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24A V.S.A. § 5-310
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-310. Council quorum

§ 5-310. Council quorum|A quorum of the City Council, consisting of a majority or four Council members, shall be necessary to conduct business; however, the transaction of business shall be in accordance with 1 V.S.A. § 172 as may be amended from time to time. A number less than a quorum may adjourn from time to time, may compel the attendance of absent members, and enforce such penalties for non-attendance as the City Council may by ordinance prescribe. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-311
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-311. Attendance at meetings

§ 5-311. Attendance at meetings|Any City officer or employee may be required to attend a meeting of the City Council.
24A V.S.A. § 5-312
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-312. Council meetings generally public

§ 5-312. Council meetings generally public|All meetings of the City Council shall be open to the public and conducted in accordance with the Vermont Open Meeting Law and rules of procedure adopted by the Council, except that a meeting may be closed to the public for deliberations of the Council when acting in a quasi-judicial capacity or in accordance with the executive session provision of the Vermont Open Meeting Law. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-313
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-313. Council minutes recorded

§ 5-313. Council minutes recorded|All minutes of the City Council meetings shall be recorded and shall be available to the public as provided in the general access to public records laws of the State. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-314
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-314. Executive session

§ 5-314. Executive session|The Council may enter into executive session by majority vote in accordance with 1 V.S.A. § 313(a) as may be amended from time to time. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-315
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-315. Council authority to require information

§ 5-315. Council authority to require information|The City Council shall have the authority to require the City Clerk and each appointive City officer, excluding school department officers, to furnish information concerning anything connected with, or work planned to be performed in, their respective department. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-316
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-316. Compensation

§ 5-316. Compensation|The Mayor and Council members shall receive as compensation for their services such sums as shall be voted to them at the annual meeting of each year. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-317
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-317. Council appointments

§ 5-317. Council appointments|(a)(1) The City Council shall appoint the following officers:   (A) City Manager; (B) City Treasurer; and (C) City attorneys.  (2) The City Council may remove any appointee set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection and appoint another.   (b) The City Council shall also appoint and remove members of boards and commissions created by the Council and other officers approved by the Council or required by law.(c) Any appointment made by the City Council to fill a vacancy shall be only for the balance of the unexpired term in which the vacancy occurred. (Amended 2011, No. M-6, § 2, eff. May 6, 2011; 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-318
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-318. Claims for personal services

§ 5-318. Claims for personal services|No claim for personal services shall be allowed to the officers elected at the annual meeting, except when compensation for such services is provided for under the provisions of this chapter or by the general law. The compensation of all officers and employees of the City shall be fixed by the City Council, except as herein otherwise provided. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-319
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-319. Sale of public property

§ 5-319. Sale of public property|The City Council may authorize the sale or lease of any real or personal estate belonging to the City. All conveyances, transfers, grants, or leases of any real estate owned by the City shall be signed by the Mayor in accordance with 1 V.S.A. § 313 as may be amended from time to time. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-320
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-320. Contracts

§ 5-320. Contracts|All contracts on behalf of and any purchases for the City shall be authorized by the City Council, except as otherwise provided by ordinances of the City of Montpelier or this chapter. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-321
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-321. Ex-officio appointments

§ 5-321. Ex-officio appointments|The City Council shall have the powers of the board of water and sewer commissioners, the local board of health (when convened with the health officer), and the local board of liquor control as specified by this chapter and State statute. (Added 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-322
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-322. Prohibitions and conflicts of interest

§ 5-322. Prohibitions and conflicts of interest|(a) Holding other office. Except where authorized by law, no member of the City Council shall hold any other City office or City employment during the term of election to the Council. However, a paid or unpaid volunteer member of the Fire Department, other than an officer or member of the Department appointed directly by the City Manager, may serve as a member of the City Council.(b) Appointments and removals. Neither the Council nor any of its members shall in any manner dictate the appointment or removal of any City administrative officers or employees whom the City Manager or any of the Manager's subordinates are empowered to appoint.(c) Interference with administration. Except for the purpose of inquiries and investigations under this chapter, the Council or its members shall deal with City officers and employees who are subject to the direction and supervision of the City Manager solely through the City Manager, and neither the Council nor its members shall give orders to any such officer or employee, either publicly or privately.(d) Conflict of interest. By ordinance, resolution, or parliamentary rule of prohibition, the Council shall adopt measures relating to the definition, disclosure, and consequences of a conflict of interest or any perception thereof involving elected and appointed City officials. (Added 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-401
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-401. Election and tenure of Mayor

§ 5-401. Election and tenure of Mayor|The Mayor shall be elected by and from the qualified voters of Montpelier. The Mayor shall hold office for a term of two years or until the Mayor's successor is elected and qualified. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-402
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-402. Powers and duties of Mayor

§ 5-402. Powers and duties of Mayor|(a) The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City subject to provisions in this chapter related to the City Manager. The Mayor shall use the Mayor's best efforts to see that the laws and the City ordinances are enforced, and that the duties of all subordinate officers are faithfully performed. The Mayor shall take care that the finances of the City are properly managed, and shall bring before the City Council public issues relevant to the affairs of the City. The Mayor shall preside at all City Council meetings with the powers of moderator and shall have a voice and vote in City Council meetings in accordance with Council rules and procedures.(b) The Mayor may veto any action passed by the City Council, provided it is done before the next regular Council meeting and the Mayor provides a written explanation for the veto. Any veto by the Mayor can be overridden by a vote of five or more Council members at the next regular City Council meeting. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-403. Vacancy in Office of Mayor

§ 5-403. Vacancy in Office of Mayor|(a) In the case of a vacancy in the Office of Mayor, with more than 120 days of unexpired term remaining, the City Council shall forthwith direct the City Clerk to call a special meeting of the legal voters of the City for the election of an interim mayor to serve for the unexpired term and until the Mayor's successor is duly elected and qualified.(b) Nominations to fill a vacancy in the Office of Mayor shall be by certificate signed by at least 25 voters. The certificate shall be filed with the City Clerk not fewer than 15 and not more than 25 days before the special election.(c) In the event 120 days or fewer remain of the unexpired term, the Council President shall assume the duties of the Mayor. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-501. City meetings

§ 5-501. City meetings|(a)(1) On the first Tuesday of March in each year, a meeting of the voters of the City shall be held as designated on the warning for such meeting, at a place or places to be appointed by the City Council, and a warning shall be posted in accordance with State statute.  (2) Any business or election required by this chapter or general law to be transacted at the annual meeting may also be transacted at a special meeting.   (b) The warning for annual and special City meetings shall, by separate articles, specifically indicate the business to be transacted, including the offices and the questions to be voted upon. The warning also shall contain any legally binding article or articles requested by 10 percent of the registered voters of the City. The warning shall also include any nonlegally binding articles, including matters of State, national, or international importance requested by five percent of the voters. Petitions requesting that an article be placed on the warning shall be filed with the City Clerk not fewer than 40 days before the day of the meeting.(c) All budgets, elections, and public questions shall be considered by Australian ballot at annual and special meetings.(d) A vote taken at an annual or special meeting shall remain in effect unless rescinded or amended. (Amended 2011, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 7, 2012; 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-502
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-502. Publishing and posting of articles

§ 5-502. Publishing and posting of articles|When questions involving authorization of public improvements and the incurring of debt to pay for the same are to be referred to the voters at an annual or special City meeting, the articles of the warning for the meeting shall be posted as provided by State statute. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-503
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-503. Special City meetings; special meetings to authorize improvements and incur debt

§ 5-503. Special City meetings; special meetings to authorize improvements and incur debt|(a)(1) The City Clerk, when directed by the City Council or when requested in writing by 10 percent of the voters to do so, shall call a special meeting of the voters of the City in the same manner provided for calling the annual meeting.  (2) In case of the failure of the City Clerk to call such special meeting as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection, that duty shall be performed by the Mayor.   (b) Special meetings to authorize public improvements and the incurring of debt to pay for the same shall be warned as provided by general laws of the State.(c)(1) The City Council shall call the special meeting within 60 days of the application being received by the City Clerk.  (2) The City Council may rescind the call of a special meeting that it initiated itself, but not a special meeting called upon the petition of 10 percent of the voters. (Amended 2011, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 7, 2012; 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-504
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-504. Election of officers

§ 5-504. Election of officers|(a) All officers shall be elected by Australian ballot, according to general laws of the State, except when otherwise provided in this chapter.(b) Candidates' names shall appear in order on the ballot as shall be drawn by lot under the direction of the Board of Civil Authority.(c) Provisions for write-in votes shall be available for voters. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-505
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-505. Conduct of elections

§ 5-505. Conduct of elections|The City Clerk and Board of Civil Authority shall conduct elections in accordance with general laws of the State. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-506
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-506. Voter checklists

§ 5-506. Voter checklists|The City Clerk and Board of Civil Authority shall manage voter qualification, registration, checklist, and absentee balloting in accordance with general laws of the State. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-509
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-509. Election of City officers

§ 5-509. Election of City officers|(a) At the annual meeting, Montpelier voters shall elect from among the City voters a Mayor for a term of two years; a City Clerk for a term of three years; a City Council member from each district for a term of two years; and other elective City officers. At the annual meeting there shall be elected from among the City voters members of the Board of School Directors of the Montpelier-Roxbury Unified Union School District as provided in the June 20, 2017 Articles of Agreement between the City of Montpelier and the Roxbury Town School District.(b) Each elected City officer shall hold office until a successor has been duly elected and qualified. (Amended 2011, No. M-6, § 3, eff. May 6, 2011; 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014; 2017, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 21, 2018.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-510
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-510. Certificates of nomination

§ 5-510. Certificates of nomination|(a) Certificates of nomination for City offices to be filled at annual City meetings shall be filed in accordance with the general laws of the State.(b) A candidate running for City Council needs a certificate signed by 25 or more voters from the specific district in which that candidate resides.(c) A voter shall not sign more than one certificate for the same office except when there are multiple seats to be filled. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014; 2017, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 21, 2018.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-511
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-511. Canvassing of ballots

§ 5-511. Canvassing of ballots|(a) At the close of the balloting at any City election or annual or special City meeting, the City Clerk and the Board of Civil Authority, and such other election officers as may be designated by the Board of Civil Authority, shall canvass the ballots cast for all officers and for any proposals on the ballot.(b) The City Clerk shall report the results in accordance with State statute.(c) The candidate who has received a plurality of the votes cast for each respective City office shall be declared elected to that office.(d) Any election for State or county officers or representatives to the General Assembly shall, in all cases, be conducted according to the general law of the State. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-512
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-512. Vacancies in City offices

§ 5-512. Vacancies in City offices|(a) A vacancy in an elective office occurs upon the death or resignation of the office holder, inability to serve, removal from the City, and in the case of a Council member, removal from the district.(b) Vacancies occurring in an elective office with more than 90 days of unexpired term remaining, excepting a vacancy in the office of Council member or school commissioner, shall be filled by the City Council until the next annual meeting of the City. The unexpired term of any office filled as provided in this subsection shall, at the next annual meeting of the City, be filled by election for the balance of the term in accordance with general law. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-514
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-514. Reconsideration and rescission

§ 5-514. Reconsideration and rescission|(a) Action taken on a warned article at an annual or special meeting may be submitted to the voters at a subsequent annual or special meeting on motion of the City Council or pursuant to a petition requesting reconsideration or rescission signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters and filed with the City Clerk within 30 days following the date of the annual or special meeting at which the action was taken.(b) A majority vote in favor of reconsideration or rescission shall not be effective unless the number of votes in favor of reconsideration or rescission exceeds two-thirds of the number of votes cast for the prevailing side at the original meeting. (Amended 2011, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 7, 2012.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-701. Council authority

§ 5-701. Council authority|The City Council may adopt, amend, repeal, and enforce any bylaw, regulation, or ordinance which it may deem necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers granted by this chapter and State law or for the well-being of the City in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 2291, as may be amended from time to time. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-702
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-702. Ordinance adoption, notice, and effective date

§ 5-702. Ordinance adoption, notice, and effective date|(a) A proposed bylaw, regulation, or ordinance shall be adopted upon completion of the process that includes public notification and public hearing prior to passage by the City Council.(b) The adoption or amendment of an ordinance shall be warned in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 1972, as may be amended from time to time, in addition to posting on the City website and public notice six days prior to the effective date.(c) An ordinance takes effect 15 days after passage unless the City Council or the City Clerk receives a petition signed by five percent of the voters calling for a public vote to disapprove the ordinance. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-704
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-704. Record of ordinances

§ 5-704. Record of ordinances|The City Clerk shall prepare and keep in the City Clerk's office the ordinances passed by the Council, with a complete index of the ordinances according to subject matter. City ordinances shall be available on the City website. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-705
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-705. Violation of an ordinance

§ 5-705. Violation of an ordinance|The violation of an ordinance shall be enforced according to State statute. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-706
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-706. Actions in tort

§ 5-706. Actions in tort|In addition to any fine and other punishment provided for violation of a bylaw, regulation, or ordinance, the City of Montpelier may have and maintain an action in tort founded on this statute against any person damaging or destroying City property, or injuring or corrupting any of the water supply or water system of the City, and may recover treble damages against such person. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-707
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-707. Public nuisances

§ 5-707. Public nuisances|In prosecutions for public nuisances, possible relief for the City may include damages and injunction relief, as well as orders to authorize the City to remedy the nuisance, if possible, and charge the offending party. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-801
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-801. Green Mount Cemetery Commission

§ 5-801. Green Mount Cemetery Commission|(a) The Green Mount Cemetery Commission shall have charge of all public cemeteries and burial grounds in the City with the same power and authority as similar officials in towns.(b)(1) Commissioners of the Green Mount Cemetery shall be elected at the annual meeting of the City to comply with the charter of the Green Mount Cemetery.  (2) The City Treasurer and they shall have all the authority and carry out all the conditions made by the charter of Green Mount Cemetery. (3) These commissioners shall be five in number, and one shall be elected at each annual meeting for a five-year term.   (c) Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled by the remaining commissioners until the next annual meeting of the City. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)