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24A V.S.A. § 9-15.4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-15.4. Confirmation of appointment

§ 9-15.4. Confirmation of appointment|(a) Unless otherwise provided, all appointments authorized to be made by the Mayor under any of the provisions of this charter shall be submitted by him or her, in writing, to the Board of Aldermen at a regular meeting for confirmation. The Board shall act upon the appointments at the next regular meeting. Such appointments shall stand confirmed unless rejected by a vote of seven members. If a person so appointed is rejected, the Mayor may appoint him or her or another person for such office and submit the same to the Board of Aldermen within one month. In no case shall the Mayor submit the same name more than twice. In case he or she fails to do so within said period, the Board of Aldermen may proceed to make such appointment, which appointment shall be valid without the consent of the Mayor.(b) If the Mayor fails to appoint any of the officers authorized by section 15.2 or 15.3 within 90 days, then the Board of Aldermen may appoint said officers by a vote of seven members without the approval of the Mayor.(c) The Mayor may also contract, for a period of up to one year, subject to confirmation of the Board of Aldermen, to fill a vacancy in either the Office of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department or the Chief of Police, notwithstanding the appointment powers set forth in § 22.1 or § 23.1 of this charter.
24A V.S.A. § 9-15.5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-15.5. Term of office

§ 9-15.5. Term of office|(a) All elective officers, including ward officers and school commissioners, shall hold office from the 15th day of March of the year of their first election, for the term for which they are elected, and until their successors have been elected and have qualified.(b) All appointive officers and all other officers whose terms of office are not herein or by general law otherwise specified, shall, except as herein otherwise provided, hold their offices for the specified terms of their appointment from the first day of April of the year of their appointment, and until their successors are appointed and have qualified.
24A V.S.A. § 9-15.6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-15.6. Discipline of employees and appointed officers

§ 9-15.6. Discipline of employees and appointed officers|All discipline of employees and appointed officers shall be pursuant to law.
24A V.S.A. § 9-15.7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-15.7. Vacancies

§ 9-15.7. Vacancies|(a) In case of vacancy for any cause in any appointive office, such vacancy shall be filled in the manner herein provided for the appointment thereto, but only for the unexpired term of the office. In case of vacancy for any cause in an elective office, excepting Mayor and school commissioner, occasioned by death, resignation, removal from the City, or other disability, the office shall be filled by the Mayor by nomination and confirmation by the aldermen as hereinbefore provided. The appointment shall run until the next annual meeting and at such next annual meeting the legal voters of the City shall elect, from among their number, a person to fill such vacancy.(b) The Mayor with the approval of the Board of Aldermen, shall make a temporary appointment within 15 days after receiving notice from a physician that any appointive officer is rendered incapable of performing the duties of that particular office.
24A V.S.A. § 9-15.8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-15.8. Conflicting offices

§ 9-15.8. Conflicting offices|The Mayor, Aldermen, and members of the Board of School Commissioners shall not hold any other City office, either appointive or elective, except as otherwise provided.
24A V.S.A. § 9-15.9
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-15.9. Compensation

§ 9-15.9. Compensation|The Board of Aldermen shall fix the annual compensation for all City officers except as otherwise provided.
24A V.S.A. § 9-15.10
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-15.10. Bonds of City officers

§ 9-15.10. Bonds of City officers|(a) All employees of the City who receive or disburse any of the funds of the City shall annually, before entering upon the duties of their office, give bonds to the City in an amount satisfactory to the Board of Aldermen, for the faithful discharge of their respective duties; and any other officer or employee may be required by the Board of Aldermen to give similar bonds.(b) All City officers or employees from whom bonds are required shall furnish bonds of a surety company in form satisfactory to the City attorney in an amount satisfactory to the Board of Aldermen. The City Treasurer shall pay the cost of such bonds from the money appropriated for general expense.(c) In case of the neglect of any officer to give bond as above specified after 10 days' notice from the Board of Aldermen that he or she is required to do so, his or her office shall thereupon become vacant and the vacancy shall be filled as hereinbefore provided.
24A V.S.A. § 9-15.11
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-15.11. Oath of officers

§ 9-15.11. Oath of officers|All officers of the City shall, before assuming office, take, subscribe, and file with the City Clerk the following oath: "I solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office (duty or trust) of __________ of the City of Rutland, to the best of my judgment and abilities, according to law, so help me God."
24A V.S.A. § 9-15.12
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-15.12. Residency requirement

§ 9-15.12. Residency requirement|(a) The application of a residence requirement upon commencement of employment with the City of Rutland may be applied to those employees or appointed officials where it is established that a rational basis therefore exists.(b) The Board of Aldermen may designate by ordinance that certain officers or employees of the City shall become residents thereof upon the determination that a rational basis exists for the imposition of such a requirement.(c) The above requirements shall become effective upon passage and shall affect officers or employees commencing employment on or after July 1, 1979.
24A V.S.A. § 9-16.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-16.1. Duties

§ 9-16.1. Duties|The City Clerk shall perform for the City the same duties devolving under the law of this State upon town clerks, except insofar as the same are changed or modified by the provisions of this act; the Clerk shall be the ex officio Clerk of the Board of Aldermen, Board of Civil Authority, Board for the Abatement of Taxes, Board of Finance, Board of Public Health, and of the Board of Highway Commissioners. The City Clerk may be City Purchasing Agent. He or she shall have exclusive charge and custody of the public records of the City and of all records, papers, and documents belonging to the Town of Rutland at the time the City of Rutland was organized. He or she shall receive the same fees as do town clerks under the State law, but his or her salary as set by the Board of Aldermen shall be in lieu of all fees, and all fees received by the City Clerk shall be accounted for, and paid into the City Treasury.
24A V.S.A. § 9-16.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-16.2. Public records

§ 9-16.2. Public records|(a) Public records shall not be taken out of or away from the City Clerk's office except upon the order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction, but the Board of Aldermen may by ordinance or by law regulate the removal from said office of all papers and documents belonging to the City and in the custody of the City Clerk as aforesaid.(b) The Clerk shall make duly certified copies of public records, papers, and documents, upon payment of the proper fee. Such copies so certified shall be legal evidence of the same validity and effect as those of town clerks, in all courts and for all purposes.
24A V.S.A. § 9-16.3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-16.3. Certification of publication

§ 9-16.3. Certification of publication|Whenever any notice signed by the Mayor, Board of Aldermen, or any City officer or officers, or any advertisement, ordinance, resolution, or bylaw shall have been published in some newspaper or publicly posted under the provisions of the general law, this charter, or the ordinances thereby authorized, the City Clerk shall examine and ascertain whether such notice, advertisement, or ordinance has been duly published or posted, and if such be the fact he or she shall so certify upon the proper City record; and such record or a duly certified copy thereof shall be treated as prima facie evidence of the facts so certified.
24A V.S.A. § 9-17.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-17.1. City Purchasing Agent

§ 9-17.1. City Purchasing Agent|(a) The City Purchasing Agent shall be a City employee under the direction of the Board of Finance.(b) The City Purchasing Agent shall contract for and purchase all supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services required by any department, office, board, commission, or agency of the City; except purchases made in behalf of the School Department, and except as otherwise provided herein.(c) The City Purchasing Agent shall work in a cooperative and coordinative purchasing effort with the designated representative of the Rutland City School Department when such effort will result in a benefit to the City of Rutland.
24A V.S.A. § 9-17.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-17.2. Contractual authority

§ 9-17.2. Contractual authority|The City Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into contracts for the City, except that any contract calling for payment, either totally, or in installments, of a sum exceeding $1,000.00 shall be signed by the Mayor.
24A V.S.A. § 9-17.3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-17.3. Requisitions

§ 9-17.3. Requisitions|(a) All purchases made under section 17.1 of this chapter shall be made upon written requisitions therefor upon the Purchasing Agent. The Purchasing Agent shall immediately proceed to purchase under the provisions of the ordinances the property so required and to distribute it accordingly taking a receipt therefor upon the original requisition. The Purchasing Agent shall then forward the requisition to the City Clerk. Purchases in excess of $3,000.00 shall be awarded upon bids as hereinafter set forth.(b) Notwithstanding any of the provisions herein, purchases may be made at auctions with the express approval of the Board of Aldermen and City Purchasing Agent. (Amended 1997, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 14, 2008.)
24A V.S.A. § 9-17.4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-17.4. Bidding procedures

§ 9-17.4. Bidding procedures|(a) No board or officer of the City shall incur any indebtedness or enter into any contract on behalf of the City requiring the payment of money, unless such indebtedness or contract is provided for in the previous appropriations of the Board of Aldermen. Contracts shall not be awarded for an amount in excess of $3,000.00 unless the contract is awarded upon sealed bids submitted as a result of advertising in a local newspaper, or in response to an invitation to bid from the City Purchasing Agent, or Rutland City School Department, or bids invited by the Vermont Agency of Administration, Division of Purchasing, if the Board of Finance determines it is in the best interest of the City of Rutland to participate in the Vermont State bid process. No contract as entered into as aforesaid shall be altered or amended unless such alterations or amendments are reduced to writing in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney and approved by the Mayor. No acceptance of performance of such contact by any officer of the City shall be valid or binding unless the same shall be approved by the Board of Finance. However, contracts of the School Department shall not require the approval of the Mayor and the Board of Finance but shall be approved by a majority vote of the school commissioners.(b) The Board of Finance is authorized to receive all bids and to make awards on the same, upon consultation with the City Purchasing Agent and the department head involved in the purchase. (Amended 2007, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 14, 2008.)
24A V.S.A. § 9-17.5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-17.5. Specifications

§ 9-17.5. Specifications|The department head shall prepare specifications for all supplies, materials, and equipment needed by said department, in consultation with the City Purchasing Agent. Any disagreement regarding said specification shall be resolved by the Mayor.
24A V.S.A. § 9-17.6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-17.6. Professional services

§ 9-17.6. Professional services|(a) For contracts requiring professional services or specialization, or expertise in a particular field, the Board of School Commissioners shall authorize the Superintendent to invite proposals for such services. The Superintendent, acting as Purchasing Agent for the School Department, shall submit his or her selection or selections to the Board of School Commissioners for confirmation.(b) For contracts requiring professional services or specialization, or expertise in a particular field, the Board of Aldermen shall authorize the Mayor to invite proposals for such services. The Mayor, after consultation with the City Purchasing Agent and the department head involved, shall submit his or her selection or selections to the Board of Aldermen for confirmation.
24A V.S.A. § 9-18.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-18.1. Duties

§ 9-18.1. Duties|The City Attorney shall be Corporation Counsel, Chief Union Negotiator, and shall prosecute and defend on behalf of said City all suits in which the City is interested; and may prosecute all violations of the City ordinances and bylaws. The City Attorney is also authorized to file informations and complaints in criminal causes in the District Court, before any justice of the peace in the City according to law and prosecute the same to final judgment.
24A V.S.A. § 9-18.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-18.2. Grand juror and Assistant City Attorney

§ 9-18.2. Grand juror and Assistant City Attorney|The City Grand Juror shall prosecute violations of ordinances, regulations, and bylaws of the City of Rutland; may prosecute and defend criminal matters occurring within the limits of the City of Rutland; and also shall act as Assistant City Attorney as directed by the City Attorney.
24A V.S.A. § 9-19.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-19.2. Duties of the Director of Emergency Management

§ 9-19.2. Duties of the Director of Emergency Management|The Emergency Management Director is responsible for coordinating and supervising public and private informational programs to familiarize the public with emergency management activities.
24A V.S.A. § 9-19.3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-19.3. Duties of the Equal Employment Opportunity Officer

§ 9-19.3. Duties of the Equal Employment Opportunity Officer|The Equal Employment Opportunity Officer is responsible for managing the organization, implementation, and all continuing aspects of the City's affirmative action plan.
24A V.S.A. § 9-19.5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-19.5. Duties of the Community Development Director

§ 9-19.5. Duties of the Community Development Director|The Community Development Director is an administrative staff position assisting the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen and various City boards in a variety of assignments which include the management of community development efforts and the coordination of City planning efforts.
24A V.S.A. § 9-20.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-20.1. Membership and duties

§ 9-20.1. Membership and duties|(a) The Mayor, the President of the Board of Aldermen, and the City Treasurer shall constitute the Board of Finance; the Mayor shall be Chairman.(b) The Board of Finance shall establish, and each department shall adopt, such system of accounting and auditing for each department of the City government as will give uniform and reliable methods for transacting the business of the City. They shall provide for regular monthly reports to be made by each department to the Board of Finance and to the Board of Aldermen.(c) The Board of Finance may annually in the month of June procure from chartered banks of known reliability and sufficient capital their offer to act as depository for the City moneys, and the terms upon which they will receive such moneys. They may, by vote appoint such bank or banks as depository as shall appear to be for the best interest of the City.
24A V.S.A. § 9-20.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-20.2. Custody of public buildings

§ 9-20.2. Custody of public buildings|(a) The Board of Finance shall also have the care and control of all public buildings not specifically in charge of any other department of the City. They shall appoint such janitors or employ such persons as may be required for the proper care of the buildings, and may prescribe their salaries and define their duties subject to existing collective bargaining agreements.(b) The Board of Finance may order repairs or enlargements to be made to said buildings, except when the estimated cost of any such repairs or enlargements exceeds $500.00, in such case, prior approval of the Board of Aldermen shall be required.
24A V.S.A. § 9-20.3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-20.3. Records

§ 9-20.3. Records|The Board of Finance shall cause full and accurate records of all meetings thereof and all business transacted by the Board to be kept by the Clerk of the Board. The records and books of the Board shall be public records. The Board shall monthly submit to the Board of Aldermen a report of all business transacted by the Board of Finance in the preceding month.
24A V.S.A. § 9-21.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-21.1. Requirements

§ 9-21.1. Requirements|(a) All officers, boards, and departments of the City shall be subject to audit as follows:  (1) at the close of each fiscal year; (2) at the expiration of the term of office of any officer, board; or department; (3) at such other times as may be directed by the Board of Aldermen.   (b) The Board of Aldermen shall provide a competent professional auditor who shall have access to all books and vouchers in possession of any officer, employee, board, or department of the City for auditing purposes. Such professional auditor shall report the audit results to the Board of Aldermen.
24A V.S.A. § 9-22.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-22.1. Police Commission and Police Department

§ 9-22.1. Police Commission and Police Department|The Police Commission shall consist of five legal voters appointed to serve for a term of three years, unless otherwise provided herein, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Upon creation, two members shall be appointed for a term to expire on April 1 of the third calendar year after appointment; two members shall be appointed for a term to expire April 1 of the second calendar year after appointment; and one member shall be appointed for a term to expire April 1 of the calendar year following appointment. All terms shall thereafter expire on April 1 of the third calendar year following appointment. A person appointed to fill an unexpired term shall serve to the end of that term. The Mayor shall appoint a Chairman and Vice/Chairman of the Commission from among the members of the Commission subject to the approval of the Board of Aldermen. The term of Chairman and Vice/Chairman shall expire on April 1 of the year following appointment. Except at creation, at which time appointments will be denied by majority vote, all appointments to the Commission shall be made in a manner consistent with the provisions of this charter.
24A V.S.A. § 9-22.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-22.2. Powers and duties of Police Commission

§ 9-22.2. Powers and duties of Police Commission|The Police Commission shall have the jurisdiction and control of the Police Department and of the police force of the City of Rutland. It shall have the power to make such rules and regulations as are necessary to govern its own actions and proceedings and to exercise jurisdiction and control of the Department. It may delegate this authority to the Chief of Police as it deems appropriate. It shall exercise all powers and duties as provided by charter and ordinance, or policy set by the Board of Aldermen. It shall prepare and submit to the Mayor as directed the annual budget of the Police Department. It shall appoint the Chief of Police.
24A V.S.A. § 9-22.3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-22.3. Eligibility of police commissioners

§ 9-22.3. Eligibility of police commissioners|No person shall serve as a police commissioner who has an immediate relative employed by the Rutland City Police Department. Immediate relative shall include spouse, children, stepchildren, parents, stepparents, brothers, sisters, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and other relatives who are actual members of the person's household.
24A V.S.A. § 9-22.4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-22.4. Chief, appointment, removal

§ 9-22.4. Chief, appointment, removal|The Police Commission shall appoint a Chief of Police who shall hold that position during good behavior, and for a term not to exceed five years, and so long as the Chief shall render efficient service to the City unless sooner removed as hereinafter provided. Retirement of the Chief of Police appointed under this section shall be mandatory when the age of 65 is reached. The Chief may make appointment of subordinate officers as he or she may deem necessary. All qualifications being equal, the Chief shall appoint senior officers in the time of service to said subordinate positions. These officers shall hold office as long as in the opinion of the Chief of Police each is capable of performing his or her duties and is conscientious and efficient in the discharge of the same. Such officers may be removed by the Chief of Police by approval of the Board of Civil Authority, for any incapacity or misconduct which said Board may find sufficient.