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24A V.S.A. § 221-6.13
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-6.13. Administration of budget

§ 221-6.13. Administration of budget|(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. He or she may revise such allotments during the year if he or she deems it desirable and shall revise them to accord with any supplemental, emergency, reduced, or transferred appropriations made pursuant to section 6.12.(b) Payments and obligations prohibited. No payment shall be made or obligation incurred against any allotment of appropriation except in accordance with appropriations duly made and unless the Manager or his or her designee first certifies that there is a sufficient unencumbered balance in such allotment or appropriation and that sufficient funds therefrom are or will be available to cover the claim or meet the obligation when it becomes due and payable. Any authorization of payment or incurring of obligation in violation of the provisions of this charter shall be void 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 obligations, and he or she shall also be liable to the Village 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 payment 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 ordinance.(c) The provisions of subsection (b) above notwithstanding, the trustees may authorize an expenditure of funds not provided for in the approved Village budget upon determination, at a properly warned meeting of the Board of Trustees, that:  (1) The need for such expenditure could not have been anticipated at the time of approval of the Village budget; and (2) Such expenditure is necessary to protect Village property from suffering loss or damage or to continue to provide services which the Village is obligated to provide under law; and (3) The contingency funds available in the approved Village budget are insufficient to cover the expenditure; and (4) The aggregate amount of all expenditures authorized under this section during a single budget year does not exceed 3% of the approved Village budget for the year. Approval of such expenditure shall require the affirmative vote of the entire Board of Trustees sitting in attendance at a regularly scheduled or special meeting and shall be set forth in a written resolution which shall be attached to the minutes of the meeting at which approval is granted. (Amended 2013, No. M-6, § 2, eff. May 20, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 221-6.14
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-6.14. Property taxes

§ 221-6.14. Property taxes|(a) Property tax payments may be payable in two installments, if so voted by the Village in accordance with State law. If the due date of any installment falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the property tax due date shall be the following business day.(b) Property tax payments received after the due date or postmarked later than the due date, shall be considered delinquent and shall be subject to collection fees and interest charges in the amount established by State law. If the Village votes to make property tax payments payable in installments, any installment received after the due date or postmarked later than the due date shall be considered delinquent and shall be subject to collection fees and interest charges in the amount established by State law.
24A V.S.A. § 221-6.15
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-6.15. Appraisal of business personal property for tax purposes

§ 221-6.15. Appraisal of business personal property for tax purposes|Appraisal of business personal property shall be in accordance with the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 3618, as the same may from time to time be amended, provided that all business personal property acquired by a taxpayer after September 30, 1995 shall be exempt from tax.
24A V.S.A. § 221-6.16
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-6.16. Assessment and taxation agreement

§ 221-6.16. Assessment and taxation agreement|Notwithstanding section 6.15 of this charter and the requirements of the general laws of the State of Vermont, the trustees of the Village of Essex Junction are hereby authorized and empowered to negotiate and execute assessment and taxation agreements between the Village of Essex Junction and a taxpayer or taxpayers within the Village of Essex Junction consistent with applicable requirements of the Vermont Constitution.
24A V.S.A. § 221-7.01
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-7.01. Village Planning Commission

§ 221-7.01. Village Planning Commission|There shall be a Village Planning Commission appointed by the trustees for terms of three years from among the qualified voters of the Village. Members of the Commission shall hold no other Village office. The Planning Commission shall;  (1) make recommendations to the Village trustees on all matters affecting the physical development of the Village, (2) review subdivision applications, (3) review site plan applications, (4) recommend master plan amendments to the trustees, (5) recommend zoning ordinance amendments to the trustees, and (6) exercise all other responsibilities as may be provided by law.
24A V.S.A. § 221-7.02
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-7.02. Zoning Board of Adjustment

§ 221-7.02. Zoning Board of Adjustment|The trustees shall appoint a Board of Adjustment to three year terms from among the qualified voters of the Village and shall provide standards and procedures for such board to hear and determine appeals from administrative decisions, petitions for conditional uses and variances as may be required by law.
24A V.S.A. § 221-8.01
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-8.01. Village elections

§ 221-8.01. Village elections|(a) The voters shall at each annual Village meeting vote to set the date of the next annual Village meeting which shall be a date in the month of April.(b) Qualified voters. All citizens qualified by the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont to vote in the Village and who satisfy the requirements for registration prescribed by law shall be qualified voters of the Village within the meaning of this charter.(c) Conduct of elections. Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the provisions of the general election laws of the State of Vermont shall apply to all elections held under this charter. (Amended 2013, No. M-6, § 2, eff. May 20, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 221-9.01
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-9.01. General authority

§ 221-9.01. General authority|The qualified voters of the Village shall have power to propose ordinances to the trustees and, if the Board of Trustees fails to adopt an ordinance so proposed without any change in substance, to adopt or reject it at a Village meeting, provided that such power shall not extend to the budget or capital program or any ordinance relating to appropriation of money, levy of taxes, or salaries of Village officers or employees.
24A V.S.A. § 221-9.02
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-9.02. Petitions

§ 221-9.02. Petitions|(a) Number of signatures. Initiative petitions must be signed by qualified voters of the Village equal in number to at least five percent of the total number of qualified voters registered to vote at the last regular Village election.(b) Form and content. All papers of a petition shall be uniform in size and style and shall be assembled as one instrument for filing. Each signature shall be executed in ink and shall be followed by the address of the person signing. Petitions shall contain or have attached thereto throughout their circulation the full text of the ordinance proposed.(c) Affidavit of circulator. Each paper of a petition shall have attached to it when filed an affidavit executed by the circulator thereof stating that he or she personally circulated the paper, the number of signatures thereon, that all the signatures were affixed in his or her presence, that he or she believes them to be the genuine signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be, and that each signer had an opportunity before signing to read the full text of the ordinance proposed. (Amended 2013, No. M-6, § 2, eff. May 20, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 221-10.01
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-10.01. Conflict of interest

§ 221-10.01. Conflict of interest|Any Village officer or employee who has a substantial financial interest or business relationship, direct or indirect or by reason of ownership of stock in any corporation, in any contract with the Village or in the sale of any land, supplies, or services to the Village, to a contractor supplying the Village, or to an applicant or other party who appears before the board or commission of which the officer is a member shall make known that interest or relationship and shall refrain from voting upon or otherwise participating in his or her capacity as a Village officer or employee in the making of such sale, decision, or in the making or performance of such contract. Any Village officer or employee who willfully conceals such a substantial financial interest or business relationship or willfully violates the requirements of this section shall be guilty of malfeasance in office or position and shall forfeit his or her office or position. Violation of this section shall render the involved contract, sale, or decision of a board or commission voidable by the Village trustees. (Amended 2013, No. M-6, § 2, eff. May 20, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 221-10.02
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-10.02. Prohibitions

§ 221-10.02. Prohibitions|No person shall be appointed to or removed from, or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to any Village position or appointive Village administrative office because of race, sex, political or religious opinions, or affiliations.
24A V.S.A. § 221-10.03
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-10.03. Separability

§ 221-10.03. Separability|If any provision of this charter is held invalid, the other provisions of the charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of the charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the application of the charter and its provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
24A V.S.A. § 221-11.01
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-11.01. Officers and employees

§ 221-11.01. Officers and employees|Rights and privileges preserved. Nothing in this charter except as otherwise specifically provided shall affect or impair the rights or privileges of persons who are Village officers or employees at the time of its adoption.
24A V.S.A. § 221-11.02
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-11.02. Pending matters

§ 221-11.02. Pending matters|All rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts and legal, or administrative proceedings shall continue except as modified pursuant to the provisions of this charter and in each case shall be maintained, carried on, or dealt with by the Village department, office, or agency appropriate under this charter.
24A V.S.A. § 221-11.03
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-11.03. Effect of laws

§ 221-11.03. Effect of laws|The ordinances, bylaws, and regulations of the Village of Essex Junction shall continue in full force and effect until repealed.
24A V.S.A. § 221-11.04
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 221 - Village of Essex Junction|App § 221-11.04. Schedule

§ 221-11.04. Schedule|At the time of its adoption, this charter shall be in effect to the extent necessary in order that the first election of members of the Board of Trustees may be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this charter. The first election shall be held on the first Thursday of April 1986.
24A V.S.A. § 225-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 225 - Village of Hyde Park|App § 225-1. Authority of citizens

§ 225-1. Authority of citizens|All governmental authority of the Village of Hyde Park rests with the citizens of the Village, who exercise their powers in Village meeting, and to whom the elected and appointed officers of the Village are ultimately responsible. (Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.)
24A V.S.A. § 225-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 225 - Village of Hyde Park|App § 225-2. Village meetings

§ 225-2. Village meetings|(a) An annual Village meeting for the consideration of the budget and other Village business shall be held on the first Tuesday of May according to State law except as hereinafter provided.(b) A special Village meeting:  (1) may be called by a majority of the Village trustees; or (2) shall be called by the Village trustees upon receipt of a petition signed by at least five percent of the voters, specifying the business to be transacted at the meeting. The meeting shall be held pursuant to Title 17 of Vermont Statutes Annotated.   (c) Whenever an issue or election is to be decided by Australian ballot, the ballot boxes shall be opened no earlier than 6:00 a.m. but no later than 10:00 a.m., as determined by the trustees, and shall close at 7:00 p.m. (Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.)
24A V.S.A. § 225-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 225 - Village of Hyde Park|App § 225-3. Postponement and combining of Village meetings.

§ 225-3. Postponement and combining of Village meetings.|The trustees may postpone the vote on any question to be voted at a special meeting to the annual meeting if such special meeting would fall within 75 days of the annual meeting. (Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.)
24A V.S.A. § 225-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 225 - Village of Hyde Park|App § 225-4. Australian ballots

§ 225-4. Australian ballots|At an annual or special Village meeting, the voters may decide whether the provisions of the Australian ballot system shall apply pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2680. A meeting at which any question is to be decided by Australian ballot shall be preceded by a public hearing for discussion. The warning for the meeting shall include a notice of the time and place of the public hearing. (Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.)
24A V.S.A. § 225-5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 225 - Village of Hyde Park|App § 225-5. Warnings

§ 225-5. Warnings|(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. (Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.)
24A V.S.A. § 225-6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 225 - Village of Hyde Park|App § 225-6. Conduct

§ 225-6. Conduct|(a) The President shall preside at all Village meetings, but in the President's absence, the Village Clerk shall call the meeting to order, and the first order of business shall be the election of a President Pro Tempore to preside for the duration of the meeting. The President, as Moderator, shall conduct every meeting according to this charter, the laws of the State of Vermont, and Roberts' Rules of Order, Newly Revised, when not in conflict with this charter or the laws of the State of Vermont. The President shall preserve order in the conduct of the business of the meeting and in all things preserve the principles of fairness and openness in Village government.(b) The Village Clerk shall be the presiding officer at all Village elections by Australian ballot and shall cooperate with the Board of Civil Authority to assure that all laws relating to elections are faithfully observed. While the polls are open, the Village Clerk may rule on all questions concerning the conduct of the election and shall not be disqualified from performing any duties by reason of his or her own candidacy for any office. In the Village Clerk's absence, the members of the Board of Civil Authority who are residents of the Village may designate one of their members to perform the Village Clerk's duties under this subsection. (Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.)
24A V.S.A. § 225-7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 225 - Village of Hyde Park|App § 225-7. Reconsideration of actions taken

§ 225-7. Reconsideration of actions taken|A question considered at any Village meeting or election may not be submitted to the voters for reconsideration or rescission except at a subsequent annual or special meeting or election, specifically warned for the purpose and called by the Trustees by resolution or by the Village Clerk pursuant to a petition requesting reconsideration or rescission except with the approval of the legislative body. The petition must be signed by not less than 10 percent of the voters and filed with the Village Clerk within 30 days following the date of the meeting or election at which the question was first considered. The Village Trustees shall call for a vote in accordance with the petition within 60 days of the date of filing. The manner of reconsideration shall be the same manner by which the question was originally considered. A question voted on or considered shall not be presented for reconsideration or rescission more than one time; provided, however, that after the passing of at least 12 months from the date of any such reconsideration or rescission, the same or a similar question may be newly submitted for consideration. Unless rescinded as provided in this section, any vote or action lawfully taken at a Village meeting or election shall remain in effect indefinitely. A reconsideration or rescission vote shall not be effective unless the number of votes cast in favor of reconsideration or rescission exceeds 65 percent of the number of votes cast for the prevailing side at the original meeting. (Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.)
24A V.S.A. § 225-8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 225 - Village of Hyde Park|App § 225-8. Board of Civil Authority

§ 225-8. Board of Civil Authority|(a) The Board of Civil Authority shall consist of the justices of the peace residing within the Village, the Village Clerk, and the trustees. At the first meeting following each annual Village election, the Board of Civil Authority shall elect a Chair from among its members; the Village Clerk shall be the Clerk of the Board. In the event of the absence of either the Chair or the Clerk from any meeting of the Board, the first order of business shall be the election of a Chair or Clerk Pro Tempore to serve for the balance of the meeting.(b) The Board of Civil Authority shall meet prior to every regular or special Village meeting or election to prepare, revise, and post in the manner required by law, an alphabetical list of all the legal voters in the Village. For that purpose, the Board shall have access to any books or lists belonging to the Village, except as provided by law, and may require the assistance of any of the Village officers. The Board shall post in three places an attested copy of the list of voters so prepared and corrected, at least four days prior to the meeting or election, and the said list of voters so prepared and corrected, and no others, shall be used at the meeting or election. In preparing the list of voters, the Board shall record each name in such manner as to identify each voter precisely, so as to avoid any possible confusion. The Board of Civil Authority shall be governed by State laws relating to voter qualification, checklist maintenance, and removal of names from the checklist, as they appear in 17 V.S.A. chapter 43.(c) In addition to any other requirement of law, the Board shall cause at least two notices of the time and place of each of its meetings for the purpose of revising the checklist to be published in the newspaper of general circulation in the Village. Publication shall be at least two and not more than 10 days prior to such meeting, but no notice need be published with respect to an adjourned session of a meeting for which notice has been given.(d) The Board shall assist the Village Clerk and Village President in supervising all Village elections and meetings, and shall take care that all laws and requirements relating to elections and election procedures and Village meetings are fully and faithfully kept. The Board may require the presence of any law enforcement officers it may judge necessary to preserve the integrity of any election or Village meeting.(e) The members of the Board of Civil Authority present shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. (Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.)
24A V.S.A. § 225-9
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 225 - Village of Hyde Park|App § 225-9. Nomination of candidates

§ 225-9. Nomination of candidates|Unless proceeding by Australian ballot, nomination of persons to fill Village offices shall be from the floor at the Village meeting. (Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.)