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24A V.S.A. § 127-506
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-506. Compensation

§ 127-506. Compensation|(a) The auditors shall fix the compensation of the members of the Selectboard, unless the Town has voted to eliminate the Office of Auditor pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2651b, in which case the Town may fix the compensation of the members of the Selectboard at an annual meeting. If the Town has voted to eliminate the Office of Auditor and the voters fail to fix the Selectboard's compensation, the members of the Selectboard shall be compensated at the rate at which they were compensated during the immediately preceding year.(b) Except as provided in sections 506(a) and 704(l) of this chapter, the Selectboard shall fix the compensation of all elected officers and all officers appointed by them. An elected official may notify the Selectboard in writing, at least 50 days before the annual meeting, that he or she wishes his or her compensation fixed by the Town, and the Selectboard shall insert an article in the warning to that effect. If so warned, the Town may fix the compensation of that elected official for the balance of his or her term of office or for such shorter period as the Town may vote. (Amended 2015, No. M-12, § 2, eff. May 26, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 127-701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-701. Appointed by selectmen

§ 127-701. Appointed by selectmen|The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Town Manager for an indefinite term, and upon such conditions as they may determine.
24A V.S.A. § 127-702
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-702. Manager nonpartisan

§ 127-702. Manager nonpartisan|(a) The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his/her executive, administrative, and professional qualifications.(b) The Manager shall not take part in the organization or direction of a political party, serve as a 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 Middlebury, once he/she has been appointed to 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. § 127-703
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-703. Oath and bond

§ 127-703. Oath and bond|Before entering upon his or her duties, the Manager shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his/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. § 127-704
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-704. Duties of Manager

§ 127-704. 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 his/her compensation or removal is being considered, or the Board of Selectmen allows his/her absence. The Manager shall keep the Selectmen informed of the financial condition and future needs of the Town and shall make such other reports as may be required by law, requested by the selectmen, or deemed by him/her 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 the 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.(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 for 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/her budgetary and financial responsibilities.(i) The Manager shall be responsible for the operation of all departments.(j) The Manager shall be the general purchasing agent for the whole Town.(k) The Manager shall be responsible for the administration of a system of accounts.(l) The Manager shall have authority to appoint, fix the salary of, suspend, and remove all employees of the Town appointed by him/her, subject to the provisions of this charter and any personnel regulations as approved by the Board of Selectmen. He/she shall obtain approval from the Board of Selectmen before appointing, removing, or suspending the head of any department.(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/her.(n) The Manager with the department heads shall prepare annually for the selectmen a five-year capital improvement plan.
24A V.S.A. § 127-705
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-705. Compensation

§ 127-705. Compensation|The Manager shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the selectmen.
24A V.S.A. § 127-706
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-706. Removal

§ 127-706. Removal|The Board of Selectmen may remove the Town Manager by a majority vote of its total membership. At least 30 days before such removal shall become effective, the Board of Selectmen shall by a majority vote of its members adopt a preliminary resolution stating the reason for his/her removal. The Manager may reply in writing and may request a public hearing which shall be held not earlier than 20 days nor later than 30 days after the filing of such request. After such public hearing, if one be requested, and after full consideration, the Board by a majority vote of its members may adopt a final resolution of removal. By the preliminary resolution, the Board may suspend the Manager from duty, but the regular salary of the Manager shall continue to be paid to him/her during the period of suspension. The Manager's pay will continue up to 30 days and will not be contingent upon whether or not a public hearing is held or when it is held. The Board of Selectmen may appoint a temporary Manager to serve at the pleasure of the Board, for not more than 90 days. The temporary Manager shall have none of the powers of appointment. He/she shall have the power to suspend, but not to remove employees.
24A V.S.A. § 127-707
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-707. Absence

§ 127-707. Absence|To perform the Manager's duties in his/her temporary absence or disability, the Manager may, with the consent of the Board, designate by letter filed with the Town Clerk, a qualified person. If the Manager fails to make such designation, the selectmen may appoint a person to perform the duties of the Manager until he/she shall return or his/her disability shall cease.
24A V.S.A. § 127-901
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-901. Application of general laws

§ 127-901. Application of general laws|Provisions of the laws of the State of Vermont relating to voter qualification, warnings, method of voting, the duties of town officers at town meetings and elections, and all other particulars relating to preparation for conducting and managing 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 this charter.
24A V.S.A. § 127-902
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-902. Time of holding

§ 127-902. Time of holding|(a) An annual Town meeting for the consideration of the budget and other Town business shall be held according to State law except as hereinafter provided.(b) The ballot boxes shall be open for a minimum of nine consecutive hours determined and warned by the Board of Selectmen.
24A V.S.A. § 127-903
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-903. Eligible voters

§ 127-903. 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. § 127-904
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-904. Polling places

§ 127-904. 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. § 127-905
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-905. Postponement and combining of Town meetings

§ 127-905. Postponement and combining of Town meetings|(a) The selectmen may postpone the vote on any question to be voted at a special Town meeting to the annual meeting or the November federal general election if such special meeting falls within 75 days of the annual meeting or the November federal general elections; provided that the Selectmen may not postpone such a vote if the vote is for the purpose of using or discontinuing the use of the Australian ballot system for budgets as provided in 17 V.S.A. § 2680(c).(b) If a special Town meeting falls within 45 days of a later special Town meeting called by petition, the selectmen may warn the question to be voted at such Town meeting for the later Town meeting, and may by resolution rescind the call of the earlier meeting.
24A V.S.A. § 127-906
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-906. Voting question by Australian ballot

§ 127-906. Voting question by Australian ballot|The selectmen may cause any question to be voted by Australian ballot at any annual meeting or at any special Town meeting called on their motion or by petition, provided that the warning for such meeting specifies the questions to be voted. A question voted by Australian ballot shall be preceded by a public hearing for discussion. The warning for the special meeting to vote by Australian ballot shall include a notice of the time and place of the public hearing.
24A V.S.A. § 127-1101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-1101. Applicability of State law to zoning and planning

§ 127-1101. Applicability of State law to zoning and planning|The Zoning Administrator under any Middlebury zoning ordinance or bylaw shall be appointed annually by the selectmen, after the annual meeting and shall serve for one year or until his/her successor is appointed and qualified. All other matters pertaining to zoning, land subdivision, municipal and regional plans, shall be exclusively controlled by the statutes of the State of Vermont, except as specifically provided in this charter.
24A V.S.A. § 127-1102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-1102. Ratification of present zoning ordinance

§ 127-1102. Ratification of present zoning ordinance|Except as hereinafter provided, the zoning ordinance of the Town of Middlebury, adopted 5 March 1968, as amended, is hereby ratified and approved, subject to provisions of 24 V.S.A. chapter 91.
24A V.S.A. § 127-1103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-1103. Ratification of subdivision regulations

§ 127-1103. Ratification of subdivision regulations|The subdivision regulations of the Town of Middlebury adopted on 14 June 1966, as amended, are hereby ratified and approved, subject to provisions of 24 V.S.A., chapter 91.
24A V.S.A. § 127-1104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-1104. Minutes

§ 127-1104. Minutes|(a) Copies of the minutes of the Zoning Board of Adjustment or the Middlebury 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, and copies shall be filed in the public library in East Middlebury and the Ilsley Library.
24A V.S.A. § 127-1301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-1301. Fiscal year

§ 127-1301. Fiscal year|This fiscal year shall commence on the first day of January and end on the last day of December, unless the Town, at its annual meeting, shall determine otherwise. If the Town votes another fiscal year, it shall specify the procedure for transition, including the method for financing the transition.
24A V.S.A. § 127-1302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-1302. Preparation and submission

§ 127-1302. Preparation and submission|(a) The Town Manager, at least 60 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 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 current fiscal 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 next preceding fiscal year. (4) A capital plan for the next five fiscal years, showing possible anticipated capital expenditures, financing, and tax requirements. (5) Such other information as may be required by the Board of Selectmen.   (b) At least 10 days before the annual meeting of the Middlebury Incorporated School District No. 4, Union School District No. 3, or the Town, whichever comes first, the selectmen shall publish in a newspaper of general local circulation a notice containing:  (1) The amount which the Town anticipates must be raised by Town taxes and to be voted at its annual meeting. (2) The amount which the Middlebury Incorporated School District No. 4 anticipates must be raised by Town taxes and to be voted at its annual meeting. (3) The amount which the Union School District No. 3 anticipates must be raised by Middlebury Town taxes and to be voted at its annual meeting. (4) The anticipated tax rate applicable to the taxes to be raised in support of the amounts in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection.   (c) The Boards of Directors of the Middlebury Incorporated School District No. 4 and Union School District No. 3 shall submit to the Selectmen the information required by subdivisions (b)(2) and (3) of this section at least 20 days prior to the Town's annual meeting, and the Chairman of each Board shall certify that such information is accurate, based upon the information available to each Board of Directors.(d) Prior to finally determining the Middlebury Town budget, and at least 40 days prior to the annual meeting, the Selectmen shall hold a public hearing, giving notice thereof in a newspaper of general local circulation at least seven days prior thereto.(e) The Selectmen's budget in its final form and the warning for the annual meeting shall be distributed to the legal voters of the Town at least 10 days prior to the annual meeting.
24A V.S.A. § 127-1303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-1303. Saving clause

§ 127-1303. Saving clause|Failure to perform any of the duties specified in section 1302 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 properly warned annual meeting.
24A V.S.A. § 127-1304
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-1304. Appropriations

§ 127-1304. 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 1307 and 1308 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. § 127-1305
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-1305. Amount to be raised by taxation

§ 127-1305. Amount to be raised by taxation|(a) 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.(b) The selectmen shall likewise levy such taxes for the purposes of meeting the budget of the Middlebury Incorporated School District No. 4 and paying the amount which the Union School District No. 3 assesses the Town. In the event the Union School District No. 3 has not passed a budget at the time the selectmen levy such taxes, the selectmen may, in their sole discretion, base such levy on the prior tax year assessment to the Town by the Union School District No. 3. In such case, after the passage of the Union School District No. 3 budget and assessment to the Town, the selectmen may adjust the levy of such taxes and the Town shall credit the taxpayers for payment of property taxes for the year accordingly.
24A V.S.A. § 127-1306
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-1306. Budget limitations; borrowing

§ 127-1306. 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 24 V.S.A. chapter 53 or such State statutes as are applicable.(b) The Town, through the selectmen, may borrow money in anticipation of taxes. The total amount so borrowed shall not exceed 90 percent of the taxes assessed for such year, and notes or orders issued therefor shall mature not later than the end of the fiscal year of the Town.(c) The Town, by vote at an 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. The total combined emergency appropriations and borrowing in any year shall not exceed five percent of the amount voted at the annual meeting as the Town budget, or if the appropriation or borrowing is prior to the annual meeting, then five percent of the amount voted at the prior annual meeting as the Town budget. Notes or orders for such emergency borrowing shall mature not more than one year from the date of issuance and shall not thereafter be renewed unless the Town so votes. Any emergency borrowing or appropriation shall be reported at the next Town meeting.(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. Any debt so incurred for a project shall be repaid from the first federal or State funds received for that project.(f) Any appropriations 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.
24A V.S.A. § 127-1307
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-1307. Transfers of appropriations

§ 127-1307. Transfers of appropriations|At any time during the fiscal year the Manager may transfer part or all of any unused appropriation balance among programs within a department, office, or agency. Upon written request by the Manager, the selectmen may by resolution transfer part or all of any unused appropriation balance from one department, office, or agency to another. Notwithstanding the above, no unexpended balance in any appropriation not included in the budget of the selectmen shall be transferred or used for any other purpose.
24A V.S.A. § 127-1308
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-1308. Taxation

§ 127-1308. Taxation|(a) Taxes on real and personal property shall be paid in two equal payments unless the majority of voters at the March Town meeting vote to have tax payments in three or more equal payments.(b) Interest and penalties on unpaid taxes shall be levied in accordance with State statutes.
24A V.S.A. § 127-1308a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-1308a. Sales, rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages tax

§ 127-1308a. Sales, rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages tax|(a) The Town of Middlebury may impose a tax on those transactions in the Town involving sales, rooms, meals, or alcoholic beverages which are subject to taxation by the State of Vermont. Imposition of any tax by the Town under this section shall be at the rate or rates specified in 24 V.S.A. § 138 and shall be imposed in accordance with the requirements of 24 V.S.A. § 138(a)(2) and subsections 138(c) and (d).(b) If the Selectboard of the Town by a majority vote so recommends, the voters of the Town may, at an annual or special meeting warned for the purpose by a majority vote of those present and voting, assess any or all of the following:  (1) a one percent sales tax; (2) a one percent meals and alcoholic beverages tax; (3) a one percent rooms tax.   (c) A tax imposed under the authority of this section shall be collected and administered by the Vermont Department of Taxes in accordance with State law governing the State sales tax, meals, and alcoholic beverages tax, or rooms tax.(d) Of the taxes collected under this section, 70 percent shall be paid on a quarterly basis to the Town after reduction for the costs of administration and collection under subsection (c) of this section. Revenues received by the Town may be expended for municipal services only, and not for education expenditures. Any remaining revenues shall be deposited in the PILOT Special Fund established by 32 V.S.A. § 3709.