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24A V.S.A. § 15-65
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 15 - City of Vergennes|App § 15-65. Damages; procedure for determining

§ 15-65. Damages; procedure for determining|If in any case the damages caused by talking the water, or by taking the land, or any right, title, or interest therein, or for entering upon and using any land as aforesaid, are not adjusted by agreement of the parties affected thereby, or if the owner disputes the necessity for such taking, the City Council shall proceed in the same manner as is provided by law for selectmen in taking lands for highway purposes and in awarding damages therefor. If any interested person or corporation is dissatisfied with the decision as to the necessity for or the extent of such taking or with the award of damages, it may apply by petition to the Addison County Court setting forth the particulars wherein said petitioner claims to be aggrieved, and any number of persons may join therein. Said petition, with a citation, shall be served on the Clerk of said City within 30 days from the filing of the award and description of the property taken, and at least 12 days before the term of the Court to which the petition is returnable; the Court shall thereupon appoint three disinterested persons as commissioners, who shall inquire into the intent and necessity of such taking, and as to the damages sustained by the petitioners. Said commissioners shall give at least six days' notice of the time and place of hearing to the petitioners, and to the Clerk of the City of Vergennes; they shall report their findings to the Court, and upon hearing said Court may accept or reject said report, in whole or in part, make such orders in the premises as justice requires, may render judgment for the petitioners respectively, may take costs for either party, and award execution. In case final judgment is rendered for the City, or if no appeal from the decision of the commissioners is taken, the City may immediately tender the amount awarded as damages and costs and thereupon enter upon and occupy the premises so taken.
24A V.S.A. § 15-66
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 15 - City of Vergennes|App § 15-66. Authority to furnish water

§ 15-66. Authority to furnish water|Said City may sell or furnish water to any person or corporation for fire, sanitary, domestic, or other purposes not in conflict with the public service laws of the State, within or without said City, and lay all pipes necessary to furnish water to all such persons.
24A V.S.A. § 15-67
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 15 - City of Vergennes|App § 15-67. Rules

§ 15-67. Rules|The City Council shall make and establish all necessary rules and regulations for the government and operation of the water works, and may draw orders upon the Treasurer of said City for the necessary expenses of the same, may establish rates or rents for the use of the water, and provide for the collection of the same, and may, from time to time, modify, increase, or diminish such rates or rents, and extend them to any description of property or use as said City may see fit and deem proper. Such rates or rents for the use of the water as may be established upon lots, buildings, factories, steam engines, stores, shops, stables, and other property shall be collected from the owner of the property so supplied, unless otherwise provided in the lease of the water; and such rates or rents shall be in the nature of a tax, and be a lien and charge upon such buildings, lots, and other property so supplied, and may be collected in the same manner as any municipal tax. Said water rates or rents may be ordered to be paid in advance, and all necessary provisions and orders may be made by said City Council relating to the supply or stoppage of water as they may deem necessary to insure such payments. Said City Council shall appoint a Collector of Water Rates or Rents, and may remove him or her at pleasure; and said Collector, before he or she enters upon the duties of his or her office, shall execute a bond to the City of Vergennes and file the same with the Clerk of said City, conditioned for a just and true accounting of all money received and disbursed by him or her, and for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office, in such sum and with such sureties as said City Council shall direct, and, if he or she fails to comply therewith within five days from his or her appointment, said office shall thereby become vacant, and said City Council shall appoint others until one so appointed duly qualifies. During the construction contemplated by this subchapter, the committee provided for in section 64 of this charter shall have the exclusive management and control of the existing water works, and of all matters and things appertaining thereto, and shall have all and the same power and authority now vested in the City Council, with reference thereto, with full power of delegation.
24A V.S.A. § 15-68
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 15 - City of Vergennes|App § 15-68. Taking; notice

§ 15-68. Taking; notice|(a) Whenever a notice is required to be given for the taking of land or any right therein or the awarding of damages therefor, a citation shall be issued signed by the Clerk or City Attorney of said City, and containing the names of all persons to whom notice is to be given, which citation shall be served, in the manner provided for serving a writ of summons, upon the person or persons to whom notice is to be given, by a sheriff, constable, or police officer of said City, not more than 60 days nor less than six days prior to the time of hearing. The return of said officer upon the original citation shall have the same effect as evidence of such service as is by law given to the return of a sheriff or constable upon a writ of summons. Such citation and return shall be made a part of the record of such proceeding.(b) If at any stage of the proceedings for the taking of land, or any right or interest therein, for the purposes of this subchapter it appears that any person or persons owning or interested in such land have not been duly notified, said proceedings shall not be held void by reason thereof, but shall be suspended until such person or persons are duly notified as hereinbefore provided. Whereupon the same proceedings shall be held in the same manner and with the same effect as if said person or persons had been duly notified by the original citation. If any person so notified appears he or she shall be heard upon all matters therein pending in which he or she is interested.
24A V.S.A. § 15-69
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 15 - City of Vergennes|App § 15-69. Penalty

§ 15-69. Penalty|A person who shall wilfully disturb or injure said aqueduct, reservoir, filtration basin, or any of the connecting appurtenances, or works thereof, or pollutes the water thereof shall be liable to be prosecuted therefor by a Grand Juror of said City, or the State's Attorney of the county wherein said offense was committed, and shall be fined not more than $100.00 nor less than five dollars with costs of prosecution, and shall be liable to said City for all damage resulting to it by such disturbance, injury, or pollution, with full costs, the same to be recovered by said City in any action founded on this subchapter. Justices of the peace and the municipal court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the county court of offenses under this section.
24A V.S.A. § 19-101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-101. Corporate existence retained; form of government

§ 19-101. Corporate existence retained; form of government|(a) The City of Winooski as constituted by No. 314 of the Acts of 1921, as amended, is hereby continued to be incorporated as a body corporate and politic. The boundaries of the City are depicted on a plan recorded as Slide 10 Map 77-3 (formerly Book 2 Page 14), attached hereto as Exhibit A.(b) The municipal government provided by this charter shall be known as a council-manager form of government. Pursuant to its provisions and subject only to the limitations imposed by the State Constitution and by this charter, all powers of the City shall be vested in an elective council, hereinafter referred to as "the Council," which shall enact ordinances, codes, and regulations, adopt budgets, determine policies, appoint the City Manager, and exercise the powers of a municipal legislative body. All powers of the City shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this charter or prescribed by ordinance or by resolution.(c) [Repealed.]  (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-102. Powers of the City

§ 19-102. Powers of the City|The City of Winooski shall have all powers possible for a City to have under the Constitution and laws of this State as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-103. Construction

§ 19-103. Construction|The powers of the City under this charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the City, and the specific mention of particular powers in the charter shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general power stated in this article. The City shall have and may exercise all of the powers given to towns by the general law. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-104. Intergovernmental relations

§ 19-104. Intergovernmental relations|The City may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation by contract or otherwise, with the State and any one or more of the political subdivisions of the State or agencies thereof, or the United States or any agency thereof. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-105. Power over water resources

§ 19-105. Power over water resources|(a) No person, association of persons, corporate entity, or municipality, or any combination thereof, may develop, conserve, or use in whole or in part the water resources of the Winooski River as it flows through the City of Winooski for a water power project located in whole or in part in the City of Winooski without obtaining the approval of the City Council of the City of Winooski in addition to any other necessary State or federal agency approvals.(b) The City of Winooski may make, amend, repeal, and enforce any ordinances, regulations, rules, and bylaws not contrary to the laws of the State of Vermont or of the United States as it may deem necessary to carry into effect the powers and duties conferred and imposed by this section. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2021, No. M-6, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-201. City meetings

§ 19-201. City meetings|The annual City meeting shall occur on the first Tuesday in March and shall be warned in the manner provided by general law. Special City meetings shall be called and warned as provided by general law. All elections, voter registration and qualifications, absentee voting, and the conduct of City meetings shall be controlled by section 202 of this charter. All matters shall be considered by Australian ballot. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2021, No. M-6, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-202. Qualified voters

§ 19-202. Qualified voters|(a) Voter registration, absentee voting, and conduct of elections at all annual and special meetings shall be as provided by general law. The qualifications of voters in State and federal elections shall be as provided by general law. The qualifications of voters in City meetings and all municipal elections shall be as set forth in subsection (b) of this section.(b) Notwithstanding 17 V.S.A. § 2121(a)(1), any person, including persons who are non-U.S. citizens, may register to vote in any City meeting or municipal election who, on election day:  (1) is a legal resident of the City; (2) has taken the Voter's Oath; and (3) is 18 years of age or older.   (c) As used in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, "legal resident of the City" means any person who is a resident of the City and is a United States citizen or resides in the United States on a permanent or indefinite basis in compliance with federal immigration laws.(d) The City Clerk shall maintain a voter checklist for City meetings and municipal elections, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, and shall keep the City checklist separate and apart from the voter checklist maintained for State and federal elections.(e) The voter checklists maintained by the City Clerk for municipal, State, and federal elections shall be subject to the protections given to the statewide voter checklists pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2154. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2021, No. M-6, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-203
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-203. Special meetings

§ 19-203. Special meetings|The City Clerk shall, when directed by the City Council on its own motion or upon receipt of a proper petition, call a special meeting of the City at such time and place as the City Council may direct. The warning for such special meeting shall state the purposes for which is it called, shall designate the time and place thereof, and shall be posted and published in the manner provided by general law. Special city meetings shall be called and warned as provided by general law. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-204
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-204. Reconsideration and rescission

§ 19-204. Reconsideration and rescission|Actions taken at an annual or special meeting may be reconsidered or rescinded in the manner provided by general law. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-205
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-205. Nominations in general

§ 19-205. Nominations in general|Nominations for the office of Mayor and Councilor shall be made by petition, prepared and filed in accordance with the provisions of 17 V.S.A. §§ 2681 and 2681a. The petitions shall contain no party designations. The City Clerk shall cause the names of the persons so nominated to be printed on a ballot in alphabetical arrangement according to surname, and sample ballots shall be posted in at least three public places at least ten days before election. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2021, No. M-6, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-206
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-206. Nomination of incumbent

§ 19-206. Nomination of incumbent|No person may be permitted to seek the nomination for the Office of Mayor or councilor while a member of the City Council, unless his or her present term of office expires on or before the annual March meeting next to be held. If a member of the City Council resigns to seek another office on the City Council, the resignation must be filed with the City Council and become effective at least 15 days prior to the last day of filing nomination papers of candidates for the offices of Mayor or councilor. In special elections called for the purpose of filling a vacancy or vacancies on the City Council, a person intending to become a candidate for an office to be filled at a special city election must first resign the present office at least 15 days before the last day for filing nomination papers for the election. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-207
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-207. Voting machines

§ 19-207. Voting machines|The Council may provide for the use of mechanical or other devices for voting or counting the votes not inconsistent with law. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-301. Composition; eligibility; election and terms

§ 19-301. Composition; eligibility; election and terms|(a) Composition. There shall be a City Council consisting of a Mayor and four councilors elected by the qualified voters of the City at large.(b) Eligibility. Only qualified voters of the City shall be eligible to hold the office of Mayor or councilor.(c) Election and terms. At the annual City meeting, the City shall elect four councilors, as hereinafter set forth, who shall hold office for two years and until their successor takes office. Two councilors shall be elected at the annual City meeting to be held on the first Tuesday of March, following adoption of this charter, who shall hold office for two years. At each succeeding annual City meeting, two councilors shall be elected for two years. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-302. Compensation; expenses

§ 19-302. Compensation; expenses|The Mayor and councilors shall receive as compensation for official services such sums, if any, as the legal voters of the City present and voting at an annual or special meeting duly warned and held for that purpose shall order paid. The Mayor and councilors shall receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in office as approved by the City Council. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-303. Mayor and Deputy Mayor; election, terms, and duties

§ 19-303. Mayor and Deputy Mayor; election, terms, and duties|At the annual City meeting to be held on the first Tuesday of March, commencing March 3, 2015, and every three years thereafter, the Mayor shall be elected for a term of three years, and until the Mayor's successor takes office. The Mayor shall be the City Council presiding officer and Chair of the City's Strategic Planning Committee. The Mayor shall be the City Council liaison with regard to the City Manager, governmental entities, and independent agencies and shall be permitted to take any action approved by the City Council, including the execution of documents. The Council shall elect from its members a Deputy Mayor who shall act as Mayor during the absence or disability of the Mayor and, if a vacancy occurs in the office of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor shall become Mayor until the next annual meeting, at which a new Mayor shall be elected to serve any remainder of the prior Mayor's unexpired term. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-305
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-305. Prohibitions; conflict of interest

§ 19-305. Prohibitions; conflict of interest|(a) Holding other office. Except where authorized by law, no councilor shall hold any other City office or City employment during the term of election to the Council.(b) Appointments and removals. Neither the Council nor any of its members shall in any manner dictate the appointment or removal of any City administrative officers or employees whom the Manager or any of the Manager's subordinates are empowered to appoint, but the Council may express its views and fully and freely discuss with the Manager anything pertaining to the appointment and removal of such officers and employees.(c) Interference with administration. Except for the purpose of inquiries and investigations under this charter, the Council or its members shall deal with City officers and employees who are subject to the direction and supervision of the Manager solely through the Manager, and neither the Council nor its members shall give orders to any such officer or employee, either publicly or privately.(d) Conflict of interest. By ordinance, resolution, parliamentary rule, or prohibition, the Council shall adopt measures relating to the definition, disclosure, and consequences of a conflict of interest involving elected and appointed City officials. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2021, No. M-6, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-306
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-306. Vacancies; forfeiture of office; filling of vacancies

§ 19-306. Vacancies; forfeiture of office; filling of vacancies|(a) Vacancies. The office of a councilor shall become vacant upon the death, resignation, removal from office in any manner authorized by law, or forfeiture of office.(b) Forfeiture of office. A councilor shall forfeit office if at any time during the term of office, the councilor:  (1) lacks any qualification for the office prescribed by this charter or by law; (2) violates any express prohibition of this charter; (3) is convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor involving the affairs or property of the City; (4) fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the Council without being excused by the Council; or (5) violates an express conflict of interest prohibition.   (c) Filling vacancies. A vacancy in the office of councilor shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, at the next regular election following not less than 60 days upon the occurrence of the vacancy, but the Council by a majority vote of all its remaining members shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy until the person elected to serve the remainder of the unexpired term takes office. If the Council fails to appoint within 30 days following the occurrence of the vacancy, the City Clerk shall call a special election to fill the vacancy, to be held not sooner than 90 days and not later than 120 days following the occurrence of the vacancy and to be otherwise governed by the provisions of Article 2 of this charter. Should the City Clerk fail to call a special election as aforesaid, this duty shall be performed by the Mayor. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 19-307
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 19 - City of Winooski|App § 19-307. Judge of qualification

§ 19-307. Judge of qualification|The Council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members and of the grounds for forfeiture of their office and for that purpose shall have power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and require the production of evidence. A member charged with conduct constituting grounds for forfeiture of this office shall be entitled to a public hearing on demand, and notice of such hearing shall be given as for notice of a special City Council meeting. A decision that a Councilor has forfeited his or her office shall require a two-thirds vote of the entire Council. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)