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24A V.S.A. § 123-501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-501. Powers and duties

§ 123-501. Powers and duties|(a) The members of the Board of Selectmen shall constitute the legislative body of the Town of Hardwick for all purposes required by law and except as otherwise herein specifically provided, and shall have all powers and authority given to, and perform all duties required of town legislative bodies or boards of selectmen under the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont.(b) Within the limitations of the foregoing, the selectmen shall have the power to:  (1) Appoint and remove the Town Manager and supervise, create, change, and abolish offices, commissions, or departments other than the offices, commissions, or departments established by this charter or by law. The selectmen may prescribe the duties of all offices, commissions, or departments created by them. (2) Assign additional duties to officers, commissions, or departments established by this Charter, but may not discontinue or assign to any other office, commission or department duties assigned to a particular office, commission, or department established by this charter or by law. (3) Appoint members of all boards, commissions, committees, or similar bodies unless specifically provided otherwise by this charter or law. (4) Make, amend, and repeal ordinances in compliance with sections 107 and 108 of this Charter. (5) Inquire into the conduct of any officer, employee, commission, or department and investigate any and all municipal affairs when deemed necessary for the proper and orderly conduct of Town government. (6) Submit an annual budget to the voters, to be voted on at Town meeting, in accordance with the provision of subchapter 15 of this charter dealing with the budget. (7) Exercise each and every power not specifically set forth herein, which is granted to the selectmen by the laws of this State.
24A V.S.A. § 123-502
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-502. Organization

§ 123-502. Organization|(a) Forthwith after their election and qualification, the Selectmen shall organize and elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman by a majority vote of the entire Board.(b) The Board shall conduct its business in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order. The Chairman shall be entitled to participate as a full voting member.(c) Three selectmen shall constitute a quorum. No action of such Board shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum present. In cases where statute requires a greater fraction of the authorized Board for an affirmative vote than as specified above, such provisions of law shall control.(d) All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public in accordance with the provisions of 1 V.S.A chapter 5, subchapter 2.(e) The agenda of the selectmen's meetings shall be made available to the public at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and posted in one public place.(f) The agenda of the selectmen's meetings shall be made available to the press at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.(g) Any members of the Board may add items of business to the written agenda upon commencement of the meeting, provided that a majority of the quorum present votes to add such items to the agenda.
24A V.S.A. § 123-503
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-503. Record of proceedings

§ 123-503. Record of proceedings|(a) It shall be the duty of the Board of Selectmen to keep an official record of its proceedings which shall be open for public inspection under State statutes.(b) The minutes of each meeting shall be approved by the Selectmen and shall be filed in the Town Clerk's office and Town Manager's office, a duly certified copy of such minutes, attesting to the accuracy and recording thereof, shall constitute the official transcript of such meeting and shall constitute prima facie evidence of the conduct thereof and the action taken thereat.
24A V.S.A. § 123-504
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-504. Jurisdiction over offices and employees

§ 123-504. Jurisdiction over offices and employees|Neither the Board of Selectmen nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment, by any officer or employee of the Town, of any person to office or employment, or their suspension or removal therefrom, or in any manner take part in the appointment, discipline, or removal of subordinates and employees of the Town, except as otherwise provided in this charter. The Board of Selectmen and its members shall deal with that position of the service of the Town for which the Manager is responsible solely through the Town Manager and neither the Board of Selectmen or any of its members shall give any orders or request any action by a subordinate in office. This shall not be construed to prohibit the selectmen from recommending to the Town Manager a prospective employee for consideration and making general complaints to the Town Manager.
24A V.S.A. § 123-701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-701. Appointed by selectmen

§ 123-701. Appointed by selectmen|The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Town Manager upon such conditions as they may determine.
24A V.S.A. § 123-702
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-702. Manager nonpartisan

§ 123-702. Manager nonpartisan|(a) The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his or her executive, administrative, and professional qualifications.(b) The Manager shall not take part in the organization or direction of a political party, serve as member of a party committee, nor be a candidate for election to any public office.(c) The Manager shall be a resident of the Town of Hardwick once appointed in office. The Board of Selectmen may grant permission for the Manager to live outside the Town should there be sufficient reason.
24A V.S.A. § 123-703
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-703. Oath and bond

§ 123-703. Oath and bond|Before entering office, the Manager shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his or her duties by the Town Clerk and shall give a bond to the Town in such amount and with such sureties as the selectmen may require.
24A V.S.A. § 123-704
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-704. Duties of manager

§ 123-704. Duties of manager|(a) The Manager shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Town and shall carry out the policies established by the Board of Selectmen, to whom the Manager shall be responsible.(b) The Manager shall attend all meetings of the Board of Selectmen, except when compensation or removal of the Town Manager is being considered, or the Board of Selectmen allows such absence. The Manager shall keep the selectmen informed of the financial condition and further needs of the Town and shall make such other reports as may be required by law, requested by the selectmen, or deemed by the Town Manager to be advisable.(c) The Manager has the right to attend all meetings of standing committees, boards, and agencies appointed by the Board of Selectmen.(d) The Manager shall be an ex-officio member of all standing committees, but may not vote.(e) The Manager shall perform all other duties prescribed by this charter, required by laws of this State, or resolution of the selectmen.(f) The Manager shall prepare an annual budget, submit it to the selectmen, and be responsible for its administration after adoption by the voters of the Town.(g) The Manager shall compile for general distribution at the end of each fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the Town of the year.(h) The Manager shall furnish a monthly financial statement to the selectmen, with the assistance and cooperation of the Town Treasurer, who shall furnish whatever financial data are necessary to enable the Town Manager to fulfill his or her budgetary and financial responsibilities.(i) The Manager shall be responsible for the operation of all departments as designated by the selectmen.(j) The Manager shall be the general purchasing agent for the Town and its departments, agencies, and commissions.(k) The Manager shall be responsible for the administration of a system of accounts.(l) The Manager shall have the authority to appoint, fix the salary of, within the salary ranges established by the selectmen, suspend, and remove all employees of the Town appointed by him or her, subject to the provisions of the charter and any Personnel Regulations as approved by the Board of Selectmen.(m) The Manager may, when advisable or proper, and with the approval of the selectmen, delegate to subordinate officers and employees of the Town, any duties conferred upon him or her.(n) The Manager, with the department heads, shall prepare annually for the Selectmen a three-year Capital Improvement Plan.(o) The Manager shall serve as Collector of Delinquent Taxes unless otherwise provided for by the Town at an annual or special meeting.
24A V.S.A. § 123-705
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-705. Compensation

§ 123-705. Compensation|The Manager shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the selectmen.
24A V.S.A. § 123-706
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-706. Absence

§ 123-706. Absence|In the event of a temporary absence or disability, the Town Manager may, with the consent of the Board, designate by letter filed with the Town Clerk, a qualified person to perform the Manager's duties. If the Manager fails to make such designation, the selectmen may appoint a person to perform the duties of the Manager until he or she shall return or his or her disability shall cease.
24A V.S.A. § 123-901
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-901. Appointments

§ 123-901. Appointments|The selectmen may appoint commissions or committees as needed, and delegate incidental powers necessary for the proper functioning thereof, as established by law.
24A V.S.A. § 123-904
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-904. Electric Department commissioners

§ 123-904. Electric Department commissioners|(a) The Town of Hardwick may own and operate municipal electric plants as provided in 30 V.S.A. chapter 79, the management, operation, and administration of which shall be vested in a Board of Electric Utility Commissioners consisting of five persons to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen whose initial terms shall be established by resolution of the Board of Selectmen so as to provide that no more than two of such commissioners shall be appointed annually. Each appointment shall take effect on July 1 of each year, and no commissioner may be removed from office except for cause. Notwithstanding any provision of this charter or the general law, the Board of Selectmen may appoint no more than two electric utility commissioners who are not residents of the Town; provided, however, that such commissioners reside within and are full time residents of the area served by the Town's municipal electric plant.(b) The provisions of 24 V.S.A. chapter 53 and 30 V.S.A. chapter 79, as amended, or similar general enactments, shall control the financing, improvements, expansion, and disposition of the Town municipal electric plant.(c) The charges and rates for electric service shall be a lien upon real estate, wherever located, furnished with such service in the same manner and to the same effect as taxes are a lien upon real estate under 32 V.S.A. § 5061. The owner of such property furnished with electric service, wherever located, shall be liable for such charges and rates.
24A V.S.A. § 123-905
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-905. Fire Department; appointments

§ 123-905. Fire Department; appointments|(a) The Fire Chief and the Assistant Fire Chief shall be elected at large at Town meeting.(b) Members of the Fire Department shall be residents of the Town.
24A V.S.A. § 123-906
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-906. Police Department; appointments

§ 123-906. Police Department; appointments|The Police Chief shall be appointed by the Town Manager.
24A V.S.A. § 123-907
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-907. Fire and Police Departments; general provisions

§ 123-907. Fire and Police Departments; general provisions|(a) Members and officers of the Town Fire and Police Departments shall satisfactorily complete such courses of instruction and training as shall be required generally of fire department members and police officers by the laws of this State.(b) The Board of Selectmen shall determine and establish the conditions under which fire department members and police officers may exercise the functions of their respective offices beyond the limits of the Town to the extent authorized by law.
24A V.S.A. § 123-908
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-908. Cemetery Commission

§ 123-908. Cemetery Commission|Responsibilities and powers shall be as established by law.
24A V.S.A. § 123-909
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-909. Board of Health

§ 123-909. Board of Health|The Board of Selectmen shall act as and constitute the Town Board of Health, the responsibilities and powers of which shall be as established by law.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1101. Application of general laws

§ 123-1101. Application of general laws|Provisions of the laws of this State relating to voter qualification, warnings, methods of voting, the duties of town officers at town meetings and elections, and all other particulars relating to preparation for, conduct, and management of town meetings and elections shall, so far as they may be applicable, govern all municipal elections and all annual and special Town meetings, except as otherwise provided in the charter.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1102. Eligible voters

§ 123-1102. Eligible voters|A method for the identification and designation of the eligible voters in Town meeting shall be established and enforced by the Board of Civil Authority.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1103. Polling places

§ 123-1103. Polling places|In any annual or special Town or Town School District meeting for the purpose of the election of officers and the voting on all questions to be decided by Australian ballot, such polling places as needed shall be established by the Board of Civil Authority.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1104. Postponement and combining of town meeting

§ 123-1104. Postponement and combining of town meeting|(a) If an application for a special Town meeting is made not more than 60 days and not less than 40 days before annual Town meeting day, the selectmen may postpone voting on any one or more of the articles requested in the petition until annual Town meeting day.(b) If, within five days after application is made for a special Town meeting, a petition for another Town meeting is filed, the selectmen may postpone voting on any one or more of the articles requested in the first petition until the Town meeting called upon the second petition, provided that the meeting on the second petition is warned for a day falling not more than 60 days after the filing date of the first petition.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1105. Voting question by Australian ballot

§ 123-1105. Voting question by Australian ballot|Voting on any public question or the election of any Town officer by Australian ballot shall be as provided by the general law of the State.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1106. Annual meeting; date and time

§ 123-1106. Annual meeting; date and time|The annual meeting of the Town for the consideration of all matters to be voted upon by ballot shall be held on the first Tuesday in March, commencing at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1301. Applicability of State law to zoning and planning

§ 123-1301. Applicability of State law to zoning and planning|The Zoning Administrator under the Hardwick zoning ordinance or bylaw shall be appointed annually by the selectmen, after the annual meeting and shall serve for one year or until a successor is appointed and qualified. All other matters pertaining to zoning land subdivision, municipal and regional plans, shall be exclusively controlled by the general law of the State of Vermont, except as specifically provided in this charter.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1302. Ratification of present zoning ordinance

§ 123-1302. Ratification of present zoning ordinance|The Town of Hardwick zoning and flood hazard regulations, revised and adopted April 1979, as amended, are hereby ratified and approved, subject to provisions of 24 V.S.A. chapter 117.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1303. Minutes

§ 123-1303. Minutes|(a) Copies of the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment or the Hardwick Planning Commission, or portions thereof, shall be made available to any member of the public upon request to the Town Manager and at cost.(b) Copies of the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Planning Commission shall be filed and kept in the Town Clerk's office in separate books provided for that purpose.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1501. Fiscal year

§ 123-1501. Fiscal year|The fiscal year shall commence on the first day of July and end with the last day of June.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1502
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1502. Preparation and submission of budget

§ 123-1502. Preparation and submission of budget|(a) The Town Manager, at least 90 days before the date of the regular annual Town meeting, shall submit to the selectmen a budget which, except as required by law or this charter, shall be in such form as the Manager deems desirable or the selectmen may require. The budget shall contain:  (1) An estimate of the financial condition of the Town as of the end of the fiscal year and as of the date of the submission of the budget. (2) An itemized statement of appropriations recommended for current expenses and for capital improvements, during the next fiscal year with comparative statements in parallel columns of appropriations and estimated expenditures for the year and actual appropriations and expenditures for the next preceding fiscal year. (3) An itemized statement of estimated revenues from all sources, other than taxation, for the next fiscal year; a statement of taxes required for the next fiscal year; and comparative figures of tax and other sources of revenue for the current and last preceding fiscal year. (4) Such other information as may be required by the Board of Selectmen.   (b) At least 10 days before the annual meeting of the Town, the selectmen shall publish in a newspaper of general local circulation a notice containing the amount which the Town anticipates must be raised by Town taxes and to be voted at its annual meeting.(c) The selectmen's budget in its final form and the warning of the meeting shall be made available to the legal voters of the Town at least 10 days prior to the annual meeting.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1503
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1503. Saving clause

§ 123-1503. Saving clause|Failure to perform any of the duties specified in section 1502 of this charter, or failure to perform any of such duties within the time limits above specified, shall not invalidate any action taken at a duly warned annual meeting.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1504
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1504. Appropriations

§ 123-1504. Appropriations|The Town at the annual meeting shall adopt a budget which shall include the proposed expenditure of each department for the coming fiscal year, and adoption of a budget at the annual meeting shall be deemed an appropriation to each department of the sum allotted in the budget for such department. A department's expenditures may not exceed the amount appropriated to it, except by consent of the selectmen and subject to the provisions of sections 1506 and 1507 of this charter. The amounts stated in the budget, and as approved by the Town, shall become appropriated to the several agencies, departments, and purposes therein named.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1505
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1505. Amount to be raised by taxation

§ 123-1505. Amount to be raised by taxation|Upon passage of the budget by the annual Town meeting, the amounts stated therein as the amount to be raised by property taxes shall constitute a determination of the amount of the levy for the purposes of the Town in the corresponding tax year, and the selectmen shall levy such taxes on the grand list furnished by the listers for the corresponding tax year.
24A V.S.A. § 123-1506
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick|App § 123-1506. Budget limitations- borrowing

§ 123-1506. Budget limitations- borrowing|(a) The incurring of bonded indebtedness, the issuing of bonds, the making of temporary loans in anticipation of bond sales, and all other matters pertaining to bonded indebtedness shall be controlled by such statutes as are applicable.(b) The Town, through the selectmen, may borrow money in anticipation of taxes.(c) The Town, by vote at annual or special meeting, may borrow money under such terms and conditions and for such lawful municipal purposes as the Town shall vote.(d) In cases of emergency, the Selectmen may appropriate funds or borrow money in the name of the Town.(e) The selectmen, in the name of the Town, may borrow funds in anticipation of federal and State funds which have been approved and committed, until such time as such funds are available, but in no event for a term of longer than one year. Any debt so incurred for a project shall be repaid from the first Federal or State funds received for that project.(f) Any appropriation beyond the amount in the Town budget, except as specified in subsection (d) of this section and all borrowing, except as specified in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section, shall be by vote of the Town and upon such terms and conditions as the Town shall vote.