to a capital program, as described in section 4430 of this title, the budget may also include a provision for a separate reserve fund for capital construction, reconstruction, remodeling, repairs, renovation, design, or redesign, which shall not at any time exceed an amount equal to 75 percent of the current budget presented. However, if capital construction, reconstruction, remodeling, repairs, renovation, design, or redesign is necessitated by an insured loss or damage to a county building, the separate reserve fund may also include the amount of insurance proceeds received as a result of the loss or damage.

(4) All county budgets shall include the amounts currently budgeted for each item included in the proposed budget.

(f) The amount of the tax shall be apportioned upon the towns, unorganized towns, and gores according to the ratio of the equalized grand list, as defined in 16 V.S.A. § 3441, of the individual town, unorganized town, or gore to the total equalized grand list of all the towns, unorganized towns, and gores in the county.

(g) The assistant judges shall hold the meetings required by this section at times convenient to the public.

(h) The fiscal year of the county shall end on January 31, unless the assistant judges, after discussion of the issue at the annual meeting, vote to have a different fiscal year, in which case the fiscal year so voted shall remain in effect until amended.
24 V.S.A. § 1776 — VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 53 / Section 1776
§ 1776. Record
Status: in_force

All ordinances or resolutions required by this subchapter to be enacted by the legislative branch of a municipal corporation shall be duly recorded in the office of the clerk of such municipal corporation.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 312 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 5 / Section 312
App. § 5-312. Council meetings generally public
Status: in_force

All meetings of the City Council shall be open to the public and conducted in accordance with the Vermont Open Meeting Law and rules of procedure adopted by the Council, except that a meeting may be closed to the public for deliberations of the Council when acting in a quasi-judicial capacity or in accordance with the executive session provision of the Vermont Open Meeting Law.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 503 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 4 / Section 503
App. § 4-503. Effective date
Status: in_force

Every ordinance shall become effective upon passage unless otherwise specified.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 508 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 1 / Section 508
App. § 1-508. Condemnation
Status: in_force

The taking of lands for use pursuant to this article shall be in accordance with the State statutes.
24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 504 — VT Code / Title 24APPENDIX / Chapter 151 / Section 504
App. § 151-504. Creation of St. Johnsbury downtown district
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the Town of St. Johnsbury a special district to be known as the St. Johnsbury Downtown Improvement District which shall be that area set forth on a map approved by the voters of St. Johnsbury and filed with the Town Clerk. The area of the District may be changed upon a majority vote of the legal voters at an annual or special meeting duly warned.