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24A V.S.A. § 103-802
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 103 - "|App § 103-802. Merger of municipalities within Town

§ 103-802. Merger of municipalities within Town|(a) Any municipality with the Town of Bennington which votes to surrender its existing charter and dissolve under this charter, shall cease to exist as a corporate body and political entity on the January 1st next succeeding, unless such vote becomes final or after October 1st in any year, in which event the municipality shall cease to exist as a corporate body and political entity on the March 1st next succeeding.(b) All assets of any municipality which surrender its existing charter or dissolves under this charter shall become the property of the Town of Bennington on the day such municipality ceases to exist under subsection (a) of this section.(c) All liabilities of any municipality which surrenders its existing charter or dissolves under this charter that are outstanding obligations of such municipality on the day it ceases to exist under subsection (a) of this section, including the bonded indebtedness of such municipality shall become liabilities of the Town of Bennington on the day such municipality ceases to exist under subsection (a) of this section.
24A V.S.A. § 103-804
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 103 - "|App § 103-804. Notice to Secretary of State

§ 103-804. Notice to Secretary of State|The Clerk of the Town of Bennington shall notify the Secretary of State of the vote of any meeting held under section 803 of this charter within 10 days after the meeting.
24A V.S.A. § 103-805
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 103 - "|App § 103-805. Existing water systems; succession by Town

§ 103-805. Existing water systems; succession by Town|If the Village of North Bennington ceases to exist in accordance with this subchapter, the Town shall succeed to all the rights, title, interest, privileges, duties, and obligations of said Village under a deed of gift from Laura H. Jennings, dated March 3, 1924.
24A V.S.A. § 103-806
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 103 - "|App § 103-806. Charter Review Committee

§ 103-806. Charter Review Committee|At least once every five years, the Select Board shall appoint a Charter Review Committee of not fewer than five nor more than nine members from among the residents of the Town. The Committee shall review the charter and recommend any changes it finds necessary or advisable for the purpose of improving the operation of Town government. The Committee shall prepare a written report of its recommendations in time for those recommendations to be submitted to the Select Board for review no later than one year after the appointment of the Committee. At the discretion of the Select Board, the recommendations may be warned for ballot vote at an annual or special Town meeting to be held no later than one year after the submission of the report. The Select Board shall provide in its budget for any year when a Charter Review Committee is appointed funding for the Committee. (Amended 2019, No. M-8, § 1, eff. June 10, 2019.)
24A V.S.A. § 105-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-1. Statement of purpose

§ 105-1. Statement of purpose|Under the authority granted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, this charter establishes certain guidelines with respect to organization and functioning of local Town government in the Town of Berlin, Vermont.
24A V.S.A. § 105-21
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-21. Scope

§ 105-21. Scope|In pertinent part, this charter provides the following subchapters:  (3) General provisions. (4) Town officers. (5) Conflict of interest. (6) Vacancies in elected and appointed offices. (7) Special procedures. (8) Removal of elected or appointed Town officers. (9) The adoption of an Administrative Code. (10) The separability of any charter section or its parts. (11) Procedure for the amendment of this charter. (Amended 2017, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 105-31
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-31. General law; application

§ 105-31. General law; application|Except when changed by the provisions of this charter, all provisions of the statutes of the State of Vermont relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town of Berlin.
24A V.S.A. § 105-32
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-32. Powers of the Town

§ 105-32. Powers of the Town|(a) The Town of Berlin shall have all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of this State and this charter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The Town of Berlin may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont or with this charter, and impose penalties for violation thereof.(b) The Town may acquire real property within or without its corporate limits necessary or convenient for any lawful purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or otherwise, consistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont, and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as its interest may require consistent with the Constitution and laws of the State by vote of a majority of the voters present and voting at a duly warned meeting. Once the voters have approved the sale, lease, or mortgage of property of the Town of Berlin, the Selectboard shall have the full authority to sign all conveyances and legal documents in the name of the Town to complete the transaction.(c) In this charter, no mention of a particular power shall be construed to be exclusive or to restrict the scope of the powers which the Town would have if the particular powers were not mentioned, unless this charter otherwise provides.
24A V.S.A. § 105-33
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-33. Reservation of powers to the Town

§ 105-33. Reservation of powers to the Town|Nothing in this charter shall be construed to in any way limit the powers and functions conferred on the Town of Berlin, the Selectboard of said Town, or its elected and appointed officials by general or special enactments of State statutes or regulations in force or effect or hereafter enacted, and the powers and functions conferred by this charter shall be cumulative and in addition to the provisions of such general or special enactments unless this charter otherwise provides.
24A V.S.A. § 105-34
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-34. Open meetings

§ 105-34. Open meetings|Meetings of all Town boards and commissions shall be open and held in accordance with the general law of this State relating to public meetings. The record of all official proceedings shall be available for public inspection and copying as provided by the general law of this State.
24A V.S.A. § 105-41
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-41. Generally

§ 105-41. Generally|The officers of the Town of Berlin 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 and the Administrative Code. (Amended 2017, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 105-42
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-42. Elected officers

§ 105-42. Elected officers|The following officers of the Town and such other Town officers as are provided by law and previous vote of the electorate as to number, length of term, and manner of election at an annual meeting shall be elected by Australian ballot, unless otherwise stated, and shall include the following:  (1) a Moderator to be elected from the floor, for a term of one year; (2) a Town Clerk, for a term of three years; (3) Selectboard members, three of whom shall serve staggered three year terms and two of whom shall serve one year terms; (4) such other Town officers as the Town shall order as provided by law. (Amended 2005, M-5, § 2; 2009, No. M-21 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 19, 2010; 2017, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 105-43
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-43. Incompatible officers

§ 105-43. Incompatible officers|No Town officer shall hold incompatible Town offices as provided by law or this charter.
24A V.S.A. § 105-44
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-44. Appointed officers

§ 105-44. Appointed officers|(a) The Selectboard may appoint, recommend, or approve the appointment of the following Town officers, for a term of one year from the date of such appointment, unless otherwise specified below, following such notice and warning as required by this charter and the Administrative Code, to include the following:  (1) Tree Warden. (2) Emergency Management Director. (3) Fire Warden, for a term of five years. (4) Health Officer. (5) Members of the Town Planning Commission, for terms of four years. (6) Members and alternates of the Development Review Board, for terms of four years. (7) Cemetery commissioners, for terms of three years. (8) Members of the Recreation Board, for terms of three years. (9) Members of the Public Works Board, for terms of three years. (10) Members of the Conservation Commission, for terms of three years. (11) Editor of the Town report. (12) Such other Town officers or municipal appointments that may be necessary as provided by law or otherwise authorized by this charter for the orderly and expeditious operations of Town government.   (b) The Selectboard shall appoint, recommend, or approve, as applicable, the appointment of the following officers who will serve at the pleasure of the Selectboard, following the notice and warning as required by this charter and the Administrative Code:  (1) Town Administrator. (2) Assistant Town Administrator. (3) Treasurer. (4) Collector of Delinquent Taxes. (5) Road Superintendent. (6) Police Chief. (7) Zoning Administrator. (8) Assistant Zoning Administrator. (9) Assessor or Assessing Services. (10) Administrative Assistant to the Public Works Board.   (c) The duties and responsibilities of the Grand Juror shall be assigned to the Police Chief.(d) All appointed Town officers shall be governed by the Town personnel policy. (Amended 2005, No. M-5, § 3; 2009, No. M-8, § 3, eff. May 8, 2009; 2017, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 105-45
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-45. Alternate Town officers

§ 105-45. Alternate Town officers|The Selectboard is authorized to appoint people to serve as alternate Town officers in anticipation of disqualifications or unavailability, as needed.
24A V.S.A. § 105-46
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-46. Relationship between and among town officers

§ 105-46. Relationship between and among town officers|All Town officers whether elected or appointed shall exercise their duties and responsibilities independently unless otherwise provided by law.
24A V.S.A. § 105-51
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-51. General prohibition

§ 105-51. General prohibition|No elected or appointed Town officer or employee of the Town shall be beneficially interested in any matter requiring the discharge of his or her public office. The purpose of this subchapter is to prohibit the use of public office for financial or other advantage, whether direct or indirect, by any means or methods whatsoever. (Amended 2017, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 105-52
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-52. Specific conflicts

§ 105-52. Specific conflicts|A Town officer (member) shall be disqualified from any proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned as defined in the Administrative Code. (Amended 2005, No. M-5, § 4; 2017, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 105-61
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-61. Notice of vacancy during unexpired term

§ 105-61. Notice of vacancy during unexpired term|In order to inform citizens of the Town and to afford them the opportunity to participate or serve in Town government, public notice shall be given of municipal vacancies resulting from resignation, death, disability, or change of residence from the Town of a Town officer on any board, commission, or committee or in other public office whether elected or appointed. Such notice shall be made as defined in the Administrative Code. (Amended 2017, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 105-71
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-71. Public meetings; agendas

§ 105-71. Public meetings; agendas|All public meetings of any board, commission, or committee within the Town shall be held pursuant to a written agenda containing therein the specific agenda items to be acted upon. The posting and publishing of the agendas shall be in accordance with general law and the Administrative Code. In the event that the general law is silent on such matters, agendas shall at a minimum be posted in the Town Clerk's office. Except in emergencies, the same defined as a direct or immediate threat to the public's health, safety, or welfare, the board, commission, or committee shall not take action on matters other than those agenda items specifically set forth in the written agenda. (Amended 2017, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 105-72
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-72. Ordinances

§ 105-72. Ordinances|(a) Town legislation shall be by ordinance. The Selectboard shall have the power to adopt, amend, repeal, and revise ordinances and provide for their enforcement as provided by law. The procedures regarding the adoption, amendment, repeal, or revision of ordinances shall be as provided by law and the Administrative Code.(b) Ordinances adopted by the Selectboard shall be subject to rescission by vote at a special or annual Town meeting pursuant to the applicable provisions of general law.(c) The Town of Berlin shall have the power to adopt ordinances to regulate the cleanup of hazardous materials and to impose penalties or take other actions to regulate or prevent false fire and police alarms.(d) The Town may adopt and enforce ordinances for the purpose of regulating, licensing, and fixing reasonable and necessary license fees for the following:  (1) places of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or amusement, whether indoor or outdoor; (2) places dispensing food and drink to the public, such as restaurants, bars, or inns; (3) theaters; (4) displays of fireworks; (5) public dances and musical performances; (6) mobile home parks; (7) itinerant vendors; (8) the exclusive occupancy of any specified portion of a public street or right-of-way; (9) the keeping of dogs or other pets; (10) other activities that the Town has the power to regulate or license by virtue of general law or this charter. (Amended 2017, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 105-73
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-73. Penalty for delinquent installments

§ 105-73. Penalty for delinquent installments|(a) If the Town of Berlin adopts the installment system of taxes, the Town may vote to collect a penalty for delinquent installment payments of property taxes. The vote shall be by Australian ballot and once enacted shall remain in effect until rescinded by a similar vote. Penalties shall not exceed those allowed by law.(b) When the collection of a delinquent property tax, sewer or water use charge, interest and penalty, or any combination thereof would create an undue expense for the Town, the Treasurer may, after approval of the Selectboard, forgive any delinquent amounts due when the amount is less than $5.00. (Amended 2017, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 105-81
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-81. Removal

§ 105-81. Removal|Any elected Town officer may be removed from office subject to conditions and procedures as provided by general law and the Administrative Code. (Amended 2017, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 105-91
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-91. Governance

§ 105-91. Governance|(a) An Administrative Code shall be written and approved by the Selectboard, but the Administrative Code shall only implement and shall not expand upon the authorities granted in this charter or in general State law. Prior to the adoption or any amendment of the Administrative Code, the Selectboard shall hold two public meetings concerning that adoption or amendment.(b) Decisions of the Town of Berlin shall be made using the Administrative Code, this charter, Town ordinances, and Town policies.(c) The sole and exclusive body authorized to make decisions relating to issues of statewide or national interest, including positions on pending legislation, shall be the voters of the Town at Town meeting. (Amended 2005, No. M-5, § 5; 2017, No. M-8, § 2.)
24A V.S.A. § 105-101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-101. Separability

§ 105-101. Separability|If any provision of this charter is 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 this charter and its provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
24A V.S.A. § 105-111
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 105 - Town of Berlin|App § 105-111. Amendment

§ 105-111. Amendment|The amendment of this charter shall be as provided by law.
24A V.S.A. § 106-101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 106 - Town of Bradford|App § 106-101. Merger of the Village and Town

§ 106-101. Merger of the Village and Town|At midnight at the end of November 30, 2004, the Village of Bradford shall merge into the Town of Bradford, and the Village of Bradford shall, except as hereinafter provided, cease to exist as a political entity or body corporate, and its charter shall be abolished. This plan will constitute the charter of the Town of Bradford.
24A V.S.A. § 106-102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 106 - Town of Bradford|App § 106-102. Properties transferred and liabilities assumed

§ 106-102. Properties transferred and liabilities assumed|Upon the merger specified in section 101 of this chapter, all the lands, buildings, easements, funds, uncollected taxes, monies, and other property of the Village of Bradford shall become vested in and become property of the Town of Bradford, and all indebtedness bonded and otherwise of said Village of Bradford shall be assumed by the Town of Bradford, with the exception of bond No. 1996, series 1, 81-0394-01-5, which shall continue to be paid by the Village Special District as set forth in section 206 of this chapter.
24A V.S.A. § 106-103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 106 - Town of Bradford|App § 106-103. Properties held in trust

§ 106-103. Properties held in trust|Any and all properties held in trust by the trustees of the Village of Bradford, or any officer thereof, shall become vested in the Selectboard of the Town of Bradford and its successors, or in the respective officer of the said Town and his or her successor, as the case may be, and shall continue to be held in trust for the same uses as before the merger, all without any further act, deed, or instrument being necessary.
24A V.S.A. § 106-104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 106 - Town of Bradford|App § 106-104. Settling the affairs of the Village of Bradford

§ 106-104. Settling the affairs of the Village of Bradford|Prior to said merger, the officers of the Village of Bradford shall settle so far as possible their financial affairs and shall, except as hereinafter provided, on said date turn over and deliver to the clerk of the Town of Bradford all records, books, and documents of the Village of Bradford and to the proper officers of the said Town all property of the Village of Bradford.
24A V.S.A. § 106-105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 106 - Town of Bradford|App § 106-105. Police Department

§ 106-105. Police Department|Upon the date of merger, the Village Police Department will become a Town Police Department. The Town Police Department budget will be determined annually at Town meeting.
24A V.S.A. § 106-106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 106 - Town of Bradford|App § 106-106. Finances

§ 106-106. Finances|With the exception of the funds of the Water Department and Sewer Department, and other special service funds and Highway Department funds, the funds of the Village of Bradford shall be added to the general fund of the Town of Bradford: Highway Department funds of the Village of Bradford shall be added to the highway funds of the Town of Bradford, and Water Department funds and Sewer Department funds of the Village of Bradford shall be added to the proper special fund provided for in subsection 205 of this chapter.
24A V.S.A. § 106-107
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 106 - Town of Bradford|App § 106-107. Water and Sewer Department

§ 106-107. Water and Sewer Department|(a) The services of the Water and Sewer Department of the Town of Bradford shall be fee based, with all costs paid by the users. All water and sewer rates of the Village of Bradford in effect at the time of the merger shall continue in effect until changed as provided in sections 206 and 207 of this chapter. Annual water and sewer charges shall be at a rate sufficient to cover annual expenditures, temporary indebtedness, and the amortizing of bonded indebtedness and interest.(b) A Water and Sewer Commission shall be elected as outlined in section 206a of this chapter. A Commission report and budget shall be submitted for approval at the annual Town meeting.(c) During the transition period, the Commission will consist of the present Water Board and the trustees who are currently responsible for sewer management. As the trustees finish their terms, they will not be replaced.
24A V.S.A. § 106-108
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 106 - Town of Bradford|App § 106-108. Existing ordinances

§ 106-108. Existing ordinances|(a) The development plan, zoning regulations, subdivision regulations, and official maps of the Town and Village of Bradford shall become and be the development plan, zoning regulations, subdivision regulations, and official maps of the Town of Bradford.(b) All rules, ordinances, regulations, zoning regulations, and bylaws of the Village of Bradford in effect on the day before the said merger shall become and continue in full force and effect as rules, ordinances, regulations, and bylaws of the Town of Bradford for the respective area presently involved unless in conflict with rules, ordinances, regulations, and bylaws of the Town of Bradford already existing, until lawfully amended or repealed.(c) Whenever a power is granted by any such rule, ordinance, regulation, or bylaw to an officer of the Village of Bradford, such power is conferred hereby upon the appropriate officer of the Town of Bradford.