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24A V.S.A. § 11-17
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans|App § 11-17. Ordinances; introduction; first and second readings; public hearings

§ 11-17. Ordinances; introduction; first and second readings; public hearings|(a) Every ordinance shall be introduced in writing. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be "The Council of the City of St. Albans hereby ordains... ". If the Council passes the proposed ordinance upon first reading, it shall cause a short and concise one-paragraph description of the effects of the proposed ordinance to be published in a locally distributed newspaper, at least once, together with a notice of the time and place where and when there shall be a public hearing to consider the same for final passage. Such publication shall include reference to a place within the City where copies of the entire text of the proposed ordinance may be examined. The first publication shall be at least one week prior to the date of the public hearing. In the event the City Council shall comprehensively revise any chapter or chapters of its Code of Ordinances it shall be sufficient if a concise summary of the principal provisions of such revision is published as aforesaid rather than the entire text thereof.(b) At the time and place so advertised, or at any time and place to which the hearing may from time to time be adjourned, the ordinance shall be read in full, except that by vote of a majority of the Council, the ordinance may be read by title, and after the reading, all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard.(c)  After the hearing, the Council may finally pass the ordinance with or without amendment, except that if the Council makes an amendment it shall follow the provisions for final passage, publication, and public hearing as provided by subsections (a) and (b) of this section. After the hearing, the Council may finally pass the amended ordinance or again amend it subject to the same procedures as outlined herein. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. May 20, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 11-19
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans|App § 11-19. Ordinances; City Council to establish penalty

§ 11-19. Ordinances; City Council to establish penalty|The City Council may provide a penalty for the violation of any ordinance, regulation, or bylaw not to exceed $500.00. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. If no penalty shall be fixed for the violation of any ordinance, regulation, or bylaw, the court before which such action is heard shall impose a fine not to exceed $500.00 for each offense. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. May 20, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 11-20
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans|App § 11-20. Ordinances; enforcement

§ 11-20. Ordinances; enforcement|(a) The violation of an ordinance, regulation, or bylaw adopted by the City, including zoning and subdivision bylaws adopted pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 117, as the same may be amended from time to time, may be prosecuted as a civil action in the Vermont Superior Court, Vermont Environmental Court, or other appropriate forum.(b) All penalties collected for the violation of an ordinance, regulation or bylaw shall be paid over to the City except for any surcharge allowed by law to be retained by the court.(c) A Superior Court or Environmental Court judge shall have the jurisdiction to enjoin the violation of an ordinance or rule, but the election of the City to proceed under this subsection shall not prevent its proceeding under subsection (a) of this section. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. May 20, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 11-21
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans|App § 11-21. Ordinances; court authorized to order abatement

§ 11-21. Ordinances; court authorized to order abatement|In any prosecution for a nuisance arising under this charter or under any lawful ordinance, regulation, or bylaw resulting in a judgment or conviction, the court before which the judgment or conviction shall be had shall order the nuisance or offense complained of to be removed or abated and shall determine the expense of removing or abating the same and tax such expense as part of the costs of prosecution. All such service rates shall constitute a lien and charge upon the buildings, lots, and other property so served and may be collected in the same manner as any tax assessed by the City. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. May 20, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 11-22
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans|App § 11-22. Ordinances; offenders may be liable in damages

§ 11-22. Ordinances; offenders may be liable in damages|A person violating any ordinance, regulation, or bylaw of the City shall be liable in damages to the City or to the person who shall sustain damage as the direct result of the violation; such damages may be recovered in an action declaring upon such ordinance, regulation, or bylaw. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 23, eff. May 20, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 11-23
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans|App § 11-23. Taxation

§ 11-23. Taxation|(a) The City Council shall assess such taxes upon the inhabitants of the City and the ratable estate within the City, whether owned by residents or nonresidents, as may be necessary for the payment of all State, county, and highway taxes as are or may be required by law and for the payment of the debts and current expenses of the City. In addition thereto, the City Council shall assess such taxes upon the inhabitants of the City and the ratable estate within the City, whether owned by residents or nonresidents, as the Board of School Commissioners shall notify the City Council are required for the support of the School District.(b) The legal voters at a meeting duly warned and held for that purpose may vote taxes for any lawful purpose which the City Council shall assess; such vote to be by Australian ballot and checklist. All of the taxes may be included in one rate bill, and whenever any such tax shall be assessed by the City Council it shall make out a rate bill accordingly and deliver the same to the City Treasurer, to whom the taxes so assessed shall be paid.(c) Should a budget for City operations not be approved by the voters by July 1 of any year, the City Council shall amend its budget and may permit spending for that fiscal year in an amount which does not exceed the spending last approved by the legal voters.(d) The City Council shall be authorized to levy a one percent tax on sales, meals and alcoholic beverages, and rooms. Any tax imposed under the authority of this subsection shall be collected and administered pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 138. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. May 20, 2010; 2019 (Adj. Sess.), No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 11-24
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans|App § 11-24. School District; transfer of fund to

§ 11-24. School District; transfer of fund to|The City Council shall annually transfer to the School District a sum from the General Fund as may be realized from the tax required by the Board of School Commissioners, all such monies as shall arise from the State school tax, from City tuitions, and from the income of any property or money donated by any person to the City for the use of schools. Such funds shall be disbursed by the City Treasurer only upon warrants duly authorized by the Board of School Commissioners of the City. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. May 20, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 11-25
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans|App § 11-25. Sale of property

§ 11-25. Sale of property|The City Council may authorize the sale or lease of any personal or real estate belonging to the City, and all conveyance, grants, or leases of any such real estate shall be signed by the Mayor and be sealed with the City Seal. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. May 20, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 11-26
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans|App § 11-26. Warrants

§ 11-26. Warrants|(a) No money, other than money belonging to the "School Fund," shall be paid out of the City Treasury except upon warrant approved by the City Council. All purchase approvals and warrants shall be signed by two members of the City Council. The approval of the warrant by the City Council shall be by vote and recorded in the minutes.(b) A full record of expenditures shall be kept, and a clear statement of all receipts and disbursements of City moneys and of the affairs of the City generally shall be annually published under the direction of the Mayor together with the reports of the Board of School Commissioners, auditors, and other City officials at least 15 days prior to the annual City meeting, and the report shall include estimates for the expenses of the City for the year next ensuing; and the disbursements mentioned in the report shall be properly subdivided under the various departments of the City government, showing where and for what purpose such money was expended. (Added 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. May 20, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 11-27
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans|App § 11-27. Taxes; sidewalk, water, and wastewater assessment arrearages

§ 11-27. Taxes; sidewalk, water, and wastewater assessment arrearages|The inhabitants, estates, and the owners of those estates within the City of St. Albans shall be held to pay the arrears of taxes, sidewalk, water, and wastewater assessments, and the inhabitants, estates, and the owners of those estates without the City of St. Albans shall be held to pay the arrears of sewer assessments which have been heretofore legally levied or assessed upon them or which may be hereafter so legally levied or assessed upon them by the City of St. Albans. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. May 20, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 11-29
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans|App § 11-29. Borrowing in anticipation of taxes

§ 11-29. Borrowing in anticipation of taxes|The City Council may borrow money at the most favorable rate of interest it can obtain in anticipation of City revenues to be collected within the fiscal year. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 30, eff. May 20, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 11-30
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans|App § 11-30. Bonding; School District; City

§ 11-30. Bonding; School District; City|(a) The City of St. Albans or the St. Albans City School District at any annual or special meeting when an article for that purpose shall have been inserted in the warning therefor may authorize the issue of notes or bonds for the purpose of paying or refunding any fixed or floating outstanding liabilities of the City or City School District and may stipulate in such vote the amount of such bonds, the maximum rate of interest such notes and bonds shall bear, the term in which they shall be payable, which shall in no case exceed 25 years, the kind and denomination, and the place where the bonds shall be payable.(b) Such notes and bonds shall be signed by the Mayor for the City and the school commissioners for the City School District and countersigned by the Treasurer of the City, and if interest coupons are attached, they shall be signed by the Treasurer or bear his or her facsimile signature; and the bonds or notes shall contain a statement that they were issued for the purposes mentioned in conformity with this section, and such statement shall be conclusive evidence of the same and of the liability of the City or City school district to pay any such note or bond to any person who is a bona fide holder thereof.(c) The City Treasurer shall keep a record of every note or bond issued under the provisions of this section, therein stating the number and denomination of each note or bond, when and where payable, to whom issued, and the rate of interest thereon; and also shall keep a record of payments, interest, and principal.(d) When old notes or bonds are taken up by exchange or by sale of the new notes or bonds, the Treasurer shall keep a record of the same and such old notes or bonds shall be canceled. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 31, eff. May 20, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 11-32
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans|App § 11-32. Library

§ 11-32. Library|(a) The City Council of the City of St. Albans shall annually assess upon the ratable estate within the City, whether owned by residents or nonresidents, such tax as the trustees of the St. Albans Free Library shall recommend to the Council for the support of the library and furnishing books and periodicals for the same, but not to exceed five cents on a dollar of the grand list of the City. The tax shall be in addition to all taxes now levied and assessed and shall be included in the rate-bill and collected in the same manner as all other taxes.(b) The City Council shall annually appropriate for the support of the St. Albans Free Library such sum from the General Funds as may be realized from the tax recommended by the trustees of the St. Albans Free Library and from the income of any property or money donated by any person to the City for the use of the St. Albans Free Library and shall be paid over to the Treasurer of the St. Albans Free Library. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. May 20, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 11-33
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans|App § 11-33. General provisions

§ 11-33. General provisions|(a) This act shall be a public act and may be altered, amended, or repealed by the General Assembly whenever the public good may require.(b) All bylaws and ordinances, rules, and regulations of the City of St. Albans in force on the date when this act takes effect shall continue in full force and effect unless and until repealed, except such as are inconsistent with the provisions of this act. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 34, eff. May 20, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 13-101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington|App § 13-101. Corporate existence retained

§ 13-101. Corporate existence retained|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.
24A V.S.A. § 13-102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington|App § 13-102. General law application

§ 13-102. General law application|Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, or by any legal regulation or ordinance of the City of South Burlington, all provisions of the statutes of this State relating to municipalities shall apply provisions to the City of South Burlington. Prior acts or enactments of the Town of South Burlington shall not be affected by this charter, except as otherwise provided herein. Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, all provisions of the statutes of this State relating to schools or school districts shall apply to the South Burlington School District. (Amended 1997, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 13-103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington|App § 13-103. Powers of the City

§ 13-103. Powers of the City|(a) The City shall have all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of this State together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted; and it may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont or with this charter.(b) The City may acquire real and personal property within or without its corporate limits for any City purpose, including storm water collection and disposal, waste water collection and disposal, solid waste collection and disposal, provision of public water supply, provision of public parks and recreation facilities, provision of municipal facilities for office, fire protection, and police protection, provision of public libraries, provision of public parking areas, provision of sidewalks, bicycle paths, and green strips, provision of public roadways, provision of public view zones and open spaces, and such other purposes as are addressed under the general laws of the State of Vermont. The City may acquire such property in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as its interest may require.(c) In this charter, mention of a particular power shall not be construed to be exclusive or to restrict the scope of the powers which the City would have if the particular power were not mentioned.
24A V.S.A. § 13-104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington|App § 13-104. Ordinances; subjects

§ 13-104. Ordinances; subjects|The general grant of ordinance-promulgating authority in section 103 shall include the authority:  (1) to adopt and enforce ordinances relating to making and installation of local improvements including curbs, sidewalks, and storm drains; requiring the installation of curbs, sidewalks, and storm drains in a manner specified by the City as a condition precedent to the issuance of a building permit; apportioning part or all of the expenses of such improvements against property owners benefited thereby; providing for the collection of such assessments and penalties for nonpayment; (2) to adopt and enforce ordinances establishing systems or regulations for signs and billboards including provisions for the termination of nonconforming signs and billboards through a schedule for removal which takes into consideration the interests of nonconforming sign and billboard owners in amortizing their investments, but such ordinances shall not permit the violation of the laws of this State or any City zoning ordinance or regulation; (3) to adopt and enforce police ordinances regulating and prohibiting the use of firearms, air rifles, and devices having a capacity to inflict personal injury, and the parking, operation, and speed of motor vehicles upon town and State aid streets and highways; (4) to adopt and enforce ordinances relating to regulation, licensing, or prohibition of the storage and accumulation of garbage, ashes, rubbish, refuse, and waste materials; regulation of the removal and disposal of such materials; licensing for revenue and regulation or prohibition of the collection, removal, and disposal of such materials by persons; collection, removal of such materials by the City either by contract or by a City officer or department now existing or created for that purpose; establishment of service rates to be paid the City for such services; (5) to adopt and enforce ordinances relating to the operation, parking, soliciting, delivery, or fares in the taxi business within the City; (6) the specification of powers herein shall not be deemed to limit the general grant of ordinance-promulgating authority conferred by section 103; (7) to adopt and enforce ordinances for the purpose of regulating and licensing the following activities, or other activities which the City has the power to regulate or license by virtue of the law of this State or this charter, and to fix reasonable and necessary license fees therefore; places or public resort or public amusement whether indoor or outdoor; places dispensing food and drink to the public, such as restaurants, bars, or inns; theaters; public dances; itinerant vendors; the exclusive occupancy of any specified portion of a public street or right-of-way; and the keeping of dogs or other pets.
24A V.S.A. § 13-105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington|App § 13-105. Ordinances; enforcement; adoption

§ 13-105. Ordinances; enforcement; adoption|(a) The Council may provide penalties for the breach of any ordinance authorized by general law or this charter; may prosecute any person violating the same through the City Grand Juror or police officers who for such purposes shall be informing officers; and may maintain actions to restrain actual or threatened violations of the same. The establishment of any fine or penalty shall be by ordinance.(b) Ordinance-making authority granted to the City by this charter and general law shall be exercised pursuant to the provisions of sections 106 through 109 of this subchapter.
24A V.S.A. § 13-106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington|App § 13-106. Introduction; first and second readings; public hearing

§ 13-106. Introduction; first and second readings; public hearing|(a) Every ordinance shall be introduced in writing. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be "The Council of the City of South Burlington hereby ordains  . . .". If the Council passes the proposed ordinance upon first reading, it shall cause a short and concise one-paragraph description of the effects of the proposed ordinance to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, at least once, together with a notice of the time and place where and when there shall be a public hearing to consider the same for final passage. Such publication shall include reference to a place within the City where copies of the entire text of the proposed ordinance may be examined. The first such publication shall be at least one week prior to the date of said public hearing.(b) At the time and place so advertised, or at any time and place to which such hearing may from time to time be adjourned, such ordinance shall be read in full, except that by vote of a majority of the Council the ordinance may be read by title, and after such reading, all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard.
24A V.S.A. § 13-107
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington|App § 13-107. Further consideration; final passage

§ 13-107. Further consideration; final passage|After the hearing, the Council may finally pass the ordinance with or without amendment, except that if the Council makes an amendment it shall cause a short, concise one-paragraph description of the effects of the amended ordinance, including a concise description of the proposed amendments, to be published at least once together with a notice of the time and place of a public hearing at which the amended ordinance will be further considered, which publication shall be at least one week prior to the public hearing. The publication shall include a reference to a place within the City where copies of the entire text of the amended ordinance may be examined. At the time so advertised or at any time and place to which the meeting may be adjourned, the amended ordinance shall be read in full, except that by vote of a majority of the Council, the ordinance may be read in full, except that by vote of a majority of the Council, the ordinance may be read by title. After the hearing, the Council may finally pass the amended ordinance or again amend it subject to the same procedures as outlined herein.
24A V.S.A. § 13-108
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington|App § 13-108. Effective date

§ 13-108. Effective date|Every ordinance shall become effective upon passage unless otherwise specified; or, if the ordinance be conditioned upon approval of the voters of the City, then upon a favorable vote of a majority of those voting thereon.