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24A V.S.A. § 5-1307
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1307. Record of special assessments

§ 5-1307. Record of special assessments|When the City Council shall make assessments, the City Clerk shall immediately make out a statement of all such assessments, giving the name of the owner and describing the land or other property assessed, and shall cause the same to be properly recorded and indexed in the City Clerk's office. The City Clerk shall, as soon as such assessments have been recorded, deliver a copy of the same to the City Treasurer for collection. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1308
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1308. Notice and time of payment

§ 5-1308. Notice and time of payment|The City Treasurer shall forthwith notify each person so assessed by mail. The notice shall state the nature of the assessment, the amount of the same, and the time of payment. Payment due date shall be as noted on the bill. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1309
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1309. Record of payment

§ 5-1309. Record of payment|Payment, when made, shall be entered on the record of assessment. Recording as provided in section 1307 of this subchapter shall be required before such assessment becomes a lien on the land or other property affected. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1310
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1310. Warrant for collection of special assessment

§ 5-1310. Warrant for collection of special assessment|(a) If the owner of lands or other property assessed by authority of this subchapter shall neglect to pay the City Treasurer the billed amount of such assessment within 30 days after the due date as noticed on the assessment, the City Treasurer shall issue a warrant for collection of the same and deliver the warrant to the Tax Collector for collection.(b) In case of an appeal, if the court upholds the assessment and it has been recorded in the office of the City Clerk, payment shall be due within 30 days after the final court decision, and the City Treasurer shall issue a warrant for collection of the same and deliver the warrant to the Tax Collector for collection. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1311
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1311. Tax Collector authority to sell property

§ 5-1311. Tax Collector authority to sell property|The Tax Collector shall have authority to sell at public auction so much of said land or other property as will satisfy such assessment and all legal fees, and will proceed in the same manner in the collection of such assessment as collectors of town taxes are authorized and required by law to proceed in selling real estate at public auction for the collection of town taxes. All other remedies given towns by law for collection of town taxes are given the City of Montpelier for collection of all legal assessments made under the provisions of this subchapter. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1312
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1312. Lien not vacated

§ 5-1312. Lien not vacated|While the final resolution is pending on an appeal from an assessment made under the provisions of this subchapter, the City shall not vacate the lien created by such assessment, but shall suspend the same until final determination of the proceedings. The liens for all City assessments shall not be vacated or dissolved. (Amended 2011, No. M-6, eff. May 6, 2011; 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1313
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1313. Minimum description

§ 5-1313. Minimum description|Whenever a description of lands or buildings is required in making assessments, or in the recording thereof, reference to the deed of conveyance to the last record owner thereof, giving the date of the same and the volume and page of the land records where the same is recorded, or the street upon which the same is situated and the number, shall be a minimum description. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1401
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1401. Oath of allegiance; oath of office

§ 5-1401. Oath of allegiance; oath of office|All elective officials of the City shall, before assuming office, take, subscribe, and file with the City Clerk the following two oaths, as prescribed by the Constitution of the State of Vermont, Chapter II, § 56:Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance"I ____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will be true and faithful to the State of Vermont, and that I will not, directly or indirectly, do any act or thing injurious to the Constitution or Government thereof. (If an oath) So help me God. (If an affirmation) Under the pains and penalties of perjury."Oath or Affirmation of Office"I ____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of ____ for the City of Montpelier and will therein do equal right and justice to all persons to the best of my judgment and ability, according to law. (If an oath) So help me God. (If an affirmation) Under the pains and penalties of perjury."  (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1402
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1402. Savings clause

§ 5-1402. Savings clause|The amendment of this chapter shall not affect any ordinance, resolution, or bylaw lawfully enacted, ordained, and established under the provisions of this chapter prior to the amendment, but the same shall be and remain in full force and effect until repealed, altered, or amended. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1403. Title of chapter

§ 5-1403. Title of chapter|This chapter shall be designated as the Charter of the City of Montpelier. A copy of this chapter shall be kept in the office of the Montpelier City Clerk, to which copy shall be affixed a certificate under the hand of the Secretary of State and the Seal of the State of Vermont that the laws therein contained are statute laws of the State of Vermont, and such certified copy shall be an authentic record of such laws. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1405
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1405. Amendment of the chapter

§ 5-1405. Amendment of the chapter|This chapter may be altered, amended, or repealed whenever the public good shall require in accordance with the general laws of the State. A copy certified by the Secretary of State of all acts that alter, amend, or repeal this chapter shall be kept in the office of the City Clerk. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1411
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1411. Separability of provisions

§ 5-1411. Separability of provisions|If any provision of this chapter or the application of it to any person, body, or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of this chapter or the application of it to persons, bodies, or circumstances other than those as to which it shall have been held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1501. Eligibility of noncitizen voters

§ 5-1501. Eligibility of noncitizen voters|(a) Notwithstanding 17 V.S.A. § 2121(a)(1), any person may register to vote in Montpelier City elections who on election day is a citizen of the United States or a legal resident of the United States, provided that person otherwise meets the qualifications of 17 V.S.A. chapter 43.(b) A noncitizen voter shall not be eligible to vote on any State or federal candidate or question by virtue of registration under this section. (Added 2021, No. M-5, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1502
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1502. City voter checklist; City Clerk duties to maintain

§ 5-1502. City voter checklist; City Clerk duties to maintain|The City Clerk shall maintain a City voter checklist composed of voters eligible to vote in City elections under 17 V.S.A. chapter 43 and this subchapter and shall keep this City voter checklist separate from any other voter checklist. The City Clerk shall develop all necessary forms and procedures for implementation of this subchapter. (Added 2021, No. M-5, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1503
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1503. City election ballot

§ 5-1503. City election ballot|In any election involving a federal, State, county, special district, or school district office or question and a City question or City office, the City Clerk shall prepare a ballot that contains only the City questions and candidates, except for justices of the peace. (Added 2021, No. M-5, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
24A V.S.A. § 5-1504
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 5 - City of Montpelier|App § 5-1504. Definitions

§ 5-1504. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Legal resident of the United States" means any noncitizen who resides in the United States on a permanent or indefinite basis in compliance with federal immigration laws. (2) "Noncitizen voter" means any voter who registers and qualifies to vote in City elections under section 1501 of this charter but is not a citizen of the United States. (Added 2021, No. M-5, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
24A V.S.A. § 7-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 7 - City of Newport|App § 7-1. Establishment of City

§ 7-1. Establishment of City|Out of the territory heretofore existing within the limits of the Towns of Newport and Derby is established the City of Newport, embracing all the territory included within the limits described in this charter; and the remainder of the territory of the Town of Newport is established as a new town to be the Town of Newport and the remaining territory of the Town of Derby is established as a new town to be the Town of Derby. The Villages of Newport and West Derby are hereby abolished as soon as this act shall go into operation, and all property, rights, funds, taxes, rights of action, etc., belonging to said Villages of Newport and West Derby, respectively, shall at once be transferred and belong to said City of Newport; and said City of Newport shall assume and have all the duties, rights, and obligations and debts of the said Villages of Newport and West Derby, respectively, except as herein otherwise provided.
24A V.S.A. § 7-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 7 - City of Newport|App § 7-4. Voter qualifications

§ 7-4. Voter qualifications|The qualifications of a voter in City meetings shall be the same as are required of voters in town meetings.
24A V.S.A. § 7-5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 7 - City of Newport|App § 7-5. Warning and convening of annual meeting

§ 7-5. Warning and convening of annual meeting|On the first Tuesday of March 1918, and annually thereafter on the first Tuesday of March, a meeting of the legal voters of said City shall be held at nine o'clock A.M., at a place to be appointed by the City Council of said City, of which notice shall be posted in at least three public places within the limits of said City, and at least 14 days previous thereto, and also published for at least two weeks in a newspaper printed in said City, which notices shall be signed by the City Clerk, and in case of his or her failure, by the Mayor; provided, that if the annual meeting shall fail to be holden for want of notice hereinbefore mentioned or for any other cause, the corporation shall not thereby be prejudiced, and the several officers hereafter mentioned may at any time thereafter be elected at a special meeting called for that purpose as hereinbefore provided. The first meeting of said corporation shall be held at the school hall in the present Village of Newport, and shall be called by the Clerk of the Village of Newport. The Clerk of said City shall, at any time when directed by the City Council, or when requested in writing by 25 legal voters of said City, call a special meeting of the legal voters of said City at such time of day and place as directed by the City Council. In case of the failure of the Clerk to call a meeting as aforesaid, that duty shall be performed by the Mayor. The business session of each annual or special City meeting shall be held at eight o'clock in the evening of the day for such meeting, but this shall in no way alter the hour designated, or to be designated, for any meeting where any question must be voted upon under the Australian ballot system.
24A V.S.A. § 7-6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 7 - City of Newport|App § 7-6. Elections of officers at annual meeting

§ 7-6. Elections of officers at annual meeting|At the annual meeting the said corporations shall elect from among the legal voters of said City a Mayor, City Clerk, four aldermen, a City Treasurer, one Constable, three listers, three auditors, and three grand jurors, who shall hold office until the next annual meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, except that at the first annual meeting of said corporation two of said aldermen shall be elected for one year and two for two years; one of said listers shall be elected for one year, one for two years, and one for three years; one of said auditors shall be elected for one year, one for two years and one for three years, and at each succeeding annual election two aldermen shall be elected for two years, one lister for three years, and one auditor for three years. The City Clerk and the Treasurer shall be elected for a term of three years, and the Mayor for a term of two years.
24A V.S.A. § 7-7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 7 - City of Newport|App § 7-7. Mayor and Board of Aldermen as City Council

§ 7-7. Mayor and Board of Aldermen as City Council|The administration of all fiscal, prudential, and municipal affairs of said City, and the government thereof, shall be vested in the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen shall consist of four aldermen, who shall elect one of their number President of said Board. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen, in their joint capacity, shall be called the City Council. The Mayor and aldermen shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties. The Mayor and aldermen shall receive such compensation as the City shall determine at its annual or any special City meeting.
24A V.S.A. § 7-8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 7 - City of Newport|App § 7-8. Officers appointed by City Council

§ 7-8. Officers appointed by City Council|The City Council shall appoint, and may remove at its pleasure and appoint others in their stead, the following officers, none of whom shall be members of the City Council, viz: a Collector of Taxes, a Superintendent of Streets and Waterworks, a City Attorney, a Board of Fire Wardens, consisting of one Chief and a first and second Assistant Engineer, and such other officers not herein otherwise provided for as are required by law. The City Council may fill vacancies in elective City offices, including the Board of School Trustees, until the next annual meeting, unless a special City meeting for the purpose of filling such vacancy is sooner warned and held. The City Council may fill vacancies in appointive offices until the next annual meeting or during the pleasure of said Council.
24A V.S.A. § 7-9
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 7 - City of Newport|App § 7-9. Powers of Mayor; City Council to establish water rates

§ 7-9. Powers of Mayor; City Council to establish water rates|The Mayor shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the City. He or she shall use his or her best efforts to see that the laws and City ordinances are enforced and that the duties of all subordinate officers are faithfully performed. He or she shall take care that the finances of the City are properly expended and shall bring before the Board of Aldermen whatever he or she may deem worthy of their attention for prudentially and efficiently carrying on the affairs of the City. In his or her absence, the President of the Board of Aldermen shall act as Mayor in his or her stead. The Mayor, with the consent of the Board of Aldermen, shall have the power to remit penalties for the breach of City ordinances, in whole or in part, and shall cause the reason for such remission to be entered on the City records. The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the City, with the power of moderator in town meetings, and at all meetings of the City Council. The City Council shall have all the powers of selectmen. Said City Council shall hold a meeting on the first Monday of each month and oftener at the call of the Mayor. The presence of a majority of said Council shall be necessary to transact business at any meeting. The City Council shall establish rates to be paid for the use of water supplied by the City water works, which shall be called service rates and shall be collected by the City Treasurer. Such service rates shall be and are hereby made a lien in the nature of a tax upon the real estate so supplied with water and shall be collected and enforced under such regulations and ordinances as the City Council shall prescribe. The Mayor may appoint a Chief of Police and such number of other officers as he or she shall deem necessary, for a period not exceeding his or her term of office, but such appointees shall not continue in office after the next regular meeting of the City Council unless the same shall be approved by the City Council at such meeting. The Mayor may suspend any police officer and such suspension shall not continue in force after the next regular meeting of the City Council unless the same shall be approved by the City Council, and the City Council may at any time annul any of such appointments.
24A V.S.A. § 7-10
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 7 - City of Newport|App § 7-10. Mayoral approval and Board of Aldermen reconsideration of vetoed actions

§ 7-10. Mayoral approval and Board of Aldermen reconsideration of vetoed actions|The action of the Board of Aldermen shall require the approval of the Mayor, except as herein otherwise provided, for the enacting of all ordinances and bylaws and the awarding of any contracts, the appointment of any officers or committees, or the passing of any resolution. If the Mayor shall approve any ordinance, by-law, resolution, appointment, or contract made or voted by the City Council, the same shall be reduced to writing and the Mayor shall sign the same. If he or she does not sign the same he or she shall return it with his or her objections in writing to the Board of Aldermen at their next regular meeting, provided he or she shall have not less than one week to consider such ordinance, by-law, resolution, appointment, or contract. The Board of Aldermen shall then proceed to consider such ordinance, by-law, resolution, contract, or appointment, and if, upon such reconsideration, three-fourths of the whole number of aldermen shall vote in favor of the same it shall be valid and take effect, notwithstanding the objection of the Mayor. If any such ordinance, by-law, resolution, appointment, or contract shall not be returned by the Mayor to the Board of Aldermen at their next regular meeting after the period of one week has elapsed after he or she shall have received it, the same shall be valid and take effect without his or her approval. The fiscal year for all departments of said City shall begin on July 1st and end on the following June 30th.
24A V.S.A. § 7-11
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 7 - City of Newport|App § 7-11. Police officers

§ 7-11. Police officers|All police officers shall have authority to serve anywhere within the State, and return process in criminal causes returnable within the State, and shall have the power of constables in all matters arising under the criminal and police laws of the State and the police regulations of said City.
24A V.S.A. § 7-12
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 7 - City of Newport|App § 7-12. Board of Civil Authority and Board of Abatement

§ 7-12. Board of Civil Authority and Board of Abatement|The City Council, City Clerk, and the justices of the peace residing in the City shall constitute the Board of Civil Authority for the City, and, in conjunction with the listers, shall constitute a Board for the Abatement of Taxes, and shall be governed by the general laws of the State in respect to the abatement of taxes. The Board of Civil Authority shall perform all the duties imposed by law upon the board of civil authority of towns, except as hereinbefore provided. All meetings of the Board of Civil Authority shall, on application, be appointed and notified by the Mayor in the manner provided by law for appointing and notifying the meetings of the board of civil authority in towns. The compensation of all officers, servants, and employees of the City shall be fixed by the City Council, except as herein otherwise provided.
24A V.S.A. § 7-13
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 7 - City of Newport|App § 7-13. City Clerk

§ 7-13. City Clerk|The City Clerk shall perform for the City the same duties devolving by law upon town clerks, except so far as the same are rendered unnecessary by this Charter, and shall receive the same fees therefor, or shall receive such compensation from the City for his or her services as the City Council shall allow. He or she shall be Clerk of the City Council and shall keep a record of their proceedings. He or she shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his or her duties, and his or her records, copies, and certificates shall be legal evidence in all courts and for all purposes, the same as those of town clerks. He or she shall have the exclusive charge and custody of the records and papers of the City, which shall not be taken out of his or her office unless upon the order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction. He or she shall have the same rights and authority conferred upon town clerks and may perform any official act that may be performed by town clerks.