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24A V.S.A. § 127-106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-106. Ordinances; penalties for breach thereof

§ 127-106. Ordinances; penalties for breach thereof|(a) A Town ordinance may provide:  (1) for a fine in an amount not greater than $1,000.00; and (2) that each week a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. A violation of a Town ordinance shall be classified as a misdemeanor or a rule violation in the same manner as it would be classified by the general State statutes now or hereafter enacted, and prosecuted accordingly. The Town may maintain an action to enjoin the violation of any ordinance or rule, but the election of the Town to proceed with an application for an injunction shall not prevent a criminal prosecution for the violation of an ordinance.   (b) A municipal court may be established with such jurisdiction, operation, and procedures as may be voted by annual Town meeting.
24A V.S.A. § 127-107
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-107. Ordinances; adoption by selectmen

§ 127-107. Ordinances; adoption by selectmen|(a) If the selectmen desire to adopt an ordinance, they shall cause it to be entered in the official record kept of their proceedings, and thereafter, they shall adopt it subject to final approval after the public hearing as hereafter set forth. The ordinance shall then be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town, together with a notice of the time and place of a public hearing to consider the ordinance for final passage, such publication to be on a day at least one week and not more than two weeks prior to the date of hearing.(b) At the public hearing or at any time and place to which the hearing may from time to time be adjourned, the ordinance shall be read in full, unless the Board of Selectmen elect to read the ordinance by title; and after such reading, all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard.(c) After the public hearing, the selectmen may finally adopt the ordinance, with or without amendment. If they amend the ordinance prior to passage, they shall cause the amended ordinance to be entered in the official record of their proceedings, and shall also cause the amended sections of the ordinance, as finally passed, to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town on a day not more than 14 days after adoption.(d) Every ordinance shall become effective 40 days after adoption, unless the selectmen specify a longer period; or if the ordinance is conditioned on approval by voters of the Town, then upon such voter approval. If within 40 days of adoption, a referendum petition is filed, the ordinance shall not become effective until after the question of repeal is voted.(e) The Town Clerk shall prepare and keep in the Town Clerk's office and in all Town libraries a book of ordinances, which shall contain each Town ordinance, together with a complete index of the ordinances according to subject matter. Failure to comply with this provision shall not invalidate any Town ordinance lawfully passed.
24A V.S.A. § 127-108
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-108. Referendum

§ 127-108. Referendum|(a) All Town ordinances, except as specified in section 110 of this charter, may be repealed by vote of the Town as follows: A petition signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters shall be filed with the Town Clerk requesting a vote on the question of repealing the ordinance. The selectmen shall call a special Town meeting to be held within 60 days of the date of filing the petition, to vote on whether the ordinance shall be repealed. The ordinance shall be repealed only if at least 15 percent of the registered voters vote and a majority of that number vote for repeal.(b) Within 40 days after passage of an ordinance, five percent of the registered voters shall constitute sufficient signatures for a referendum petition, and all other procedures of subsection (a) of this section shall apply.
24A V.S.A. § 127-109
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-109. Initiative

§ 127-109. Initiative|Any lawful ordinance may be enacted by vote of the Town as follows: A petition signed by not less than five percent of the registered voters shall be filed with the Town Clerk requesting enactment of the ordinance and accompanied by the text thereof. The selectmen shall call a special Town meeting to be held within 60 days of the date the petition is filed, unless prior to such meeting, the selectmen shall have enacted the ordinance. The warning for the meeting shall include the text of the proposed ordinance and shall provide for a "yes" or "no" vote as to its enactment. The ordinance shall be adopted if at least 15 percent of the registered voters vote and a majority of that number vote for adoption. The ordinance shall take effect on the 30th day following adoption.
24A V.S.A. § 127-110
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-110. Nonapplicability to zoning and subdivision

§ 127-110. Nonapplicability to zoning and subdivision|(a) The provisions of sections 107, 108, and 109 of this charter shall not apply to the enactment, amendment, or repeal of any zoning ordinance or zoning bylaw, any land subdivision ordinance or land subdivision bylaw, nor to the enactment, amendment, or repeal of any municipal plan or comprehensive municipal plan, nor to the enactment, amendment, or repeal of any regional municipal plan or comprehensive regional plan, the enactment, amendment, or repeal of such ordinances, bylaws, and plans being specifically controlled by 24 V.S.A. chapter 117, or by such other State statutes regulating zoning, subdivision, and municipal and regional plans as may be enforced from time to time. The adoption, amendment or repeal of all other ordinances shall be in conformity with sections 107, 108, and 109 of this charter.(b) The right of referendum and initiative contained in sections 108 and 109 shall apply to the amendment or repeal of an ordinance as well as to its enactment.
24A V.S.A. § 127-111
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-111. Authority of police officers

§ 127-111. Authority of police officers|The police officers of the Town shall have the same powers throughout the State with respect to criminal matters, and the enforcement of the laws relating thereto, as they have within the Town.
24A V.S.A. § 127-301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-301. Generally

§ 127-301. Generally|The officers of the Town of Middlebury shall be those provided by law for towns, except as otherwise provided by this charter. Such officers shall have all the powers and duties necessary to carry out the provisions of this charter as well as those provided by law.
24A V.S.A. § 127-302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-302. Elective officers

§ 127-302. Elective officers|(a) The officers elected by the Town at its annual meeting shall be:  (1) Five Selectboard members (2) Town Meeting Moderator (3) Five trustees of the Ilsley Library (4) Three listers (5) Three auditors, unless the Town has voted to eliminate the office of auditor pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2651b (6) Town Clerk (7) Town Treasurer (8) Members of the Prudential Committee of Middlebury Incorporated School District No. 4 (9) Middlebury members of the Board of Union School District No. 3. The number of such officers to be elected at each annual meeting shall be as hereafter set forth.   (b) All elected officers shall be chosen from the legally qualified voters of the Town and shall hold office for the terms hereafter specified and until their successors are elected and qualified.(c) All officers shall be elected by Australian ballot.(d) When an elected officer specified in section 302(a)(1) through (7) of this charter resigns, makes another Town his/her residence, dies, or becomes incapacitated, his/her office shall become vacant and the Selectboard shall appoint an eligible person to fill the vacancy until the next annual meeting. The person elected shall at the annual meeting serve until his/her predecessor's term expires. Incapacity shall include the failure of a Selectboard member to attend 50 percent of the meetings of the Board in any calendar year.(e) If the Town so votes at its annual meeting, two additional Selectboard members may be elected from the legally qualified voters of the Town for a term of three years each, the first such election to take place at the annual meeting following the annual meeting at which the additional offices are created. A vote so taken in favor of additional Selectboard members shall not be rescinded. (Amended 2015, No. M-12, § 2, eff. May 26, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 127-303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-303. Terms of office -  selectmen

§ 127-303. Terms of office -  selectmen|(a) Each selectman shall be elected for a three-year term, except in the first election after this charter is adopted, at which two selectmen shall be elected for three-year terms, and one selectman shall be elected for a two-year term. The two incumbent selectmen shall serve to the ends of their respective elected terms. After the first election following adoption of this charter, selectmen shall be elected for three-year terms as prior terms expire. Additional selectmen elected under section 302(e) of this charter shall be elected to initial terms which expire at the annual meeting for three-year terms.(b) All selectmen shall be elected at large. The persons with the largest number of votes for offices of equal terms shall be elected to those offices. If there are selectmen's offices with different terms, each candidate shall specify the term for which he/she seeks election.
24A V.S.A. § 127-304
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-304. Other elective officers

§ 127-304. Other elective officers|(a) The Board of Listers.  (1) The Board of Listers shall consist of three members, to be elected as follows: the first year, one shall be elected for a three-year term; the two incumbent officers shall complete their elected terms. Thereafter, one shall be elected every year for a three-year term. (2) The Board of Listers shall perform duties established by State law and shall appoint an appraiser who shall be of competent professional background. Such appointment shall be approved by the Selectboard.   (b) The three auditors shall be elected in the same manner as described for the Board of Listers, in subdivision (a)(1) of this section, unless the Town has voted to eliminate the Office of Auditor pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2651b.  (1) The elected auditors shall be responsible for establishing and approving an independent municipal audit by a registered or certified public accountant. Such independent audit shall be required at least once a year. (2) The auditors' duties shall otherwise be as established in 24 V.S.A. §§ 1681-1691. (3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in 17 V.S.A. § 2651b(c), the Town may vote by ballot at an annual meeting, pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2651b(a), to eliminate the Office of Town Auditor. If the Town votes to eliminate the Office of Auditor, the duties formerly carried out by the auditors shall be carried out in accordance with 17 V.S.A. § 2651b(a) and any other applicable statutes.   (c) The Town Meeting Moderator shall be elected annually and shall perform those duties prescribed by the State law.(d) The Town Clerk shall be elected for a three-year term and shall carry out the duties of town clerk as specified by statute and by this charter.(e) The trustees of the Ilsley Library shall be elected and shall have such powers as are stated in 22 V.S.A. § 143. The Ilsley Library shall be operated by the trustees in accordance with 22 V.S.A. §§ 141 through 146.(f) The number of Prudential Committee and School Board members, their terms of office and the occurrence and filling of vacancies shall be as provided under State statutes or the Charter of Incorporated School District No. 4, whichever is applicable. Each school officer elected at the Town's annual meeting shall take office at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the annual meeting of the Union School District No. 3 or Incorporated School District No. 4, whichever is applicable. (Amended 2015, No. M-12, § 2, eff. May 26, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 127-305
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-305. Treasurer

§ 127-305. Treasurer|(a) The Treasurer shall be elected annually at the annual meeting and shall serve for a three-year term.(b) The Treasurer shall perform the duties required by State statutes or provided by this charter. He/she shall:  (1) Promptly deposit funds coming into his/her hands in such depositories as may be designated by the selectmen; (2) Invest Town funds coming into his/her hands in the manner designated by the selectmen; (3) Keep such books and accounts as may be required by the selectmen; (4) Make reports to the selectmen monthly or at such other times as they may require showing the State of the Town's finances; and (5) Perform such other duties with respect to the Town's finances as the selectmen may require.
24A V.S.A. § 127-306
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-306. Appointed officers

§ 127-306. Appointed officers|(a) The Board of Selectmen shall appoint any officers required by the Town's personnel regulations or this charter.(b) The Town Manager shall function as the personnel officer of the Town.(c) Within one year after the adoption of this charter, the Board of Selectmen shall adopt a written personnel policy.(d) The Board of Selectmen shall appoint:  (1) A First Constable, and if needed a Second Constable; (2) One or more grand jurors; (3) A Collector of Taxes; (4) A Town agent; (5) One or more fence viewers; (6) A Tree Warden.   (e) The Selectmen may appoint:  (1) One or more weighers of coal; (2) A Poundkeeper; (3) One or more inspectors of lumber, shingles, and wood.
24A V.S.A. § 127-307
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-307. Recall

§ 127-307. Recall|(a) Any officer elected under subsection 302(a) of this charter may be removed from office as follows:A petition signed by not less than 15 percent of the registered voters shall be filed with the selectmen, requesting a vote on whether the elected officer shall be removed from office. The selectmen shall call a special Town meeting, to be held within 45 days of receiving the petition, to vote on whether the elected officer shall be removed. The official shall be removed only if at least as many registered voters of the Town vote as voted in the election wherein the officer was elected, or at least one-third of the registered voters of the Town vote, whichever is greater, and a majority of that number vote for removal.(b) If the Town votes for removal of an elected officer, the office shall thereupon become vacant, and the selectmen shall call a special meeting, to be held within 45 days of the vote for removal, to fill the vacancy until the term of the officer so removed expires.(c) The votes for removal and to fill the office removed shall be by Australian ballot.
24A V.S.A. § 127-308
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-308. Vacancies and appointments

§ 127-308. Vacancies and appointments|(a) When the term of any member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, the Planning Commission, or any other Town board or commission expires, or when the term of any officer appointed under subsections 306(d) and (e) of this charter expires, or when there is a vacancy in any such board, commission, or office, the Town Manager shall cause to be published, in a newspaper of general local circulation, a notice of the vacancy or the expiration of the term.(b) Any qualified voter of the Town may, within 10 days of the publication, submit his/her name to the Town Manager as an applicant for the vacant or expired office. At the expiration of 10 days from the date of the publication, the names of all persons being considered shall be entered in the Selectmen's minutes; the selectmen shall not fill the vacancy or expired term until after at least seven days from the date the names of the applicants are entered in their minutes.
24A V.S.A. § 127-309
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-309. Bonding of officers

§ 127-309. Bonding of officers|All officers of the Town required to be bonded by State law shall be bonded.
24A V.S.A. § 127-501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-501. Powers and duties

§ 127-501. Powers and duties|(a) The members of the Board of Selectmen shall constitute the legislative body of the Town of Middlebury for all purposes required by statutes and except as otherwise herein specifically provided, and shall have all powers and authority given to, and perform all duties required of town legislative bodies or boards of selectmen under the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont.(b) Within the limitations of the foregoing, the selectmen shall have the power to:  (1) Appoint and remove the Town Manager and supervise, create, change, and abolish offices, commissions, or departments other than the offices, commissions, or departments established by this charter or by law. The selectmen may create, supervise, change, and abolish a water commission. The selectmen may prescribe the duties of all offices, commissions, or departments created by them. (2) Assign additional duties to officers, commissions, or departments established by this charter, but may not discontinue or assign to any other office, commission, or department duties assigned to a particular office, commission, or department established by this charter or by law. (3) Appoint members of all boards, commissions, committees, or similar bodies unless specifically provided otherwise by this charter or by law. (4) Make, amend, and repeal ordinances in compliance with section 107 of this charter. (5) Inquire into the conduct of any officer, commission, or department and investigate any and all municipal affairs when deemed necessary for the proper and orderly conduct of Town government. (6) The selectmen shall submit an annual budget to the voters, to be voted on at town meeting, in accordance with the provisions of the chapter dealing with the budget. (7) Exercise each and every other power not specifically set forth herein, but which is granted to the selectmen by the statutes of the State of Vermont. (8) Attend all meetings of all boards or agencies of the Town, whether executive or public, together with the right to speak at such meetings, but not to vote.
24A V.S.A. § 127-502
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-502. Organization

§ 127-502. Organization|(a) Forthwith after their election and qualification, the selectmen shall organize and elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman by a majority vote of the entire Board.(b) The Chairman of the Board, or in his or her absence, the Vice Chairman, shall preside at all meetings of the Board and shall be recognized as the head of the Town government for all ceremonial purposes.
24A V.S.A. § 127-503
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-503. Meetings

§ 127-503. Meetings|(a) As soon as possible after the election of the Chairman and Vice Chairman, the Board shall fix the time and place of its regular meetings and such meetings shall be held at least twice a month.(b) The Board shall determine its own rules and order of business.(c) If there are five selectmen, three shall constitute a quorum. No action of such Board shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of at least three selectmen. If the Board is expanded to seven selectmen, four shall constitute a quorum and no action of such Board shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of at least four selectmen. In cases where State law requires a greater fraction of the authorized board for an affirmative vote than as specified above, such provisions of State law shall control.(d) All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public unless by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the entire Board they shall vote a portion of a session to be an executive session. Executive sessions are only for deliberation and all issues shall be voted on at a public meeting of the Board in order to be valid and legal.(e) The agenda of the selectmen's meetings shall be made available to the public at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and posted in one public place.(f) Any members of the Board may add items of business to the written agenda upon commencement of the meeting, provided that a majority of the membership of the entire Board vote to add such items of the agenda.
24A V.S.A. § 127-504
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-504. Record of proceedings

§ 127-504. Record of proceedings|(a) It shall be the duty of the Board of Selectmen to keep an official record of its proceedings which shall be open for public inspection.(b) The minutes of each meeting shall be approved by the selectmen. The official copy shall be filed in the Town Clerk's office and copies in the public library in East Middlebury and the Ilsley Library.
24A V.S.A. § 127-505
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-505. Appointments

§ 127-505. Appointments|(a) The selectmen may appoint commissions or committees as needed.(b) Jurisdiction over other officers and employees. Neither the Board of Selectmen nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment, by any officer or employee of the Town, of any person to office or employment, or his/her suspension or removal therefrom, or in any manner take part in the appointment, discipline, or removal of subordinates and employees of the Town, except as otherwise provided in this charter. The Board of Selectmen and its members shall deal with that position of the service of the Town for which the Manager is responsible solely through the Town Manager, and neither the Board of Selectmen nor any of its members shall give any orders or request any action by a subordinate in office. This shall not be construed to prohibit the selectmen from recommending to the Town Manager a prospective employee for his/her consideration, and making general complaints to the Town Manager or to department heads.