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24A V.S.A. § 123B-12
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123B - Town of Jamaica|App § 123B-12. Town Clerk; Treasurer; Collector of Delinquent Taxes

§ 123B-12. Town Clerk; Treasurer; Collector of Delinquent Taxes|(a) The Selectboard shall appoint a Town Clerk, a Treasurer, and a Delinquent Tax Collector in the manner set forth in subsection (b) of this section. The appointee shall be competent in the keeping of records, investments, and accounting and shall serve at the pleasure of the Selectboard.(b) Prior to appointing a new Town Clerk, a Treasurer, and a Delinquent Tax Collector, the Selectboard shall appoint a Committee composed of one member of the Selectboard, an auditor, a lister, and four residents of the Town of Jamaica to review and recommend to the Selectboard qualified candidates for the positions of Town Clerk, Treasurer, and Delinquent Tax Collector. The Committee shall have the authority to solicit candidates, to advertise notice of a vacancy in the Town Clerk's, the Treasurer's, and the Delinquent Tax Collector's positions, and to make an investigation of a candidate's credentials and background as the Committee deems appropriate. Upon completion of the investigation and interviewing of candidates, the Committee shall submit to the Selectboard the names of those candidates deemed qualified for the positions of Town Clerk, Treasurer, and Delinquent Tax Collector. The Selectboard shall appoint a Town Clerk, a Treasurer, and a Delinquent Tax Collector from among those deemed qualified by the Committee. In the event that the Committee does not submit at least three qualified candidates to the Selectboard, the Selectboard shall either appoint a Town Clerk, a Treasurer, or a Delinquent Tax Collector from among the qualified candidates or notify the Committee in writing that none of the candidates shall be appointed. The Committee shall then reconvene and submit the names of additional qualified candidates to the Selectboard.(c) No later than 30 days following submission of the names of candidates deemed qualified by the Committee, the Selectboard shall appoint a Town Clerk, a Treasurer, and a Delinquent Tax Collector or, if applicable, notify the Committee that none of the candidates shall be appointed.(d) Members of the Committee described in subsection (b) of this section shall serve until a Town Clerk, a Treasurer, and a Delinquent Tax Collector or an Interim Town Clerk, an Interim Treasurer, and an Interim Delinquent Tax Collector are appointed by the Selectboard. Meetings of the Committee shall be warned and conducted as public meetings in accordance with the requirements of Vermont statutes and this chapter, and the Committee shall be entitled to meet in executive session as authorized by Vermont statutes.(e) Until such time as a Town Clerk, a Treasurer, and a Delinquent Tax Collector are appointed pursuant to this section, the Selectboard shall appoint an Interim Town Clerk, an interim Treasurer, and an Interim Collector of Delinquent Taxes. (Added 2011, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 123B-13
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123B - Town of Jamaica|App § 123B-13. General prohibition

§ 123B-13. General prohibition|No elected or appointed Town officer or employee of the Town shall be beneficially interested in any matter requiring the discharge of his or her public office. The purpose of this section is to prohibit the use of public office for financial or other advantage, whether direct or indirect, by any means or methods whatsoever. (Added 2011, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 123B-14
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123B - Town of Jamaica|App § 123B-14. Specific conflicts

§ 123B-14. Specific conflicts|A Town officer shall be disqualified from any proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned, including instances where:  (1) The Town officer or a near-relative or business associate has a property or financial interest which might be substantially affected, favorably or adversely, by the decision of the board, commission, or committee of which the Town officer is a member; (2) The Town officer has a personal bias or prejudice toward any party; or (3) The Town officer has previously expressed an opinion as to the proper disposition of a specific case or controversy involving the exercise of his or her discretion while acting in a quasi-judicial capacity, such as serving on the Development Review Board on permits and appeals or as a member of the Selectboard acting to lay out, alter, reclassify, or discontinue Town highways. (Added 2011, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 123B-15
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123B - Town of Jamaica|App § 123B-15. Specific prohibition

§ 123B-15. Specific prohibition|A Town officer who is disqualified by virtue of a conflict of interest shall not vote upon, participate in the discussion of, or otherwise sit as a member of any board, commission, or committee upon the matter from which he or she is disqualified. He or she may, however, enter an appearance as a party and be heard in all respects as a member of the public might be heard in the same proceeding. (Added 2011, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 123B-16
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123B - Town of Jamaica|App § 123B-16. Announcing a conflict

§ 123B-16. Announcing a conflict|If a Town officer recognizes that he or she might have a conflict of interest or if another person raises an objection to the participation of any Town officer, the Town officer or the other person shall state the nature of the conflict as soon as may be possible and the Town officer shall thereupon disqualify himself or herself from further participation if there is a conflict of interest. (Added 2011, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 123B-17
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123B - Town of Jamaica|App § 123B-17. Determination of conflict by other than the Town officer

§ 123B-17. Determination of conflict by other than the Town officer|If a question of a member's disqualification under this chapter is brought to the attention of any board, commission, or committee by any party or person or by another board, commission, or committee member and the member does not disqualify himself or herself, the board, commission, or committee shall consider the factual basis for the question and shall decide the matter by majority vote, the challenged member abstaining, before any other business is conducted. A formal vote shall be taken on every question of a conflict. Once the vote is taken, the board, commission, or committee shall return to the business before it, and no further time shall be devoted to the issue of that conflict. A full report of the issue and discussion shall be made in the minutes of the meeting. (Added 2011, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 123B-18
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123B - Town of Jamaica|App § 123B-18. Appointment of alternate officers

§ 123B-18. Appointment of alternate officers|The Selectboard may appoint an alternate Town officer to serve in place of a disqualified Town officer during the period of disqualification or unavailability. (Added 2011, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 123B-19
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123B - Town of Jamaica|App § 123B-19. Notice of vacancy during unexpired term

§ 123B-19. Notice of vacancy during unexpired term|In order to inform citizens of the Town and to afford them the opportunity to participate or serve in Town government, public notice shall be given of municipal vacancies resulting from resignation, death, disability, or change of residence from the Town of a Town officer on any board, commission, or committee or in other public office whether elected or appointed. Notice shall be made by posting the vacancy in the Town Clerk's office and two other public places in the town within 10 days of the creation of the vacancy. Notice shall provide for the right of any interested citizen to submit a written application to the appointing authority regarding the vacancy and to be personally interviewed by the appointing authority, if requested by the applicant, prior to the filling of the vacancy as provided by law. (Added 2011, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 123B-20
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123B - Town of Jamaica|App § 123B-20. Newspaper publication

§ 123B-20. Newspaper publication|The Selectboard may publish notices of vacancies in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town. (Added 2011, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 123B-21
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123B - Town of Jamaica|App § 123B-21. Separability

§ 123B-21. Separability|If any provision of this chapter is held invalid, the other provisions of the chapter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of the chapter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the application of this chapter and its provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. (Added 2011, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 123B-22
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 123B - Town of Jamaica|App § 123B-22. Amendment

§ 123B-22. Amendment|The amendment of this chapter shall be as provided by law. (Added 2011, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011.)
24A V.S.A. § 124-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 124 - Town of Jericho|App § 124-1. Corporate existence

§ 124-1. Corporate existence|(a) Pursuant to the authority granted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, there is hereby enacted a charter to govern the organization and operation of local government in the Town of Jericho, Vermont.(b) The inhabitants of the Town of Jericho, within the geographical limits as now established, shall continue to be a municipal corporation by the name of Jericho, Vermont. (Added 2005, No. M-9 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2005.)
24A V.S.A. § 124-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 124 - Town of Jericho|App § 124-2. General provisions

§ 124-2. General provisions|(a) General law application: Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, all provisions of the statutes of the State of Vermont relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town of Jericho.(b) Powers of the Town:  (1) General: The Town of Jericho shall have all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont and this charter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The Town of Jericho may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution of the State of Vermont, laws of the State of Vermont, or this charter, and impose penalties for violation thereof. (2) Limitations: In this charter, any mention of a particular power shall not be construed to restrict the scope of the powers which the Town would have if the particular power were not mentioned, unless this charter otherwise provides. (3) Reservation of powers to the Town: Nothing in this charter shall be construed to in any way limit the powers and functions conferred on the Town of Jericho, the Selectboard of the Town, or its elected or appointed officers by general or special enactment of State statutes or regulations in force or effect or hereafter enacted, and the powers and functions conferred by this charter shall be cumulative and in addition to the provisions of the general or special enactment unless this charter otherwise provides. (4) Open meetings: Meetings of all Town boards and commissions shall be open and held in accordance with the general law of this State relating to public meetings. The records of all official proceedings shall be available for public inspection and copying as provided by the general law of this State. (Added 2005, No. M-9 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2005.)
24A V.S.A. § 124-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 124 - Town of Jericho|App § 124-3. Elected officers

§ 124-3. Elected officers|(a) Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the elected officers of the Town of Jericho shall be those required for towns by State law, and they shall be elected by Australian ballot.(b) The officers shall exercise all powers and perform all duties necessary or required to carry out the provisions of this charter as well as those provided by State law generally. (Added 2005, No. M-9 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2005.)
24A V.S.A. § 124-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 124 - Town of Jericho|App § 124-4. Additional Selectboard members

§ 124-4. Additional Selectboard members|The Town of Jericho may vote by Australian ballot to elect not more than two additional members of the Selectboard, as provided in 17 V.S.A. § 2650; provided, however, that a vote to authorize the election of additional members or to reduce the number of members to no less than three shall be called only upon receipt by the Selectboard of a petition signed by not less than 15 percent of the registered voters of the Town. (Added 2005, No. M-9 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2005.)
24A V.S.A. § 124-5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 124 - Town of Jericho|App § 124-5. Appointed officers

§ 124-5. Appointed officers|(a) In addition to all other offices which may be filled by appointment by the Selectboard, pursuant to State law, or this charter, the Selectboard shall appoint the following Town officers, who shall serve for such terms as the Selectboard may establish in its act of appointment or until the office otherwise becomes vacant.  (1) a Town Treasurer who shall not simultaneously hold any elective office within Town government; (2) a Delinquent Tax Collector; (3) three Town listers.   (b) The Selectboard shall adopt, and revise from time to time, a general statement of the qualifications and job descriptions necessary to perform the duties and responsibilities of each of the appointed Town offices. The Selectboard shall appoint the candidate who, in its judgment, best meets the qualifications for each office, giving due consideration to individuals who have expressed a commitment to serving the best interests of the Town. Appointed officers shall exercise all the powers and duties necessary to carry out the provisions of this charter as well as those provided by State law generally.(c) The Selectboard may adopt a job description for the position of Town Administrator and may appoint a Town Administrator, who shall not simultaneously hold an elective office within the Town.(d) The Selectboard shall advertise notice of a vacancy in any appointed Town office, which shall include posting in the office of the Town Clerk and in two or more public places within the Town and publication in a newspaper of general circulation. The notice shall also include a description of the qualifications necessary to be considered for appointment.(e) All appointed officers shall be employees of the Town of Jericho, subject to all personnel and employment rules, regulations, and policies of the Town. Any appointed official is eligible to apply for reappointment at the expiration of his or her term of office, but failure by the Selectboard to make such reappointment shall not be construed as discharge from employment. (Added 2005, No. M-9 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2005.)
24A V.S.A. § 124-6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 124 - Town of Jericho|App § 124-6. Removal of elected Town officers

§ 124-6. Removal of elected Town officers|Any elected Town officer may be removed from office subject to the following conditions and procedures:  (1) A written petition, signed by not less than 15 percent of the registered voters of the Town, seeking the removal of such Town officer or officers, and requesting a vote of the Town at a regular or special meeting called for the purpose, shall be filed with the Selectboard and the Town Clerk. (2) Within 15 days after receipt of the petition, the Selectboard shall warn a special Town meeting, or if the annual meeting is to occur within 45 days of the filing of the petition, include an article in the warning for the annual meeting, for the purpose of voting, by Australian ballot, on whether the officer or officers shall be removed from office. (3) The officer or officers shall be removed from office only if at least as many registered voters of the Town cast votes in the special Town meeting or annual meeting as voted in the election wherein the officer subject to the vote of removal was originally elected. (4) Removal shall require a majority of the votes cast at the regular or special Town meeting. (5) If an officer is removed according to the foregoing procedure, the officer shall forthwith cease to hold office and the office shall become vacant. The vacancy shall be filled as provided by law and this charter. (6) Only one petition for removal may be filed against any given elected officer during any 12-month period of his or her term of office. (Added 2005, No. M-9 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2005.)
24A V.S.A. § 124-7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 124 - Town of Jericho|App § 124-7. Conflict of interest

§ 124-7. Conflict of interest|(a) No elected or appointed officer or employee of the Town or member of any Town board or commission shall be beneficially interested directly or indirectly in any matter requiring the discharge of his or her public office. The purpose of this section is to prohibit the use of public office for financial or other advantage, whether direct or indirect, by any means or methods.(b) No elected or appointed officer of the Town shall be beneficially interested directly or indirectly, in any contract with the Town, regardless of the amount or furnish any material or perform any labor, except in the discharge of his or her official duties, unless the contract shall have been awarded upon bids advertised for publication. The publication shall be at least two times in a newspaper having general circulation in the Town; the second and subsequent publications shall be at least seven days prior to the opening of such bids.(c) No officer or employee of the Town shall take part in any decision concerning the business of the Town in which he or she has a direct or indirect financial interest, greater than any other citizen or taxpayer in the Town aside from his or her salary as an officer or employee. This provision shall not apply in the event of any emergency where immediate action shall be deemed more important to the Town than receipt of formal bids.(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the Town to take bids on contracts generally, under circumstances wherein no officer or employee has a direct or indirect interest in the contract. (Added 2005, No. M-9 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2005.)
24A V.S.A. § 124-8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 124 - Town of Jericho|App § 124-8. Separability

§ 124-8. Separability|If any provision of this charter is held invalid, the other provisions of the charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of the charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the application of this charter and its provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected thereby. (Added 2005, No. M-9 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2005.)
24A V.S.A. § 124-9
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 124 - Town of Jericho|App § 124-9. Amendment

§ 124-9. Amendment|The amendment of this charter shall be as provided by Vermont law. (Added 2005, No. M-9 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2005.)
24A V.S.A. § 124-10
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 124 - Town of Jericho|App § 124-10. Effective date

§ 124-10. Effective date|This charter shall take effect upon passage by the General Assembly, and all appointed offices that were formerly elected offices (Town Treasurer and listers) shall thereupon become appointed offices, even if nominating petitions have been filed for election at the year 2006 annual Town meeting. However, the unexpired term of any person elected to office at, or prior to, the year 2006 annual Town meeting shall nevertheless be completed. (Added 2005, No. M-9 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2005.)
24A V.S.A. § 127-101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-101. Corporate existence retained

§ 127-101. Corporate existence retained|The inhabitants of the Town of Middlebury, within the limits as now established, shall be a municipal corporation by the name of the Town of Middlebury.
24A V.S.A. § 127-102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-102. General law; application

§ 127-102. General law; application|Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, or by any legal regulation or ordinance of the Town of Middlebury, all provisions of the statutes of the State of Vermont relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town of Middlebury.
24A V.S.A. § 127-103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-103. Powers of the Town

§ 127-103. Powers of the Town|(a) The Town of Middlebury shall have all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of this State and this charter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted; it may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont or with this charter, and impose penalties for violation thereof.(b) The Town may acquire property within or without its corporate limits for any Town purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation, consistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as its interest may require consistent with the Constitution and laws of the State.(c) In this charter, no mention of a particular power shall be construed to be exclusive or to restrict the scope of the powers which the Town would have if the particular power were not mentioned, unless this charter otherwise provides.
24A V.S.A. § 127-105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 127 - Town of Middlebury|App § 127-105. Reservation of powers to the Town

§ 127-105. Reservation of powers to the Town|Nothing in this charter shall be construed to in any way limit the powers and functions conferred on the Town of Middlebury and the selectmen of said Town by general or special enactments of State statutes or regulations in force or effect or hereafter enacted, and the powers and functions conferred by this charter shall be cumulative and in addition to the provisions of such general or special enactments unless this charter otherwise provides.