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24A V.S.A. § 153-503
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-503. Board of Library Trustees

§ 153-503. Board of Library Trustees|(a) The Board of Library Trustees shall consist of seven members appointed by the Selectboard to staggered three-year terms. The library trustees shall be responsible for setting general policies concerning library operations, including programs and collections, consistent with the provisions of this charter. The Library Director shall be responsible for ensuring that library policy adopted by the library trustees is effectively implemented.(b) Library personnel are Town employees subject to the personnel policies and labor agreements duly adopted by the Selectboard. The Town Manager shall have the authority to hire, appoint, fix the salary of, discipline, suspend, and remove the Library Director and all employees pursuant to the provisions of this charter and personnel rules adopted pursuant to this charter.(c) On the hiring of the Library Director, the Town Manager shall seek the advice of the library trustees. The library trustees shall have at least two trustees on the search committee to review resumes and interview candidates. The Town Manager shall give seven days' notice to the library trustees of his or her intent to hire the Library Director prior to extending a job offer.(d) Trust funds and other donations to benefit the Library shall be under the exclusive control and direction of the library trustees subject to the terms of the document creating the trust or evidencing the gift. The Town Treasurer shall maintain separate accounts for these funds and shall write checks from those accounts as directed by the library trustees. Town appropriations and all other taxpayer-sourced library funds shall be subject to and handled in accord with financial policies and controls duly adopted by the Selectboard.(e) Except as otherwise provided in this section, to the extent of any conflict between the provisions of this charter and the provisions of Vermont statutes pertaining to municipal libraries, the provisions of this charter shall control. (Added 2009, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. May 5, 2010; amended 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-602
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-602. Annual audit

§ 153-602. Annual audit|The Selectboard shall provide for an annual independent audit by a certified public accountant. (Amended 2009, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 5, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-701. Town Manager; appointment; qualifications; term

§ 153-701. Town Manager; appointment; qualifications; term|The Selectboard shall appoint a Town Manager for an indefinite term. The Town Manager shall be chosen on the basis of executive, administrative, and professional qualifications and not on the basis of political affiliation. The Town Manager shall not:  (1) be a candidate for or simultaneously hold any elective office within the Town; (2) be employed by the Town in any capacity except as Town Manager; or (3) organize any political party or serve as a member of a political party committee. (Amended 2001, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 21, 2001; 2007, No. M-1, § 5, eff. Jan. 20, 2007; 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-702
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-702. Oath; bond

§ 153-702. Oath; bond|Before entering upon his or her official duties, the Town Manager shall be sworn to the faithful performance of those duties by the Town Clerk and shall give a bond to the Town in an amount and with sureties as the Selectboard may require. (Amended 2001, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 21, 2001; 2007, No. M-1, § 6, eff. Jan. 20, 2007; 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-704
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-704. Compensation

§ 153-704. Compensation|The Town Manager shall receive compensation as may be determined by the Selectboard, subject to the provisions of this charter. (Added 2007, No. M-1, § 7, eff. Jan. 20, 2007; amended 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-705
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-705. Removal of Town Manager

§ 153-705. Removal of Town Manager|The Selectboard may remove the Town Manager by a vote of a least three of its members to be effective not less than 60 days after the vote. The Town Manager may be suspended during the period from initial action to remove the Town Manager by the Selectboard to the end of the removal date, but the Town Manager shall continue to be paid throughout the suspension. (Added 2007, No. M-1, § 7, eff. Jan. 20, 2007; amended 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-801
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-801. Fiscal year

§ 153-801. Fiscal year|The fiscal year of the Town shall begin on 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 charter. (Amended 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-802
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-802. General fund budget preparation and submission

§ 153-802. General fund budget preparation and submission|(a) The Town Manager, at least 50 days before the annual Town meeting, or at such previous time as may be directed by the Selectboard, shall submit to the Selectboard a financial report containing:  (1) an estimate of the financial condition of the Town as of the end of the fiscal year; (2) an itemized statement of appropriations recommended for current expenses, during the next fiscal year, with actual appropriations and expenditures for the immediate preceding fiscal year; (3) an itemized statement of estimated revenues from all sources other than taxation, for the next fiscal year, and comparative figures of tax and other sources of revenue for the current and immediate preceding fiscal years; (4) a capital budget and program showing anticipated capital expenditures, financing, and tax requirements; and (5) such other information as may be required by the Selectboard.   (b) The budget shall be published not later than two weeks after its preliminary adoption by the Selectboard. 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. The Selectboard shall then review the budget and propose it, with or without change, to the annual Town meeting. (Amended 2001, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 21, 2001; 2007, No. M-1, § 8, eff. Jan. 20, 2007; 2009, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 5, 2010; 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-803
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-803. Publication

§ 153-803. Publication|The proposed budget shall be published in the Town report and copies made available at least 10 days before the annual meeting.
24A V.S.A. § 153-804
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-804. Appropriations

§ 153-804. Appropriations|From the effective date of the budget, the several amounts stated therein, as approved by the annual Town meeting, become appropriated to the several agencies and purposes therein named.
24A V.S.A. § 153-805
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-805. Amount to be raised by taxation

§ 153-805. Amount to be raised by taxation|The Town shall annually consider an article to raise by taxes on the grand list an amount equal to those expenditures to be paid by taxes which amount was appropriated by the voters at Town meeting and which expenditures are not met by funds from other sources. (Amended 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-901
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-901. Taxes on real property

§ 153-901. Taxes on real property|Taxes on real property shall be due in four equal installments on dates established annually by the Selectboard, provided the first payment in each fiscal year is not earlier than 30 days after the date tax bills for that fiscal year are mailed to taxpayers. Any taxes not paid when due shall be deemed delinquent and payable to the Collector of Delinquent Taxes. (Amended 2001, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 21, 2001; 2003, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2009, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. May 5, 2010; 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-902
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-902. Interest

§ 153-902. Interest|An additional charge of two percent of the unpaid tax shall be imposed per month for each month or fraction of the month as interest on any tax not paid on or before the dates specified in section 901 of this charter. (Amended 2003, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2009, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. May 5, 2010;)
24A V.S.A. § 153-903
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-903. Board of Abatement

§ 153-903. Board of Abatement|The Board of Civil Authority (the Selectboard members and justices of the peace) with the listers shall constitute a Board of Abatement as provided by law. (Amended 2001, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 21, 2001; 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-1001
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-1001. Appointment and removal

§ 153-1001. Appointment and removal|(a) Subject to the provisions of this charter, all employees other than elected officials and appointees of the Selectboard shall be appointed, suspended, or removed by the Town Manager without interference by the Selectboard. The Town and its employees shall comply with Vermont's Fair Employment Practices Act and shall not discriminate in their employment practices on account of political opinions or affiliations. Appointments, layoffs, promotions, and discipline, including suspensions, demotions, and removals, shall be determined on the basis of training, experience, fitness, and performance of the individual and be undertaken to ensure that the responsible administrative officer will secure efficient and competent service.(b) Employees of the Town whose terms and conditions of employment are not governed by the provisions of a collectively bargained labor agreement shall be hired, disciplined, suspended, demoted, removed, or laid off in accordance with the personnel rules and policies adopted by the Selectboard.(c) The Town Manager may remove a department head from his or her position, provided notification that the Town Manager intends to remove a department head is given in advance to the Selectboard. (Amended 2001, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 21, 2001; 2007, No. M-1, § 9, eff. Jan. 20, 2007; 2009, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. May 5, 2010; 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-1002
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-1002. Personnel rules and regulations

§ 153-1002. Personnel rules and regulations|(a) The Town Manager or his or her designee shall be the personnel director. He or she may prepare personnel rules and regulations protecting the interests of the Town and of the employees. These rules and regulations must be approved by the Selectboard and shall include the procedure for amending them and for placing them into practice.(b) The rules and regulations may deal with the following subjects or with other similar matters of personnel administration: job classification, jobs to be filled, tenure, retirement, pensions, leaves of absence, vacations, holidays, hours and days of work, group insurance, salary plans, rules governing hiring, temporary appointment, lay-off, reinstatement, promotion, transfer, demotion, settlement of disputes, dismissal, probationary periods, permanent or continuing status, in-service training, injury, employee records, and further regulations concerning the hearing of appeals. (Amended 2001, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 21, 2001; 2007, No. M-1, § 10, eff. Jan. 20, 2007; 2009, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. May 5, 2010; 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-1003
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-1003. Prohibitions

§ 153-1003. Prohibitions|No person in the service of the Town shall either directly or indirectly give, render, pay, or receive any service or other valuable thing for or on account of or in connection with any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion, or proposed promotion. (Amended 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-1004
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-1004. Conflict of interest

§ 153-1004. Conflict of interest|All appointed Town officials and employees, including commissioners and employees of the Electric Department, shall be governed by and adhere to an ethics policy duly adopted by the Selectboard. (Amended 2001, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 21, 2001; 2009, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. May 5, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-1201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-1201. Water Utility Commission

§ 153-1201. Water Utility Commission|(a) There shall be a Town of Stowe Water Department which shall be responsible initially for continuing the present specific water services in existence and being provided on June 30, 1996.(b) The water system taken over from the Village of Stowe and any additions thereto or modifications thereof shall be maintained separate from all other departments of the Town and no part of the rents and revenues therefrom may be used for any other purpose.(c) Unless otherwise voted by the Town at a Town meeting, all costs of the Water Department shall be paid by the users thereof and the annual water rents or charges shall be at a rate sufficient to cover annual expenditures, temporary indebtedness, the amortizing of bonded indebtedness and interest, and any dedicated (sinking) funds. Prior to the setting of the annual budget and annual water rents or charges, the water commissioners shall each year hold a public hearing for the purpose of receiving input concerning a proposed annual budget and annual water rents or charges for the Water Department. The public notice for such public hearing shall be given not less than 15 days prior to the date of the public hearing by the publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Stowe and by the posting of the same information in one or more public places within the Water Department service area. With specific reference to the legislative authority contained in 24 V.S.A., chapter 53, subchapter 2, "Indebtedness for Public Utility Purposes," sections 1821-1828, the Stowe Water Utility Commission is permitted to issue revenue-backed bonds and/or general obligation bonds for any capital improvement purpose related to their responsibilities to operate such utilities for the benefit of the people of Stowe, provided each such issue of bonds is approved by the Selectboard and the voters according to law.(d) The Selectboard of the Town of Stowe shall be the water commissioners and shall have the power to adopt and enforce rules, regulations, or ordinances concerning the control and operation of such water system in accordance with the powers enumerated in the general laws of the State with respect to water works and water supply.(e) The Water Department service area may be enlarged or modified by the Water Commission after holding a public hearing on any such proposed enlargement or modification. The public notice for each such public hearing shall be given not less than 15 days prior to the date of the public hearing by the publication of the date, place, and purpose of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Stowe and by the posting of the same information in one or more public places within the Water Department service area. (Added 1999, No. M-9 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2001, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 21, 2001; 2009, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. May 5, 2010; 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-1301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-1301. Laws governing

§ 153-1301. Laws governing|No section or provision of this charter may be repealed or amended unless the act making such repeal or amendment refers specifically to this charter and to the sections or provisions so repealed or amended. Any amendment to this charter must be submitted to the voters for their approval and, upon such approval, submitted to the General Assembly as provided by statutes. Amendments may be placed on the ballot by the Selectboard, a duly authorized Charter Review Commission appointed by the Selectboard, or upon petition filed with the Town Clerk by five percent of the legal voters of the Town. The petition must clearly state the amendment and must be filed at least 75 days before any annual Town meeting. In the event the petition is filed more than 90 days prior to the next annual Town meeting, the Selectboard shall be required to hold a special Town meeting for the purpose of considering the proposed amendment. (Amended 2001, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 21, 2001; 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-1401
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-1401. Effective date

§ 153-1401. Effective date|This charter shall become effective upon approval in accordance with 17 V.S.A. § 2645. Any amendment to this charter shall become effective in accordance with the laws of Vermont then in effect. (Amended 2009, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. May 5, 2010; 2013, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 8, 2013.)
24A V.S.A. § 153-1501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-1501. Merger of the Village and Town of Stowe

§ 153-1501. Merger of the Village and Town of Stowe|Effective as of July 1, 1996, the Village of Stowe as constituted by Act No. 168 of the Laws of 1896, as amended, shall merge with and into the Town of Stowe, within its present geographic limits, as a single municipal corporation under the name of the Town of Stowe, and the Village of Stowe shall, except as hereinafter specifically provided otherwise for transition purposes, cease to exist as a municipal corporation and its charter shall be abolished.
24A V.S.A. § 153-1508
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 153 - Town of Stowe|App § 153-1508. Merger of Stowe Fire District No. 3 and the Town of Stowe

§ 153-1508. Merger of Stowe Fire District No. 3 and the Town of Stowe|Effective as of July 1, 2019, Stowe Fire District No. 3 shall merge with and into the Town of Stowe. Stowe Fire District No. 3 shall, except as provided otherwise for transition purposes, cease to exist as a municipal corporation. (Added 2019, No. M-4, § 2, eff. May 23, 2019.)
24A V.S.A. § 155-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155 - Town of Underhill|App § 155-1. Corporate existence retained

§ 155-1. Corporate existence retained|The inhabitants of the Town of Underhill, within the corporate limits as now established, shall continue to be a municipal corporation by the name of the Town of Underhill. 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. § 155-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155 - Town of Underhill|App § 155-2. General law; application

§ 155-2. General law; application|Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, all provisions of the statutes of this State relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town of Underhill.
24A V.S.A. § 155-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155 - Town of Underhill|App § 155-3. Powers of the Town

§ 155-3. Powers of the Town|The Town shall have all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations by the constitution and laws of this State together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. Any mention of specific powers in this charter shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general powers stated in this charter, the Constitution, or the laws of this State.
24A V.S.A. § 155-21
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155 - Town of Underhill|App § 155-21. Property taxes

§ 155-21. Property taxes|Real and personal property taxes shall be paid in four installments to the Town Treasurer for each tax year on dates and months set by the Selectboard.
24A V.S.A. § 155-22
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155 - Town of Underhill|App § 155-22. Tax collections

§ 155-22. Tax collections|The Town Treasurer shall collect real and personal property taxes and penalty and interest charges. The Town shall not elect other collectors of current or delinquent taxes. The Town Treasurer shall deposit all taxes, penalties, and interest charges in the Town accounts for the benefit of the Town of Underhill.
24A V.S.A. § 155-23
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155 - Town of Underhill|App § 155-23. Penalty

§ 155-23. Penalty|All taxes due or payable and not paid within the time specified in section 21 of this charter shall be deemed delinquent and shall bear interest at the maximum rate allowable by State statute on the amount delinquent. In addition, a collection fee of the maximum amount allowable by State statutes on the amount delinquent shall be charged.
24A V.S.A. § 155-31
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155 - Town of Underhill|App § 155-31. Fiscal year

§ 155-31. Fiscal year|The fiscal year of the Town shall begin on the first day of July and end on the last day of June of the next calendar year.
24A V.S.A. § 155-41
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155 - Town of Underhill|App § 155-41. Auditors

§ 155-41. Auditors|The auditors shall meet within 30 days of the close of the fiscal year, examine and adjust the accounts of the Town and Town School District, and otherwise follow the auditing provisions of Title 24.
24A V.S.A. § 155-42
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155 - Town of Underhill|App § 155-42. Reporting

§ 155-42. Reporting|The auditors shall report their findings in writing and cause the same to be printed and distributed to the legal voters of the Town prior to the annual Town meeting. They shall, at the same time, deliver to the Town Clerk the copies required under the provisions of Title 24 and shall place all surplus copies in the custody of the Town Clerk.
24A V.S.A. § 155-51
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155 - Town of Underhill|App § 155-51. Australian ballot

§ 155-51. Australian ballot|Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or by a vote of the citizens of the Town at an annual or special meeting, the Selectboard may determine the articles to be voted upon by Australian ballot at a special or annual Town meeting and shall indicate such in the warning.
24A V.S.A. § 155-52
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155 - Town of Underhill|App § 155-52. Ordinances and regulations

§ 155-52. Ordinances and regulations|All ordinances and other Town legislation now in effect shall remain in effect until altered or repealed, except where contrary intent appears in this charter.