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24A V.S.A. § 411-507
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 411 - Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District|App § 411-507. Public hearings

§ 411-507. Public hearings|Not less than three nor more than 14 days prior to any special meeting of the District, the Board of Supervisors shall hold at least one public hearing at which time the issues under consideration shall be presented to the legal voters of the District, and comments thereupon received from the legal voters of the District. Public notice of such public hearing or hearings shall include publication of notice thereof in one or more newspapers of general circulation within each member municipality at least once a week for three consecutive weeks, on the same day of the week, the last publication thereof to be not less than two nor more than eight days prior to the date of the public hearing.
24A V.S.A. § 411-508
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 411 - Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District|App § 411-508. Australian ballot

§ 411-508. Australian ballot|The Australian ballot system shall be used at all meetings of the District for all articles calling for action by the legal voters of the District.
24A V.S.A. § 411-509
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 411 - Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District|App § 411-509. Qualification and registration of voters

§ 411-509. Qualification and registration of voters|The legal voters of each member municipality shall constitute the legal voters of the District. Prior to each District meeting at which action is to be taken by the legal voters of the District, each member municipality shall cause its checklist to be revised and posted in accordance with the provisions of 17 V.S.A., chapter 43.
24A V.S.A. § 411-510
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 411 - Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District|App § 411-510. Conduct of meetings

§ 411-510. Conduct of meetings|At all meetings of the District, the provision of 17 V.S.A. chapter 51 regarding election officials (subchapter 1), voting machines (subchapter 3), polling places (subchapter 4), absent voters (subchapter 6), process of voting (subchapter 7), count and return of votes (subchapter 8), recounts and contest of elections (subchapter 9), and jurisdiction of courts (subchapter 10), shall apply. The District Clerk shall perform the functions assigned to the Secretary of State under the provisions of 17 V.S.A., chapter 51. The Superior Court of the county in which the principal office of the District is located shall have jurisdiction over petitions for recounts. Ballots shall be provided by the District. The most recent version of Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the meetings.
24A V.S.A. § 411-511
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 411 - Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District|App § 411-511. Reconsideration or rescission of vote

§ 411-511. Reconsideration or rescission of vote|(a) A question considered or voted upon at an annual or special meeting of the District shall not be submitted to the voters for reconsideration or rescission, except at a subsequent annual or special meeting duly warned for that purpose, and called for by the Board of Supervisors on its own motion or pursuant to a petition filed with the Board of Supervisors in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.(b) Upon the filing of a petition signed by at least five percent of the legal voters of the District requesting reconsideration or rescission of a question considered or voted on at an annual or special meeting of the District held no longer than 30 days prior to the date of the receipt of the petition, the Board of Supervisors shall call for an annual or special meeting of the District for the purpose of considering said request, which meeting shall be held not more than 60 days following the date of receipt of said petition.(c) A vote taken at an annual or special meeting of the District shall remain in effect until and unless rescinded at a meeting of the District called and warned in accordance with the provisions of this agreement and the laws of the State of Vermont.
24A V.S.A. § 411-512
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 411 - Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District|App § 411-512. Validation of District meetings

§ 411-512. Validation of District meetings|Whenever any of the requirements as to the notice or warning of a District meeting have been omitted or not complied with, such omission or noncompliance, if the meeting and the business transacted thereat is otherwise legal and within the scope of the District powers, may be corrected and affirmed by vote of the legal voters of the District at any annual or special meeting of the District called and duly warned for that purpose. The question to be voted upon shall substantially be:"Shall the action taken at the meeting of this District held on (state date), at which meeting (state the error or omission), and any act or action of the District officers or agents pursuant thereto, be readopted, ratified, or confirmed."
24A V.S.A. § 411-601
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 411 - Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District|App § 411-601. Withdrawal by a member municipality

§ 411-601. Withdrawal by a member municipality|A member municipality may withdraw from the District upon the following terms and conditions:  (1) A member municipality may withdraw from the District upon a positive vote of the legal voters of the municipality to withdraw at a duly warned regular or special meeting of the municipality. Any withdrawing municipality shall continue to be obligated to pay to the District its share of all debt incurred by the District prior to its withdrawal; its share of the cost of all long-term contracts entered into by the District prior to its withdrawal; and all costs, including costs for legal services incurred by the District, in connection with such withdrawal. A withdrawing municipality shall, in addition, be liable to the District for any subsequent liability incurred by the District by reason of any actions or omissions of the District during the time the withdrawing municipality was a member of the District, the withdrawing municipality's liability being the total of the District's liability multiplied by the fraction the numerator of which is the total volume of waste disposed of by the withdrawing municipality during the period the liability was created, and the denominator of which is the total volume of waste disposed of by the District during the period the liability was created. (2) No member municipality may withdraw from the District until at least one year after the District commences to be a body politic and corporate, and may withdraw from the District only if the District has not voted to bond for construction and improvements. (3) Any withdrawal by a member municipality shall take place in accordance with the procedures set forth in 24 V.S.A. § 4863(h) and (j).
24A V.S.A. § 411-602
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 411 - Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District|App § 411-602. Admission of new member municipalities

§ 411-602. Admission of new member municipalities|The Board of Supervisors may authorize the inclusion of additional member municipalities in the District upon the terms and conditions it, in its sole discretion, shall deem to be fair, reasonable, and in the best interest of the District. The legislative branch of any nonmember municipality desiring to be admitted to the District shall make application for admission to the Board of Supervisors of the District in the form and manner that the Board shall determine appropriate. The Board shall determine the effects and impacts which are reasonably anticipated to occur in the event such municipality is admitted and shall thereafter either grant or deny authority for admission into the District by the petitioning municipality. If the Board grants such authority, it shall also specify any terms and conditions of said admission, including the financial basis upon which such admission is predicated. The petitioning municipality shall thereafter comply with the approval procedures specified in 24 V.S.A. chapter 121. At such time as a majority of the voters of the petitioning municipality present and voting at a meeting of the municipality duly warned for such purpose shall vote to approve the agreement and the terms and conditions for admission, the vote shall be certified by the clerk of the petitioning municipality to the Board of Supervisors of the District. Thereafter, upon compliance by the petitioning municipality with the terms and conditions of admission, the municipality shall, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the District, become and thereafter be a member municipality of the District.
24A V.S.A. § 411-603
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 411 - Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District|App § 411-603. Dissolution of District

§ 411-603. Dissolution of District|(a) Upon a vote by a two-thirds majority of the Board of Supervisors present and representing a quorum at a regular or special meeting of the Board, or upon a vote by a majority of the legal voters of the District at an annual or special meeting of the District duly warned for such purpose, the Board shall prepare a plan of dissolution for submission to the voters of the District at an annual or special meeting of the District. At such time as the voters of the District shall, by a two-thirds majority of those legal voters voting thereupon, vote to dissolve the District, then the District shall cease to conduct its affairs except insofar as may be necessary to complete the plan of dissolution and to conclude its affairs. The Board of Supervisors shall cause a notice of the plan of dissolution to be mailed to each known creditor of the District and to the Vermont Secretary of State.(b) The plan of dissolution shall:  (1) Identify and value all assets of the District; (2) Identify all liabilities of the District, including contractual obligations; (3) Specify how the assets of the District shall be liquidated and how the liabilities and obligations of the District shall be paid, including the terms and conditions of all assessments to be made against the District's member municipalities; (4) Specify how any assets of the District remaining after payment of all the financial obligations of the District will be distributed among the member municipalities, which distribution shall be in accordance with the same formula utilized in apportioning the costs of the District among the member municipalities.   (c) When the plan of dissolution has been fully implemented, the Board shall certify that fact to the legislative bodies of all the member municipalities, whereupon this agreement and the District shall be terminated.
24A V.S.A. § 411-605
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 411 - Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District|App § 411-605. Severability

§ 411-605. Severability|In the event any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine any term, phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this agreement to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such determination shall not affect the validity, legality, or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this agreement.
24A V.S.A. § 413-101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-101. Creation

§ 413-101. Creation|Upon approval of this chapter by the participating municipalities, as required in 24 V.S.A. chapter 121, subchapter 3, there is hereby created a union municipal district which shall be known as the Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District (hereinafter referred to as the District) and which shall be a body politic and corporate.
24A V.S.A. § 413-102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-102. Purpose

§ 413-102. Purpose|The District is created and shall exist for the purpose of providing for the efficient, economical, and environmentally sound disposal and reduction of solid waste generated by member municipalities and their residents. The means of disposal may include collection, transportation, resource recovery, recycling, land disposal, or any combination thereof. The District shall not be organized nor function for the purpose of disposing of hazardous waste.
24A V.S.A. § 413-103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-103. Composition

§ 413-103. Composition|The District is composed of and includes all of the lands and residents within those municipalities which vote to approve and enter into this agreement at the time of its creation, and such other municipalities as are subsequently admitted to the District as herein provided, except for those municipalities which may withdraw as herein provided.
24A V.S.A. § 413-104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-104. Duration

§ 413-104. Duration|The District shall continue as a body politic and corporate unless and until dissolved according to the procedures herein set forth.
24A V.S.A. § 413-106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-106. Responsibility to accept solid waste

§ 413-106. Responsibility to accept solid waste|(a) The District shall become responsible for providing a system for solid waste disposal, as delineated in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, when the Board of Supervisors declares the disposal system operational.(b) The District shall provide a system for disposal of all solid waste generated by residential and commercial activities, including tires and metal goods generated within the member municipalities.(c) The District may provide for:  (1) The disposal of solid waste from industrial activities within a member municipality. (2) The disposal of sludge through contract with a member municipality, provided that the sludge is disposed of at no cost to the other member municipalities. (3) The disposal of any or all demolition and construction waste and yard wastes from any member municipality.   (d) The District may contract with a nonmember municipality or a private entity for the disposal of solid waste generated outside the boundaries of the District, provided that the contract will not increase the cost of solid waste disposal to the member municipalities.
24A V.S.A. § 413-107
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-107. Procedure for adoption of ordinances, rules, and regulations

§ 413-107. Procedure for adoption of ordinances, rules, and regulations|(a) Any ordinance, rule, or regulation of the District may be adopted by the Board of Supervisors at a duly called Board of Supervisors' meeting following the following procedure:  (1) If the Board of Supervisors desires to adopt an ordinance, rule, or regulation, it shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed ordinance, rule, or regulation. (2) Public notice shall be given of the public hearing by publication of the date, place, and purpose of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the District on a date not less than 15 days prior to the date of the hearing. (3) The notice shall also be posted in at least three public places within each member municipality and mailed to the town clerk of each municipality at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing. (4) The notice shall make reference to a place within the District where copies of the proposed ordinance, rule, or regulation may be examined, and the full text of the ordinance, rule, or regulation, or a concise summary of it, including a statement of purpose, principal provisions, and table of contents or list of section headings, shall also be published. (5) Following such public hearing, the Board of Supervisors may at any duly called Board of Supervisors' meeting adopt the ordinance, rule, or regulation by resolution, and the ordinance, rule, or regulation shall become effective upon adoption. (6) An ordinance, rule, or regulation adopted in accordance with these procedures may be amended or repealed in accordance with the same procedures. (7) No ordinance, rule, or regulation, or amendment or repeal shall be subject to any voter referendum, provided that a special meeting may be called on such matters in accordance with the procedures of subchapter 5 of this chapter.   (b) The foregoing procedure shall not be required for rules as to the internal workings of the Board, or internal administration of this District.
24A V.S.A. § 413-201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-201. Authority

§ 413-201. Authority|The legislative power and authority of the District and the administration and the general supervision of all fiscal, prudential, and governmental affairs thereof shall be vested in a governing body known as the Board of Supervisors, except as specifically provided otherwise in this chapter.
24A V.S.A. § 413-202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-202. Composition

§ 413-202. Composition|The Board of Supervisors shall be composed of one representative from each member municipality, and one nonvoting member appointed by the Franklin-Grand Isle Regional Planning Commission.
24A V.S.A. § 413-203
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-203. Appointment

§ 413-203. Appointment|(a) The legislative branch of each member municipality which votes to join the District prior to January 1, 1988 shall appoint one representative to the Board of Supervisors. These representatives shall serve until the first Wednesday in April 1988, on which date the Board of Supervisors will hold its first annual organizational meeting as provided in section 204 of this subchapter. As soon after their appointment, the representatives appointed, pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall meet and elect a Chair and Vice Chair, each to hold office until the Board of Supervisors select the replacement at the meeting to be held on the first Wednesday in April 1988.(b) On or before the last Monday in March 1988, the legislative branch of each member municipality shall appoint its representative to the Board of Supervisors. Member municipalities whose beginning letter falls between A through I shall appoint their representatives for a one-year term. Member municipalities whose beginning letter falls between J through R shall appoint their representatives for a two-year term. Member municipalities whose beginning letter falls between S through Z shall appoint their representatives for a three-year term. On or before the last Monday in March 1989, the legislative branch of each member municipality whose beginning letter falls between A through I shall appoint its representative for a three-year term. On or before the last Monday in March 1990, the legislative branch of each member municipality whose beginning letter falls between J through R shall appoint its representative for a three-year term.(c) If any municipality joins the District after April 1 of any year, the legislative branch of the joining municipality shall appoint a representative to the Board of Supervisors whose term will expire at the same time as those representatives appointed for a three-year term the previous March.(d) All appointments shall be in writing, signed by the Chair of the legislative branch, and presented to the Clerk of the District. The legislative branch, by majority vote, may remove its appointed representative during the representative's term for stated reasons.
24A V.S.A. § 413-204
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-204. Organizational meeting

§ 413-204. Organizational meeting|Annually, on the first Wednesday in April, the Board of Supervisors shall hold its organizational meeting. At such meeting, the Board of Supervisors shall elect from among its membership a Chair and a Vice Chair, each of whom shall hold office for one year and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. For this election, each member of the Board of Supervisors present shall cast one vote.
24A V.S.A. § 413-205
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-205. Regular meetings

§ 413-205. Regular meetings|A schedule of regular meetings of the Board of Supervisors shall be established at the organizational meeting.
24A V.S.A. § 413-206
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-206. Special meetings

§ 413-206. 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 of Supervisors. Except in case of emergency, each member of the Board of Supervisors shall be given at least 24 hours' notice of any special meeting of the Board of Supervisors by notice in person, by telephone, or by written notice delivered personally, mailed, or left at such member's usual place of residence.
24A V.S.A. § 413-207
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-207. Quorum

§ 413-207. Quorum|For the purpose of transacting business, the presence of members representing more than 50 percent of the Board of Supervisors shall constitute a quorum. However, a smaller number may adjourn to another date. Any action adopted by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting 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.
24A V.S.A. § 413-208
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-208. Voting

§ 413-208. Voting|(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, each member of the Board of Supervisors shall be entitled to cast one vote.(b) The vote of the Board of Supervisors approving the siting of any solid waste disposal facility shall require an affirmative recorded vote of the Supervisor representing the town or city in which such facility is to be located, in addition to approval by two-thirds vote of the entire Board.
24A V.S.A. § 413-209
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-209. Term

§ 413-209. Term|All representatives to the Board of Supervisors shall hold office for three years, except as otherwise provided in section 203 of this subchapter and until their successors are duly appointed. Any representative may be reappointed to successive terms without limit.
24A V.S.A. § 413-210
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District|App § 413-210. Vacancy

§ 413-210. Vacancy|Any vacancy on the Board of Supervisors shall be filled within 30 days after such vacancy occurs by appointment by 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.