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24A V.S.A. § 705-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 705 - Edward Farrar Utility District|App § 705-4. Voters; grand list

§ 705-4. Voters; grand list|(a) Voters. The checklist of legal voters of the Town of Waterbury residing within the District shall be the checklist of legal voters of the District.(b) Grand list. The grand list of the District shall be the grand list of the Town of Waterbury property within the District. (Added 2017, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
24A V.S.A. § 705-5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 705 - Edward Farrar Utility District|App § 705-5. Board of Utility Commissioners

§ 705-5. Board of Utility Commissioners|(a) The legislative body of the District shall be the Board of Utility Commissioners consisting of five persons.(b) Commissioners shall be elected by Australian ballot from among the legal voters of the District.(c) Commissioners' terms shall be staggered and commence upon election, and the length of Commissioners' terms shall be as follows:  (1) three Commissioners shall serve a term of three years; and (2) two Commissioners shall serve a term of one year. (Added 2017, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
24A V.S.A. § 705-6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 705 - Edward Farrar Utility District|App § 705-6. Powers

§ 705-6. Powers|(a) The District shall have the power and authority to:  (1) own, operate, maintain, improve, and extend:  (A) public water supply systems as provided by 24 V.S.A. chapter 89; and (B) sewerage collection, treatment, and disposal systems as provided by 24 V.S.A. chapters 97 and 101;  (2) establish rates, charges, and fees for water service pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 89, and for sewer service pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapters 97 and 101. (3) levy taxes upon its grand list and impose such assessments as allowed by law for any purpose for which it is authorized under this charter; (4) hold, manage, purchase, and sell real estate, deposits, accounts, contract rights, investments, reserve funds, loan funds, and loan programs as it shall acquire from the Village of Waterbury or may otherwise acquire; and (5) incur debt in the manner provided by general law for the purposes authorized under this charter.   (b) Extraterritorial water and sewer service may be provided under such terms as the Board of Utility Commissioners deems advisable. (Added 2017, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
24A V.S.A. § 705-7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 705 - Edward Farrar Utility District|App § 705-7. District officers

§ 705-7. District officers|(a) At the discretion of the Board of Utility Commissioners, the District may engage and employ a manager and such additional personnel as it deems necessary.(b) The Board of Utility Commissioners shall appoint a district clerk and district treasurer, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. (Added 2017, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
24A V.S.A. § 705-8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 705 - Edward Farrar Utility District|App § 705-8. Annual meeting

§ 705-8. Annual meeting|(a) Until changed in the manner provided by general law, the annual meeting of the District shall be held on the second Wednesday of May, commencing on May 8, 2019. The annual and special meetings shall be warned in the same manner as for annual and special town meetings.(b) Unless provided for otherwise by vote of the District, the general laws of the State shall control in all matters relating to the call, notice, and conduct of annual and special District meetings.(c) The Board of Civil Authority shall be the Board of Utility Commissioners, the District Clerk, and the Town of Waterbury justices of the peace residing within the District, all of whom shall constitute election officials for all District purposes. (Added 2017, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
24A V.S.A. § 801-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 801 - Green Mountain Transit Authority|App § 801-1. Creation of Authority

§ 801-1. Creation of Authority|There is hereby created a transit authority to be known as the "Green Mountain Transit Authority."  (Added 1973, No. 122, § 1, eff. Feb. 2, 1973; amended 2017, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. May 21, 2018.)
24A V.S.A. § 801-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 801 - Green Mountain Transit Authority|App § 801-2. Area of operation

§ 801-2. Area of operation|The area of operation shall be Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, and Washington Counties and the Towns of Orange, Washington, and Williamstown. The area of operation shall include Addison and Caledonia Counties and the Towns of Orange County other than Orange, Washington, and Williamstown, but only for the provision of commuter services. The area of operation shall include Lamoille County, but only for the provision of published scheduled services. (Added 1973, No. 122, § 2, eff. Feb. 2, 1973; amended 2009, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 801-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 801 - Green Mountain Transit Authority|App § 801-3. Membership in the Authority

§ 801-3. Membership in the Authority|Membership in the Authority shall consist of those municipalities which elect to join the Authority by majority vote of its voters present and voting on the question at an annual or special meeting duly warned for the purpose prior to July 1, 2010. Beginning on July 1, 2010, a municipality may hold an annual meeting or a special meeting for the purpose of determining through election by a majority vote of its voters present and voting on the question only if the municipality is specifically authorized to join the Authority either under section 12 of this chapter or by resolution duly passed by the Green Mountain Transit Authority Board of Commissioners. The initial meeting of a municipality called to determine whether or not to join the Authority shall be warned in the manner provided by law, except that for such meeting only, any warning need not be posted for a period in excess of 20 days, any other provision of law or municipal charter to the contrary notwithstanding. Membership may be terminated only in the manner provided in section 8 of this chapter. (Added 1973, No. 122, § 3, eff. Feb. 2, 1973; amended 2009, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2011; 2017, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. May 21, 2018.)
24A V.S.A. § 801-5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 801 - Green Mountain Transit Authority|App § 801-5. Exemption from regulation

§ 801-5. Exemption from regulation|The public transportation systems and facilities operating under this Authority are generally exempt from any of the regulatory provisions of Title 30. However, the Public Utility Commission may impose those regulatory provisions of Title 30 that it may determine from time to time to be necessary. (Added 1973, No. 122, § 5, eff. Feb. 2, 1973.)
24A V.S.A. § 801-6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 801 - Green Mountain Transit Authority|App § 801-6. Government and organization

§ 801-6. Government and organization|(a) The officers of the Authority, and their election or designation shall be as follows:  (1) Board of Commissioners. The purposes, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Authority shall be exercised by the Board of Commissioners, consisting of one commissioner from each municipality which is a member of this Authority and two commissioners from the City of Burlington. The commissioners shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the legislative body of the member municipality. Any vacancies on the Board of Commissioners shall be filled by the legislative body of the respective member municipality, but in the event that the legislative body fails to appoint a commissioner within two months from the date of the occurrence of the vacancy, the vacancy shall be filled by the Board of Commissioners. Commissioners shall serve without pay. (2) Terms of office. Each commissioner shall serve for a term of three years ending June 30 or until his or her successor is duly appointed and has qualified.   (b) Officers. The Board of Commissioners annually shall elect from among its members a Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary, and such other officers that are necessary for the conduct of its business.(c) Meetings of the Board of Commissioners. The frequency and method of calling regular and special meetings of the Board of Commissioners, procedures for the transaction of business, and other necessary matters shall be in accordance with bylaws adopted and amended from time to time by a majority of the commissioners.(d) Administrative personnel. The Board of Commissioners may appoint a Transit Director, and such other personnel as is necessary for the conduct of the business of the Authority, and the Board of Commissioners shall have the power to prescribe their duties, fix their compensation, and delegate to them such responsibilities for the management and control of the operations of the Authority, as its interest may require. (Added 1973, No. 122, § 6, eff. Feb. 2, 1973; amended 2009, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), §  2, eff. July 1, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 801-7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 801 - Green Mountain Transit Authority|App § 801-7. Annual budget and assessments

§ 801-7. Annual budget and assessments|(a) On or before February 15 in each year, the Board of Commissioners shall prepare a budget for the Authority for the next fiscal year, which shall include an estimate of the revenue of the Authority from fares and other sources, except membership assessments, and the expenses for the next fiscal year, including debt service, and at such time the Board of Commissioners shall call a meeting of the residents of its members for the purpose of presenting the proposed budget and inviting discussion thereon. The meeting shall be held at a place within the County and shall be warned by a notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in the County at least 15 days prior to the meeting. The notice shall contain a copy of the proposed budget, and members of the legislative body of each member municipality shall be notified of the meeting by certified mail.(b) Annually, following the meeting provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Board of Commissioners shall review the proposed budget of the Authority in light of any discussion thereon at the meeting, and shall then adopt the budget with or without changes.(c) The Treasurer of the Authority, following adoption of the budget, shall apportion the sums required to be contributed by each member municipality according to the formula for apportionment. The formula for apportionment may be changed by the Board of Commissioners with the concurrence of the legislative bodies of at least three-quarters of the member municipalities.(d) The Treasurer of the Authority shall immediately notify the treasurer of each member municipality and the chair of the legislative body in each member municipality, of the amount of such assessment, and the member municipality shall add such assessment to its own budget and shall assess such tax as is necessary to raise the amount of the assessment. The amount of the assessment in each member municipality shall be paid to the Treasurer of the Authority on or before July 15 in each year.(e) In the event that the budget of the Authority in any year becomes insufficient to support the operations of the Authority, the Board of Commissioners may assess the member municipalities for additional sums, apportioned in the manner provided in this section, but such additional assessment shall require the approval of all the legislative bodies in the member municipalities. (Added 1973, No. 122, § 7, eff. Feb. 2, 1973; amended 2009, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), §  2, eff. July 1, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 801-8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 801 - Green Mountain Transit Authority|App § 801-8. Termination of membership

§ 801-8. Termination of membership|(a) A member municipality may withdraw from membership in the Authority if notification of withdrawal is given more than one year after the member municipality joined such Authority. The withdrawal shall take effect at the end of the first full fiscal year following such notification of withdrawal, such notification to be in the form of a resolution duly adopted by the legislative body of the withdrawing member and delivered to the Board of Commissioners at a regular meeting thereof.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, upon giving notice as required by subsection (a), a member municipality may withdraw from the Authority after the Authority has voted to bond itself in accordance with the provisions hereof but shall continue to be liable for its share of all existing indebtedness incurred under 24 V.S.A. chapter 53 at the time notice of its withdrawal is given. (Added 1973, No. 122, § 8, eff. Feb. 2, 1973.)
24A V.S.A. § 801-9
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 801 - Green Mountain Transit Authority|App § 801-9. Miscellaneous provisions

§ 801-9. Miscellaneous provisions|(a) The Authority shall prepare an annual report of its activities, including a financial statement, and submit the report to the legislative bodies of the member municipalities.(b) The fiscal year of the Authority shall commence July 1 in each year.(c) It is declared to be the legislative intent that, if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or provision of this act is held invalid, no other section, subsection, sentence, clause, or provision of this act shall be deemed invalid or ineffective. (Added 1973, No. 122, § 9, eff. Feb. 2, 1973.)
24A V.S.A. § 801-10
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 801 - Green Mountain Transit Authority|App § 801-10. Implementation

§ 801-10. Implementation|(a) The initial members of this Authority shall be those municipalities which elect to join in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of this chapter on or before March 7, 1973. The Authority may commence operations when two municipalities have joined as members. On or before March 15, 1973, the Authority shall prepare a budget for the period ending June 30, 1973 and for the fiscal period July 1, 1973 through June 30, 1974, and shall proceed with the adoption of same and assessment as provided in section 7 of this charter. Until such time as the initial members have appointed commissioners as provided herein, the Executive Director of the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission shall have the authority to initiate the organization of the Authority and to submit preliminary applications for financial assistance; provided, however, that he or she shall have no authority to incur financial obligations on behalf of the Authority.(b) The membership of municipalities other than the initial members shall require the approval of the Board of Commissioners.(c) Immediately upon joining the Authority, the municipality shall appoint two commissioners as provided herein. The initial terms of the commissioners of the initial members shall be arranged by the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission so that the terms of approximately one-third of the commissioners shall expire in each year. The initial terms of commissioners from municipalities joining after March 7, 1973, shall be set by the Board of Commissioners. (Added 1973, No. 122, § 10, eff. Feb. 2, 1973.)
24A V.S.A. § 801-11
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 801 - Green Mountain Transit Authority|App § 801-11. Assessments of new members outside Chittenden County

§ 801-11. Assessments of new members outside Chittenden County|Municipalities outside Chittenden County that vote to join the Green Mountain Transit Authority on or after July 1, 2010 shall negotiate with the Board of Commissioners of the Green Mountain Transit Authority on the amount of the levy to be assessed upon the municipality and terms of payment of that assessment; and the municipality may not join prior to agreement with the Authority on terms of the levy and payment. Upon the addition of one municipality to the membership of the Green Mountain Transit Authority from outside Chittenden County, the Authority shall immediately begin work on the formula for assessment that will be approved in accordance with this chapter. (Added 2009, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. July 1, 2011; amended 2017, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. May 21, 2018.)
24A V.S.A. § 801-12
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 801 - Green Mountain Transit Authority|App § 801-12. Municipalities authorized to vote for membership in the Green Mountain Transit Authority

§ 801-12. Municipalities authorized to vote for membership in the Green Mountain Transit Authority|The following municipalities are authorized to hold an election for the purpose of determining membership in the Green Mountain Transit Authority: Barre City, Berlin, Colchester, Hinesburg, Montpelier, Morristown, Richmond, St. Albans City, Stowe, and Waterbury. (Added 2009, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. July 1, 2011; amended 2017, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. May 21, 2018.)
24A V.S.A. § 801-13
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 801 - Green Mountain Transit Authority|App § 801-13. Other representation

§ 801-13. Other representation|If Washington, Lamoille, Franklin, or Grand Isle County does not have a municipal member from its county on the Board of Commissioners of the Green Mountain Transit Authority, the regional planning commission serving the county may appoint a Board member to the Green Mountain Transit Authority from a member of its regional planning commission or regional planning commission staff to represent its interests on the Green Mountain Transit Authority Board. (Added 2009, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. July 1, 2011; amended 2017, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. May 21, 2018.)
24A V.S.A. § 901-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 901 - Central Vermont Public Safety Authority|App § 901-1. Purpose and composition

§ 901-1. Purpose and composition|The purpose of the Authority is to provide the member towns in the Authority with an affordable, integrated, efficient system of public safety services (fire, police, ambulance, dispatch) that protects public welfare and provides rapid responses with highly qualified personnel when emergency situations arise. (Added 2013, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 901-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 901 - Central Vermont Public Safety Authority|App § 901-2. Term

§ 901-2. Term|The Authority shall continue perpetually. (Added 2013, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 901-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 901 - Central Vermont Public Safety Authority|App § 901-4. Sovereign immunity

§ 901-4. Sovereign immunity|The Authority shall have the benefit of sovereign immunity to the same extent that a municipality of the State does. The Authority shall provide liability and other insurance for itself and the members of the Board. The Authority shall hold harmless and indemnify all members of the Board from all claims of every kind and nature arising out of or connected with duties as directors, excepting only willful negligence and criminal conduct. (Added 2013, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 901-5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 901 - Central Vermont Public Safety Authority|App § 901-5. Definitions

§ 901-5. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Central Vermont Public Safety Authority. (2) "Authority" means the Central Vermont Public Safety Authority. (3) "Members" means those municipalities that comprise the Authority, acting through their respective legislative bodies that are committed to full participation in the shared net expenses of all services provided by the Authority, and include the Cities of Barre and Montpelier. Other municipalities may, at the Authority's discretion, contract with the Authority for provision of one or more services from time to time. (4) "Person" means any individual, partnership, company, corporation, association, unincorporated association, joint venture, trust, municipality, the State of Vermont or any agency, department, or subdivision of the State, federal agency, or any other legal or commercial entity. (Added 2013, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 901-6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 901 - Central Vermont Public Safety Authority|App § 901-6. Authority

§ 901-6. Authority|All power and authority of the Authority shall be exercised by the Board. (Added 2013, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 901-7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 901 - Central Vermont Public Safety Authority|App § 901-7. Composition

§ 901-7. Composition|Each member of the Authority shall have two directors on the Board, and three other directors shall be elected at-large by the electorate of the member municipalities. Each director shall be a resident of his or her municipality and registered to vote in municipal elections at the time of the director's appointment or election. (Added 2013, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 901-8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 901 - Central Vermont Public Safety Authority|App § 901-8. Selection of directors

§ 901-8. Selection of directors|(a) Directors. The three at-large directors shall serve staggered terms of three years. The directors appointed by the respective members shall serve staggered terms of two years. A director shall not serve more than three full consecutive terms.(b) Subsequent boards. Any voter in any of the members may be nominated to be elected an at-large director by filing a petition signed by 25 voters of the municipalities and filing it with the Secretary of the Authority before 5:00 p.m. on the sixth Monday prior to the day of election, which shall be the filing deadline. Votes for at-large directors shall be tallied by the clerks of the respective members and certified to the Secretary of the Authority within a week of the day of election. The directors receiving a plurality of the votes shall be deemed elected after the vote is confirmed by the Board of Directors.(c) Appointments. The legislative body shall make its appointment by the end of March in the year in which the term of the preceding director for that member expires. The clerk of each member shall certify its appointment to the Secretary of the Authority.(d) Oath of office. All directors shall take an oath of office similar to that taken by members of legislative bodies of municipalities, as in 24 V.S.A. § 831. The oath shall be administered by the clerk of the director's municipality.(e) The Authority shall pay directors such reimbursement of expenses or stipend as the Board shall determine. (Added 2013, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)