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24A V.S.A. § 1-602
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 1 - City of Barre|App § 1-602. Penalty and interest

§ 1-602. Penalty and interest|(a) Any installment not paid by the due dates established in section 601 of this charter shall be delinquent and there shall immediately be added to the amount due a penalty charge for late payment equivalent to three percent of the delinquent installment. After the expiration of 30 days from the due date of each installment, an additional penalty charge of five percent shall be added to the amount due.(b) Interest. An additional interest charge in the amount of one percent of the unpaid tax per month or fraction thereof shall be added to any tax not paid on or before the dates specified in section 601 of this charter.(c) All charges, fees, interest, and other added amounts shall be cumulative and shall accrue at the times and in the manner specified in this charter. (Amended 2009, No. M-20, § 4.)
24A V.S.A. § 1-603
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 1 - City of Barre|App § 1-603. Treasurer's warrant

§ 1-603. Treasurer's warrant|Upon the failure to pay any installment in full when due, the City Treasurer shall issue a warrant against the delinquent taxpayer for the amount of the tax remaining unpaid. The warrant shall be delivered to the Collector of Taxes together with a bill of the delinquent tax. The Collector shall proceed to collect the taxes due together with the penalties described in section 602 of this charter. The warrant shall remain in full force until all the taxes thereon have been fully paid or otherwise discharged.
24A V.S.A. § 1-604
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 1 - City of Barre|App § 1-604. Notice of tax due

§ 1-604. Notice of tax due|The City Treasurer shall upon delivery to him or her of the tax rate, publish at least three times in a newspaper with the general circulation in the City a notice calling upon the taxpayer to pay their respective taxes on the dates provided in section 601, and to mail to each taxpayer at his or her last known address a tax bill stating the amount of the grant list, the amount of taxes due, and when those taxes are payable.
24A V.S.A. § 1-605
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 1 - City of Barre|App § 1-605. Local rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages option taxes

§ 1-605. Local rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages option taxes|Local option taxes are authorized under this section for the purpose of affording the City an alternative method of raising municipal revenues. Accordingly:  (a) The City Council may assess rooms, meals, and alcohol taxes of one percent. (b) Any tax imposed under the authority of this section shall be collected and administered by the Department of Taxes, in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 138. (c) Revenues received through a tax imposed under this section shall be designated solely for street and sidewalk reconstruction. (Added 2017, No. M-16 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 21, 2018.)
24A V.S.A. § 3-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-1. Boundaries defined; powers

§ 3-1. Boundaries defined; powers|The inhabitants of that portion of the former Town of Burlington which is embraced in the following limits, viz:Beginning at the east shore of Lake Champlain, at the northwest corner of 100 acre lot number 163, thence easterly in the north line of said lot to the northeast corner thereof; thence northerly in the west line of 100 acre lot number 155, to the northwest corner of said lot number 155; thence running easterly in the north line of said lot number 155 to the east line of the stage road from Burlington to Shelburne; thence northerly in the east line of said stage road to the northwest corner of 100 acre lot number 165; thence easterly in the north line of 100 acre lots number 165 and 183, to a point 200 feet west of the west line of the highway called Spear Street; then northerly in a line parallel to, and 200 feet west of, the west line of the highway called Spear Street, to the south line of Williston Turnpike; thence easterly in the southerly line of said turnpike to a point opposite the angle formed by the north line of said turnpike and the east line of the road leading northerly from said turnpike to Colchester Avenue, easterly of the Mary Fletcher Hospital; thence crossing said turnpike northerly to said angle; thence from said angle in a straight line to the center of Winooski River, at the northern termination of the east line of 100 acre lot number 18; thence in the center of Winooski River down said river to Lake Champlain; thence southerly on the lake shore at low water mark, to the most western point of Appletree Point, thence in a straight line southerly to the place of beginning- are hereby continued to be incorporated and a body corporate and politic under the name of the City of Burlington; and by that name may sue and be sued, prosecute and defend in any court; may have a common seal and alter it at pleasure; may take, hold, purchase, and convey such property as the purposes of the corporation may require; may borrow money on the credit of the City, in the mode and under the restrictions hereinafter provided; may elect a representative to the General Assembly of the State, and the same number of justices of the peace as a town of equal population; and generally shall have, exercise, and enjoy all such rights, immunities, powers, and privileges as are conferred upon or incident to towns in this State; and shall be subject to like duties, liabilities, and obligations, except as is otherwise provided in this charter.
24A V.S.A. § 3-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-3. Election of Mayor and City Councilors

§ 3-3. Election of Mayor and City Councilors|(a) Election of Mayor. On the first Tuesday in March 2003 and triennially thereafter, the legal voters of the City shall, from among the legal voters thereof, elect a Mayor. Notwithstanding any provision of this charter or the general statutes, no person shall be eligible to have his or her name printed on the ballot as a candidate for the Office of Mayor who has not submitted a nominating petition signed by at least 150 registered voters of the City within the time limits specified in 17 V.S.A. chapter 55, as the same may be amended from time to time. For all special elections, nominations of the municipal officers shall be by petition as specified in 17 V.S.A. chapter 55, excepting 17 V.S.A. § 268l(a)(1)(A). Instead, the petition shall be filed with the municipal clerk, together with the endorsement, if any, of any party or parties in accordance with the provisions of this title, not later than 5:00 p.m. on the ninth Monday preceding the day of the election, which shall be the filing deadline.(b) Election of City Councilors.  (1) On the first Tuesday in March 2015 and biennially thereafter, the legal voters of each of the South, Central, East, and North City Districts shall, from among the legal voters of their respective district, elect a City Councilor for a two-year term. (2)(A) On the first Tuesday in March 2015, the legal voters from each of Wards One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, and Eight shall, from among the legal voters of their respective ward, elect a City Councilor for a three-year term.  (B) On the first Tuesday in March 2018 and biennially thereafter, the legal voters of each ward shall elect a City Councilor for a two-year term. (Amended 1997, No. M-18, (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 23, 1998; 2001, No. M-6, § 2; 2013, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 3, 2015; 2019, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Oct. 8, 2020.)
24A V.S.A. § 3-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-4. Election of School Commissioners

§ 3-4. Election of School Commissioners|(a) The legal voters of each ward and City district of the City shall elect, from among the legal voters of their respective wards and City districts, School Commissioners to serve for terms hereinafter provided.(b) Election of School Commissioners in each ward and City district shall be held on the first Tuesday in March in the year in which the term of office of the School Commissioner therein shall expire. (Amended 2013, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 3, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 3-5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-5. Election to be by ballot; method of election; runoff elections

§ 3-5. Election to be by ballot; method of election; runoff elections|The election of the Mayor and all City councilors and school commissioners shall be by ballot, and the person or persons receiving a plurality of all votes cast for any office aforesaid shall, except as hereinafter provided, be declared elected thereto. However, if no person receives at least 40 percent of all votes cast for any office aforesaid, no one shall be declared elected and a runoff election shall be held. The only candidates in the runoff election shall be the two persons receiving the greater number of votes or, in case of a tie, the persons receiving the greatest number of votes or the persons receiving the second greatest number of votes. The Chief Administrative Officer shall within seven days warn a runoff election to be held not less than 12 days nor more than 20 days after the date of the warning. The warning shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City and posted in a public place. The person or persons receiving a plurality of all the votes cast in a runoff election shall be declared elected. (Amended 2005, No. M-3, § 2, eff. May 12, 2005; 2009, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 24, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 3-6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-6. Requirements generally

§ 3-6. Requirements generally|(a) All warnings for meetings for the election of City or ward officers, and for general meetings of all the legal voters of said City, for any purpose, shall be issued by the Mayor and published in the manner and for the length of time designated in 17 V.S.A. chapter 55 relating to local elections as the same may be amended from time to time.(b) Upon request of the City Council by resolution or upon petition signed by five percent of the legal voters, filed with the Chief Administrative Officer, the Mayor shall insert in the warning for the annual City meeting any special article for any legal purpose beyond the jurisdiction of the City Council, the purpose to be set forth in said article as stated in such resolution or petition and the Chief Administrative Officer shall prepare suitable ballots in sufficient quantities for the vote upon the article. For the City annual meeting in March of each year, the resolution or petition must be filed with the Chief Administrative Officer not later than the deadline established in 17 V.S.A. chapter 55 as the same may be amended from time to time, and for any special elections, the resolution or petition must be filed with the Chief Administrative Officer not later than 60 days prior to the election; provided, however, that any petition for the insertion of any article calling for the resubmission, reconsideration, or recision of any question previously submitted to the legal voters of the City shall be filed not later than the deadline established for requesting reconsideration or recision of a prior vote as specified in 17 V.S.A. § 2661 as the same may be amended from time to time; and provided further, that no question previously submitted to the legal voters of the City shall be more than once resubmitted or presented for reconsideration or recision except upon request of the City Council by resolution. Each page of a petition filed under this section shall bear the full text of the petition, each signature to the petition shall be witnessed, each signer of such petition shall set after his or her signature his or her legal address within the City, and any part of the petition not conforming to these requirements shall be invalid. (Amended 2019, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Oct. 8, 2020.)
24A V.S.A. § 3-7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-7. Age and residence requirements

§ 3-7. Age and residence requirements|Every citizen of this State not less than 18 years of age who has taken the Freeman's (Voter's) Oath, who resides in said City and who has registered to vote with the Board for Registration of Voters no later than the deadline established by Vermont law prior to any warned City or ward or City district election or any annual or special City meeting shall be a legal voter at said election or meeting, and no other person shall be allowed to vote at such election or meeting. (Amended 2013, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 3, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 3-8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-8. Person to vote in ward or City district in which the person resides; residence requirement

§ 3-8. Person to vote in ward or City district in which the person resides; residence requirement|No such citizen shall vote except in the ward or City district of which he or she is at the time a resident. (Amended 2013, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 3, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 3-9
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-9. Adopted

§ 3-9. Adopted|The penalties set forth in Vermont Statutes Annotated shall be applicable for illegal voting at any City or ward or City district election. (Amended 2013, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 3, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 3-10
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-10. Specified; election; term

§ 3-10. Specified; election; term|(a)(1) The ward officers shall be a Clerk and three inspectors of election. All three inspectors of election may not be members of the same political party. In such event, the City Council shall forthwith appoint an inspector who shall serve instead of the candidate who received the third largest number of votes.  (2) Ward clerks and inspectors of election elected at the annual City meeting shall take office on the first Monday in April in the year of their election.   (b)(1) Ward clerks shall be chosen for two-year terms and inspectors of elections for three-year terms by the legal voters of each ward at the annual City election.  (2) The ward clerks elected March 3, 2015 shall take office April 6, 2015. (3) Three inspectors of election shall be elected in each ward on March 3, 2015.  (A) One inspector of election shall be elected for a one-year term commencing April 6, 2015 and terminating April 4, 2016, and who shall thereafter be elected for a three-year term. (B) One inspector of election shall be elected for a two-year term commencing April 6, 2015 and terminating April 3, 2017, and who shall thereafter be elected for a three-year term. (C) One inspector of election shall be elected for a three-year term commencing April 6, 2015 and terminating April 2, 2018, and who shall thereafter be elected for a three-year term. (Amended 1997, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 23, 1998; 1999, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 19, 1999; 2013, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 3, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 3-11
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-11. Performance of duties; terms

§ 3-11. Performance of duties; terms|The ward officers shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their respective duties and shall hold their offices until their successors are chosen and qualified.
24A V.S.A. § 3-13
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-13. Vacancies to be filled by City Council

§ 3-13. Vacancies to be filled by City Council|In case of a vacancy in any ward office occasioned by death, removal from the ward or City, resignation, inability to serve, failure to elect, or other cause, the same shall be filled by the City Council.
24A V.S.A. § 3-14
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-14. List of voters to be prepared; posting

§ 3-14. List of voters to be prepared; posting|Preceding each annual or special City or ward or City district election to be held in said City, it shall be the duty of the Board for Registration of Voters to prepare full and complete lists of the voters in the respective wards or City districts of said City, and to certify the same to the Chief Administrative Officer. One copy of such lists shall be posted by or under the direction of the Chief Administrative Officer in some public place in the wards or City districts to which the voters whose names are on such list respectively belong, at least 12 days previous to any such election. (Amended 1997, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. April 23, 1998; 2001, No. M-6, § 2; 2013, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 3, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 3-15
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-15. Notice of meeting to alter or correct list required

§ 3-15. Notice of meeting to alter or correct list required|Whenever any checklist of voters shall be posted in said City, a notice shall be written or printed thereon, signed by a majority of said Board for Registration of Voters, setting forth the time and place at which said Board will meet to make additions thereto or alterations or corrections thereon, which time and place shall be previously determined by said Board.
24A V.S.A. § 3-16
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-16. Additions or corrections permitted

§ 3-16. Additions or corrections permitted|The Board for Registration of Voters shall, pursuant to the notice set forth in section 15 of this chapter, meet to make additions to, or alterations and corrections in, the list required by section 14 of this chapter.
24A V.S.A. § 3-17
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-17. Chief Administrative Officer to post lists; copies to be filed in Chief Administrative Officer's office

§ 3-17. Chief Administrative Officer to post lists; copies to be filed in Chief Administrative Officer's office|It shall be the duty of the Chief Administrative Officer to cause the original of each and every checklist of voters at any time ordered to be posted by the Board for Registration of Voters of said City, to be filed in the Chief Administrative Officer's office with his or her certificate attached, that true copies of such lists have been posted as directed by said Board, together with the time and place in said City at which the same were posted, which certificate shall be prima facie evidence of such posting.
24A V.S.A. § 3-18
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-18. Copies of list to be given inspectors

§ 3-18. Copies of list to be given inspectors|After all such additions, alterations, and corrections shall have been made by said Board for Registration of Voters, a true copy of such checklist shall be made by the Chief Administrative Officer, and delivered to the inspectors of election in the several wards, for use at such annual or special City election or ward or City district election; and no person whose name is not on such lists shall be allowed to vote at any such election. (Amended 1997, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. April 23, 1998; 2001, No. M-6, § 2; 2013, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 3, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 3-19
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-19. Where elections held; early voter absentee ballots

§ 3-19. Where elections held; early voter absentee ballots|Annual and special elections shall be held in the several wards. Notwithstanding 17 V.S.A. chapter 51, the ballots of early or absentee voters may be returned to the ward clerks of the various wards within the City. (Amended 2013, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 3, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 3-20
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-20. Ward clerk to keep records; certificates of election to be furnished successful candidates; election results to be published

§ 3-20. Ward clerk to keep records; certificates of election to be furnished successful candidates; election results to be published|It shall be the duty of the clerk of each ward subject to supervision by the Chief Administrative Officer as presiding officer for City and ward and City district elections to make a record of all elections held therein, and to furnish to each officer who shall have been elected for such ward or City district, including City Councilors and School Commissioners, a certificate of his or her election, and also immediately after any election in such ward to return and certify to the Chief Administrative Officer a statement of the votes for all officers in his or her ward, which statement shall be recorded in the City records, and a certificate by the Chief Administrative Officer of the result of such election in the whole City shall be forthwith published in the various newspapers of said City. (Amended 1997, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. April 23, 1998; 2001, No. M-6, § 2; 2013, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 3, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 3-21
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 3 - City of Burlington|App § 3-21. Duties of election inspectors

§ 3-21. Duties of election inspectors|It shall be the duty of their inspectors of election to be present, preside, and preserve order at all elections in their respective wards, to decide all questions relative to the right of any person to vote at such election, to sort and count the ballots, and to publicly announce the result to the voters present. In all respects not inconsistent with this charter, the provisions of the general statutes respecting the process of voting shall apply to all annual and special elections and City meetings in said City, except that a voter's name shall not be required to be checked when his or her ballot is deposited in the ballot box, and except that the number of ballot clerks and assisting clerks to be appointed shall be discretionary with the Board of Civil Authority.