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24A V.S.A. § 19-711
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-711. Bonds

§ 19-711. Bonds|Whenever the City shall vote in the manner prescribed by general law to incur debt by issuance of bonds for the purpose of making improvements, the vote to incur such indebtedness shall authorize the Manager to include in each annual budget a sum sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness and that part of principal thereof next coming due. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-712
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-712. Warrants for payment

§ 19-712. Warrants for payment|Money shall not be paid out of the City Treasury except on a warrant signed by at least three members of the Council and approved by the City Council, and such approval shall be authenticated by the City Clerk. A full record of all expenditures for all City funds, by departments, shall be kept, and a clear statement of all receipts and disbursements of City monies and of the affairs of the City generally, shall be published annually in the City report under the direction of the City Council. The City Treasurer shall establish and maintain charts of account detailing all receipts, revenues, expenditures, and disbursements, and shall report all such activity to the Manager and the Council no less frequently than quarterly. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-713
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-713. Tax levy; authority for

§ 19-713. Tax levy; authority for|The City Council shall have the power annually to levy and assess upon the grand list such tax, as set forth in the budget approved by the voters at the annual or a special meeting called for the purpose, and such other tax as may be necessary for the payment of all State, county, and State highway taxes. Such tax bills, with a resolution signed by at least three members of the Council, shall be delivered to the Treasurer, to whom all taxes shall be paid in money. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-714
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-714. Credit of the City for current expenses

§ 19-714. Credit of the City for current expenses|The money raised by taxation, from fines and other lawful sources, including tax increments in excess of sums necessary to pay and secure the City's tax increment obligations and the costs of managing the City's tax increment financing district shall constitute the entire sum from which appropriations and payments are to be made, according to law, by or under the authority of the City Council. The credit of the City may be pledged by the City Council for the purpose of raising funds to meet the current expenses of the City. Such loans shall be paid on or before one year from date thereof. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-715
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-715. Expenditures not to exceed revenues

§ 19-715. Expenditures not to exceed revenues|(a) The City Council shall not exceed in expenditures, except by authority of the legal voters of the City, or to meet obligations imposed by law upon the City, the current revenues of the City during the current fiscal year. If the current revenues of the City shall have been expended before the end of the fiscal year and there remain discretionary expenditures to be met, the City Council shall call a special meeting of the legal voters of the City to consider the means of financing such expenditures.(b) The City Council, without special direction of the voters of the City, shall not draw orders on the City Treasury in excess of the current revenues, except to meet obligations imposed by law. The City Treasurer, without special direction of the voters of the City, shall not honor orders drawn in excess of the current revenues, except to meet obligations imposed by law. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-716
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-716. Authority to pledge credit of City

§ 19-716. Authority to pledge credit of City|Whenever the legal voters of the City shall authorize the City Council to pledge the credit of the City for any purpose, the City shall have authority to issue negotiable orders, warrants, notes, or bonds, not to exceed the limit prescribed by law, for which the legal voters aforesaid have given authority to so pledge the credit of the City. Such notes or bonds shall be payable at such time and at such rate of interest as shall be established by resolution of the City Council. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-717
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-717. Tax classification

§ 19-717. Tax classification|(a) Except for the property of utilities subject to regulation by the Vermont Public Utility Commission, all personal and real property set out in the grand list that is not used as residential property, farmland, and public recreation, conservation, or open space lands shall be classified as nonresidential property and shall be taxed by applying the tax rate on 120 percent of the assessed value of the property; and further provided that inventories shall no longer be set out in the grand list of the City as taxable personal estate. Properties upon which in-lieu-of-tax payments are made shall be likewise classified and assessed for the purposes of such payments.(b) As used in this section, "residential property" is hereby defined to include all property used for dwelling purposes, including accessory property which is subordinate to or customarily incidental to the main residential use such as garages and outbuildings. Where a property is used for both residential and nonresidential purposes, it shall be apportioned according to such uses and then classified and assessed as herein provided. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2021, No. M-6, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-718
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-718. Tax increment financing

§ 19-718. Tax increment financing|Nothing contained in this Article shall impair, affect, or alter any revenues or sources of revenues now or hereafter existing which are derived from the City's Tax Increment Financing District created under 2000 Acts and Resolves No. 159, Secs. 37 and 38, as amended by 2003 Acts and Resolves No. 68, Sec. 40. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-719
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-719. Local option tax

§ 19-719. Local option tax|(a) If the City Council by a majority vote recommends, the voters of the City may, at an annual or special meeting warned for the purpose, by a majority vote of those present and voting, assess any or all of the following:  (1) a one-percent meals and alcoholic beverages tax; (2) a one-percent rooms tax; (3) a one-percent sales tax.   (b) Any local option tax assessed under subsection (a) of this section shall be collected and administered and may be rescinded as provided by the general laws of this State. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-901
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-901. Personal financial interest

§ 19-901. Personal financial interest|Any City councilor, officer, or employee who has a substantial financial interest, direct or indirect or by reasons of ownership of stock in any corporation, in any contract with the City or in the sale of any land, material, supplies, or services to the City, or to a contractor supplying the City shall make known that interest and shall refrain from voting upon or otherwise participating in any capacity as a City officer or employee in the making of such sale or the making or in the performance of such contract. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-902
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-902. Separability

§ 19-902. Separability|If any provisions of this charter are 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 circumstances is held invalid, the application of the charter and its provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-903
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-903. Oath of office

§ 19-903. Oath of office|All elective officials of the City shall, before assuming office, take, subscribe, and file with the City Clerk the following oath:  "I ________ solemnly swear or affirm, under penalty of law, that I will faithfully execute the Office of ________ of the City of Winooski to the best of my judgment and abilities, according to law."  (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2021, No. M-6, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-904
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-904. Savings clause

§ 19-904. Savings clause|The passage of this act shall not affect any ordinance, resolution, or bylaw lawfully enacted, ordained, and established under the provisions of the acts hereby amended by this act, and not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, but the same shall be and remain in full force and effect until repealed, altered, or amended. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-905
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-905. Title of charter

§ 19-905. Title of charter|This act shall be designated as the charter of the City of Winooski. A copy of this act shall be kept in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Winooski, to which copy shall be affixed a certificate under the hand of the Secretary of State and the Seal of the State of Vermont that the laws therein contained are statute laws of the State of Vermont, and such certificate copy shall be an authentic record of such laws. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-906
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-906. Continuation in office

§ 19-906. Continuation in office|The Mayor and Council members of the City, and all City officials holding office therein by virtue of the general laws of this State or the acts hereby amended shall hold office until expiration of their current terms of office, unless such office shall sooner become vacant under the provisions of the general laws of this State, or the provisions of this act. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-907
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-907. Amendment of the charter

§ 19-907. Amendment of the charter|This act may be altered, amended, or repealed by the General Assembly whenever the public good shall require. A copy of all acts in alteration, amendment, or repeal shall be kept in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Winooski, and the copy shall be certified by the Secretary of State as provided in section 905 of this charter. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-908
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-908. Penalties; forfeitures or suits not affected

§ 19-908. Penalties; forfeitures or suits not affected|This act shall not affect a penalty or forfeiture incurred under any acts amended by this act, nor any suit or proceeding had or commenced in a civil or criminal cause before this act takes effect, but the proceedings therein shall, when necessary, conform to the provisions of this act. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-909
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-909. Continuation of acts not amended

§ 19-909. Continuation of acts not amended|The provisions of this act, so far as they are the same as those of acts hereby amended, shall be construed as a continuation of such acts, and not as new enactments. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-910
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-910. Application of State statutes

§ 19-910. Application of State statutes|Except when changed or modified by the provisions of this act, or by any legal regulation or ordinance of the City, all provisions of the statutes of this State, relating to towns or town officers shall apply to the City, and to the several officers thereof corresponding to like officers of towns. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-911
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-911. Charter effective

§ 19-911. Charter effective|This act shall take effect when adopted by the majority vote of the legal voters of the City of Winooski present and voting at an annual or special meeting duly warned for that purpose, and upon legislative approval in accordance with the laws of the State of Vermont. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 101-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 101 - Town of Barre|App § 101-1. Authority of citizens

§ 101-1. Authority of citizens|All governmental authority of the Town of Barre rests with the citizens of the Town, who exercise their powers in Town meeting, and/or town elections, and to whom the elected and appointed officers of the Town are ultimately responsible.
24A V.S.A. § 101-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 101 - Town of Barre|App § 101-2. Meetings and elections

§ 101-2. Meetings and elections|(a) The second Tuesday in May shall be the date for the annual election of Town officers and for voting upon all questions to be decided by Australian ballot. Polls shall be open no less than nine consecutive hours. The Selectboard may designate one or more polling places within the Town for voting and may provide for the use of any mechanical or computer type devices for voting or counting votes, consistent with requirements of law. The Wednesday evening preceding the date for the annual election of the Town officers, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at a place designated by the Barre Town Selectboard, shall be the date of the annual meeting at which time there will be considered all non-Australian ballot matters. However, the voters at any annual election may designate a different date, time, or place for annual Town elections.(b) Special Town meetings or elections:  (1) may be called by a majority of the Selectboard members; or (2) shall be called by the Town Clerk upon receipt by him or her of a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the voters. The petition shall specify the business to be transacted at such meeting. The meeting shall be held within 60 days from the date the petition is filed with the Clerk.   (c) The budget proposal, established by the Selectboard, in accordance with Section 28 of this charter, shall be submitted to the electorate at the annual election. If this proposal fails, the Town Clerk shall immediately warn an open Town meeting at which the budget shall be determined without a subsequent Australian ballot election. Section 5 of this charter on reconsiderations shall not apply to budget votes. (Amended 2011, No. M-3, § 2, eff. April 4, 2011; 2019, No. M-1, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
24A V.S.A. § 101-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 101 - Town of Barre|App § 101-3. Warnings

§ 101-3. Warnings|(a) Public notice of every annual or special Town meeting or Town election shall be given by a warning posted at the municipal building, on the official Town website, and at three public places in the Town, as designated by the Selectboard, at least 14 days prior to the meeting; and published two times, on the same day of the week for two consecutive weeks, in a newspaper having general circulation in the Town. The first such publication shall be at least 10 days prior to the date of the meeting.(b) The warning shall:  (1) state the date, time, and place of the meeting; (2) be signed by a majority of the Selectboard; (3) specifically indicate by separate articles what business is to be transacted at the meeting; (4) contain any article approved by the Selectboard; (5) contain any article requested by petition signed by at least 10 percent of the voters and filed with the Town Clerk at least 45 days prior to the day of the meeting; and (6) state that copies of the proposed budget shall be available as required by section 28(b) of this charter. (Amended 2011, No. M-3, § 2, eff. April 4, 2011; 2015, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 25, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 101-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 101 - Town of Barre|App § 101-4. Conduct

§ 101-4. Conduct|(a) The Moderator shall preside at all Town meetings, but in the Moderator's absence, the Town Clerk shall call the meeting to order, and the first order of business shall be the election of a Moderator Pro Tempore to preside for the duration of the meeting. The Moderator shall conduct every meeting according to this charter, the laws of Vermont, and Robert's Rules of Order, Revised, when not in conflict with this charter or the laws of Vermont. He or she shall preserve order in the conduct of the business of the meeting and in all things preserve the principles of fairness and openness in Town government.(b) The Town Clerk shall be the presiding official at all Town elections 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 Town Clerk may rule on all questions concerning the conduct of the election and shall not be disqualified from performing any such duties by reason of his or her own candidacy for any office. In the Town Clerk's absence, an Assistant Town Clerk who is a registered voter of the Town shall preside. If neither the Town Clerk or an Assistant Clerk who is a registered voter of the Town is available, the members of the Board of Civil Authority who are present shall designate a registered voter of the Town to perform the Town Clerk's duties under this section. (Amended 2021, No. M-1, § 2, eff. April 13, 2021.)
24A V.S.A. § 101-5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 101 - Town of Barre|App § 101-5. Reconsideration of actions taken

§ 101-5. Reconsideration of actions taken|A question considered at any Town meeting or election may not be submitted to the voters for reconsideration or rescission except at a subsequent annual meeting or special meeting or election specifically warned for the purpose and called by the Selectboard by a resolution or by the Town Clerk pursuant to a petition requesting such reconsideration or rescission. The petition must be signed by not less than 10 percent of the voters and filed with the Town Clerk within 30 days following the date of the meeting or election at which the question was first considered. The Clerk 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 a 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 eight 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 Town meeting or election shall remain in effect indefinitely. (Amended 2019, No. M-1, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
24A V.S.A. § 101-6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 101 - Town of Barre|App § 101-6. Board of civil authority

§ 101-6. Board of civil authority|(a) A Board of Civil Authority shall consist of the justices of the peace residing within the Town, the Town Clerk, and the Selectboard. At the first meeting following each annual Town election, the Board shall elect a Chair from among its members; the Town Clerk shall be the Clerk of the Board. In the event of the absence of either the Chair or 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)(1) The Board of Civil Authority shall meet as necessary to prepare, revise, and post in the manner required by law an alphabetical list of all the legal voters in the Town. For that purpose, the Board shall have access to any books or lists belonging to the Town, except as provided by law, and may require the assistance of any of the Town officers.  (2) The Town Clerk shall post in five places an attested copy of the list of voters so prepared and corrected, at least 30 days prior to the regular or special town meeting or election, and the list of voters so prepared and corrected shall be used at annual or special meetings and elections, except as otherwise allowed by State law. (3) 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.   (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 a newspaper of general circulation in the Town. 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 Town Clerk and Moderator in supervising all Town elections and meetings and shall take care that all laws and requirements relating to elections and election procedures and Town 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 Town meeting.(e) Except as otherwise provided by law for additions to the checklist, a majority of all of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes.(f) Ballots, conduct of elections, counting of votes, recount of votes, and certification of results shall be governed by the general State law, except as otherwise provided in this charter. (Amended 2017, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Mar. 1, 2018; 2019, No. M-1, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)