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24A V.S.A. § 19-308
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-308. Clerk of the City Council

§ 19-308. Clerk of the City Council|The City Council shall designate the City Clerk, or such other person as the City Council shall appoint or designate, as the Clerk of the Council who shall give notice of Council meetings to its members and the public, keep the journal of its proceedings, and perform such other duties as are prescribed by law and assigned by this charter or as directed by the City Council. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-309
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-309. Investigations

§ 19-309. Investigations|The Council may make investigations into the affairs of the City and the conduct of any City department, office, or agency and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. Any City official, appointee, or employee who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in the exercise of these powers by the Council shall be removed from office or employment upon majority vote of the entire Council. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-310
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-310. Independent audit

§ 19-310. Independent audit|The Council shall provide for an independent annual audit of all City accounts and may provide for such more frequent audits as it deems necessary. Such audits shall be made by a certified public accountant or firm of such accountants who have no personal interest, direct or indirect, in the fiscal affairs of the City government or any of its officers. The Council may designate such accountant or firm annually or for a period not exceeding three years, provided that the designation of any particular fiscal year shall be made no later than 30 days after the beginning of such fiscal year. The Council may accept the report of an audit conducted by the State in satisfaction of all or a part of the requirements of this section. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-311
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-311. Procedure

§ 19-311. Procedure|(a) Meetings. The Council shall meet regularly at least once in every month at such times and places as the Council may prescribe by rule. Special meetings may be held on the call of the Mayor or of two or more members, and, whenever practicable, upon no less than 12 hours' notice to each member. All meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the open meeting laws of the State.(b) Rules and journal. The Council shall determine its own rules and order of business and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings. This journal shall be a public record, and available to inspection and copying as for other public records of the City, in accordance with the access to public records laws of the State.(c) Voting. Voting shall be by voice, unless, upon such a vote, the margin of affirmation or denial is one member or a member of the Council calls for a roll call vote, in which case, voting shall be by roll call and the ayes and nays shall be recorded in the journal. Three members of the Council shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may meet from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner and subject to the penalties prescribed by the rules of the Council. No action of the Council, except as otherwise provided in this charter, shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum of the Council. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-401
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-401. Action requiring an ordinance

§ 19-401. Action requiring an ordinance|In addition to other acts required by law or by specific provisions of this charter to be done by ordinance, those acts of the City Council shall be by ordinance that:  (1) provide for a fine or other penalty or establish a rule or regulation for violation of which a fine or other penalty is imposed; (2) levy taxes, including any voter-authorized local option tax, and special benefit assessments, except as otherwise provided in Article 6 of this charter with respect to the property tax levied by adoption of the budget; (3) grant, renew, or extend a franchise; (4) regulate the rate charged for municipal water, sewer (acting as the commission), and utility services, and for the operation of such enterprises; (5) adopt with or without amendment ordinances proposed under the initiative power; (6) amend or repeal any ordinance previously adopted, except as otherwise provided in this Article with respect to repeal of ordinances reconsidered under the referendum power. Acts other than those referred to in the preceding sentence may be done either by ordinance or by resolution; and (7) establish, amend, or repeal a fee. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-402
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-402. Ordinances in general

§ 19-402. Ordinances in general|(a) Form. Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain more than one subject which shall be clearly expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be "The City of Winooski hereby ordains...". Any ordinance which repeals or amends an existing ordinance or part of the City Code shall set out in full the ordinance, sections, or subsections to be repealed or amended, and shall indicate the matter to be omitted by enclosing it in brackets or by strikeout type and shall indicate new matter by underscoring or by italics.(b) Procedure. An ordinance may be introduced by any member at any regular or special meeting of the Council. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the City Clerk shall distribute a copy to each Council member and to the Manager, shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the City Clerk, and shall post and publish the ordinance, or synopsis thereof, as provided by general law, together with a notice setting out the time and place for a public hearing thereon and for its consideration by the Council. The public hearing may be held separately or in connection with a regular or special council meeting and may be adjourned from time to time; all persons interested shall have an opportunity to be heard. After the hearing, the Council may adopt the ordinance with or without amendment or reject it but, if it is amended as to any matter of substance, the Council may not adopt it until the ordinance or its amended sections have been subjected to all the procedures herein required in the case of a newly introduced ordinance.(c) Effective date. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, every adopted ordinance shall become effective at the expiration of 30 days after adoption or at any later date specified therein. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-403. Emergency ordinances

§ 19-403. Emergency ordinances|To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property, or the public peace, the Council may adopt one or more emergency ordinances, but such ordinances may not levy taxes, grant, renew, or extend a franchise or regulate the rate charged by any public utility. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form and manner prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing it in clear and specific terms. The declaration of an emergency shall be deemed to be conclusive as to its existence. An emergency ordinance may be adopted with or without amendment or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least three members shall be required for adoption. After its adoption, the ordinance shall be posted and published immediately. It shall become effective upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance shall expire and be of no further force and effect as of midnight on the 31st day following the date on which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent reenactment of the ordinance in the manner specified in this section if the emergency still exists. An emergency ordinance may also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-404
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-404. Codes of technical regulations

§ 19-404. Codes of technical regulations|(a) Adoption by reference. The Council may adopt any standard technical, building, life safety, housing, and construction code by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing such an adopting ordinance shall be as prescribed for ordinances generally except that:  (1) the requirements of this charter for distribution and filing for copies of the ordinance shall be construed to include copies of the code of technical regulations as well as of the adopting ordinance; and (2) a copy of each adopted code of technical regulations as well as of the adopting ordinance shall be authenticated and recorded by the City Clerk pursuant to this charter.   (b) Copies for regulations. Copies of an adopted code of technical regulations shall be made available by the City Clerk for distribution or for purchase at a reasonable price. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-405
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-405. Authentication and recording; codification; printing

§ 19-405. Authentication and recording; codification; printing|(a) Authentication and recording. The City Clerk shall authenticate by signature and record in full in a properly indexed book kept for the purpose of all ordinances and resolutions adopted by the Council.(b) Codification. Within three years after adoption of this charter and at least every 10 years thereafter, the Council shall provide for the preparation of a general codification of all City ordinances and resolutions having the force and effect of law. The general codification shall be adopted by the Council by ordinance and shall be published promptly together with this charter and any amendments thereto, pertinent provisions of the Constitution and other laws of the State of Vermont and such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the Council may specify. This compilation shall be known and cited officially as the Winooski City Code. Copies of the Code shall be furnished to City officers. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-406
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-406. Ordinance; enforcement

§ 19-406. Ordinance; enforcement|(a) The violation of an ordinance, regulation, or bylaw adopted by the City, including zoning, and subdivision bylaws adopted pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 117, as the same may be amended from time to time, may be processed as a criminal or civil action in the manner provided by general law.(b) All penalties collected for the violation of an ordinance, regulation, or bylaw shall be paid over to the City, except for a surcharge that shall be set and retained by the court. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-407
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-407. Court authorized to order abatement

§ 19-407. Court authorized to order abatement|In any prosecution for a nuisance resulting in a judgment or conviction, the court before which the nuisance action has been brought shall order the nuisance or offense complained of to be removed or abated and shall determine the expense of removing or abating the same and tax such expense as part of the costs of prosecution. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-408
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-408. Offenders may be liable in damages

§ 19-408. Offenders may be liable in damages|A person violating any ordinance, regulation, or bylaw of the City shall be liable in damages to the City or to the person who shall sustain damage as the direct result of the violation; such damages may be recovered in an action declaring upon such ordinance, regulation, or bylaw. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-409
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-409. City Council to establish penalty

§ 19-409. City Council to establish penalty|The City Council may provide for the violation of any ordinance, regulation, or bylaw as provided by law, and may establish that each day such violation continues constitutes a separate and distinct offense. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-410
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-410. General authority for initiative and referendum

§ 19-410. General authority for initiative and referendum|(a) Initiative. The qualified voters of the City shall have power to propose ordinances to the Council and, if the Council fails to adopt an ordinance so proposed without any change in substance, to adopt or reject it at a City election, provided that such power shall not extend to the budget or capital improvements program or any ordinance relating to appropriation of money, levy of taxes, or salaries of City offices or employees.(b) Referendum. The qualified voters of the City shall have power to require reconsideration by the Council of any adopted ordinance and, if the Council fails to repeal an ordinance so reconsidered, to approve or reject it at a City election, provided that such power shall not extend to the budget or capital improvements program or any emergency ordinance or ordinance relating to appropriation of money or levy of taxes. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-411
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-411. Commencement of proceedings; affidavit

§ 19-411. Commencement of proceedings; affidavit|(a) Any qualified voter or group of voters may commence initiative or referendum proceedings by filing with the City Clerk an affidavit stating that he, she, or they will be responsible for circulating the petition and filing it in proper form, stating the name and address of the voter who will serve as petitioner to which all notices are to be sent, and setting out in full the proposed initiative ordinance or citing the ordinance sought to be reconsidered.(b) Promptly after the affidavit of the petitioner is filed, the Clerk shall issue the appropriate petition forms to the petitioner. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-412
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-412. Petitions

§ 19-412. Petitions|(a) Number of signatures. Initiative and referendum petitions must be signed by at least five percent of the legal voters of the City.(b) Form and content. All papers of a petition shall be uniform in size and style and shall be assembled as one instrument for filing. Each signature shall be executed in ink or indelible pencil and shall be followed by the address of the person signing. Petitions shall contain or have attached thereto throughout their circulation the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered.(c) Affidavit of circulator. Each paper of a petition shall have attached to it when filed an affidavit executed by the circulator thereof stating that he or she personally circulated the paper, the number of signatures thereon, that all the signatures were affixed in his or her presence, that they are believed to be the genuine signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be, and that each signer had an opportunity before signing to read the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered.(d) Time for filing referendum petitions. Referendum petitions must be filed within 30 days after adoption by the Council of the ordinance sought to be reconsidered. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-413
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-413. Procedure after filing

§ 19-413. Procedure after filing|(a) Certificate of Clerk; amendment. Within 20 days after the petition is filed, the City Clerk shall complete a certificate as to its sufficiency, specifying, if it is insufficient, the particulars wherein it is defective and shall promptly send a copy of the certificate to the petitioner by registered mail. A petition certified insufficient for lack of the required number of valid signatures may be amended once if the petitioner files a notice of intention to amend it with the Clerk within two days after receiving the copy of such certificate. Such supplementary petition shall comply with the requirements of subsections 412(b) and (c) of this charter, and within five days after it is filed, the Clerk shall complete a certificate as to the sufficiency of the petition as amended and promptly send a copy of such certificate to the petitioner by registered mail as in the case of an original petition. If a petition or amended petition is certified sufficient, or if a petition or amended petition is certified insufficient and the petitioner does not elect to amend or request Council review under subsection (b) of this section within the time required, the Clerk shall promptly present the certificates to the Council and the certificates shall then be a final determination as to the sufficiency of the petition.(b) Council review. If a petition has been certified insufficient and the petitioner does not file notice of intention to amend it or if an amended petition has been certified insufficient, the petitioner may, within two days after receiving the copy of such certificate, file a request that it be reviewed by the Council. The Council shall review the certificate within five days following the filing of such request and approve or disapprove it, and the Council's determination shall then be a final determination as to the sufficiency of the petition.(c) Court review; new petition. A final determination as to the sufficiency of a petition shall be subject to court review. A final determination of insufficiency, even if sustained upon court review, shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-414
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-414. Referendum petitions; suspension of effect of ordinance

§ 19-414. Referendum petitions; suspension of effect of ordinance|When a referendum petition is filed with the City Clerk, the ordinance sought to be reconsidered shall be suspended from taking effect. Such suspension shall terminate when:  (1) there is a final determination of insufficiency of the petition; (2) the petitioner withdraws the petition; (3) the Council repeals the ordinance; or (4) 30 days have elapsed after a vote of the City on the ordinance. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-415
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-415. Action on petitions

§ 19-415. Action on petitions|(a) Action by Council. When an initiative or referendum petition has been finally determined sufficient, the Council shall promptly consider the proposed initiative ordinance in the manner provided in this Article or reconsider the referred ordinance by voting its repeal. If the Council fails to adopt a proposed initiative ordinance without any change in substance within 60 days or fails to repeal the referred ordinance within 30 days after the date the petition was finally determined sufficient, it shall submit the proposed or referred ordinance to the voters of the City.(b) Submission to voters. The vote of the City on a proposed or referred ordinance shall be held not less than 30 days from the date of the final Council vote thereon. If no regular City election is to be held within the period prescribed in this subsection, the Council shall provide for a special election; otherwise, the vote shall be held at the same time as such regular election, except that the Council may in its discretion provide for a special election at an earlier date within the prescribed period. Copies of the proposed or referred ordinance shall be made available at the polls.(c) Withdrawal of petitions. An initiative or referendum petition may be withdrawn at any time prior to the 15th day preceding the day scheduled for a vote of the City by filing with the City Clerk a request for withdrawal signed by the petitioners. Upon the filing of such request, the petition shall have no further force or effect and all proceedings thereon shall be terminated. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-416
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-416. Results of election

§ 19-416. Results of election|(a) Initiative. If a majority of the qualified voters voting on a proposed initiative ordinance vote in its favor, it shall be considered adopted upon certification of the election results and shall be treated in all respects in the same manner as ordinances of the same kind adopted by the Council. If conflicting ordinances are approved at the same election, the one receiving the greatest number of affirmative votes shall prevail to the extent of such conflict.(b) Referendum. If a majority of the qualified voters voting on a referred ordinance vote against it, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-501. Appointment; qualifications; compensation of City Manager

§ 19-501. Appointment; qualifications; compensation of City Manager|The Council shall appoint a City Manager for a mutually agreed-upon term and fix the Manager's compensation. The Manager shall be appointed solely on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications. The Manager need not be a resident of the City or State at the time of appointment but may reside outside the City while in office only with the approval of the Council. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)