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24 V.S.A. § 1408
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 43 - Unorganized Towns and Gores|§ 1408. Supervisor; general duties

§ 1408. Supervisor; general duties|The supervisor shall act as a selectperson in matters of road encroachment, planning, and related bylaws, as school director and truant officer, as constable, as collector of taxes, as town clerk in the matter of licensing dogs, and as town clerk and board of civil authority in the matter of tax appeals from the decisions of the board of appraisers. (Amended 1967, No. 147, § 36, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; 1971, No. 78, § 2, eff. April 16, 1971; 2011, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 19.)
24 V.S.A. § 1409
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 43 - Unorganized Towns and Gores|§ 1409. Supervisor's account

§ 1409. Supervisor's account|Quarterly, on the first Tuesday in February, May, August, and November, each supervisor shall render to the Commissioner of Finance and Management an account showing in detail the time spent and expenses necessarily incurred by him or her in the performance of his or her duties, except such duties as relate to the collection of taxes or are compensated by fees. Such account, as allowed by the Commissioner of Finance and Management, shall be paid by the State out of the avails of the taxes assessed under 32 V.S.A. § 4962. (Amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b).)
24 V.S.A. § 1421
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 45 - Voluntary Consolidation of Towns|§ 1421. Appointment of committee

§ 1421. Appointment of committee|The selectboard of any town may appoint a committee to study the feasibility and desirability of the consolidation of such town, or parts of such town, with another town, or towns, or parts thereof. (Added 1963, No. 146, § 1.)
24 V.S.A. § 1422
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 45 - Voluntary Consolidation of Towns|§ 1422. Assistant judges; cooperation with committee

§ 1422. Assistant judges; cooperation with committee|A committee appointed under the authority of this chapter shall confer with the assistant judges of the Superior Court within which county the town is located, who shall cooperate with such committee to study the feasibility and desirability of the consolidation of such town with another town, or towns, or parts thereof, and if the assistant judges decide that there is a reasonable possibility of such a consolidation and that it would be beneficial to the inhabitants of the areas proposed to be consolidated, they shall suggest to the selectboard of such other town or towns that they appoint a committee or committees to consider the proposed consolidation. (Added 1963, No. 146, § 2; amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)
24 V.S.A. § 1423
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 45 - Voluntary Consolidation of Towns|§ 1423. Town committees; joint plan for consolidation

§ 1423. Town committees; joint plan for consolidation|(a) Any committee appointed at the suggestion of the assistant judges shall meet and confer with the committee of the town proposing consolidation, and the two committees acting jointly, if they determine that a consolidation would promote the interests of the residents of the areas to be consolidated and that greater governmental efficiency would result, shall draw a detailed plan for a consolidation, setting forth the boundaries of the areas to be consolidated, scheduling and listing land, buildings, and equipment owned by each town which will not be needed after consolidation and placing a fair market value thereon and scheduling and listing land, buildings, and equipment deemed necessary for the areas to be consolidated. They shall also schedule and list the liabilities of each town and draw up a balance sheet showing the true assets and liabilities of the proposed consolidated town taking into consideration the value of the land, buildings, and equipment which will not be needed after consolidation.(b) Any plan for consolidation may provide for the establishment of one or more of the towns consolidating as a village within the consolidated town, and for the continuance of any zoning ordinances in effect in such town as village ordinances and, in case such town has a bonded debt, for special village tax levies for the payment thereof. Any plan may also provide that school districts within the areas to be consolidated may be established as incorporated school districts within the consolidated town. (Added 1963, No. 146, § 3.)
24 V.S.A. § 1424
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 45 - Voluntary Consolidation of Towns|§ 1424. Approval by assistant judges

§ 1424. Approval by assistant judges|Any plan drawn up as provided in section 1423 of this title shall be submitted to the assistant judges for their approval, and if they find that the plan, if carried out, would result in greater governmental efficiency for the areas involved they shall so notify the selectboard of the towns involved in the proposed consolidation and direct them to publish the plan in their respective towns and to call town meetings for the purpose of voting in said town upon the acceptance or rejection thereof. In the consideration of any consolidation plan submitted to them the assistant judges shall have due regard to the topography of the areas, the ease of transportation, the economic and social patterns, and whether a proposed consolidation would promote the interest of the inhabitants of the areas proposed to be consolidated. (Added 1963, No. 146, § 4.)
24 V.S.A. § 1425
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 45 - Voluntary Consolidation of Towns|§ 1425. Consolidation plan; publication; voting

§ 1425. Consolidation plan; publication; voting|When any plan of consolidation has been approved by the assistant judges, the selectboard of each of the towns involved shall publish such plan by posting a copy of the same in at least three public places in each town for three consecutive weeks and causing the same to be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper in general circulation in such town. Within 30 days after such publication the selectboard shall call a town meeting of each town to be held on the same day for the purpose of voting on the proposed consolidation. The voting shall be by ballot and shall be held at the usual polling place in each town and the polls shall be open from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (Added 1963, No. 146, § 5.)
24 V.S.A. § 1426
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 45 - Voluntary Consolidation of Towns|§ 1426. Voting qualifications

§ 1426. Voting qualifications|The qualifications for voting on any proposed consolidation shall be the same as those for the election of town officers. (Added 1963, No. 146, § 6.)
24 V.S.A. § 1427
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 45 - Voluntary Consolidation of Towns|§ 1427. Result of vote; certification

§ 1427. Result of vote; certification|The town clerk of each town voting on a proposed consolidation shall certify the result of the vote to the county clerk, and if the majority of voters in each of the respective towns involved shall have voted in favor of the plan, the county clerk shall so certify to the Secretary of State who shall report to the General Assembly then or next in session, submitting the detailed plan so approved by the towns for its consideration. (Added 1963, No. 146, § 7.)
24 V.S.A. § 1428
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 45 - Voluntary Consolidation of Towns|§ 1428. Consolidated town; first meeting

§ 1428. Consolidated town; first meeting|If a new consolidated town shall be established by the General Assembly, the county clerk of the county in which such consolidated town is located shall call a meeting of the qualified voters of such town, who shall be the residents of the consolidated areas who were qualified to vote at the last town meeting of their former respective towns, who shall proceed to elect a slate of town officers to serve until the next annual town meeting. (Added 1963, No. 146, § 8.)
24 V.S.A. § 1429
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 45 - Voluntary Consolidation of Towns|§ 1429. State Treasurer; duties

§ 1429. State Treasurer; duties|The State Treasurer shall act as fiduciary for any towns consolidated under the provisions of this chapter. He or she shall determine the bonds of the consolidating towns outstanding, shall give written notice to the consolidated town not less than 30 days before each due date of interest and principal due to be paid by such consolidated town, and shall bill and collect each amount so notified. Funds so collected shall be held by him or her and applied only to the payment of such bonds or of bonds of the consolidated town issued in exchange therefor. (Added 1963, No. 146, § 9.)
24 V.S.A. § 1430
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 45 - Voluntary Consolidation of Towns|§ 1430. Consolidation of areas in different counties

§ 1430. Consolidation of areas in different counties|Should any proposed consolidation involve towns or parts of towns situated in different counties, it shall be the duty of the assistant judges of both counties to act jointly in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Upon certifying a favorable vote on a proposed consolidation to the Secretary of State they shall also recommend within which county the proposed consolidated town should be included. (Added 1963, No. 146, § 10.)
24 V.S.A. § 1481
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 49 - Merger of Municipalities|§ 1481. Definitions

§ 1481. Definitions|The term "municipalities" as used in this chapter means cities, incorporated villages, special purpose districts, and school districts. (Added 1965, No. 184, § 3.)
24 V.S.A. § 1482
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 49 - Merger of Municipalities|§ 1482. Preliminary plan

§ 1482. Preliminary plan|A plan of merger shall be prepared which shall be approved by a majority of the legislative body of each of the parties to the proposed merger before being promulgated. (Added 1965, No. 184, § 2(a).)
24 V.S.A. § 1483
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 49 - Merger of Municipalities|§ 1483. Contents of plan

§ 1483. Contents of plan|The plan of merger shall include provisions relating to structure, organization, functions, operation, finance, property, and other appropriate matters; shall include special provisions contained in a charter of any municipality included in the plan, which provisions are peculiar to that municipality, and which it is desired to retain as charter provisions of the consolidated municipality; and shall include adequate provisions for the satisfaction of all obligations of the parties concerned. The plan shall provide that any area or group of voters in the consolidated municipality or town may have special services, not common to all the voters in the municipality or town, provided for them, if so voted. All costs of whatever nature required to support these special services shall be paid for by the taxpayers receiving these services, by a tax on their grand list, to be assessed annually by the selectboard or the equivalent officers of a municipality, or in such other manner as the selectboard or the equivalent officers of a municipality shall determine. If the costs are to be paid by a tax, such tax shall be paid and collected in the same manner as other taxes and such tax assessed on their grand list shall be a lien thereon. (Added 1965, No. 184, § 2(b); amended 1966, No. 31 (Sp. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 12, 1966.)
24 V.S.A. § 1484
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 49 - Merger of Municipalities|§ 1484. Notice and hearing

§ 1484. Notice and hearing|Not less than 30 days prior to the meetings referred to in section 1485 of this title, copies of the plan of merger shall be posted in three or more public places in each of the areas involved. Two public hearings on the proposed plan of merger shall be held at intervals of two weeks in each of the areas involved. The later hearings shall be held not less than five days before the meetings referred to in section 1485 of this title. Notices of the hearings shall be advertised in at least three issues of a newspaper of general circulation in the town. The last advertisement shall appear not later than three days before the final public hearing. (Added 1965, No. 184, § 2(c).)
24 V.S.A. § 1485
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 49 - Merger of Municipalities|§ 1485. Vote of approval

§ 1485. Vote of approval|(a) Adjoining municipalities within a town may merge upon the approval of a plan of merger by a majority vote of each municipality concerned at a meeting duly warned for that purpose and held in each of such municipalities.(b) One or more municipalities within a town may merge into the town upon the approval of a plan of merger by a majority vote of the municipality or municipalities and the town at separate meetings duly warned for that purpose and held in each of the areas concerned.(c) When approved by Australian ballot by the voters of each of the merging municipalities and approved by the General Assembly under 17 V.S.A. § 2645, that part of the plan of merger containing the permanent provisions required by section 1483 of this title shall become the charter of the consolidated municipality. (Added 1965, No. 184, § 1(a), (b); amended 1966, No. 31 (Sp. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 12, 1966; 1995, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
24 V.S.A. § 1486
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 49 - Merger of Municipalities|§ 1486. Notice to Secretary of State

§ 1486. Notice to Secretary of State|The clerk or equivalent officer of the municipality into which other municipalities have merged shall so notify the Secretary of State within ten days following the last of the meetings referred to in section 1485 of this title. (Added 1965, No. 184, § 4.)
24 V.S.A. § 1487
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 49 - Merger of Municipalities|§ 1487. Alternative merger provisions

§ 1487. Alternative merger provisions|Notwithstanding the existence of any special act authorizing the merger of two or more municipalities, the legislative bodies of those municipalities which plan to merge may elect to proceed either under this chapter or under the special act authorizing the merger. (Added 1966, No. 31 (Sp. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 12, 1966.)
24 V.S.A. § 1521
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 51 - Finances; Accounts and Audits|§ 1521. Tax bills and warrants

§ 1521. Tax bills and warrants|The selectboard shall seasonably make out and deliver to the proper collector, or to the town treasurer, if the town has voted to collect its taxes by that officer, tax bills for State, county, town, town school district, and highway taxes, with the name of each person taxed and the amount of the tax. They shall annex proper warrants thereto for collection and may include all of such taxes or a part thereof in one tax bill; provided, however, that a tax bill that includes an assessment of tax on a homestead shall separately state the amount of tax imposed on the housesite for municipal services and the amount of tax imposed on the housesite for education property tax. One warrant only shall be required for the collection of taxes on such tax bill. The selectboard shall certify on a tax bill, so made out what taxes are included therein and the rate percent of each tax so included. (Amended 1997, No. 60, § 28, eff. July 1, 1998; 2003, No. 76 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. Feb. 17, 2004.)
24 V.S.A. § 1522
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 51 - Finances; Accounts and Audits|§ 1522. Receipt for tax bills

§ 1522. Receipt for tax bills|Upon the delivery of such tax bills to the collector, the selectboard shall take from him or her a receipt therefor, and shall deliver the same to the town treasurer.
24 V.S.A. § 1523
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 51 - Finances; Accounts and Audits|§ 1523. Tax bills; duties of selectboards as to a deficit

§ 1523. Tax bills; duties of selectboards as to a deficit|(a) When a town at the end of the fiscal year contemplated by section 1683 of this title has a deficit, unless the voters of said town have voted a special tax to make up said deficit or unless said deficit shall have been refunded pursuant to the provisions of chapter 53 of this title, the selectboard, when making up the next annual tax bill, shall add thereto a tax of five percent or such multiple of five in addition to the tax vote already authorized by law, to be levied upon the grand list of such town as will provide sufficient revenue to liquidate such deficit.(b) When a school district at the end of the fiscal year contemplated by section 1683 of this title has a deficit, unless the voters have voted to borrow funds to repay the deficit over a term of three years or less, or unless the deficit has been refunded pursuant to chapter 53 of this title, the school board shall add an amount sufficient to pay the deficit to its next adopted budget and report the total to the Secretary of Education for purposes of calculating education spending.(c) As used in this section, the following words have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates the contrary: A "deficit" is the excess of the current liabilities and liability reserves of the fund over its current assets; or, where the fund has also other resources and obligations, the excess of its obligations over its resources; "current assets" are those assets which are available or can be made readily available to meet the cost of operations or to pay current liabilities; "current liabilities" are those liabilities which are payable within a relatively short period of time, usually no longer than a year; a "fund" is a sum of money or other resource set aside for the purpose of carrying on specific activities or attaining certain objectives in accordance with special regulations, restrictions, or limitations, and constituting an independent fiscal and accounting entity such as the general or school fund. (Amended 1959, No. 129, eff. April 21, 1959; 1997, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 119, eff. March 11, 1998; amended 2003, No. 36, § 11; 2005, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 270, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
24 V.S.A. § 1524
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 51 - Finances; Accounts and Audits|§ 1524. Tax levies; how kept

§ 1524. Tax levies; how kept|The town treasurer upon receiving from the selectboard a town tax bill under the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 4791 or the receipt of the tax collector for such bill under the provisions of section 1522 of this title shall credit the town highway department and the town school district each with the gross sum of the levy provided for such department and district. The balance of such levy shall be credited to the general fund. (Amended 2017, No. 74, § 79.)
24 V.S.A. § 1525
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 51 - Finances; Accounts and Audits|§ 1525. Tax levies; credit for gains

§ 1525. Tax levies; credit for gains|The treasurer shall thereafter credit to the general fund all gains over the total sum of such rate bill by reason of fractional discounts under the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 4774 or of interest charges upon delinquent tax payments under the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 5136 or any other gain. (Amended 2017, No. 74, § 80.)
24 V.S.A. § 1526
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 51 - Finances; Accounts and Audits|§ 1526. Tax levies; debit of general fund

§ 1526. Tax levies; debit of general fund|The treasurer shall debit thereafter such general fund with:  (1) all collection fees allowed such treasurer for receiving taxes and issuing his or her warrant to the collector; (2) any other lawful costs of collection; (3) abatements made by the board for the abatement of taxes; and (4) any other diminution or loss in the course of the enforcement of such rate bill. (Amended 2017, No. 74, § 81.)
24 V.S.A. § 1527
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 51 - Finances; Accounts and Audits|§ 1527. Tax levies- Officers' duties

§ 1527. Tax levies- Officers' duties|(a) In all towns having therein neither an incorporated village nor an incorporated school district, the town treasurer shall deal with the usual tax levies as provided in sections 1524-1526 of this title.(b) In any town having therein an incorporated village but no incorporated school district, the town treasurer shall deal with the usual tax levies except the highway levy as provided in such sections and the voters of the town may vote to adopt the provisions of the aforementioned sections for application to the town highway levy.(c) In any town having therein an incorporated school district but no incorporated village, the town treasurer shall deal with the usual tax levies except the school district levy as provided in sections 1524-1526 of this title and the voters of the town may vote to adopt the provisions of the aforementioned sections for application to the town school district levy.(d) In any town having therein both an incorporated school district and an incorporated village, the provisions of said sections 1524-1526 with regard to the relation of general fund, highway account, and town school district account shall apply only if adopted by action of the voters of the town.
24 V.S.A. § 1528
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 51 - Finances; Accounts and Audits|§ 1528. Collector of taxes

§ 1528. Collector of taxes|When a town at its annual meeting elects a collector of taxes, he or she shall collect State, county, town, and town school district taxes. Warrants and rate bills for the collection of such taxes shall be directed to the collector, and he or she shall give his or her receipt therefor. He or she shall collect and pay over such taxes agreeably to his or her warrant.
24 V.S.A. § 1529
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 51 - Finances; Accounts and Audits|§ 1529. First constable as collector

§ 1529. First constable as collector|The first constable shall be collector of State, county, town, and town school district taxes when a collector of taxes is not elected at the annual town meeting, and shall pay over the taxes collected agreeably to the warrants for their collection.
24 V.S.A. § 1530
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 51 - Finances; Accounts and Audits|§ 1530. Compensation

§ 1530. Compensation|If a municipality votes to pay a salary or other compensation for collecting taxes in lieu of fees and commissions, the latter shall be turned in to the municipal treasurer at least once a month. (Amended 1997, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. April 29, 1998; 2003, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
24 V.S.A. § 1531
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 51 - Finances; Accounts and Audits|§ 1531. Payment of money; inspection of tax book

§ 1531. Payment of money; inspection of tax book|When requested by notice in writing signed by a majority of the selectboard, the collector of taxes shall pay to the town treasurer the money belonging to the town and the town school district collected by him or her. He or she shall submit his or her tax book and list to the treasurer for inspection and computation. When he or she fails to do so for ten days, he or she shall be fined not more than $100.00.