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24A V.S.A. § 5-1106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1106. Authorization

§ 5-1106. Authorization|When a majority of all the voters voting on such proposition at an annual meeting or special City meeting shall vote to authorize such improvements and the incurring of debt to pay for the same, the City Council shall be authorized to make such improvements. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014; 2017, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 21, 2018.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1107
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1107. Conduct of meetings

§ 5-1107. Conduct of meetings|The qualifications of voters at all such City meetings shall be the same as the qualifications of voters at annual City meetings, and such meetings shall be conducted in the same manner as City meetings are conducted. The vote on the question of making the improvements and incurring a debt shall be by Australian ballot in the form provided by the general law of the State. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1108
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1108. City Council action

§ 5-1108. City Council action|When the incurring of a debt has been authorized by the voters in the manner provided in this subchapter, the City Council shall determine by resolution whether notes or bonds are to be issued and the terms thereof. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1109
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1109. Bonds; maturities

§ 5-1109. Bonds; maturities|All bonds issued under this subchapter shall be payable serially, the first payment to be deferred not more than five years after date of issue and subsequent payments to be continued annually in equal or diminishing amounts so that the entire debt will be paid in not more than 25 years from the date of issue or as may be otherwise permitted by law. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1110
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1110. Debt limits

§ 5-1110. Debt limits|The City's debt limits shall be calculated as provided by general laws of the State. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1111
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1111. Specifications

§ 5-1111. Specifications|The City Council shall approve the rate of interest, the date, the denominations, the time and place of payment, and the form of such bonds or notes. The City Council may provide that the bonds or notes be sold on a competitive bid basis or by negotiated sale. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1112
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1112. Taxes to meet interest and payments

§ 5-1112. Taxes to meet interest and payments|At the time of voting a general tax levy, the City shall provide annually for the assessment and collection each year, until such bonds or notes are paid, of a tax sufficient to pay the interest on such bonds or notes and the part of the principal as shall become due prior to the time the taxes are due in the next following year. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1113
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1113. Advertisement

§ 5-1113. Advertisement|Bond of the City shall be advertised for sale as provided by the general laws of the State. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1114
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1114. Execution

§ 5-1114. Execution|All bonds and notes issued under this subchapter shall be signed by the Mayor and Treasurer of the City and in addition bonds shall bear the Seal of the City. The bonds or notes shall contain a statement that they were issued for the purposes mentioned in and in conformity with the provisions of this chapter or applicable provisions of the general laws, and such statement shall be conclusive evidence of the same and of the liability of the City to pay the bonds or notes and the interest thereon in an action by a person who in good faith holds such bonds or notes. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1115
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1115. Record by Treasurer

§ 5-1115. Record by Treasurer|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. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1117
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1117. Use of unexpended bond proceeds

§ 5-1117. Use of unexpended bond proceeds|(a) The proceeds of all bonds or notes shall be used for the purpose for which they were authorized. However, any unexpended balance remaining after carrying out the purpose for which they were authorized may, by vote of any annual or special City meeting duly warned and held for that purpose, be authorized for any purpose for which bonds may be issued, in accordance with general law, or transferred to a sinking fund established by the Council.(b) [Repealed.]  (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014; 2017, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 21, 2018.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1118
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1118. Bonds or notes for refunding; authorization; procedure

§ 5-1118. Bonds or notes for refunding; authorization; procedure|The City may issue bonds or notes to refund the principal and interest of bonds or notes then outstanding and for any other purpose authorized by the general laws of the State. Such refunding bonds or notes shall be authorized and issued as provided by law. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1119
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1119. Temporary loans in anticipation of taxes and for current expenses

§ 5-1119. Temporary loans in anticipation of taxes and for current expenses|The City Council shall have the authority to borrow in anticipation of the receipt of taxes and other revenue, in anticipation of the receipt of grants, in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, and for current expenses as provided by the general law, including 24 V.S.A. §§ 1773 and 1786, as may be amended from time to time. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1121
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1121. Limitations

§ 5-1121. Limitations|The credit of the City shall not be pledged, except in the manner herein provided, and the City Council shall not expend in any year a sum of money in excess of the revenues of the City for that year or increase the indebtedness of the City, except as provided by this chapter or to meet obligations imposed by law. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1122
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1122. Special indebtedness for water purposes, sewage disposal, and heat improvements

§ 5-1122. Special indebtedness for water purposes, sewage disposal, and heat improvements|For the purpose of owning, operating, improving, and managing its public water works system, a public sewage disposal system, heat facilities and devices, facilities, and other measures intended to conserve energy use, promote efficient energy use, or any combination thereof, the City may pledge all or any part of the net revenues of such enterprises in the manner provided by general laws of the State. (Amended 2011, No. M-6, § 4, eff. May 6, 2011; 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1123
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1123. Powers of the City not limited

§ 5-1123. Powers of the City not limited|The powers granted in this subchapter shall not be construed in limitation, diminution, or in substitution for, but in addition to, power provided by law for municipalities generally in authorizing and incurring indebtedness for public improvements or otherwise, all of which general powers shall inure to and be exercisable by the City. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1124
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1124. City finances

§ 5-1124. City finances|Except as hereinafter provided, the money raised by taxation from fines and penalties and from other lawful sources shall constitute the entire sum for which appropriations and payments are to be made by authority of the City Council, except that money raised by bonds or notes as hereinafter authorized shall be appropriated and paid out in the manner set forth in this chapter. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1125
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1125. Budget surplus and deficit

§ 5-1125. Budget surplus and deficit|Unless otherwise disposed of in the manner provided by law or set in reserve by the City Council, any surplus existing at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward as revenue in the General Fund for the next ensuing fiscal year. Any deficit existing at the end of the fiscal year shall be liquidated in the manner provided by law. (Added 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014; amended 2017, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 21, 2018.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1201. Assessment of taxes and establishment of tax rate

§ 5-1201. Assessment of taxes and establishment of tax rate|(a) The City Council shall assess such taxes upon the grand list of the City as the voters at any annual or special meeting warned for that purpose have approved for the payment of debts and current expenses of the City, for carrying out any of the purposes of this chapter, and for the payment of all State and county taxes and obligations imposed by law. The vote of the City shall be upon the specific sum of budgeted tax appropriation for the support of all City departments, grants, schools, recreation, and elders. The City Council shall establish a tax rate based upon the true grand list as appraised by the City Assessor, and shall deliver the same to the City Treasurer for computation and collection.(b) The City shall have the authority to change the way that the annual fiscal budget is approved, enabling voters to approve the entire municipal budget instead of or in addition to voting on the budgeted tax appropriation amount. Voting on the entire municipal budget shall take effect when such process is adopted by the majority of voters at an annual or special meeting duly warned for this purpose in accordance with general law.(c) For the purpose of assessing taxes upon the grand list of the City as provided in subsection (a) of this section, an owner whose personal property does not exceed the assessed value of $10,000.00 shall not be set in the grand list of the City as taxable personal estate. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 165; 2017, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 21, 2018.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1202. Notice of tax bill and due date

§ 5-1202. Notice of tax bill and due date|Thirty days before the due date for the payment of taxes or before the first installment payment thereof, the City Treasurer shall send all municipal taxpayers notice in writing of the tax bill, the amount thereof, and the "due date" by which this amount shall be paid to the City Treasurer. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1203
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1203. Tax payment schedule

§ 5-1203. Tax payment schedule|Except as hereinafter provided, taxes assessed upon the grand list of the City shall be due and payable in equal installments or as the City Council may provide by ordinance. Default in payment of any installment due shall render a penalty based on the payment that is in default. Any special tax assessed on the grand list of the City shall be due and payable as the City Council shall provide by ordinance. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1205
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1205. Warrants on delinquent taxes and water, sewer, and thermal energy bills

§ 5-1205. Warrants on delinquent taxes and water, sewer, and thermal energy bills|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. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1206
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1206. Lien upon real estate

§ 5-1206. Lien upon real estate|All taxes lawfully assessed upon real estate in the City as well as charges for water, sewer services, heat, and any special assessments shall constitute an underlying lien on such real estate, and shall enjoy priority in law over all other liens regardless of whether such other liens have priority in time. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1207
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1207. Application of payment on delinquent taxes

§ 5-1207. Application of payment on delinquent taxes|Payments made on the account of a delinquent taxpayer shall be applied: first, to all outstanding personal property taxes for which said delinquent taxpayer is responsible; second, to real estate taxes for which said delinquent taxpayer is responsible. However, the holder of a mortgage or other lien upon real or personal property of a taxpayer may make payment on said taxpayer's account and may specify that such payments be applied on the tax assessed against the property covered by such mortgage or lien. Any taxes paid shall be applied to penalty, interest, and oldest outstanding delinquency in that order first. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1208
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1208. Water and sewer rates

§ 5-1208. Water and sewer rates|The City Council shall establish rates to be paid for the use of water supplied by the City water system and sewage disposal and benefit charges. Water rates and sewage disposal charges shall be and are hereby made a lien in the nature of a real estate tax upon the real estate so supplied with water and public sewers, and shall be collected and enforced under such regulations and ordinances as the City Council shall prescribe. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1209
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1209. Water meters

§ 5-1209. Water meters|The City Council may provide for use of meters or other mechanical devices as a basis of charging users of water supplied by the City water system, and may in its discretion provide for use of such devices by all users of specified classes.
24A V.S.A. § 5-1210
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1210. Thermal energy rates

§ 5-1210. Thermal energy rates|The City Council shall establish rates to be paid for the use of heat and improvements supplied by the City for the production and distribution of heat, and such rates shall be called heat rates. Such heat rates shall be a lien in the nature of a real estate tax upon the real estate so supplied with heat, improvements for the delivery of heat, or both, and shall be collected and enforced under such regulations and ordinances as the City Council shall prescribe. (Amended 2011, No. M-6, § 5, eff. May 6, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1211
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1211. Heat meters

§ 5-1211. Heat meters|The City Council may provide for use of meters or other devices as a basis of charging users of heat supplied by the City system and may in its discretion provide for use of such devices by all users of specified classes. (Added 2007, No. M-11, § 2, eff. April 27, 2007; amended 2011, No. M-6, § 5, eff. May 6, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1212
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1212. Tax Collector

§ 5-1212. Tax Collector|Delinquent taxes, fees, charges, and assessments shall be collected by the City Tax Collector, appointed under section 1007 of this charter whose powers and duties shall be those provided by general law. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1213
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1213. Property tax credits; sprinklers

§ 5-1213. Property tax credits; sprinklers|By resolution or ordinance, the City Council may grant credits equal to no more than 10 percent of the annual municipal property tax, or reductions of up to 10 percent of the appraised valuation, for residential and nonresidential buildings equipped with an operating fire sprinkler system approved by the Fire Chief in accordance with applicable codes and ordinances. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1214
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1214. Local option taxes

§ 5-1214. Local option taxes|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 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 State law governing such State tax. (3) Of the taxes reported under this section, 70 percent shall be paid to the City for calendar years thereafter. Such revenues may be expended by the City for municipal services only and not for educational expenditures. The remaining amount of the taxes reported shall be remitted monthly to the State Treasurer for deposit in the PILOT Special Fund set forth in 32 V.S.A. § 3709. Taxes due to the City under this section shall be paid by the State on a quarterly basis. (Added 2015, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1301. Taking property for public purposes

§ 5-1301. Taking property for public purposes|The City Council, upon notice to persons affected, may lay out, make, maintain, alter, establish, install, construct, discontinue, or repair the following: any street, road, highway, lane, alley, transportation path, or sidewalk; any heat facilities and devices or other measures to conserve or generate energy or promote efficient energy use in the City; any public facilities, parks, playing fields, and other improvements deemed necessary by the Council; any municipal building; any water source, treatment, storage, delivery, sale, transmission, and distribution facilities within and without the City; and any sewer and storm water collection, transmission, separation, treatment, and disposal facilities as the public health or the public good shall require. (Amended 2011, No. M-6, § 6, eff. May 6, 2011; 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1303. Special assessments; streets, sidewalks, heat production, and distribution improvements

§ 5-1303. Special assessments; streets, sidewalks, heat production, and distribution improvements|The City Council, in laying out or establishing new streets, highways, or facilities for the production and distribution of heat, and in making, altering, or repairing sidewalks, and in grading and paving streets and highways, either at the time of laying out or after completion, shall have the power and may upon notice to the owners of adjoining lands assess the owners of such lands so much of the expense of making such new street or sidewalk or street improvements, or heat improvements, including land damage for new streets, as the City Council shall adjudge such lands to be benefited thereby. (Amended 2011, No. M-6, § 6, eff. May 6, 2011; 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1304
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1304. Special assessment; heat improvements

§ 5-1304. Special assessment; heat improvements|The City Council shall have the power to create an energy district of the City of Montpelier or part thereof and to incur indebtedness for or otherwise finance by any permitted means acceptable facilities for the production and delivery of heat and devices, facilities, and other measures to conserve energy or to promote efficient energy use on properties within the district. Participation by any property owner in these improvements is subject to City Council approval. Persons who participate with an eligible project or projects shall be subject to the requirements of this special assessment. The City Council shall establish the criteria and procedures for participation in this special assessment. (Amended 2011, No. M-6, § 6, eff. May 6, 2011; 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1305
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1305. Special assessment- Sewers and drains

§ 5-1305. Special assessment- Sewers and drains|Every person whose particular drain shall empty into any common sewer, either at the time of the construction of the common sewer or thereafter, or who in the opinion of the City Council shall receive benefit thereby for draining the person's premises, or whose lands shall be benefited by the proximity of such common sewer, or the owners of lands adjoining or abutting streets in which a common sewer is to be laid, may upon notice be assessed by said City Council a just share toward the expense of laying and constructing such common sewer. Such assessment shall be and remain until paid a lien in the nature of a tax upon the land assessed.