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24A V.S.A. § 9-5.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-5.2. Revision of ordinances

§ 9-5.2. Revision of ordinances|The Board of Aldermen of the City of Rutland is authorized to revise the existing ordinances of said City and shall have authority to strike out and repeal obsolete and repetitive enactments, to amend, repeal, compile, delete, renumber, or rearrange any existing ordinance or part thereof as it may deem proper and expedient so as to condense the whole into concise and comprehensive form. Such revision shall not affect an act done, a right accruing, accrued, acquired, or established, a penalty incurred, a suit, prosecution, or proceeding pending, or the tenure of a person holding office at the time when it takes effect. The separate ordinances that may be contained in such revision need not be published in full in one or more newspapers in said City as prescribed in section 5.1 herein, but in lieu thereof at least 200 copies of each revised ordinance shall be made available to the public at cost in the office of the City Clerk of said City and a statement setting forth (1) the substance of the proposed amendments, prepared by the City Attorney and approved by the Board of Aldermen, and (2) a notice that 200 copies of the ordinance or ordinances as revised are available to the public at cost at the office of the City Clerk, shall be published in one or more newspapers in said City at least 20 days before such proposed amendments shall take effect.
24A V.S.A. § 9-5.3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-5.3. Violation of ordinances

§ 9-5.3. Violation of ordinances|(a) The Board of Aldermen may provide penalties for the violation of any ordinance, regulation, or bylaw. In no case shall the penalty exceed imprisonment for one year or a fine of $500.00, or both, per violation.(b) In any prosecution for a nuisance arising under this charter or under any ordinance, which results in a conviction, the court may order the nuisance complained of to be removed or abated. The expense of removing or abating the nuisance shall be imposed on the offender.(c) A person violating any ordinance, regulation, or bylaw of the City shall be liable in damages to the City or to the person who shall sustain damage as the direct result of said violation. Damages may be recovered in an action declaring upon such ordinance, regulation, or bylaw.
24A V.S.A. § 9-6.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-6.1. Sequestration

§ 9-6.1. Sequestration|(a) In taking lands, springs, streams, and water rights and diverting waters from natural channels into its water supply, for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and repairing reservoirs, aqueducts, water pipes, pipe lines, and other necessary apparatus for and in connection with its water supply and for the purposes of increasing and making additions to its water supply, and for the preservation, protection, maintenance, and operation of the same, the Board of Civil Authority shall proceed in the same manner in which selectmen of towns are authorized to proceed in the taking of lands for highways. Any person owning or interested in such lands, springs, streams, and water rights and waters, who is dissatisfied with the decision of the Board of Civil Authority taking the same or in awarding him or her damages therefore, may have the same right of appeal to the county court and the same proceedings in respect thereto which shall be conducted in the same manner and have the same effect as in the case of lands taken by the selectmen in any towns in this State for the purpose of laying out, altering, or resurveying a highway in said town; but if such proceedings are instituted only in respect to the appraisal of damages for lands, springs, streams, water rights, and water, so taken by the Board of Civil Authority, such proceedings shall not prevent said City from establishing, increasing, maintaining and repairing reservoirs, aqueducts, water pipes, pipe lines, hydrants, and other apparatus necessary for such purposes on the lands so taken, and from taking springs, streams, water rights, and water, as if no such proceedings had been instituted.(b) In giving notice to all persons owning or interested in any lands, streams, springs, water rights, or water, to be taken for such purposes, set forth above, the Board of Civil Authority shall issue its citation, signed by the Mayor or its Clerk; which shall be served in the same manner and the several officers shall perform the same duties in respect thereto, as provided in this act for citations issued by the Board of Highway Commissioners.
24A V.S.A. § 9-6.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-6.2. Sale or lease

§ 9-6.2. Sale or lease|Only the Board of Aldermen may authorize the sale or lease of real or personal property belonging to the City, except as otherwise authorized by charter or ordinance. All conveyances, grants, or leases of real estate shall be signed by the Mayor and be sealed with the City Seal.
24A V.S.A. § 9-7.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-7.1. Terms of grant

§ 9-7.1. Terms of grant|The Board of Aldermen may exercise the power set forth in subsection 23 of chapter 3 of this charter by the grant of public franchise. All such grants shall be granted upon such terms and conditions as are just and reasonable, including any sum or sums of money to be paid therefore. The Board of Aldermen may prohibit exercise of any franchise grant until such time as the terms and conditions of said grant have been complied with. This act shall not be construed to repeal or take away any of the rights and franchises now being exercised by corporations, or persons now conducting business in the City, or to repeal any rights previously granted by the City of Rutland, the general laws of this State, or any special acts of the State Legislature. However, no special franchise shall be granted by said Board of Aldermen for a longer period than 35 years, and no special franchise shall take effect until it has been submitted to the legal voters of the City at a regular or special City election and has received a majority of the votes cast upon the questions.
24A V.S.A. § 9-8.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-8.1. Grand list.

§ 9-8.1. Grand list.|In the City of Rutland, the grand list shall be made up in the manner prescribed by the general laws of the State of Vermont.
24A V.S.A. § 9-8.5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-8.5. Assessment of taxes

§ 9-8.5. Assessment of taxes|The Board of Aldermen shall annually, during the first twenty (20) days of July, assess upon the grand list of the City taxes sufficient to meet the following requirement:  (A) Taxes required by the general laws of the State of Vermont. (B) Taxes required for general City purposes, which shall not exceed $.85 upon the dollar of the grand list except if a larger sum has been authorized by the legal voters of the City in a meeting warned for that purpose; but the tax for general City purposes shall not include the tax annually assessed on the grand list for the support of the schools in the City. (C) Taxes required to service any bonded debt owed by the City. (D) [Repealed.] (E) Taxes required for the replacement for fire equipment, which shall not exceed $.0175 on the dollar of the grand list, except if a larger sum has been authorized by the legal voters of the City in a meeting warned for that purpose. (F) Taxes required for the municipal employees pension fund, which shall not exceed $.06 on the dollar of the grand list, except if a larger sum has been authorized by the legal voters of the City in a meeting warned for that purpose. (G) Taxes required for the replacement of public works, police, and recreation equipment, which shall not exceed $.012 on the dollar of the grand list, except if a larger sum has been authorized by the legal voters of the City in a meeting warned for that purpose. (H) Taxes required for a capital fund for the repair of school buildings, repair and replacement of school equipment which shall not exceed $.03 on the dollar of the grand list, except if a larger sum has been authorized by the legal voters of the City in a meeting warned for that purpose. (I) Taxes required for educational or school purposes, provided there is compliance with the limitations set forth in section 34.2 of this charter. (Amended 1997, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 5: 2003, No. M-16 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2017, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Mar. 1, 2018.)
24A V.S.A. § 9-8.7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-8.7. Delinquent taxes

§ 9-8.7. Delinquent taxes|(a) It shall be the duty of the City Treasurer as Constable to collect all legal taxes contained in such tax bill, subject to such abatement as may be made by the Board for the Abatement of Taxes. He or she shall pay the amount shown in such tax bill to the City Treasurer by the end of every month, or when request is made in writing by the City Treasurer or the Board of Aldermen.(b) The City Treasurer as Constable shall proceed in the same manner, perform the same duties, be subject to the same liabilities, and have the same power, authority, and privileges regarding the collection of taxes as prescribed by the general laws of this State for constables or collectors in towns.(c) The City Treasurer as Constable shall be entitled to the same fees for the collection of taxes and for the service of warrants as allowed by State law for collectors in the towns. Such fees shall be paid to the General Fund of the City.
24A V.S.A. § 9-8.8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-8.8. Board for Abatement of Taxes

§ 9-8.8. Board for Abatement of Taxes|The Mayor, Board of Aldermen, City Treasurer, and Assessor shall constitute the Board for the Abatement of Taxes. Meetings of such Board shall be called by the City Clerk by giving written notice to each member and all affected parties of record, and by posting a notice in two or more public places in the City at least five days previous to the meeting. The Mayor shall preside and vote at all meetings of the Board for Abatement of Taxes. All meetings of the Board shall be public except when assembled for executive business in conformity with 1 V.S.A. §§ 311-314 inclusive as amended.
24A V.S.A. § 9-9.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-9.1. As Executive Officer

§ 9-9.1. As Executive Officer|The Mayor shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the City. He or she shall use his or her best efforts to see that the laws and City ordinances are enforced and that the duties of all subordinate officers are faithfully performed. He or she shall take care that the funds of the City are properly expended. He or she shall recommend measures and proposals for consideration of the Board of Aldermen, to insure progressive, prudent, and efficient management of the affairs of the City.
24A V.S.A. § 9-9.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-9.2. Additional powers

§ 9-9.2. Additional powers|The Mayor, when permitted by State law, with the consent of the Board of Aldermen, shall have power to suspend fines and costs, in whole or in part, in cases where the same are payable into the City Treasury, and shall cause the reason for such suspension to be entered on the City records. The Mayor shall have the power to administer oaths.
24A V.S.A. § 9-9.3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-9.3. Succession

§ 9-9.3. Succession|In case of the absence of the Mayor from the City or his or her inability to serve, the President of the Board of Aldermen shall act as Mayor. It shall be the duty of the Mayor to give the City Clerk due notice of the absence of the Mayor from the City and of his or her return, and said City Clerk shall duly notify the President of the Board of Aldermen. In case of the absence from the City or inability to serve of the President of the Board of Aldermen, the Board of Aldermen shall designate one of their number to act as Mayor.
24A V.S.A. § 9-9.4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-9.4. Vacancy

§ 9-9.4. Vacancy|In case of a vacancy in the Office of Mayor occasioned by death, resignation, removal from said City, permanent inability to serve, failure to elect, or disqualification of the person chosen, the President of the Board of Aldermen shall act as Mayor until the next annual meeting, and in case any of the causes above mentioned prevent the President of the Board of Aldermen from serving as Mayor when it becomes necessary for him or her to do so, the Board of Aldermen shall designate one of their number to act as Mayor until the next annual meeting and at such next annual meeting the legal voters of the City shall elect a Mayor from among their number to fill such vacancy.
24A V.S.A. § 9-10.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-10.1. As disbursing officer

§ 9-10.1. As disbursing officer|(a) The City Treasurer shall be the disbursing officer of the City. All bills legally contracted by any officer or Board of said City and approved by a majority of the Board of Finance, shall be paid by warrant directed to said Treasurer and drawn to the person to whom the City is indebted, except as herein otherwise provided. Such warrant shall show upon its face the indebtedness for which it is drawn and shall refer to the appropriation by the authority of which such indebtedness was incurred.(b) All vouchers for such warrants shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk. No money shall be paid out of the City Treasury except upon warrant signed by the Mayor for bills approved by the Board of Finance, such approval to be authenticated by the City Clerk, except that when any bills against the City have been approved by the Board of Finance, and the Mayor neglects or refuses for 10 days to sign the warrant, the same may be signed by a majority of the Board of Finance. But this provision shall not apply to expenditures of the school commissioners and orders drawn by courts in exercise of their criminal jurisdiction.(c) A full record of expenditure shall be kept by the Treasurer, which shall show at all times the amount of every warrant paid under the authority of each appropriation of the Board of Aldermen.
24A V.S.A. § 9-10.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-10.2. Bonds and notes

§ 9-10.2. Bonds and notes|The City Treasurer shall keep a record of every note or bond issued under the provisions of this act, therein stating the number and the denomination of each note or bond, when and where payable, to whom and for what purpose issued, and the rate of interest thereon; and shall also keep a record of payments thereon of principal and interest; and if coupons are taken up, shall cancel and preserve the same.
24A V.S.A. § 9-10.3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-10.3. Statutory powers

§ 9-10.3. Statutory powers|The City Treasurer shall have the same powers and be subject to the same liabilities, as are prescribed by the laws of this State for town treasurers; shall perform all duties relating to bonds to retire outstanding indebtedness, and such other duties as are specified herein or by ordinance. (Amended 1997, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
24A V.S.A. § 9-10.4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-10.4. School monies and bonds

§ 9-10.4. School monies and bonds|The City Treasurer shall keep a separate account of all the moneys appropriated for the use of schools which moneys shall consist of the income accruing in every legal way and the City Treasurer shall pay out of any moneys mentioned in this section, all warrants drawn by the Board of School Commissioners for the use of schools. (Amended 1997, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
24A V.S.A. § 9-10.5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-10.5. Assistant City Treasurer

§ 9-10.5. Assistant City Treasurer|The City Treasurer may appoint an Assistant City Treasurer who shall hold office at the pleasure of the City Treasurer, and whose compensation shall be fixed by the Board of Aldermen. The Assistant City Treasurer shall render such service to the City Treasurer as he or she may require and in the absence or inability of the City Treasurer to perform his or her duties, the Assistant City Treasurer shall have the same powers, be subject to the same liabilities, and perform all of the duties of the City Treasurer.
24A V.S.A. § 9-10.6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-10.6. Constable/tax collector

§ 9-10.6. Constable/tax collector|The City Treasurer shall also act as Constable and Tax Collector for the City of Rutland with all the duties and powers conferred upon a constable or tax collector as provided by Vermont State law, but the fees allowed to the Tax Collector or Constable shall be paid into the General Fund of the City of Rutland.
24A V.S.A. § 9-11.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-11.1. Fiscal year

§ 9-11.1. Fiscal year|The fiscal year of all departments of the City government shall commence upon the first day of July and end on the 30th day of June in each year.
24A V.S.A. § 9-11.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-11.2. Budget estimate

§ 9-11.2. Budget estimate|Except for the Board of School Commissioners, it shall be the duty of any person who is authorized to incur any indebtedness chargeable to the City, to prepare each October 1 a detailed line-item budget estimate for each department for the upcoming fiscal year. (Amended 2009, No. M-6, § 2, eff. May 8, 2009.)
24A V.S.A. § 9-11.3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-11.3. City budget

§ 9-11.3. City budget|The Mayor shall annually before each November 1 prepare and submit to the Board of Aldermen a proposed budget predicated as necessary to operate all branches of City government. The Board of Aldermen may reduce the proposed budget but may not increase it. (Amended 1997, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2009, No. M-6, § 3, eff. May 8, 2009.)
24A V.S.A. § 9-11.4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-11.4. Annual appropriations

§ 9-11.4. Annual appropriations|The Board of Aldermen shall finalize the General Fund budget and publish to the voters of the City before each December 31. The General Fund budget shall then be promptly warned and placed on the ballot each March for voter approval. (Amended 2009, No. M-6, § 4; eff. May 8, 2009.)
24A V.S.A. § 9-11.5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-11.5. City report

§ 9-11.5. City report|The City report shall be published annually, on or before the 15th day of November each year, by the direction of the Mayor. It shall contain a clear statement of the financial affairs of the City, including a record of all expenditures, receipts, and disbursements of the City moneys, and the name and amount of compensation for services from the City of every person receiving compensation by way of salary or otherwise in amount of $300 or more a year.
24A V.S.A. § 9-11.6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-11.6. City indebtedness

§ 9-11.6. City indebtedness|(a) The credit of the City, other than by temporary loans for a period of not more than one year, shall not be pledged by the Board of Aldermen nor by any officer of said City unless by vote of the legal voters of the City.(b) If the legal voters of the City give authority to the Board of Aldermen to pledge the credit of the City for any purpose, including the paying of any deficit, the City is empowered to issue its negotiable orders, warrants, notes, or bonds with interest coupons attached or in register form, to the amount not to exceed the limit prescribed by law. Such notes or bonds shall be payable at such time and at such rate of interest as may be established by the voters, or if no time and rate of interest are fixed thereby, the same shall be established by the Board of Aldermen.(c) Bonds, orders, notes, or warrants issued under the preceding section shall be signed by the Mayor and the City Treasurer and countersigned by the City Clerk and if interest coupons are attached thereto they shall be signed by the Treasurer. Such bonds, orders, notes, or warrants shall contain a statement that they are issued in conformity with the provisions of this act and shall specify the purpose for which they are issued; and such statements shall have the same effect as provided in the case of bonds or notes issued to refund outstanding bonds or notes.
24A V.S.A. § 9-13.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-13.1. Powers and duties

§ 9-13.1. Powers and duties|The City Assessor, elected for a term of two years, shall have the same powers, discharge the same duties, proceed in the discharge thereof in the same manner, and be subjected to the same liabilities as are prescribed for listers, except as herein otherwise provided. The Assessor shall also be a member of the Board for the Abatement of Taxes, and shall perform such additional duties as are prescribed for the Assessor under the ordinances.
24A V.S.A. § 9-15.1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-15.1. Boards and commissions

§ 9-15.1. Boards and commissions|There shall be maintained in the City an Assessor, a Board of Health, a Board of Planning Commissioners, a Board of Cemetery Commissioners, a Board of Finance, a Board of Highway Commissioners, a Board of Sewage Disposal Commissioners, a Board of Zoning Adjustment, a Pension Board, a Board of School Commissioners, a Police Commission, a Redevelopment Authority and otherwise as provided for herein.
24A V.S.A. § 9-15.2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-15.2. Appointed officers; two-year term

§ 9-15.2. Appointed officers; two-year term|(a) The Mayor shall appoint a City Clerk, a City Attorney, a Grand Juror and Assistant City Attorney, a Superintendent of Recreation, a Building Inspector, a Zoning Administrator, an Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, and such other offices as are required by State law.(b) The Mayor may appoint an Emergency Management Director, a Community Development Director, a Director of Public Welfare, and such subordinate officers as may be elected or appointed by towns or authorized by any lawful ordinance made under this charter, the appointment of which is not otherwise provided for.All of the above named officers shall be appointed in March of odd numbered years for a two-year term.
24A V.S.A. § 9-15.3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 9 - City of Rutland|App § 9-15.3. Annual appointments

§ 9-15.3. Annual appointments|(a) The Mayor shall annually in the month of March appoint one cemetery commissioner, one member of the Board of Health, and one Pension Committee member.(b) At the discretion of the Mayor, the offices of the Inspector of Milk and Inspector of Meat may be combined.