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24A V.S.A. § 147-9.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne|App § 147-9.2. Penalty and interest

§ 147-9.2. Penalty and interest|Interest will be added to any tax not paid on or before its due date, for each month or a fraction thereof after the date on which the tax payment was due. Prior to a commencement of a new fiscal year (July 1st) the Selectboard shall determine by resolution the interest rate for that fiscal year, which in no case shall exceed one and one-half percent per month. In addition, a late charge of five percent will be added to any tax not paid on or before its due date. The Selectboard shall have the power to waive such penalty for just cause shown for any tax paid within seven days after said due date. If the taxpayer and the Town enter into an agreement to bring a delinquent account current, payments may be applied to the current tax due and past principal. All tax payments paid by taxpayers who do not have a current agreement shall first be applied to the most outstanding delinquent accounts. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 147-11.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne|App § 147-11.1. Fiscal year

§ 147-11.1. Fiscal year|The fiscal year of the Town shall begin the first day of July and end on the last day of June of each calendar year. The fiscal year shall constitute the budget and accounting year as used in this chapter. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 147-11.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne|App § 147-11.2. Preparation and submission

§ 147-11.2. Preparation and submission|(a)  The Town Manager, at least 45 days before the date of the regular annual Town meeting, shall submit to the Selectboard a budget in such form required by them.(b) The budget shall be published not later than four weeks after its submission to the Selectboard. Said budget as published shall also include an itemized statement of revenues and expenditures for the preceding fiscal year. The Selectboard shall fix the time and place for holding a public hearing for the budget, and shall give a public notice of such hearing in a newspaper having general circulation in the Town at least five days but not more than 15 days before such hearing. Said notice shall include a designation of the place or places within the Town where copies of the budget are available for distribution. In the manner provided in this subsection, the directors of the Shelburne School District shall likewise submit their budget for the next fiscal year to the public hearing provided for in this subsection. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 147-11.3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne|App § 147-11.3. Town meeting warning and budget

§ 147-11.3. Town meeting warning and budget|The budget and warning for the annual Town meeting shall be distributed to the legal voters of the Town at least 10 days before the annual meeting. Distribution shall be accomplished by posting the Town report on the Town of Shelburne website and making copies available at the Town Clerk's office. There shall be included in such distribution the Selectboard's best estimate of the tax rate for the next fiscal year based upon an estimate of the grand list furnished by the Assessor to the Selectboard. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 147-11.4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne|App § 147-11.4. Appropriations

§ 147-11.4. Appropriations|From the effective date of the budget, the several amounts therein stated, as approved in accordance with section 11.8 of this chapter become appropriated to the several departments, agencies, entities, and purposes therein named. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 147-11.5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne|App § 147-11.5. Amount to be raised by taxation

§ 147-11.5. Amount to be raised by taxation|Upon passage of the Town budget in accordance with section 11.8 of this chapter, the amount stated therein as the amount to be raised by property taxes shall constitute a determination of the amount of the levy for the purposes of the Town in the corresponding tax year and the Selectboard shall levy such taxes on the grand list furnished by the Assessing Department for the corresponding tax year. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 147-11.6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne|App § 147-11.6. Department budget

§ 147-11.6. Department budget|The budget for all departments shall include all proposed expenditures and the budget approved in accordance with section 11.8 of this chapter shall include a gross appropriation for each department for the ensuing fiscal year. The gross appropriation for each department shall not be exceeded except by consent of the Selectboard, subject to the provisions of section 11.8 of this chapter. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 147-11.7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne|App § 147-11.7. Transfers of appropriations

§ 147-11.7. Transfers of appropriations|The Manager may at any time transfer an unencumbered appropriation balance or portion thereof between general classifications of expenditures within an office, department, or agency. At the request of the Manager and within the last three months of the budget year, the Selectboard  may by resolution transfer any unencumbered appropriation balance or portion thereof within the Selectboard's budget from one department, agency, or office to another. Notwithstanding the above, no unexpended balance in any appropriation not included in the Selectboard's budget, shall be transferred or used for any other purpose. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 147-11.7a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne|App § 147-11.7a. General fund unrestricted fund balance

§ 147-11.7a. General fund unrestricted fund balance|At the sole discretion of the Selectboard, a general fund unrestricted reserve may be established in an amount that may not exceed five percent of the general fund budget being considered by the Selectboard for presentation to the voters at Town meeting. The purpose of the fund shall be to aid in the cash flow and operation of the Town and to be used for such purpose as may be caused by an emergency. For expenditures other than an emergency, if in any year a portion of the unrestricted fund balance is applied as revenue to the general fund or in a year that the reserve fund exceeds five percent of the current operating budget, funds must be applied to fund items found in the Town's capital improvement plan. (Added 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 147-11.8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne|App § 147-11.8. Adoption of budget

§ 147-11.8. Adoption of budget|(a) An annual budget shall become effective after adoption by a majority vote of the Town's legal voters present and voting by Australian ballot at the annual Town meeting. If the voters disapprove the proposed budget at the annual Town meeting, the Selectboard shall proceed to warn a special Town meeting to be held within 60 days of the annual meeting, for the purposes of considering the disapproved budget. An informational meeting regarding the proposed budget shall be held the evening preceding the vote regarding the budget. The vote shall conform to the procedure in use for votes by Australian ballot at the regular Town meeting.(b) After the annual budget has been adopted, the Selectboard shall not make any single appropriation not set forth in the budget which totals in excess of two percent of the annual operating budget. Any such appropriation made by the Selectboard shall only be done if they deem an emergency situation requires such appropriation. Such emergency appropriations shall be reported to the next annual Town meeting. Any single appropriation in excess of said two percent shall require prior approval by vote by Australian ballot at a duly warned Town meeting. The issuance of bonds or notes, except notes for one year or less or in anticipation of revenue or grants and aid to be paid within the fiscal year in which issued, shall be authorized by Australian ballot at the annual or a special Town meeting. Any article in the warning providing for appropriation of funds in addition to the Selectboard's budget, shall be voted on by Australian ballot. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 147-11.9
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne|App § 147-11.9. Balloting at Town meetings

§ 147-11.9. Balloting at Town meetings|The Selectboard, at its discretion, shall determine which articles to be submitted to the voters at any annual or special Town meeting shall be voted on by Australian ballot, unless other provisions of this chapter or the laws of this State require Australian balloting for a particular issue. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 147-15.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne|App § 147-15.1. Water Department

§ 147-15.1. Water Department|The Water Department shall be operated in accordance with the general laws of the State of Vermont. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 147-15.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne|App § 147-15.2. Severability

§ 147-15.2. Severability|The sections of this chapter and the parts hereof are severable. If any portion or section of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter shall not be affected thereby. If a clause, portion of, or section of this chapter is so held invalid, then the applicable provisions of State law, if any, shall govern. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 149-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 149 - Town of Springfield|App § 149-1. Incorporation

§ 149-1. Incorporation|The inhabitants of the Town of Springfield shall continue to be a body politic and corporate under the name of "Town of Springfield," and as such shall enjoy all rights, immunities, powers, and privileges and be subject to all the duties and liabilities now appertaining to, or incumbent upon them as a municipal corporation. All existing property of the Town shall remain vested in it, and all its existing debts and obligations shall remain obligatory upon it under this charter.
24A V.S.A. § 149-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 149 - Town of Springfield|App § 149-2. Application of general law; proposed charter

§ 149-2. Application of general law; proposed charter|(a) Purpose: This document is drafted to supersede and replace the existing charter.(b) Application of general laws:  (1) Except when modified by the provisions of this charter, or by any regulation or ordinance of the Town, all statutes of the State of Vermont relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town of Springfield. (2) In the event of any conflict or contradiction, either direct or implied, between the powers conferred herein and State statute, this charter shall prevail.
24A V.S.A. § 149-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 149 - Town of Springfield|App § 149-3. Powers of the Town

§ 149-3. Powers of the Town|(a) The Town of Springfield shall have all the powers and functions conferred upon towns and villages by the Constitution and general laws of the State, and shall also have all implied powers necessary to implement such powers and functions. All powers and functions conferred or implied by the charter shall be in addition to the powers and functions conferred upon the Town by laws now in force or hereinafter enacted.(b) Nothing in this charter shall be construed as a limitation of such powers and functions incident to public and municipal corporations.
24A V.S.A. § 149-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 149 - Town of Springfield|App § 149-4. Intergovernmental relations

§ 149-4. Intergovernmental relations|The Town 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 any other towns, cities, and school systems, or one or more states or civil division or agencies thereof, or the United States or any agency thereof.
24A V.S.A. § 149-7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 149 - Town of Springfield|App § 149-7. Potential or actual conflict of interest; personal financial interest

§ 149-7. Potential or actual conflict of interest; personal financial interest|(a) At a meeting, no elective or appointive officer, acting in an official capacity, or employee of the Town, while engaged in his or her duties, shall raise the issue of, place on the agenda, participate in a discussion of, or take part in a discussion concerning any business of the Town relating to his/her business or personal financial interests, or those of a spouse, be they direct or indirect, to the degree that said interests exceed those of taxpayers generally.(b) Personal and business interests shall include direct or indirect ownership of land, stock, property, materials, supplies or services.(c) Discussions of salary and benefits shall be exempt from this prohibition.(d) Any officer or employee having such an interest shall immediately make said interest known publicly.(e) Any officer who willfully conceals such an interest, or willfully violates any requirement of this section shall forfeit said office or position, as provided under subdivision 23(b)(8)(B) of this charter.(f) Any contract, sale, or action taken in violation of this section shall be voidable by the Board of Selectmen.(g) Officers of the Town may buy; sell goods and services from; to the Town subject to the restrictions above, provided said procurement is done competitively in accordance with the procurement ordinance.(h) The Board of Selectmen may require public disclosure of assets or financial interest, in a form they may prescribe, of any elected or appointed official as part of an investigation into matters of conflict of interest, or for the purposes of general investigation. Failure to disclose or incomplete or falsified disclosure may be cause for removal as provided under subdivision 23(b)(8)(B) of this charter.(i) No officer shall devote any Town property or labor to private use, except as may be provided by law or ordinance.
24A V.S.A. § 149-8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 149 - Town of Springfield|App § 149-8. Licenses; fees; charges; user fees; fees for service

§ 149-8. Licenses; fees; charges; user fees; fees for service|(a) The Board of Selectmen shall have the sole authority for the setting of all fees, charges, user fees, or fees for services, related to Town government, except those prescribed by State statute relating to the Office of the Town Clerk. All fees and charges set by the Board of Selectmen shall be reasonably related to actual costs.(b) The Board of Selectmen shall have the authority to license or issue permits for any function or activity taking place or occurring within the boundaries of the Town over which jurisdiction is established by statute, ordinance or this charter.(c) All licenses required by the Town shall be authorized by passage and/r amendment of a license ordinance.(d) All fees, charges, user fees, or fees for service shall be implemented by passage of a comprehensive fee ordinance which shall be placed on the Board of Selectmen agenda for review and/or update, every three years from its date of passage.(e) No officer of the Town shall collect fees or prerequisites for his/her own use, and all fees or charges shall be accrued to the General Fund.
24A V.S.A. § 149-9
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 149 - Town of Springfield|App § 149-9. Acquisition and disposition of town property

§ 149-9. Acquisition and disposition of town property|(a) The Board of Selectmen shall pass an ordinance governing the acquisition or disposition of Town property, which shall outline procedures for the handling of such matters.(b) The Board of Selectmen may acquire or dispose of real property in accordance with such ordinance.
24A V.S.A. § 149-10
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 149 - Town of Springfield|App § 149-10. Emergency powers

§ 149-10. Emergency powers|(a) Declaration of public emergency: The Board of Selectmen may, upon majority vote, declare a state of public emergency which threatens life, property, or the public health or welfare.(b) Condemnation, eminent domain: In the event of a declared public emergency which threatens life, property, the public health or welfare, duly declared by unanimous Board of Selectmen action at a duly warned meeting, the Board of Selectmen may exercise powers of eminent domain and condemnation and take real property or personal property, after notice to the owner and the fixing of fair compensation. An aggrieved party may appeal to Superior Court.(c) Civil preparedness: The Town Manager shall be the designated civil preparedness chairman and shall be duty bound to exercise the powers afforded by statute, and any powers and functions outlined by the Board of Selectmen in a declared emergency.
24A V.S.A. § 149-11
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 149 - Town of Springfield|App § 149-11. Procedures for charter revision and amendment

§ 149-11. Procedures for charter revision and amendment|(a) The procedures and process for charter amendment herein may be initiated either by a unanimous vote of the Board of Selectmen, or by a citizen initiative (petition) equal to five percent of the voters.(b) The procedure for charter revision shall be as follows:  (1) The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Charter Review Committee of not less than ten (10) members, which shall include representatives from the Board of Selectmen, the administration, and the community at large, with the majority from the community at large. (2) Within one year after appointment, the Charter Review Committee shall report out any amendments, revisions, or changes. (3) The Board of Selectmen shall determine if the proposed amendments are a comprehensive revision, and shall determine the format of the article. (4) Any changes in the charter must be effected by a Town meeting vote with at least 25 of voters participating.   (c) In addition to the procedure set forth above in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the charter may be revised or amended by the submission of a citizen initiative (petition) signed by 10 percent of the voters. The petition and subsequent action shall conform to the requirements of State statutes relating to charter amendment procedures, shall be subject to the determination of the Board of Selectmen as to whether or not they are comprehensive in nature, and shall be approved by a Town meeting vote with at least 25 percent of voters participating.(d) Any changes in the Town charter shall become effective immediately upon passage by the voters and approval by the Legislature as prescribed by statute.(e) Charter amendment revote shall be subject to the limits prescribed in section 22(b)(7) of this charter.
24A V.S.A. § 149-13
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 149 - Town of Springfield|App § 149-13. Use of streets by public utilities and private interests

§ 149-13. Use of streets by public utilities and private interests|Every public utility and private interest that desires to dig up a public street or alley for the purpose of laying pipes or wires shall first obtain from the selectmen a written permit stating the place where and the time when digging may be done. Upon receipt of a permit, the digging up and replacing of the street or alley shall be done under the supervision of the selectmen, they may complete the work at the expense of the utility or private interest and recover that expense in an action of tort under 19 V.S.A. § 1525, in the name of the Town, with costs.
24A V.S.A. § 149-14
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 149 - Town of Springfield|App § 149-14. Separability

§ 149-14. Separability|The sections of this charter, and the parts thereof are separable. If any portion of this charter, or application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder thereof or the application of such invalid portions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
24A V.S.A. § 149-21
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 149 - Town of Springfield|App § 149-21. Form of government

§ 149-21. Form of government|All governmental authority of the Town of Springfield rests ultimately with the citizens and voters of the Town who shall exercise their power by Australian ballot at the annual Town meeting in determining:  (1) The election of officers of the Town; (2) The approval of the Town budgets; (3) All authorizations for major bonding or borrowing; (4) All special appropriations; (5) Any articles placed on the warning which involve the expenditure of tax dollars or in the provision of direction in the exercise of the power vested in elected or appointed officials.
24A V.S.A. § 149-32
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 149 - Town of Springfield|App § 149-32. Administrative departments

§ 149-32. Administrative departments|(a) Plan of administrative organization: Within one year after the adoption of this charter, the Town Manager shall submit to the Board of Selectmen a plan of organization for the administration, dividing the administrative service into departments and divisions and defining the functions of each. Said plan shall be reviewed and acted on within 30 days from submission.(b) Department heads: Each Town department shall have a designated department head appointed by the Manager who shall supervise and control the department and employees therein. The Manager may, at any time, assume the duties of a department head.(c) Departmental rules and regulations: Whenever judged necessary by the Town Manager, department heads shall draft rules and regulations to be approved by the Town Manager which shall govern and regulate the affairs of a department consistent with this charter and general law.(d) Creation, reorganization, consolidation, or abolition of administrative departments: Departments within the administrative service can only be created, reorganized, consolidated, or abolished by formal action of the Board of Selectmen.