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24A V.S.A. § 155-53
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155 - Town of Underhill|App § 155-53. Separability

§ 155-53. Separability|The sections of this charter and the parts thereof are separate. If any portion of this charter or its application to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder thereof or the application of such invalid portions to other persons or circumstances shall not thereby be affected.
24A V.S.A. § 155-61
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155 - Town of Underhill|App § 155-61. Recall of elected town officers

§ 155-61. Recall of elected town officers|Any elected Town officer may be removed from office subject to the following conditions and procedures:  (1) A written petition that is signed by not less than 15 percent of the registered voters of the Town seeking the removal of the Town officer or officers and requesting a vote of the Town at a regular or special Town meeting called for that purpose shall be filed with the Town Clerk. (2) The Selectboard shall call a special Town meeting, to be held within 45 days of receiving the petition, to vote on whether the elected officer shall be removed. The vote shall be held by Australian ballot. (3) When the petition is approved by a majority of the ballots cast at the special Town meeting, the Town officer named in the petition shall cease to hold the office. (4) A vacancy resulting from the recall of an officer shall be filled in the manner prescribed by law. (5) A recall petition shall not be brought against an individual more than once within 12 months. (Added 2021, No. M-3, § 2, eff. June 1, 2021.)
24A V.S.A. § 155A-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155A - Town of Waitsfield|App § 155A-1. Corporate existence retained

§ 155A-1. Corporate existence retained|The inhabitants of the Town of Waitsfield, within the corporate limits as now established, shall constitute and continue to be a municipal corporation by the name of the Town of Waitsfield. (Added 2015, No. M-8, § 2, eff. May 18, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 155A-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155A - Town of Waitsfield|App § 155A-2. General law application

§ 155A-2. General law application|Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this chapter, all provisions of the statutes of this State relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town. Prior acts or enactments of the Town shall not be affected by this chapter, except as otherwise provided herein. (Added 2015, No. M-8, § 2, eff. May 18, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 155A-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155A - Town of Waitsfield|App § 155A-3. Powers of the Town

§ 155A-3. Powers of the Town|(a) 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. The Town may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution, laws of the State, or with this chapter.(b) In this chapter, any mention of a particular power shall not be construed to be exclusive or to restrict the scope of the powers that the Town would have if the particular power were not mentioned. (Added 2015, No. M-8, § 2, eff. May 18, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 155A-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155A - Town of Waitsfield|App § 155A-4. Elected officers

§ 155A-4. Elected officers|(a) The elected officers of the Town shall be those required for towns by State law and they shall be elected by Australian ballot.(b) Elected officers shall comply with all applicable rules, policies, and ordinances of the Town, including any conflict of interest provisions contained therein. (Added 2015, No. M-8, § 2, eff. May 18, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 155A-5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155A - Town of Waitsfield|App § 155A-5. Appointed officers

§ 155A-5. Appointed officers|(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 4(a) of this chapter to the contrary, the Selectboard shall appoint the following officers to terms of not less than one year nor more than three years:  (1) Town Clerk. (2) Town Treasurer. (3) All Town officers whose appointment is required by law.   (b) The Selectboard may create and fill such other appointive offices, not provided for by this chapter or otherwise required by law, as it believes best serve the interests of the Town.(c) Appointments shall be made for such terms as are established by law or, in the case of officers created by the Selectboard pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, annually.(d) The appointed Town Clerk and Town Treasurer shall be subject to the Town personnel policies and may be removed pursuant thereto. All other appointed officers may be removed as provided by law or, in the absence of an express provision addressing removal, by the Selectboard at any time. (Added 2015, No. M-8, § 2, eff. May 18, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 155A-6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155A - Town of Waitsfield|App § 155A-6. Severability

§ 155A-6. Severability|The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any portion or section shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. (Added 2015, No. M-8, § 2, eff. May 18, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 155B-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155B - Town of West Fairlee|App § 155B-1. Town Treasurer

§ 155B-1. Town Treasurer|(a) The Selectboard shall appoint a Town Treasurer, 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. The person chosen need not be a resident or voter of the Town.(b)(1) Prior to appointing a Treasurer, the Selectboard shall appoint a committee to review and recommend to the Selectboard qualified candidates for the position of Treasurer.  (2) The committee shall be composed of two members of the Selectboard, the Town Clerk, a lister, and three residents of the Town. (3) The committee shall have the authority to solicit candidates, advertise notice of a vacancy in the Treasurer's position, and 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 position.   (c) The Selectboard shall appoint a Treasurer from that list, if applicable, or shall notify the committee that none of the candidates shall be appointed, not later than 30 days following submission of the names of candidates deemed qualified by the committee.(d) Members of the committee described in subsection (b) of this section shall serve until a Treasurer is appointed by the Selectboard. Meetings of the committee shall be conducted in accordance with the Vermont Open Meeting Law.(e) In case of a vacancy, until such time as a Treasurer is appointed pursuant to this section, the Selectboard shall appoint an interim Treasurer or manager.(f) The Treasurer shall:  (1) Perform the duties required by State statutes or as provided by this chapter. (2) Promptly deposit funds coming into his or her hands in such depositories as may be designated by the Selectboard. (3) Invest Town funds, with the approval of the Selectboard. (4) Keep such books and accounts as required by the Selectboard. (5) Make monthly reports to the Selectboard of the financial activities of the Town. Such reports shall include:  (A) a listing of all expenditures during the preceding month; (B) a listing of all revenue received during the preceding month, indicating the source of such revenues; (C) an accounting of all reserve funds of the Town; and (D) a statement showing the balance in the general, highway, and all special funds at the end of the preceding month.  (6) Perform the duties of the Collector of Current Taxes. (7) Perform such other duties as specified in the accounting and financial policies adopted by the Selectboard. (Added 2015, No. M-6, § 2, eff. May 13, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 155C-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155C - Town of Westford|App § 155C-1. General provisions

§ 155C-1. General provisions|The Town of Westford shall have all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont and by this chapter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. (Added 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 155C-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155C - Town of Westford|App § 155C-2. Elected officers

§ 155C-2. Elected officers|(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the elected officers of the Town of Westford shall be those required for towns by State law and they shall be elected by Australian ballot.(b) Elected officers shall perform all duties and responsibilities necessary or required to carry out the provisions of this chapter as well as those provided by State law generally.(c) The Selectboard shall constitute the legislative body of the Town of Westford for all purposes required by statute except as otherwise herein specifically provided, and shall have all the powers and authority given to, and perform all duties required of, town legislative bodies under the laws of the State of Vermont.  (1) Organization of the Selectboard shall be done in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 871. (2) The Selectboard shall elect a Vice Chair at its organizational meeting. (3) The Chair of the Selectboard shall preside at all meetings of the Selectboard. If the Chair is not present, the Vice Chair of the Selectboard shall serve as acting chair. (4) If any member of the Selectboard fails to attend at least 70 percent of the meetings in any 12-month period or misses three consecutive meetings without the consent of the Selectboard, the Selectboard may declare the position vacant and fill it in accordance with State law. (5) The Selectboard shall determine its own rules and orders of business not addressed by this chapter and State statute. (6) The Selectboard may appoint or dissolve any authorities, boards, commissions, or committees created by it and under its purview as authorized by this chapter or State statute. (Added 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 155C-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155C - Town of Westford|App § 155C-3. Appointed officers

§ 155C-3. Appointed officers|(a) In addition to all other offices which may be filled by appointment by the Selectboard pursuant to State law, the Selectboard shall appoint the following officers:  (1) Town Treasurer; (2) listers or an assessor; (3) Delinquent Tax Collector; and (4) cemetery commissioners. (5) [Repealed.] (6) [Repealed.]   (b) The number of persons appointed to the offices set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall be determined by the Selectboard.(c) All appointments shall be made in accordance with the Town of Westford Personnel Rules.(d) In appointing the Town Treasurer and Delinquent Tax Collector, the Selectboard shall use the following guidelines in addition to following the Town of Westford Personnel Rules:  (1) Nominating committee.  (A) When a vacancy exists in the office of Town Treasurer or Delinquent Tax Collector, the Selectboard shall call for the formation of a nominating committee comprising one Selectboard member, two justices of the peace, and two residents. The Selectboard and justices of the peace shall select which of their members will serve on the committee. These three officials shall select the two residents. (B) Meetings of the committee shall be warned and conducted as public meetings in accordance with the requirements of Vermont statutes. Members of this committee shall serve until any vacancy is filled by the Selectboard.  (2) Search process. The committee shall have the authority to solicit candidates, to advertise notice of a vacancy, 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 up to three names of those candidates deemed qualified for the positions. (3) Appointing a candidate. Within 45 days of its receipt of candidates' names from the committee, the Selectboard shall appoint from such candidates a person(s) to fill any vacancy or notify the committee in writing that none of the candidates shall be appointed. If no appointment is made, the committee shall then reconvene and submit the names of additional qualified candidates to the Selectboard. (4) Interim appointment. Until such a time as a vacancy is filled pursuant to this section, the Selectboard may appoint an official on an interim basis to fill the vacancy.   (e) All appointed Town officers shall be governed by the Town of Westford Personnel Rules.(f) From time to time and whenever a job is open in an appointed Town office, the Selectboard shall adopt or revise a general statement of the qualifications necessary to perform the duties and responsibilities of the office and a job description of the office. (Added 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014; 2019, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
24A V.S.A. § 155C-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155C - Town of Westford|App § 155C-4. Independent audit

§ 155C-4. Independent audit|The Selectboard shall provide for an independent audit of all Town accounts as it deems necessary. Such audits shall be made by a certified public accountant or firm of such accountants who have no personal interest, direct or indirect, in the fiscal affairs of the Town government or any of its officers. (Added 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 155C-5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155C - Town of Westford|App § 155C-5. Removal of elected Town officers

§ 155C-5. Removal of elected Town officers|Any elected Town officer may be removed from office in the following manner:  (1) A petition must be filed with the Town Clerk seeking the removal of the elected Town officer or officers. The petition must be signed by at least 15 percent of registered voters. (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 90 days of the filing of the petition, the Selectboard shall 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) Removal shall only occur if a majority of the votes cast at the annual or special town meeting approve removal and the total of all votes cast on the removal question equals or exceeds the total of all votes that were cast to elect the officer. (4) If an officer is removed, the officer shall immediately cease to hold office and the office shall become vacant. The vacancy shall be filled as provided by law. (5) 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 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 155C-6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155C - Town of Westford|App § 155C-6. Conflict of interest

§ 155C-6. Conflict of interest|(a) A Town officer shall recuse himself or herself or be disqualified from any proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned.(b) If anyone thinks a Town officer has a conflict in a case before a board, commission, or committee, that person can bring it to the attention of the officer's respective group. If the officer does not disqualify himself or herself, the board, commission, or committee shall consider the factual basis for the question and vote on the member's disqualification, the challenged member abstaining. This vote shall occur before any other business is conducted.(c) 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.(d) Town officers and employees shall follow the rules outlined in the Westford Conflict of Interest Policy. (Added 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 155C-7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155C - Town of Westford|App § 155C-7. Severability

§ 155C-7. Severability|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 provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. (Added 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014.)
24A V.S.A. § 155D-1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155D - Town of Westminster|App § 155D-1. Applicability of the general law

§ 155D-1. Applicability of the general law|(a) All provisions of the constitutional and general laws of the State of Vermont relating to towns and their officers shall apply to the Town of Westminster.(b) The Town of Westminster shall have all the powers now or hereafter conferred upon towns and villages by the Constitution and general laws of the State of Vermont. (Added 2009, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 17, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 155D-2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155D - Town of Westminster|App § 155D-2. Officers

§ 155D-2. Officers|The Town of Westminster shall have the officers as provided for towns by the general laws. (Added 2009, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 17, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 155D-3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155D - Town of Westminster|App § 155D-3. Ordinances

§ 155D-3. Ordinances|Any ordinance, regulation, zoning regulation, or bylaw of the Town of Westminster may apply to a limited area of the whole Town, notwithstanding that the ordinance, rule, regulation, zoning regulation, or bylaw might also have been applied to another area or areas within the Town. (Added 2009, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 17, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 155D-4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155D - Town of Westminster|App § 155D-4. Special districts

§ 155D-4. Special districts|(a) The Selectboard may designate areas apart from the rest of the Town as special service districts and may provide the inhabitants therein with special services not common to all of the inhabitants of the Town, provided that the majority of the voters residing in the respective designated areas and present and voting at the district meeting on the subject shall have approved of the designation.(b) Special service districts shall be reasonable geographically, taking into account the areas and persons actually benefitted, types of services to be provided, and the fact that the efficiency of providing multiple services in a single special service district might outweigh the fact that areas and voters benefitting from the services might not exactly coincide. All costs required to support a given special service shall be paid for by the taxpayers receiving the service by a tax on the grand list in the special service district involved to be assessed annually by the Selectboard, or in another manner as the Selectboard may determine. If the costs are to be paid by a tax, the tax shall be paid and collected in the same manner as other taxes, and any tax assessed on any part of the grand list shall be a lien thereon.(c) All funds of a special service district shall be kept in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any other purpose. The warning for each annual or special Town meeting may contain appropriate articles on which the legal voters residing in any special district may vote separately.(d) The Town Treasurer shall keep all money in a special fund in an account or accounts separate from those of any other special funds and from other Town funds, and shall honor no warrant upon it except for the purpose thereof. (Added 2009, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 17, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 155F-101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155F - Town of Weybridge|App § 155F-101. Corporate existence retained

§ 155F-101. Corporate existence retained|(a) Pursuant to the authority granted by the General Assembly, there is hereby enacted a charter to govern the organization and operation of local government in the Town of Weybridge.(b) The inhabitants of the Town of Weybridge, within the geographical limits as now established, shall continue to be a municipal corporation by the name of the Town of Weybridge. (Added 2015, No. M-9, § 2, eff. May 26, 2015.)
24A V.S.A. § 155F-102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 155F - Town of Weybridge|App § 155F-102. General provisions

§ 155F-102. General provisions|(a) Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this chapter, all provisions of the statutes of the State relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town.(b) The Town shall have all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of the State and this chapter, together with all implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The Town may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution of the State or this chapter, and impose penalties for violation thereof.(c) In this chapter, any mention of a particular power shall not be construed to restrict the scope of the powers that the Town would have if the particular power were not mentioned, unless this chapter otherwise provides.(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to in any way limit the powers and functions conferred on the Town, the Selectboard, or its elected or appointed officers by general or special enactment of State statutes or rules in force or effect or hereafter enacted, and the powers and functions conferred by this chapter shall be cumulative and in addition to the provisions of the general or special enactment unless this chapter otherwise provides. (Added 2015, No. M-9, § 2, eff. May 26, 2015.)