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24A V.S.A. § 507-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 507 - Cold Brook Fire District No. 1|App § 507-4. Prudential Committee; powers

§ 507-4. Prudential Committee; powers|The Prudential Committee:  (1) shall, with the Collector, have the same power in assessing, levying, and collecting the tax as town officers have in assessing and collecting town taxes, including collection of interest and overdue taxes; (2) may expend sums for acquiring, constructing, and maintaining sewers and sewage treatment works, waterworks, water companies, and all equipment and real estate used in connection with the District as the District shall vote; (3) may use and occupy portions of the town highway within the District as may be necessary for the construction, installation, and maintenance of the facilities as long as those portions of town highways used are returned to existing or better condition and construction will not leave roads impassable for municipal services or emergency vehicles.
24A V.S.A. § 507-5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 507 - Cold Brook Fire District No. 1|App § 507-5. Fees

§ 507-5. Fees|(a) In addition to the specific powers conferred upon the District by statute, and by resolutions of the Selectboards of the Towns of Dover and Wilmington, Cold Brook Fire District No. 1 may, at a duly warned annual or special meeting, vote to impose the following fees upon real property within the District:  (1) A general fee upon each unit within the District; (2) A permitted use fee upon each unit within the District that has received either an allocation for water or sewerage use or plan approval for future development from a municipality or the State of Vermont; and (3) A user fee upon each unit within the District that receives water or sewer services or which has available an unused water or sewer connection.   (b) An improved parcel requiring a daily design flow of up to 450 gallons per day shall constitute a unit. For improved parcels requiring additional design flow, the number of additional units shall be determined by dividing the design flow by 450 gallons and rounding the quotient to the first decimal place. An unimproved parcel of land shall constitute one unit unless the parcel is subject to a subdivision plan, in which case each lot identified in the subdivision shall constitute one or more units, in accordance with the design flow criterion set forth in this subsection. The number of units in an undeveloped townhouse village shall equal the number of units identified on the 1971 survey plan for the townhouse village on record in the Town of Wilmington.(c) In the first year following the effective date of this section, the District shall impose the following fees: the general fee and the permitted use fee shall not exceed $75.00, and the user fee shall not exceed $150.00. In any year thereafter, the fees shall not increase by more than 10 percent from the previous year.(d) The fees set forth in this section shall be a lien upon the assessed property in the same manner and to the same effect as taxes are liens on real estate under 32 V.S.A. § 5061. The Prudential Committee and Collector shall have the same power in assessing, levying, and collecting the fees as town officers have in assessing and collecting town taxes, including the power to collect interest and penalties on overdue payments.
24A V.S.A. § 509-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 509 - North Branch Fire District No. 1|App § 509-1. Corporate existence retained

§ 509-1. Corporate existence retained|North Branch Fire District No. 1, within the corporate limits presently established, shall continue to be a fire district and municipal corporation by the name of the North Branch Fire District No. 1. (Added 2013, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 509-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 509 - North Branch Fire District No. 1|App § 509-2. General law; application

§ 509-2. General law; application|North Branch Fire District No. 1 shall have all the powers granted to fire districts and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of this State and this chapter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers therein granted. (Added 2013, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 509-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 509 - North Branch Fire District No. 1|App § 509-3. Collector of Taxes

§ 509-3. Collector of Taxes|(a) The Prudential Committee shall annually appoint one or more Collectors of Taxes who shall collect all past due taxes and accounts, interest, and penalties owing on those taxes or accounts. All amounts so collected shall be promptly remitted to the Treasurer of North Branch Fire District No. 1.(b) An appointed Collector of Taxes shall receive such compensation for his or her services as determined by the Prudential Committee.(c) An appointed Collector of Taxes shall serve at the pleasure of the Prudential Committee and need not be a resident or voter of North Branch Fire District No. 1.(d) An appointed Collector of Taxes may also be the Treasurer. (Added 2013, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 509-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 509 - North Branch Fire District No. 1|App § 509-4. Treasurer

§ 509-4. Treasurer|(a) The Prudential Committee shall annually appoint a Treasurer who shall have all the authority, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon fire district treasurers by the general law of the State of Vermont.(b) The appointed Treasurer shall receive such compensation for his or her services as determined by the Prudential Committee.(c) The appointed Treasurer shall serve at the pleasure of the Prudential Committee and need not be a resident or voter of North Branch Fire District No. 1.(d) The appointed Treasurer may also be a Collector of Taxes. (Added 2013, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-1. Creation

§ 601-1. Creation|Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 121, subchapter 3, there is created a union municipal district which shall be known as the Rutland County Recreation District and which shall be a body politic and corporate. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-2. Purpose

§ 601-2. Purpose|The District is created and shall exist for the purpose of strengthening local governments by promoting more efficient and economical operation of recreation services within the participating municipalities by developing a regional recreation community center and other facilities, which center and facilities will permit and encourage quality recreation and leisure opportunities that will promote positive lifestyle habits, contribute to the health and wellness of residents of, and visitors to, the District, and in so doing, will foster a new level of regionalism through cooperation and partnering, and will contribute to the economic health of the region by creating jobs, by purchasing local goods and services, and by encouraging tourism. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-3. Composition

§ 601-3. Composition|The District is composed of and includes all of the lands and residents within those municipalities in the State of Vermont which vote to approve and enter into this District at the time of its creation and other municipalities as are subsequently admitted to the District as provided by this chapter, except for those municipalities which may withdraw as provided by this chapter. The municipalities composing the District shall constitute its members and are designated as member municipalities. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-4. Duration

§ 601-4. Duration|The District shall continue as a body politic and corporate unless and until dissolved according to the procedures set forth in this chapter. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-5. Powers

§ 601-5. Powers|Except as otherwise provided or limited by this chapter, the District shall have the following powers:  (1) To operate, cause to be operated, or contract for the operation of any and all facilities to fulfill the purposes set forth in Article 1, section 2 of this chapter; (2) To purchase, sell, lease, own, acquire, convey, mortgage, improve, and use real and personal property in connection with the purposes of the District; (3) To hire and fix compensation of employees; (4) To sue and be sued; (5) To enter into contracts for any term or duration; (6) To contract with architects, engineers, financial and legal consultants, and other experts for services; (7) To contract with individuals, corporations, associations, authorities, and agencies for services, including contracts to operate all or a portion of facilities; (8) To contract with the State of Vermont or the United States of America, or any agency, department, or subdivision thereof for services; (9) To contract with any member or municipality for the services of any officer or employee of that municipality useful to it; (10) To promote cooperative arrangements and coordinated action among its member municipalities; (11) To make recommendations for review and action by its member municipalities and other public agencies which perform functions within the municipalities or where their facilities exist; (12) To exercise any other powers which are exercised or are capable of exercise by any of its member municipalities and which are necessary or desirable; (13) To exercise the power of eminent domain; (14) To borrow money and issue evidence of indebtedness as provided by 24 V.S.A. chapter 53 or other provisions of law authorizing general obligations or revenue debt; (15) To establish a budget and assess member municipalities for the expenses of the District; (16) To appropriate and expend money; (17) To establish sinking funds for the retirement of bonded or other indebtedness; (18) To establish capital reserve funds for public improvements in furtherance of its purpose; (19) To enact and enforce any and all necessary or desirable regulations for the orderly conduct of the District and for carrying out the purposes of the District; (20) To accept and administer gifts, grants, and bequests in trust or otherwise for the purpose of the District; (21) To exercise all powers incident to a public corporation; (22) To develop a clear operational philosophy and a definite policy of priority for the use of the facilities; (23) To prepare, evaluate, and change, as need and time require:  (A) Business plans or other operational plans for the operation of the facilities; and (B) Accurate estimates and measurements of cost for providing services and fee structures that relate to actual program cost;  (24) To address service delivery and methods for the timely correction of service quality. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-6. Authority

§ 601-6. Authority|The legislative power and authority of the Rutland County Recreation District and the administration and general supervision of all fiscal, prudential, and governmental affairs of the District shall be vested in a governing body known as the Board of Supervisors, except as specifically provided otherwise in this chapter. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-7. Composition

§ 601-7. Composition|The Board of Supervisors shall be composed of one representative from each of the member municipalities. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-8. Appointment

§ 601-8. Appointment|Annually, on or before the last Monday in March commencing in 2005, each member municipality shall appoint its representative and an alternate to the Board of Supervisors according to each municipality's method of making appointments. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-9
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-9. Organizational meeting

§ 601-9. Organizational meeting|Annually, on the second Monday in April commencing in 2005, the Board of Supervisors shall hold its organizational meeting. At the meeting, the Board shall elect from among its membership a Chair and Vice Chair, each of whom shall hold office for one year and until a successor is duly elected and qualified. A Chair or Vice Chair may be reelected to successive terms without limit. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-10
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-10. Regular meetings

§ 601-10. Regular meetings|Regular meetings of the Board of Supervisors shall be held periodically with the time and place to be determined by the Board of Supervisors. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-11
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-11. Special meetings

§ 601-11. Special meetings|Special meetings of the Board of Supervisors may be called at any time by the Chair or shall be called by the Clerk upon written request of a majority of the members of the Board. Except in case of an emergency, each member of the Board shall be given at least 24 hours' notice of any special meeting of the Board by notice in person, by telephone, or by written notice delivered personally, mailed, e-mailed, or left at the member's usual place of residence. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-12
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-12. Quorum

§ 601-12. Quorum|For the purposes of transacting business, the presence of more than 50 percent of the members shall constitute a quorum. However, a smaller number may postpone a meeting to another date. Any action adopted by a majority of the votes of the Board of Supervisors at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the Board, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-13
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-13. Voting

§ 601-13. Voting|Each member of the Board of Supervisors shall be entitled to cast one vote for the municipality. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-14
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-14. Term

§ 601-14. Term|All representatives to the Board of Supervisors shall hold office for one year and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. Any representative may be reappointed to successive terms without limit. Any member may be removed at any time by a majority vote of the legislative body of the municipality which appointed that representative. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-15
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-15. Vacancy

§ 601-15. Vacancy|Any vacancy on the Board of Supervisors shall be filled within 30 days after the vacancy occurs by appointment of the authority which 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. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-16
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-16. Rules of procedure

§ 601-16. Rules of procedure|The Board of Supervisors may adopt rules which shall govern at all meetings. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-17
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-17. Compensation of members of Board of Supervisors

§ 601-17. Compensation of members of Board of Supervisors|Each member municipality shall pay to its representative to the Board of Supervisors compensation as it shall determine reasonable, if any. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-18
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-18. Absence rule

§ 601-18. Absence rule|Any supervisor who fails to attend three consecutive Board meetings without notice to the alternate of the municipality may result in the Board of Supervisors requesting the municipality to replace that supervisor. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-19
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-19. Telephone participation

§ 601-19. Telephone participation|If approved by the Board of Supervisors, any member of the Board may participate in any meeting of the Board by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation at a meeting in such manner shall constitute the presence of the person at the meeting. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-20
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-20. Officers

§ 601-20. Officers|The officers of the District shall be the Chair and the Vice Chair of the Board of Supervisors, the Clerk of the District, and the Treasurer of the District. No person may hold more than one office at one time. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-21
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-21. Bond

§ 601-21. Bond|Prior to assuming their offices, all officers shall post bond in amounts as shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. The cost of the bonds shall be borne by the District. The Board of Supervisors shall determine when this requirement becomes effective after formation of the District. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-22
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-22. Chair

§ 601-22. Chair|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. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-23
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-23. Vice Chair

§ 601-23. Vice Chair|During the absence or inability of the Chair to render or perform his or her duties or exercise his or her powers, the same shall be performed and exercised by the Vice Chair and, when so acting, the Vice Chair shall have all the powers and be subject to all the responsibilities given to or imposed upon the Chair. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-24
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-24. Vacancy

§ 601-24. Vacancy|During the absence or inability of either the Chair or Vice Chair to render or perform his or her duties or exercise his or her powers, the Board of Supervisors shall elect from among its membership an acting Chair or Vice Chair who shall have all the powers and be subject to all the responsibilities given to or imposed upon the Chair or Vice Chair. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-25
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-25. Clerk

§ 601-25. Clerk|The Clerk of the District shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, shall not be a member of the Board, and shall serve at its pleasure. The Clerk shall have the exclusive charge and custody of the public records of the District. The Clerk shall record all votes and proceedings of the District, including meetings of the District and meetings of the Board of Supervisors, and shall cause to be posted and published all warnings of meetings of the District. The Clerk shall prepare an annual report of the activities of the District and cause it to be distributed to its member municipalities and shall prepare and distribute any other reports required by the laws of the State of Vermont and resolutions or regulations of the Board of Supervisors. The Clerk shall perform all of the duties and functions incident to the office of secretary or clerk of a body corporate. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-26
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-26. Treasurer

§ 601-26. Treasurer|The Treasurer of the District shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, shall not be a member of the Board, and shall serve at its pleasure. The Treasurer shall have the exclusive charge and custody of the funds of the District and shall be the receiving and the disbursing officer of the District. When authorized by the Board of Supervisors, the Treasurer may sign, make, or endorse in the name of the District all checks and orders for the payment of the money and pay out and disburse the same and receipt therefor. The Treasurer shall keep a record of every note or bond issued by the District and of every payment thereon of principal and interest and, if coupons are taken up, shall cancel and preserve them. The Treasurer shall keep correct books of account of all the business and transactions for the District and other books and accounts as the Board of Supervisors may require. The Treasurer shall render a statement of the condition of the finances of the District at each regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors and at other times as shall be required of the Treasurer. The Treasurer shall prepare an annual financial statement of the District and distribute it to the member municipalities. The Treasurer shall do and perform all of the duties appertaining to the office of treasurer of a body politic and corporate. The Treasurer shall settle with the auditors within 30 days of the end of the fiscal year and at other times as the Board of Supervisors may require and upon retirement from office. Upon retirement from office, the Treasurer shall immediately pay over to his or her successor all of the funds belonging to the District and, at the same time, deliver to his or her successor all official books and papers. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-27
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-27. Records

§ 601-27. Records|All records, books, and accounts of the District shall be open to inspection by persons interested during reasonable office hours. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 601-28
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District|App § 601-28. Audit

§ 601-28. Audit|The Board of Supervisors shall cause an audit to be performed annually by an independent professional accounting firm. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)