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24A V.S.A. § 143-101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-101. Corporate existence retained

§ 143-101. Corporate existence retained|The inhabitants of the Town of Richmond as presently constituted and the inhabitants of the Village of Richmond as constituted by No. 227 of the Acts of 1902, as amended by No. 216 of the Acts of 1923, No. 178 of the Acts of 1929, No. 293 of the Acts of 1939, No. 247 of the Acts of 1947, and No. 292 of the Acts of 1951 are hereby incorporated and continue to be incorporated and declared to be a body corporate and politic under the name of the Town of Richmond, and under that name may sue and be sued, prosecute and defend in any court; may have a common seal and alter it at pleasure; may borrow money on the credit of the Town, in the mode and under the restrictions hereinafter provided and as provided by the general law of the State; may elect Representatives to the General Assembly of the State, and the number of justices of the peace as provided in Chapter II of the Vermont Constitution for a town of equal population; and generally shall have, exercise, and enjoy all such rights, immunities, powers, and privileges as are conferred upon or are incident to towns in this State; and shall be subject to like duties, liabilities, and obligations, except as otherwise provided in this charter.
24A V.S.A. § 143-102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-102. General law; application

§ 143-102. General law; application|Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, all provisions of the statutes of the State of Vermont relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town of Richmond.
24A V.S.A. § 143-103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-103. Powers of the Town

§ 143-103. Powers of the Town|(a) The Town of Richmond shall have all the powers granted to towns, town school districts, and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of this State and this charter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The Town of Richmond may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont or with this charter, and impose penalties for violation thereof.(b) The Town may acquire real and personal property within or without its corporate limits necessary or convenient for any lawful purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation, consistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont, and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as its interest may require consistent with the Constitution and laws of the State.(c) In this charter, no mention of a particular power shall be construed to be exclusive or to restrict the scope of the powers which the Town would have if the particular power were not mentioned, unless this charter otherwise provides.(d) The Seal of the Town of Richmond, heretofore adopted, is declared to be the official seal of the town, to be used as required by law and custom.(e) The Town may purchase, hold, and convey any real estate and erect and keep in repair any buildings necessary or convenient for its purposes; and may acquire, construct, and maintain such dams, aqueducts, reservoirs, sewage disposal facilities, and electrical distribution facilities as it may deem necessary for the benefit of the Town.
24A V.S.A. § 143-104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-104. Reservations of powers to the Town

§ 143-104. Reservations of powers to the Town|Nothing in this charter shall be construed to in any way limit the powers and functions conferred on the Town of Richmond, the Selectboard of said Town, or its elected and appointed officials by general or special enactments of State statutes or regulations in force or effect or hereafter enacted, and the powers and functions conferred by this charter shall be cumulative and in addition to the provisions of such general or special enactments unless this charter otherwise provides.
24A V.S.A. § 143-105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-105. Authority of police officers

§ 143-105. Authority of police officers|The police officers of the Town shall have the same powers throughout the State with respect to criminal matters, and the enforcement of the laws relating thereto, as they have within the Town.
24A V.S.A. § 143-106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-106. Open meetings

§ 143-106. Open meetings|Meetings of all Town boards and commissions shall be open and held in accordance with the general law of this State relating to public meetings. The record of all official proceedings shall be available for public inspection and copying as provided by the general law of this State.
24A V.S.A. § 143-107
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-107. Form of government

§ 143-107. Form of government|Pursuant to its provisions and subject only to the limitations imposed by the Vermont Constitution and by this charter, all powers of the Town shall be vested in an elective council, hereinafter referred to as the Selectboard, which shall enact ordinances, codes, and regulations, adopt budgets, and determine policies, and which shall execute the laws and administer the government of the Town. The Town shall have a Town Manager as provided in sections 502 and 503 of this charter. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 1, 2006; 2011, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 8, 2012.)
24A V.S.A. § 143-108
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-108. Intergovernmental relations

§ 143-108. Intergovernmental relations|The Town, through its Selectboard, may enter into any agreement with the United States of America or the State of Vermont, or both, or with any subdivision, department, agency, or activity of the United States of America or the State of Vermont, or both, to accept grants, loans, and assistance from the United States of America or the State of Vermont, or both, or from any subdivision, department, agency, or activity of the United States of America or the State of Vermont, or both, to make public improvements within the Town, or upon property or rights of the Town outside its corporate limits, whether owned by the Town as sole owner or owned by the Town in common with another municipality or other municipalities, and may make appropriations consistent with the charter to accomplish this purpose. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 1, 2006.)
24A V.S.A. § 143-109
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-109. Town School District; establishment

§ 143-109. Town School District; establishment|The Town of Richmond, as established in section 101 of this charter, shall constitute the Richmond Town School District.
24A V.S.A. § 143-110
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-110. Utility services

§ 143-110. Utility services|The Town shall have the power to impose rates, charges, and assessments upon property located within and without the Town of Richmond for water and sewer service, as provided herein.
24A V.S.A. § 143-111
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-111. Ordinances; enforcement and adoption

§ 143-111. Ordinances; enforcement and adoption|(a) The Selectboard may provide penalties for the breach of any ordinance authorized by general law or this charter; may prosecute any person violating the same through the constables or police officers who for these purposes shall be informing officers; and may maintain actions to restrain actual or threatened violations of the same. The establishment of any fine or penalty shall be by ordinance.(b) Ordinance making authority granted to the Town by this charter and general law shall be exercised pursuant to the provisions of sections 112 through 115 of this charter. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 1, 2006.)
24A V.S.A. § 143-112
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-112. Ordinance; introduction and readings

§ 143-112. Ordinance; introduction and readings|(a) Every ordinance shall be introduced in writing. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be "The Selectboard of the Town of Richmond hereby ordains." The Selectboard shall cause the ordinance to be published in its entirety or a table of contents of the ordinance to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town, at least once, together with a notice of the time and place when and where there will be a public hearing to consider the same for adoption and the place where the ordinance may be viewed. The first such publication shall be at least one week prior to the date of the public hearing.(b) At the time and place advertised, or at any time and place to which the hearing may from time to time be adjourned, the ordinance shall be read in full, except that by vote of a majority of the Selectboard, the ordinance may be read by title, and at the hearing, all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 1, 2006.)
24A V.S.A. § 143-113
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-113. Ordinance; consideration and passage

§ 143-113. Ordinance; consideration and passage|After the hearing, the Selectboard may adopt the ordinance with or without amendment. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. May 1, 2006.)
24A V.S.A. § 143-114
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-114. Ordinance; effective date

§ 143-114. Ordinance; effective date|An ordinance shall become effective in accordance with the provisions of 24 V.S.A. chapter 59, relating to the adoption of ordinances, except that if adoption of the ordinance by the Selectboard is conditioned upon approval of the voters of the Town, then the ordinance shall become effective upon a favorable vote by Australian ballot of a majority of those voting at a special or annual Town meeting. A vote to disapprove an ordinance under 24 V.S.A. § 1973 shall be by Australian ballot. A reconsideration, rescission, or validation vote pertaining to any of these votes shall be by Australian ballot. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. May 1, 2006.)
24A V.S.A. § 143-115
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-115. Ordinances; filing

§ 143-115. Ordinances; filing|The Town Clerk shall prepare and keep in the Town office a book of ordinances which shall contain each ordinance adopted by the Selectboard or finally approved by the voters together with an index of the ordinances according to the subject matter. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 1, 2010.)
24A V.S.A. § 143-301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-301. Generally

§ 143-301. Generally|The officers of the Town of Richmond shall be those provided by law for towns, except as otherwise provided by this charter. Such officers shall have all the powers and duties necessary to carry out the provisions of this charter as well as those provided by law.
24A V.S.A. § 143-302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-302. Town officers

§ 143-302. Town officers|(a) The officers of the Town shall have their compensation fixed by the Selectboard.(b) All elected officers, except as provided by law or as specifically provided in this charter, shall be chosen from the legally qualified voters of the Town and shall hold office for the term specified by law or in this charter or until their successors are elected. All elected officers shall be elected by Australian ballot.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Town shall not have the following officers:  (1) Road Commissioner; (2) Town Agent; (3) Town Auditor; (4) Town Grand Juror.   (d) When an elected officer resigns, makes another Town his or her residence, dies, or becomes incapacitated, the office shall become vacant and shall be filled by the Selectboard. Vacancies in elective offices shall be filled until the next annual meeting. In the case of a vacancy in an office which term does not expire at the next annual meeting, the vacancy shall be filled by the Selectboard until the next annual meeting. At the next annual meeting, the voters shall fill the vacancy by Australian ballot for the remainder of the unexpired term; provided, however, that if the vacancy occurs within the 60-day period prior to the next annual meeting, the vacancy shall be filled by the Selectboard until the annual meeting following the next annual meeting, at which the voters shall fill the vacancy by Australian ballot for the remainder, if any, of the unexpired term. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. May 1, 2006.)
24A V.S.A. § 143-303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-303. Appointed officers

§ 143-303. Appointed officers|(a) The Selectboard may appoint any officers required by the Town's personnel regulations, this charter, or the general law of this State and shall fix their compensation.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law or Town personnel rules to the contrary, forthwith after the annual meeting, the Selectboard shall appoint a Collector of Delinquent Taxes who shall serve until the next annual meeting and until his or her successor is chosen. If the Office of the Collector of Delinquent Taxes becomes vacant, the Selectboard shall forthwith fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall hold office at the will of the Selectboard and may be removed at any time by the Selectboard by majority vote. The compensation of the Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall be determined by the Selectboard. Any commissions or other amounts established by law and collected by the Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall be the property of the Town and shall be turned over to the Town Treasurer forthwith. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 1, 2006; 2011, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 8, 2012.)
24A V.S.A. § 143-304
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-304. Bonding of officers

§ 143-304. Bonding of officers|All officers of the Town required to be bonded by State law shall be so bonded.
24A V.S.A. § 143-305
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-305. Oath of office

§ 143-305. Oath of office|All elected and appointed officers and all police officers of the Town shall, before assuming office, take, subscribe, and file with the Town Clerk the following oath: "I ____ solemnly swear (or affirm) that I shall faithfully execute the Office of ______ of the Town of Richmond to the best of my judgment and abilities, according to law, so help me God (or I so affirm)" or other oath as is specifically required for a position by the general law of this State. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. May 1, 2006.)
24A V.S.A. § 143-306
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-306. Town Clerk; Town Treasurer; Collector of Delinquent Taxes; School District Officers; duties

§ 143-306. Town Clerk; Town Treasurer; Collector of Delinquent Taxes; School District Officers; duties|(a) The Clerk and Town Treasurer shall perform those duties imposed upon the Clerk and Town Treasurer of Richmond School District by the general law of this State.(b) The Town Treasurer, any assistant Town treasurer, and the Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall perform those duties imposed upon those positions by law and those duties imposed upon those officers by the Selectboard. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. May 1, 2006.)
24A V.S.A. § 143-501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-501. Selectboard; powers and duties; terms

§ 143-501. Selectboard; powers and duties; terms|(a) The members of the Selectboard shall constitute the legislative body of the Town of Richmond for all purposes required by law and except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, and shall have all powers and authority given to, and perform all duties required of town legislative bodies or selectboards under the Constitution and general laws of the State of Vermont.(b) The Selectboard shall consist of five persons, three of whom shall serve for three-year terms and two of whom shall serve for two-year terms. At each annual meeting, one Selectboard member shall be elected for a three-year term and one for a two-year term.(c) In addition to all the eminent domain powers available under State statutes, the Town, by the Selectboard, shall have the power to take property, or interests therein, for the purpose of disposal or dispersement of stormwater from Town highways, Town highway culverts and ditches, and municipal parking lots. In any such taking, the procedures shall be the procedure provided by law for the taking of property, or interests therein, for highways; provided, however, that alternatively the Selectboard may follow any other procedure available by law. Any taking shall be of the minimum property or interest therein necessary for such disposal or dispersement. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. May 1, 2006.)
24A V.S.A. § 143-701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-701. Transfer

§ 143-701. Transfer|(a) On and after the effective date of this charter, the ownership, control and management of the Village water and sewer systems shall be vested in the Town, subject to all indebtedness and liabilities relating thereto; provided, however, that administration of said systems and payment of existing liabilities relating thereto shall be as specifically provided for in this charter.(b)(1) By resolution, the Selectboard may designate areas of the Town special water and sewer system districts, and may provide that property therein shall be provided by water and sewer services not so provided to all other areas within the Town; provided, however, that the designation shall not become effective until approved by a majority of all voters residing within the proposed district present and voting at a special meeting called and held for that purpose.  (2) A special water or sewer district shall be reasonable geographically, taking into account the areas, property, and persons actually benefited, the 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 the areas and property benefiting from the respective services might not coincide exactly. All costs required to support a given special service district shall be paid for by persons receiving the service, by a tax on the grand list for that special service district involved, to be assessed annually by the Selectboard, or by any other charge or fee permitted by law. 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 the tax assessed on any part of the grand list shall be a lien thereon. All funds of any special service shall be kept in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any purpose other than the payment of debt service, operation, and maintenance, and a reserve fund with respect to the service for which the funds are collected. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. May 1, 2006.)
24A V.S.A. § 143-901
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-901. Appointments

§ 143-901. Appointments|The Selectboard may appoint commissions or committees as needed, and delegate incidental powers necessary for the proper functioning thereof as established by law.
24A V.S.A. § 143-1301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-1301. Applicability of State law to zoning and planning

§ 143-1301. Applicability of State law to zoning and planning|All matters pertaining to zoning, land subdivision, municipal and regional plans, shall be exclusively controlled by the general law of the State of Vermont, except as specifically provided in this charter.
24A V.S.A. § 143-1302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-1302. Ratification of present zoning ordinances

§ 143-1302. Ratification of present zoning ordinances|The Town of Richmond zoning, subdivision, and flood hazard regulations, as amended, are hereby ratified and approved, subject to the provisions of 24 V.S.A. chapter 117.
24A V.S.A. § 143-1303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-1303. Incorporation of Village zoning ordinance

§ 143-1303. Incorporation of Village zoning ordinance|The Village of Richmond zoning and flood hazard regulations, as amended, are hereby incorporated into the zoning ordinance of the Town of Richmond for the purpose of defining a Village District within said Town ordinance and establishing area, density, use, building, and like requirements therein.
24A V.S.A. § 143-1501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters|Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond|App § 143-1501. Fiscal year

§ 143-1501. Fiscal year|(a) The fiscal year of the Town shall commence on the first day of July and end on the last day of June. Upon the close of each fiscal year, the Selectboard shall order an audit by an outside firm that the Selectboard chooses for that purpose. The annual audit shall be made available to the general public prior to the annual meeting upon request and upon payment of the Town's actual and reasonable copying costs.(b) The fiscal year of the Richmond Town School District shall commence on the first day of July and end on the last day of June. The Richmond Town School District shall not have School District auditors. Upon the close of each School District fiscal year, the School Board shall order an audit by an outside firm that the School Board chooses for that purpose. The annual School District audit shall be made available to the general public upon request and upon payment of the Town School District's actual and reasonable copying costs. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. May 1, 2006.)