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24A V.S.A. § 129-1008
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129 - Town of Milton|App § 129-1008. Transfers of Appropriations

§ 129-1008. Transfers of Appropriations|The Town Manager in the case of the Town and the Superintendent in the case of the school may at any time transfer an unencumbered appropriation, balance, or portion thereof between general classifications or expenditures within an office, department, or agency. The Selectboard or school trustees may, by resolution, transfer any unencumbered appropriation balance or portion thereof within their respected budgets. Notwithstanding the above, no unexpended balance in any appropriation not included in the Selectboard's or the school trustees' budget shall be transferred or used for any other purpose.
24A V.S.A. § 129-1009
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129 - Town of Milton|App § 129-1009. Taxation

§ 129-1009. Taxation|(a) Commencing on July 1 in all subsequent years, taxes on real and personal property may be paid and shall be accepted in three equal installments payable on the following dates: September 15, February 15, and due in full on May 15.(b) A penalty of eight percent shall be assessed on all delinquent taxes on the day following the due date of May 15. Interest of one percent per month shall be assessed on all outstanding balances beginning 30 days from the due date.
24A V.S.A. § 129-1010
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129 - Town of Milton|App § 129-1010. Investments

§ 129-1010. Investments|The Town and school may invest its money in savings accounts, money market funds, certificates of deposits, U.S. Treasury notes, repurchase agreements, and any other investment to the extent at the time not prohibited applicable laws.
24A V.S.A. § 129-1101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129 - Town of Milton|App § 129-1101. Separability

§ 129-1101. Separability|If any provisions of this charter are held invalid, the other provisions of this charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of the charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the application or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
24A V.S.A. § 129-1105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129 - Town of Milton|App § 129-1105. Reference to State statute

§ 129-1105. Reference to State statute|If any matter mentioned in this charter is said to be controlled by a specific State statute, the reference to the State statute shall apply to the statute as amended or renumbered or any statute substituted, therefor, and having similar subject matter.
24A V.S.A. § 129C-101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129C - Town of Northfield|App § 129C-101. Applicability of general law

§ 129C-101. Applicability of general law|(a) All provisions of the Constitution and the general law of the State of Vermont relating to towns and their officers shall apply to the Town of Northfield (the "Town").(b) The Town shall have all the powers now or hereafter conferred upon towns by the Constitution and the general law of the State of Vermont.(c) No grant of authority, power, or prerogative hereunder shall be construed as being in derogation of or a limitation on any authority, power, or prerogative conferred by the general law upon the Town. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 129C-102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129C - Town of Northfield|App § 129C-102. Severability

§ 129C-102. Severability|If any provision of this charter shall for any reason be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions which can be given effect without the invalid provision. To this end, the provisions of this charter are severable. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 129C-201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129C - Town of Northfield|App § 129C-201. Town manager system

§ 129C-201. Town manager system|The Town shall be administered by a Town Manager as provided in 24 V.S.A. chapter 37 until such time as such form of administration is revoked by vote of the Town as set forth in 24 V.S.A. § 1242. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 129C-301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129C - Town of Northfield|App § 129C-301. Town officers generally

§ 129C-301. Town officers generally|The Town shall have the officers as provided for towns by the general laws of this State except as provided by this charter. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 129C-302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129C - Town of Northfield|App § 129C-302. Selectboard members

§ 129C-302. Selectboard members|The Town shall have a five-member Selectboard elected for terms of two and three years. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 129C-303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129C - Town of Northfield|App § 129C-303. Water and Wastewater Board of Commissioners

§ 129C-303. Water and Wastewater Board of Commissioners|A three-member board shall serve as the Water and Wastewater Board of Commissioners, of whom one shall be an appointed Selectboard member and two shall be residents served by the Town water or wastewater systems, or both, who are elected by the ratepayers of such systems. Terms of these members shall be for three years each. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 129C-304
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129C - Town of Northfield|App § 129C-304. Electric Utility Board of Commissioners

§ 129C-304. Electric Utility Board of Commissioners|A three-member board shall serve as the Electric Utility Board of Commissioners, of whom one shall be an appointed Selectboard member and two members shall be elected by electric utility ratepayers. Terms of these members shall be for three years each. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 129C-401
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129C - Town of Northfield|App § 129C-401. Electric, Water, and Wastewater Departments generally

§ 129C-401. Electric, Water, and Wastewater Departments generally|(a) Electric system. The revenues of the electric system shall be maintained separate from all other departments of the Town. All revenues therefrom not necessary for current expenditures thereof shall be placed in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any purpose other than the operation of the Electric Department as specified in section 402 of this charter.(b) Water system. The revenues of the water system and any additions thereto shall be maintained separate from all other departments of the Town, and all revenues therefrom not necessary for current expenditures thereof shall be placed in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any purpose other than as specified in section 402 of this charter.(c) Wastewater treatment system. The revenues of the wastewater treatment system (exclusive of the stormwater drainage system) and any additions thereto shall be maintained separate from all other departments of the Town, and all revenues therefrom not necessary for current expenditures thereof shall be placed in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any purpose other than as specified in section 402 of this charter. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 129C-402
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129C - Town of Northfield|App § 129C-402. Electric, water, and wastewater administration

§ 129C-402. Electric, water, and wastewater administration|(a) Operating costs of the Electric, Water, and Wastewater Departments shall be paid by the ratepayers.(b) 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.(c) All water and wastewater charges shall be set by the Selectboard at rates sufficient to pay the costs of operating and maintaining the systems, to pay debt service on all obligations issued to improve or support such systems, and to fund necessary capital reserves, all as provided by the general law. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 129C-403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129C - Town of Northfield|App § 129C-403. Electric, water, and wastewater special funds

§ 129C-403. Electric, water, and wastewater special funds|The Town Treasurer and the Finance Director shall keep all revenues derived from the electric, water, and wastewater systems in accounts separate from any other special funds and from other Town funds, and shall honor no warrant upon such account except for the purposes specified in section 402 of this charter. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 129F-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129F - Town of Panton|App § 129F-1. Corporate existence retained

§ 129F-1. Corporate existence retained|(a) Pursuant to the authority granted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, there is hereby enacted a charter to govern the organization and operation of local government in the Town of Panton, Vermont.(b) The inhabitants of the Town of Panton, within the geographical limits as now established, shall continue to be a municipal corporation by the name of Panton, Vermont. (Added 2013, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 2, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 129F-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129F - Town of Panton|App § 129F-2. General provisions

§ 129F-2. General provisions|(a) Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this chapter, all provisions of the statutes of the State of Vermont relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town of Panton.(b) The Town of Panton shall have all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont and this chapter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The Town of Panton may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution of the State of Vermont, laws of the State of Vermont, or this chapter, and impose penalties for violation thereof.(c) In this chapter, any mention of a particular power shall not be construed to restrict the scope of the powers which the Town would have if the particular power were not mentioned, unless this chapter otherwise provides.(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to in any way limit the powers and functions conferred on the Town of Panton, the Selectboard of the Town, or its elected or appointed officers by general or special enactment of State statutes or regulations in force or effect or hereafter enacted, and the powers and functions conferred by this chapter shall be cumulative and in addition to the provisions of the general or special enactment unless this chapter otherwise provides. (Added 2013, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 2, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 129F-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129F - Town of Panton|App § 129F-3. Appointed officers

§ 129F-3. Appointed officers|(a) In addition to all other offices that may be filled by appointment by the Selectboard pursuant to State law or this chapter, the Selectboard shall appoint the following Town officers, who shall serve for such terms as the Selectboard may establish in its act of appointment or until the office otherwise becomes vacant:  (1) A Town Treasurer who shall not simultaneously hold any elective office within Town government. The Town Treasurer shall be responsible for the collection of current taxes. The Town Treasurer shall be paid an hourly wage. (2) A Town Clerk who shall not simultaneously hold any elective office within Town government. The Town Clerk shall be paid an hourly wage. (3) A Collector of Delinquent Taxes. Unless the Town shall vote under 24 V.S.A. § 1530 to pay the Collector of Delinquent Taxes a salary in lieu of fees and commissions, the Collector shall be compensated by the eight percent commission on delinquent taxes set forth in 32 V.S.A. § 1674(2), or such other percentage as may be set by a majority of voters present and voting at an annual or special meeting in accordance with 32 V.S.A. § 1674(3).   (b) The Selectboard shall adopt, and revise from time to time, a general statement of the qualifications necessary to perform the duties and responsibilities of each of these appointed town offices and a job description of those offices. These appointed officers shall exercise all the powers and duties necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter as well as those provided by State law generally.(c) These appointed officers shall be employees of the Town of Panton, subject to all personnel and employment rules, regulations, and policies of the Town. An officer appointed hereunder shall be eligible to apply for reappointment at the expiration of his or her term of office but failure by the Selectboard to make such reappointment shall not be construed as discharge from employment.(d) Persons appointed to the positions of Clerk, Treasurer, or Collector of Delinquent Taxes need not be a resident or voter of the Town of Panton. (Added 2013, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 2, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 129F-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 129F - Town of Panton|App § 129F-4. Separability

§ 129F-4. Separability|If any provision of this chapter is held invalid, the other provisions of the chapter shall not be affected thereby. (Added 2013, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 2, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 131-101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 131 - Town of Plainfield|App § 131-101. Corporate existence retained

§ 131-101. Corporate existence retained|The inhabitants of the Town of Plainfield as presently constituted and the inhabitants of the Village of Plainfield as constituted by No. 189 of the Acts of 1867, as amended by No. 314 of the Acts of 1910, No. 327 of the Acts of 1913, No. 174 of the Acts of 1927, No. 194 of the Acts of 1933, No. 227 of the Acts of 1965, and the vote of the Village of Plainfield at the annual meeting thereof held on May 3, 1976, except that part of the Village of Plainfield located in the Town of Marshfield, are hereby incorporated and continued to be incorporated and declared to be a body corporate and politic under the name of the Town of Plainfield; and under that name may sue and be sued, prosecute and defend in any court; may have a common seal and alter it at pleasure; may borrow money on the credit of the Town, in the mode and under the restrictions hereinafter provided and as provided by the general law of this State; may elect Representatives to the General Assembly of the State, and the number of justices of the peace as provided in Chapter II of the Vermont Constitution for a town of equal population; and generally shall have, exercise, and enjoy all such rights, immunities, powers, and privileges as are conferred upon, or are incident to, towns in this State; and shall be subject to like duties, liabilities, and obligations, except as otherwise provided in this charter.
24A V.S.A. § 131-201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 131 - Town of Plainfield|App § 131-201. General law; application

§ 131-201. General law; application|Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, or by any legal regulation or ordinance of the Town of Plainfield, all provisions of the statutes of the State of Vermont relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town of Plainfield.
24A V.S.A. § 131-202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 131 - Town of Plainfield|App § 131-202. Powers of the Town

§ 131-202. Powers of the Town|(a) The Town of Plainfield shall have all the powers granted to towns, town school districts, and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of this State and this charter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The Town of Plainfield may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont or with this charter, and impose penalties for violation thereof.(b) The Town may acquire real and personal property within or without its corporate limits necessary or convenient for any lawful purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation, consistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont, and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as its interest may require consistent with the Constitution and laws of the State.(c) In this charter, no mention of a particular power shall be construed to be exclusive or to restrict the scope of the powers which the Town would have if the particular power were not mentioned, unless this charter otherwise provides.(d) The Seal of the Town of Plainfield, heretofore adopted, is declared to be the official seal of the Town, to be used as required by law and custom.(e) The Town may purchase, hold, and convey any real estate and erect and keep in repair any buildings necessary or convenient for its purposes; and may acquire, construct, and maintain such dams, aqueducts, reservoirs, sewage disposal facilities, and electrical distribution facilities as it may deem necessary for the benefit of the Town.
24A V.S.A. § 131-203
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 131 - Town of Plainfield|App § 131-203. Reservation of powers to the Town

§ 131-203. Reservation of powers to the Town|Nothing in this charter shall be construed to in any way limit the powers and functions conferred on the Town of Plainfield, the selectmen of said Town, or its elected and appointed officials by general or special enactments of State statutes or regulations in force or effect or hereafter enacted, and the powers and functions conferred by this charter shall be cumulative and in addition to the provisions of such general or special enactments unless this charter otherwise provides.
24A V.S.A. § 131-204
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 131 - Town of Plainfield|App § 131-204. Authority of police officers

§ 131-204. Authority of police officers|The police officers of the Town shall have the same powers throughout the State with respect to criminal matters, and the enforcement of the laws relating thereto, as they have within the Town.
24A V.S.A. § 131-205
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 131 - Town of Plainfield|App § 131-205. Open meetings

§ 131-205. Open meetings|Meetings of all Town boards and commissions shall be open and held in accordance with the general law of this State relating to public meetings. The record of all official proceedings shall be available for public inspection and copying as provided by the general law of this State.
24A V.S.A. § 131-206
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 131 - Town of Plainfield|App § 131-206. Form of government

§ 131-206. Form of government|Pursuant to its provisions and subject only to the limitations imposed by the Vermont Constitution and by this charter, all powers of the Town shall be vested in an elective council, hereinafter referred to as the Selectboard, which shall enact ordinances, codes, and regulations, adopt budgets and determine policies, and which shall execute the laws and administer the government of the Town.
24A V.S.A. § 131-207
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 131 - Town of Plainfield|App § 131-207. Intergovernmental relations

§ 131-207. Intergovernmental relations|The Town, through its Selectboard or Board of School Directors, or both, may enter into any agreement with the United States of America or the State of Vermont, or both, or with any subdivision, department, agency, or activity of the United States of America or the State of Vermont, or both, to accept grants, loans, and assistance from the United States of America or the State of Vermont, or both, or from any subdivision department, agency, or activity of the United States of America or the State of Vermont, or both, to make public improvements within said Town, or upon property or rights of said Town outside its corporate limits, whether owned by said Town as sole owner or owned by said Town in common with another municipality or other municipalities, and may make appropriations consistent with this charter to accomplish such purpose.
24A V.S.A. § 131-208
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 131 - Town of Plainfield|App § 131-208. Town School District; establishment

§ 131-208. Town School District; establishment|The Town of Plainfield, as established in section 101 of this charter, shall constitute the Town of Plainfield Town School District.
24A V.S.A. § 131-209
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 131 - Town of Plainfield|App § 131-209. Utility services

§ 131-209. Utility services|The Town shall have the power to impose rates, charges, and assessments upon property located in that part of the former Village located in the Town of Marshfield for water, sewer, and street lighting.
24A V.S.A. § 131-301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 131 - Town of Plainfield|App § 131-301. Ordinances; enforcement and adoption

§ 131-301. Ordinances; enforcement and adoption|(a) The Selectboard may provide penalties for the breach of any ordinance authorized by general law or this Charter; may prosecute any person violating the same through the Town Agent, constables, or police officers who for such purposes shall be informing officers; and may maintain actions to restrain actual or threatened violations of the same. The establishment of any fine or penalty shall be by ordinance.(b) Ordinance-making authority granted to the Town by this charter and general law shall be exercised pursuant to the provisions of sections 302 through 305 of this charter.
24A V.S.A. § 131-302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 131 - Town of Plainfield|App § 131-302. Ordinances; introduction and readings

§ 131-302. Ordinances; introduction and readings|(a) Every ordinance shall be introduced in writing. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be "The Selectboard of the Town of Plainfield hereby ordains." If the Selectboard passes the proposed ordinance upon first reading, it shall cause it to be published in its entirety in abbreviated form in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town, at least once, together with a notice of the time and place when and where there will be a public hearing to consider the same for final passage. The first such publication shall be at least one week prior to the date of said public hearing.(b) At the time and place so advertised, or at any time and place to which such hearing may from time to time be adjourned, such ordinance shall be read in full, except that by vote of a majority of the Selectboard, the ordinance may be read by title, and after such reading, all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard.