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24A V.S.A. § 409-203
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-203. Selection of supervisors

§ 409-203. Selection of supervisors|(a) Initial Board. The initial Board shall be appointed by the legislative body of each member. Appointments shall be made within 30 days of the effective date of this agreement and certified by the clerk of each member to the Clerk of the District.(b) Subsequent Boards. For subsequent Boards, the voters of each member shall decide the method by which its supervisor(s) shall be chosen. Unless the voters of a member decide at a regular or special meeting warned for that purpose to have their supervisor(s) appointed by the legislative body of the member, their supervisor(s) shall be elected at their annual meeting for the term specified in this section.(c) Terms. Supervisors on the initial Board shall serve for a term ending with the appointment or election of the Board in 1990. In order to stagger the terms of the supervisors on the second Board, the initial Board at their organizational meeting shall draw by lot the terms which the supervisors from their respective municipalities shall hold upon election or appointment to the second Board. At least half the supervisors of the second Board shall serve two-year terms, and the remainder shall serve one-year terms. Thereafter, all terms shall be for two years.(d) Elections. Elections for supervisor(s) shall take place biennially (except for the election following a one-year term of a supervisor to the second Board) at the annual meeting of each member in the same manner as elections for the legislative body of the member. Results of the election shall be certified by the clerk of each member to the Clerk of the District.(e) Appointments. If a member chooses to have its legislative body appoint its supervisor(s) to the District, the legislative body shall make its appointment by the end of March in the year in which the term of the preceding supervisor for that member expires. The clerk of each member shall certify its appointment to the Clerk of the District.(f) Oath of office. All supervisor(s) shall take an oath of office similar to that taken by members of legislative bodies of municipalities, as in 24 V.S.A. § 831. The oath shall be administered by the clerk of the supervisor's municipality.
24A V.S.A. § 409-204
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-204. Organizational meeting

§ 409-204. Organizational meeting|Within 60 days of the effective date of this chapter, the Chairperson of the Lamoille County Planning Commission shall designate a time and place for the organizational meeting of the initial Board. Annually thereafter, on the first Wednesday in April, the Board shall hold its organizational meeting at a time and place designated by the Board Chairperson. At the organization meeting, the Board shall elect from among its membership a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson, each of whom shall hold office for one year and until a successor is duly elected and qualified. For this election each supervisor present shall cast one vote, except that no supervisor shall be elected Chairperson for more than three consecutive terms unless supervisors representing at least two-thirds of all votes entitled to be cast on behalf of all members and comprising at least two-thirds of all possible supervisors (including vacancies) shall so vote. The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson who are elected at the organizational meeting of the Initial Board shall hold office until the second Board elects their successors.
24A V.S.A. § 409-205
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-205. Regular meetings

§ 409-205. Regular meetings|A schedule of regular meetings of the Board shall be established at its annual organizational meeting. The schedule shall be sent to the clerk of each member for posting.
24A V.S.A. § 409-206
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-206. Special meetings

§ 409-206. Special meetings|Special meetings of the Board may be called at any time by the Chairperson and shall be called by the Clerk upon written request of a majority of the members of the Board. Each supervisor shall be given at least 24-hours' notice of any special meeting by telephone, or by written notice delivered personally, or by regular mail. Notice by mail is effective upon deposit in the mail at least 72 hours before the special meeting. Supervisors waive the notice requirements if they attend the special meeting, unless attendance is for the sole purpose of protesting the holding of the meeting. No action may be taken at a special meeting which is not warned specifically in the notice.
24A V.S.A. § 409-207
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-207. Quorum

§ 409-207. Quorum|To transact business, supervisors who represent more than one-half of the members and whose votes constitute more than 50 percent of the total votes of all supervisors must be present. No proxies shall be allowed. A smaller number may adjourn to a later date, provided notice is given to all members as if such adjourned meeting were a special meeting. If a quorum is not attained at two consecutive regular meetings, a quorum may be attained at the next regular meeting by the presence of either supervisors from one-half of the members or supervisors whose votes constitute 50 percent of the total votes of all supervisors.
24A V.S.A. § 409-208
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-208. Voting

§ 409-208. Voting|(a) Each member shall be entitled to one vote plus one vote for each 1,500 people or any portion thereof of its population. The number of votes entitled to be cast on behalf of any member entitled to more than one supervisor shall be divided equally among its supervisors. Fractional votes, if any, shall be taken into account. No supervisor(s) may split votes. No proxies shall be allowed. Population shall be determined as follows until the results of the 1990 U.S. census are available for the members:                                               Town                      Population                                                Belvidere                      237                                               Cambridge                 2,289                                               Craftsbury                     875                                                Eden                              715                                               Elmore                          487                                               Hyde Park                  2,182                                               Johnson                      2,728                                               Morristown                4,546                                               Stowe                         3,296                                               Waterville                     521                                               Wolcott                      1,091                                               Worcester                     814 (b) When the results of the 1990 census are available, and decennially thereafter when new U.S. decennial census data are available, the number of votes granted to each member shall be determined at the next organizational meeting. Any action adopted by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the Board. Approval of the siting of any District facility or of the condemnation by eminent domain of any property by the District shall require approval by supervisors representing at least two-thirds of all votes entitled to be cast on behalf of all members and comprising at least two-thirds of the supervisors present.
24A V.S.A. § 409-209
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-209. Vacancy

§ 409-209. Vacancy|(a) A supervisor may resign at any time by notice to the chairperson of the legislative body of the municipality represented. The Board shall declare, by written certification to the legislative body of a member municipality, a vacancy for the position of the supervisor from that member municipality after the supervisor has failed to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board within one year beginning in March and ending in February of the subsequent year.(b) Upon resignation, death, certification of vacancy by the Board, or removal from the municipality by a supervisor the legislative body of that member shall appoint a supervisor for the remainder of the term of such supervisor within 45 days. The appointment shall be certified by the clerk of the member to the Clerk of the District.(c) For any vacancy, the number of votes attributable to such municipality shall not be counted for purposes of determining a quorum or the number of votes eligible to be cast by the Board during the period of such vacancy.
24A V.S.A. § 409-210
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-210. Compensation

§ 409-210. Compensation|Each member shall pay to its supervisor such reimbursement of expenses or stipend as the member shall determine.
24A V.S.A. § 409-301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-301. Officers

§ 409-301. Officers|The officers of the District shall be the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors, the Clerk of the District, and the Treasurer of the District. There may also be an Assistant Clerk, an Assistant Treasurer, a Grand Juror, and an acting Chairperson. No person may hold more than one office at the same time.
24A V.S.A. § 409-302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-302. Bond

§ 409-302. Bond|Within 30 days of their election or appointment, all officers shall post bond in such amounts as shall be determined by the Board. The cost of such bond shall be borne by the District.
24A V.S.A. § 409-303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-303. Chairperson

§ 409-303. Chairperson|The Chairperson of the Board shall be the chief executive officer of the District. The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Board and shall make and sign all contracts on behalf of the District upon approval by the Board. The Chairperson shall perform all the duties incident to the position and office.
24A V.S.A. § 409-304
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-304. Vice Chairperson

§ 409-304. Vice Chairperson|The Vice Chairperson shall preside during the absence of the Chairperson or in the event the Chairperson elects not to preside. In either case, the Vice Chairperson shall have the same duties and authority as the Chairperson.
24A V.S.A. § 409-305
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-305. Acting Chairperson

§ 409-305. Acting Chairperson|When both the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson are either absent or elect not to preside, the Board shall designate a member of the Board to serve as acting Chairperson. In any such case, the acting Chairperson shall have the same duties and authority of the Chairperson and shall serve until either the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson resume his or her duties.
24A V.S.A. § 409-306
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-306. Clerk

§ 409-306. Clerk|The Clerk of the District shall be appointed by the Board. The Clerk, with the approval of the Board, may appoint an Assistant Clerk. Neither the Clerk nor the Assistant Clerk may be a supervisor. The Clerk shall have charge and custody of the public records of the District and the Seal of the District. The Clerk shall record all votes and proceedings of the District, including meetings of the District and meetings of the Board and shall cause to be posted and published all warnings of meetings of the District. The Clerk shall prepare all warnings of meetings of the District as required by subchapter 5 of this chapter. Following approval by the Board, the Clerk shall cause the annual report to be distributed to the legislative bodies of the members. The Clerk shall prepare and distribute any other reports required by laws of the State of Vermont and resolutions or regulations of the Board. The Clerk shall perform all the duties and functions incident to the office of secretary or clerk of a body politic and corporate.
24A V.S.A. § 409-307
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-307. Treasurer

§ 409-307. Treasurer|The Treasurer of the District shall be appointed by the Board. The Treasurer, with the approval of the Board, may appoint an Assistant Treasurer. Neither the Treasurer nor the Assistant Treasurer may be a supervisor. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the funds of the District and shall be the disbursing officer of the District. When authorized by the Board of Supervisors, the Treasurer shall sign, make, or endorse in the name of the District all checks and orders for the payment of monies and pay out and disburse the same.
24A V.S.A. § 409-308
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-308. Grand Juror

§ 409-308. Grand Juror|The Board may appoint a Grand Juror who shall inquire into any person's offenses under the District's regulations or applicable law and present them to the proper authority. If the Attorney General or the State's Attorney is unwilling to prosecute such offenses, the Grand Juror may do so. For these purposes, the Grand Juror shall have the same authority within the District as a State's Attorney. The Grand Juror shall not be a supervisor.
24A V.S.A. § 409-309
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-309. Open meetings and public records

§ 409-309. Open meetings and public records|The conduct of all meetings and the maintenance of all records of the District and the Board shall be governed by the laws of this State relating to open meetings and accessibility of public records.
24A V.S.A. § 409-310
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-310. Audit

§ 409-310. Audit|The Board shall cause an audit of its financial records to be performed annually by an independent professional accounting firm or a certified public accountant.
24A V.S.A. § 409-311
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-311. Committees

§ 409-311. Committees|The Board shall have the authority to establish any and all committees as it may deem necessary.
24A V.S.A. § 409-312
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-312. Compensation of officers

§ 409-312. Compensation of officers|Officers of the District shall be paid such compensation or reimbursement of expenses, or both, as shall be determined by the Board.
24A V.S.A. § 409-313
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-313. Recall of officers

§ 409-313. Recall of officers|An officer may be removed by a vote of two-thirds of the supervisors of the entire Board whenever, in its judgment, the best interest of the District will be served. For this action, each supervisor shall cast one vote.
24A V.S.A. § 409-401
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-401. Fiscal year

§ 409-401. Fiscal year|The fiscal year of the District shall commence on July 1 and end on June 30 of each year.
24A V.S.A. § 409-402
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-402. Budget appropriation and assessment

§ 409-402. Budget appropriation and assessment|(a) Proposed budget. Annually on or before November 1, the Board shall approve and cause to be distributed to the legislative body of each member municipality for review and comment an annual report of its activities, including a financial statement, and a proposed budget of the District for the next fiscal year. The Board shall hold a public hearing on or before December 1 of each year to receive comments from the legislative bodies of the members and hear all other interested persons regarding the proposed budget. Additional public hearings may be held if the Board deems it appropriate to do so. Notice of such hearing(s) shall be the same as that specified under section 503 of subchapter 5 of this chapter, except that for additional public hearings, the time requirements of that section shall be reduced by 15 days, and notice(s) need only be published once. The Board shall give consideration to all comments received and make such changes to the proposed budget as it deems advisable.(b) Budget adoption, appropriations, and assessment. Annually on or before January 1, the Board shall adopt the budget, appropriate the sums which it deems necessary to operate and carry out the District's functions for the next ensuing fiscal year, assess each member for its proportionate share of the sums so appropriated, less revenues anticipated from the member through tipping fees, and adopt a schedule designating when such assessments are due and payable by the members.(c) Apportionment of assessments. Assessments shall be apportioned among the members on the basis of relative tonnage or volume of solid waste generated by or within each of the members. Each member shall be assessed a percentage of the sum appropriated equal to the ratio which the solid waste generated by or within the member in the prior year bears to the total solid waste generated by or within the District. If the Board determines in any year that the assessments for the previous year were substantially inequitable, it shall retroactively adjust the prior year's assessment such that any overcharged member is given a proportionate credit against future assessments, and any undercharged member is assessed a proportionate surcharge payable over a period that the Board determines will be reasonable. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Board may levy special assessments for waste which require special or disproportionately expensive treatment not reflected by tonnage or volume.
24A V.S.A. § 409-403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-403. Collection

§ 409-403. Collection|Annually on or before February 1, the Treasurer shall issue and present a warrant to the legislative body of each member requiring that the amount of such assessment be paid beginning not sooner than July in accordance with the schedule of payments adopted by the Board. The legislative body of each member shall draw an order on the municipal treasurer for the amount of such assessment, and the municipal treasurer shall pay to the District Treasurer the amount of such order. If any member shall fail to pay when due any assessment against it by the District, it shall incur an additional charge that the Board determines will be reasonable. However, the charge shall not exceed the maximum charge which municipalities may charge for delinquent real property taxes plus interest. Interest shall be charged at a rate the Board determines to be reasonable. Such additional charge and interest, together with the amount due, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees of the District may be recovered by the District in a civil action brought in the Lamoille Superior Court under this section, notwithstanding any other remedy available to the District.
24A V.S.A. § 409-404
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-404. Limitations of appropriations

§ 409-404. Limitations of appropriations|Appropriations made by the Board for the various estimates of the budget as defined in section 402 of this chapter above shall be expended only for such estimates; however, by majority vote of the Board, the budget may be amended from time to time to transfer funds between or among such estimates. Any balance left or unencumbered in any such budget estimate shall lapse at the end of the fiscal year. The amount of any deficit at the end of the fiscal year shall be included in the next proposed operating budget and paid out of the appropriations for that budget year.
24A V.S.A. § 409-406
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-406. Sinking fund

§ 409-406. Sinking fund|The Board may establish and provide for a sinking fund, however denominated, for the retirement of bond issue or other debt, or to provide security for the payment thereof. When so established, it shall be kept intact and separate from other monies at the disposal of the District, and shall be accounted for as a pledged asset for the purpose of retiring or securing such obligations. The cost of payments to any sinking fund shall be included in the annual budget of the District.
24A V.S.A. § 409-407
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-407. Capital reserve fund

§ 409-407. Capital reserve fund|The Board may establish and provide for a capital reserve fund to pay for public improvements, replacement of worn out buildings and equipment, and major repairs of District facilities. Any such capital reserve fund shall be kept in a separate account and invested as are other public funds and shall be expended for such purposes for which established. The cost of payments to any capital reserve fund shall be included in the annual budget of the District.
24A V.S.A. § 409-408
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 409 - Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District|App § 409-408. Disposal fees

§ 409-408. Disposal fees|(a) Giving due consideration to the fact that State policy, as established in 10 V.S.A. § 6601, provides that the generators of waste should pay disposal costs that reflect the real costs to society of waste management and disposal, the Board may establish and adjust a disposal fee structure (tipping fee) for the purpose of generating revenues from sources other than assessments to members.(b) Whenever the District establishes a facility or contracts to use a facility, whether for treatment or disposal of solid waste, the District shall first consider implementing a fee structure which places the cost of treatment or disposal on the person seeking treatment or disposal of the solid waste. To the extent that such a fee structure can be implemented in an environmentally sound and economically beneficial way, the District shall implement such a fee structure.