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30 V.S.A. § 3045
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 81 - Electric Cooperatives|§ 3045. Conservation and load management

§ 3045. Conservation and load management|(a) Cooperatives may expend their funds, including the proceeds of their notes, bonds, or other obligations, for the purposes of modifying demand for electric capacity or energy through conservation or load management by participation in such facilities, projects, and programs as the governing board of the cooperative determines will effectively accomplish such purposes. Such facilities, projects, and programs may include providing or financing facilities or programs for conservation or load management, which may be: (i) owned or operated by the cooperative or by others, (ii) leased or licensed by the cooperative to others, or financed by loans by the cooperative to others, in either case on such terms and conditions as the governing board of the cooperative may determine.(b) A cooperative may issue its notes, bonds, or other obligations pursuant to any statutory authority conferring such power for carrying out the purposes of this section. (Added 1989, No. 112, § 5a, eff. June 22, 1989.)
30 V.S.A. § 3047
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 81 - Electric Cooperatives|§ 3047. Cost allocations; subsidization prohibited

§ 3047. Cost allocations; subsidization prohibited|In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the electric revenues received from regulated activities of a cooperative shall not subsidize any nonelectric activities of the cooperative. A cooperative shall adopt cost allocation procedures to ensure that the electrical distribution revenues received from regulated activities of a cooperative do not subsidize any of the nonelectric activities and that costs attributable to any nonelectric activities are not included in the cooperative's rates for electric service. A copy of the cost allocation procedures shall be available to the public upon request. (Added 1999, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 27; amended 2019, No. 79, § 12, eff. June 20, 2019.)
30 V.S.A. § 3051
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3051. Formation

§ 3051. Formation|(a) Two or more towns and cities may elect to form a communications union district for the delivery of communications services and the operation of a communications plant, which district shall be a body politic and corporate.(b) A town or city electing to form a district under this chapter shall submit to the eligible voters of such municipality a proposition in substantially the following form: "Shall the Town of ______ enter into a communications union district to be known as ______ , under the provisions of 30 V.S.A. chapter 82?" at an annual or special meeting of such town or city.(c) Additional towns or cities may be admitted to the district in the manner provided in section 3082 of this chapter.(d) As used in this chapter:  (1) "Communications plant" means any and all parts of any communications system owned by the district, whether using wires, cables, fiber optics, wireless, other technologies, or a combination thereof, and used for the purpose of transporting or storing information, in whatever forms, directions, and media, together with any improvements thereto hereafter constructed or acquired, and all other facilities, equipment, and appurtenances necessary or appropriate to such system. However, the term "communications plant" and any regulatory implications or any restrictions under this chapter regarding a "communications plant" shall not apply to facilities or portions of any communications facilities intended for use by, and solely used by, a district member and its own officers and employees in the operation of municipal departments or systems of which such communications are merely an ancillary component. (2) "Communications union district" or "district" means a communications union district formed under this chapter. (3) "District member" or "member municipality" means a town or city that elects to form or join a communications union district under this chapter. (4) "Governing board" or "board" means the governing board of the communications union district as established under this chapter. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3052
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3052. District composition

§ 3052. District composition|A district formed under this chapter shall be composed of and include all of the lands and residents within a member municipality, and any other town or city subsequently admitted to the district as provided in this chapter except for those towns and cities that withdraw as provided in this chapter. Registered voters in each member municipality are eligible to vote in all district meetings, but only district member representatives are eligible to vote in meetings of the district's governing board. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3053
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3053. Creation; duration; noncontestability

§ 3053. Creation; duration; noncontestability|(a) Following the organizational meeting called for in section 3060 of this chapter, the district's governing board shall cause to be filed with the Office of the Secretary of State a certificate attesting to the vote conducted under subsection 3051(b) of this chapter.(b) A district formed under this chapter shall continue as a body politic and corporate unless and until dissolved according to the procedures set forth in this chapter.(c) An action shall not be brought directly or indirectly challenging, questioning, or in any manner contesting the legality of the formation, or the existence as a body corporate and politic of any communications union district created under this chapter after six months from the date of the recording in the office of the Secretary of State of the certificate required by subsection (a) of this section. An action shall not be brought directly or indirectly challenging, questioning, or in any manner contesting the legality or validity of any bonds issued to defray costs of communications plant improvements approved by the board, after six months from the date upon which the board voted affirmatively to issue such bonds. This section shall be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose to validate and make certain the legal existence of all communications union districts in this State and the validity of bonds issued or authorized for communications plant improvements, and to bar every remedy therefor notwithstanding any defects or irregularities, jurisdictional or otherwise, after expiration of the six-month period. The provisions of this subsection shall also pertain to financial contracts directly related to the district's bonding authority.(d) To the extent a district constructs communications infrastructure with the intent of providing communications services, the district shall ensure that any and all losses from these services, or in the event these services are abandoned or curtailed, any and all costs associated with the investment in communications infrastructure, are not borne by the taxpayers of district members. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3055
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3055. Communications plant; sites

§ 3055. Communications plant; sites|Each member shall make available for lease to the district one or more sites for a communications plant or components thereof within such member municipality. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3056
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3056. Limitations; taxes; indebtedness

§ 3056. Limitations; taxes; indebtedness|(a) Notwithstanding any grant of authority in this chapter to the contrary, a district shall not accept funds generated by a member's taxing or assessment power.(b) Notwithstanding any grant of authority in this chapter to the contrary, a district shall not have the power to levy, assess, apportion, or collect any tax upon property within the district, nor upon any of its members, without specific authorization of the General Assembly.(c) Notwithstanding any grant of authority in this chapter to the contrary, every issue of a district's notes and bonds shall be payable only out of any revenues or monies of the district. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3057
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3057. Board authority

§ 3057. Board authority|The legislative power and authority of a district and the administration and the general supervision of all fiscal, prudential, and governmental affairs thereof shall be vested in a legislative body known as the governing board, except as specifically provided otherwise in this chapter. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3058
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3058. Board composition

§ 3058. Board composition|The district governing board shall be composed of one representative from each member and one or more alternates to serve in the absence of the designated representative. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3059
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3059. Appointment

§ 3059. Appointment|Annually on or before the last Monday in April, the legislative body of each member shall appoint a representative and one or more alternates to the governing board for one-year terms. Appointments of representatives and alternates shall be in writing, signed by the chair of the legislative body of the appointing member, and presented to the clerk of the district. The legislative body of a member, by majority vote, may replace its appointed representative or alternate at any time and shall promptly notify the district clerk of such replacement. Initial appointments shall be made within 60 days of the vote to form a district under subsection 3051(b) of this title and initial terms may be for less than one year. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015; amended 2019, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 23, 2020.)
30 V.S.A. § 3060
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3060. Organizational meeting

§ 3060. Organizational meeting|Annually, on the second Tuesday in May following the appointments contemplated in section 3059 of this chapter, the board shall hold its organizational meeting. At such meeting, the board shall elect from among its appointed representatives a chair and a vice chair, each of whom shall hold office for one year and until his or her successor is duly elected. The board's initial organizational meeting shall be held within 90 days of the vote to form a district under subsection 3051(b) of this title. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015; amended 2019, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 23, 2020.)
30 V.S.A. § 3061
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3061. Quorum

§ 3061. Quorum|For the purpose of transacting business, the presence of delegates or alternates representing more than 50 percent of district members 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 at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the board, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3062
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3062. Voting

§ 3062. Voting|Each district member's delegation shall be entitled to cast one vote. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3063
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3063. Term

§ 3063. Term|Unless replaced in the manner provided in section 3059 of this chapter, a representative on the governing board shall hold office until his or her successor is duly appointed. Any representative or alternate may be reappointed to successive terms without limit. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3064
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3064. Vacancy

§ 3064. Vacancy|Any vacancy on the board shall be filled within 30 days after such vacancy occurs by appointment by the authority which appointed the representative or alternate whose position has become vacant. An appointee to a vacancy shall serve until the expiration of the term of the representative or alternate to whose position the appointment was made and may thereafter be reappointed. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3065
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3065. Rules of procedure

§ 3065. Rules of procedure|Except as otherwise provided by law, or as may be agreed upon by the board, Robert's Rules of Order shall govern at all meetings. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3066
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3066. Compensation of representatives

§ 3066. Compensation of representatives|Each district member may reimburse its representative to the governing board for expenses as it determines reasonable, except as provided in section 3072 of this chapter with respect to district officers. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3067
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3067. Officers; bond

§ 3067. Officers; bond|(a) The officers of the district shall be the chair and the vice chair of the board, the clerk of the district, and the treasurer of the district. Prior to assuming their offices, officers may be required to post bond in such amounts as shall be determined by resolution of the board. The cost of such bond shall be borne by the district.(b) The chair shall preside at all meetings of the board and shall make and sign all contracts on behalf of the district upon approval by the board. The chair shall perform all duties incident to the position and office as required by the general laws of the State.(c) During the absence of or inability of the chair to render or perform his or her duties or exercise his or her powers, the same shall be performed and exercised by the vice chair and when so acting, the vice chair shall have all the powers and be subject to all the responsibilities hereby given to or imposed upon the chair.(d) During the absence or inability of the vice chair to render or perform his or her duties or exercise his or her powers, the board shall elect from among its membership an acting vice chair who shall have the powers and be subject to all the responsibilities hereby given or imposed upon the vice chair.(e) Upon the death, disability, resignation, or removal of the chair or vice chair, the board shall forthwith elect a successor to such vacant office until the next annual meeting. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3068
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3068. Clerk

§ 3068. Clerk|The clerk of the district shall be appointed by the board, and shall serve at its pleasure. The clerk is not required to be a member of the governing board. The clerk shall have the exclusive charge and custody of the records of the district and the seal of the district. The clerk shall record all votes and proceedings of the district, including district and board meetings, and shall prepare and cause to be posted and published all warnings of meetings of such meetings. Following approval by the board, the clerk shall cause the annual report to be distributed to the legislative bodies of the district members. The clerk shall prepare and distribute any other reports required by State law and resolutions or regulations of the board. The clerk shall perform all duties and functions incident to the office of secretary or clerk of a body corporate. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3069
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3069. Treasurer

§ 3069. Treasurer|The treasurer of the district shall be appointed by the board, and shall serve at its pleasure. The treasurer shall not be a member of the governing board. The treasurer shall have the exclusive charge and custody of the funds of the district and shall be the disbursing officer of the district. When authorized by the board, the treasurer may sign, make, or endorse in the name of the district all checks and orders for the payment of money and pay out and disburse the same and receipt therefor. The treasurer shall keep a record of every obligation issued and contract entered into by the district and of every payment thereon. The treasurer shall keep correct books of account of all the business and transactions of the district and such other books and accounts as the board may require. The treasurer shall render a statement of the condition of the finances of the district at each regular meeting of the board and at such other times as shall be required of the treasurer. The treasurer shall prepare the annual financial statement and the budget of the district for distribution, upon approval of the board, to the legislative bodies of district members. The treasurer shall do and perform all of the duties appertaining to the office of treasurer of a body politic and corporate. Upon removal or the treasurer's termination from office by virtue of removal or resignation, the treasurer shall immediately pay over to the successor all of the funds belonging to the district and at the same time deliver to the successor all official books and papers. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3070
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3070. Audit

§ 3070. Audit|Once the district becomes operational, the board shall cause an audit of the financial condition of the district to be performed annually by an independent professional accounting firm. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3071
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3071. Committees

§ 3071. Committees|The board has authority to establish one or more committees and grant and delegate to them such powers as it deems necessary. Members of an executive committee shall serve staggered terms and shall be board members. Membership on other committees established by the board is not restricted to board members. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3072
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3072. Compensation of officers

§ 3072. Compensation of officers|Officers of the district shall be paid from district funds such compensation or reimbursement of expenses, or both, as determined by the board. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3073
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3073. Recall of officers

§ 3073. Recall of officers|An officer may be removed by a two-thirds' vote of the board whenever, in its judgment, the best interest of the district shall be served. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3074
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3074. Fiscal year

§ 3074. Fiscal year|The fiscal year of the district shall commence on January 1 and end on December 31 of each year. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)
30 V.S.A. § 3075
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3075. Budget

§ 3075. Budget|(a) Annually, on or before October 21, the board shall approve and cause to be distributed to the legislative body of each district member for review and comment an annual report of its activities, together with a financial statement, a proposed district budget for the next fiscal year, and a forecast presenting anticipated year-end results. The proposed budget shall include reasonably detailed estimates of:  (1) deficits and surpluses from prior fiscal years; (2) anticipated expenditures for the administration of the district; (3) anticipated expenditures for the operation and maintenance of any district communications plant; (4) payments due on obligations, long-term contracts, leases, and financing agreements; (5) payments due to any sinking funds for the retirement of district obligations; (6) payments due to any capital or financing reserve funds; (7) anticipated revenues from all sources; and (8) such other estimates as the board deems necessary to accomplish its purpose.   (b) Coincident with a regular meeting thereof, the board shall hold a public hearing on or before November 15 of each year to receive comments from the legislative bodies of district members and hear all other interested persons regarding the proposed budget. Notice of such hearing shall be given to the legislative bodies of district members at least 15 days prior to such hearing. The board shall give consideration to all comments received and make such changes to the proposed budget as it deems advisable.(c) Annually, on or before December 15, the board shall adopt the budget and appropriate the sums it deems necessary to meet its obligations and operate and carry out the district's functions for the next ensuing fiscal year.(d) Actions or resolutions of the board for the annual appropriations of any year shall not cease to be operative at the end of the fiscal year for which they were adopted. Appropriations made by the board for the various estimates of the budget shall be expended only for such estimates, but by majority vote of the board the budget may be amended from time to time to transfer funds between or among such estimates. Any balance left or unencumbered in any such budget estimate, or the amount of any deficit at the end of the fiscal year, shall be included in and paid out of the operating budget and appropriations in the next fiscal year. All such budget amendments shall be reported by the district treasurer to the legislative bodies of each district member within 14 days of the end of the fiscal year.(e) Financial statements and audit results shall be delivered to the legislative bodies of each district member within 10 days of delivery to the board. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015; amended 2015, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 5e, eff. May 25, 2016.)
30 V.S.A. § 3076
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 30 - Public Service|Chapter 82 - Communications Union Districts|§ 3076. Indebtedness

§ 3076. Indebtedness|The board may borrow money through the issuance of notes of the district for the purpose of paying current expenses of the district. Such notes shall mature within one year, and may be refunded in the manner provided by law, and shall be payable solely from the district's operating revenues. The governing board may borrow money in anticipation of the receipt of grants-in-aid from any source and any revenues. Such notes shall mature within one year, but may be renewed as provided by general law. (Added 2015, No. 41, § 20, eff. June 1, 2015.)