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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 3 - City of Burlington › App § 442. Bonds; proceeds

§ 442. Bonds; proceeds
All monies received from the issue of bonds (other than refunding bonds) shall be used solely to defray the cost of improving the electric plant of the City. The cost of improving the electric plant shall include all cost of acquisition, or improvement, including all preliminary expenses, the cost of acquiring all property, franchises, easements, and rights necessary or convenient therefor, engineering and legal expenses, expenses for estimates of costs and revenues, expenses for plans, specifications, and surveys, other expenses incident or necessary to determining the feasibility or practicability of the enterprise, administrative expense, interest prior to and during the carrying out of any project and for a reasonable period thereafter, such reserves for debt service or other capital or current expenses as may be required by the ordinance or resolution under which the bonds are issued, and such other expenses as may be incurred in the financing herein authorized, the acquisition or improvement of the electric plant, the placing of such plant in operation, including the creation of a cash working fund, and the performance of the things herein required or permitted in connection therewith.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 3 - City of Burlington › App § 443. Energy conservation facilities

§ 443. Energy conservation facilities
The City is hereby authorized and empowered to provide or finance energy conservation facilities within the customer service area of its electric plant. The term “energy conservation facilities” includes facilities or improvements to facilities (whether owned by the City or by others) for load management or the conservation of electric or other energy. Such facilities or improvements may be owned or operated by the City as part of its electric plant or may be owned or operated by others, and may be leased or licensed by the City to others or may be financed by loans by the City to others. Such facilities or improvements may be treated as part of the electric plant and financed under this article or other enabling law. Loans to others for the purposes of this section may also be financed under this article in the same manner as improvements to the electric plant and receipts from such loans may be pledged under this article as revenues. A lending program initiated under the authority of this section shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of section 228 of this charter relating to the electric plant.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 3 - City of Burlington › App § 444. Construction of article

§ 444. Construction of article
The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. Bonds may be issued hereunder for the improvement of the electric plant of the City notwithstanding that any other law may provide for the issuance of bonds for like purposes and without regard to the requirements, restrictions, or procedural provisions contained in any other law. Any proceedings heretofore taken by the City relating to the subject matters of this article, whether or not commenced under any other law, may, at the option of the City Council, be discontinued and new proceedings instituted under this article. It shall not be necessary for the City proceeding under this article to obtain a certificate of convenience or necessity, franchise, license, permit, or other authorization or approval from any bureau, board, commission, or other instrumentality of the State of Vermont or the City in order to acquire or improve the electric plant or for the issuance of bonds in connection therewith hereunder.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 3 - City of Burlington › App § 445. Same

§ 445. Same
This article is remedial in nature and the powers hereby granted shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes hereof, and to this end the City shall have power to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes hereof in addition to the powers expressly conferred in this article.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 3 - City of Burlington › App § 446. Same; invalidity

§ 446. Same; invalidity
It is hereby declared that the sections, clauses, sentences, and parts of this article are severable, are not matters of mutual essential inducement, and any of them shall be exscinded if this article would otherwise be unconstitutional or ineffective; it is the intention to confer upon the City the whole or any part of the powers in this article provided for, and if any one or more sections, clauses, sentences, and parts of this article shall for any reason be questioned in any court, and shall be adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remaining provisions thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the specific provision or provisions so held unconstitutional or invalid, and the inapplicability or invalidity of any section, clause, sentence, or part of this article in any one or more instances shall not be taken to affect or prejudice in any way its applicability or validity in any other instance.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 3 - City of Burlington › App § 447. Ratification

§ 447. Ratification
(a) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this article, and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no bonds shall be issued under this article unless and until more than 50 percent of the legal voters of the City present and voting thereon at any annual or special City meeting duly warned for that purpose shall have first voted to authorize the project or improvement for which such bonds are to be issued. The warning shall describe in general terms such project or improvement, shall estimate its cost, and shall state the amount of bonds proposed to be issued to finance it.
(b) The City may issue bonds under this article without voter approval:
(1) to pay the costs of:
(A) the completion of a project or improvement previously authorized by the voters of the City, provided that such costs of completion do not exceed by more than 50 percent the estimated cost of the City’s share of the project or improvement as set forth in the warning submitting the question to the voters, and
(B) repairs, alterations, or other improvements necessary to maintain the operational status of any facilities of the electric plant, whether necessitated by casualty, regulatory, or licensing requirements, or other cause; or
(2) in the case of jointly owned facilities not controlled by the City, to pay the City’s share of the costs of improvements which the lead participants are empowered to make; or
(3) for refunding as provided in section 436 of this charter.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 3 - City of Burlington › App § 448. Powers exercised through City Council

§ 448. Powers exercised through City Council
The powers granted to the City hereunder shall be exercised by its City Council, notwithstanding the provisions of section 228 of this charter. No provisions hereof or of said section 228 of this charter shall be deemed to permit the exercise of any power in violation of the rights of bond or note holders.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 3 - City of Burlington › App § 449. Authority for joint venture for telecommunications

§ 449. Authority for joint venture for telecommunications
In addition to the authority granted under otherwise applicable law, the City has the power and is authorized to establish a joint venture or any other business relationship with one or more third parties to provide telecommunications or cable television services within or without the corporate limits of the City; provided that before such joint venture or business relationship may sell telecommunications or cable television services, it shall obtain whatever regulatory approvals are necessary, and shall pay all taxes, franchise fees, and similar charges assessed by the City on an incumbent. (Amended 1999, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 5d.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 3 - City of Burlington › App § 501. City of Burlington utility facilities; taxation of

§ 501. City of Burlington utility facilities; taxation of
32 V.S.A. § 3659 shall not apply to land, buildings, and other facilities of the City of Burlington used for the generation of electric energy. Such land, buildings, and facilities owned by the City of Burlington and situated outside of its territorial limits shall be taxed by the municipality in which it is located either in the manner provided for privately owned property, or pursuant to a contract entered into by the municipalities providing for any mutually agreeable methods and amounts of taxation.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 3 - City of Burlington › App § 506. Definitions

§ 506. Definitions
The following terms when used in this article shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:
(1) “Bonds” means any bonds, notes, or other obligations of the City issued pursuant to this article.
(2) “City” means the City of Burlington.
(3) “Improvement” means any improvement, extension, betterment, addition, alteration, reconstruction, extraordinary repair, equipping, or reequipping of the waterworks or wastewater system of the City.
(4) “Revenues” means all rates, fees, charges, and other receipts derived from the ownership or operation of the City’s waterworks or wastewater system and may include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, investment earnings and the proceeds of insurance, condemnation, sale, or other disposition of system assets and proceeds of borrowing hereunder.
(5) “System” means the waterworks system or the wastewater system.
(6) “Wastewater system” means the complete wastewater treatment and collection system now owned by the City, including all treatment plants and sanitary sewer lines, together with any improvements thereto hereafter constructed or acquired.
(7) “Waterworks system” means the complete water supply, treatment, and distribution system now owned by the City, together with any improvements thereto hereafter constructed or acquired.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 3 - City of Burlington › App § 507. Bonds; issuance of

§ 507. Bonds; issuance of
The City is hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds, from time to time, for the purpose of financing the cost of any improvement to the waterworks or wastewater system. The bonds and the interest thereon shall be payable solely and exclusively from the revenues of the waterworks or wastewater system as the case may be and shall not constitute general indebtedness of the City nor be an obligation or liability upon the City to pay the same from any funds of the City other than the revenues of the system. No holder or holders of any bonds issued under this article shall ever have the right to compel any exercise of the taxing power of the City to pay the bonds or the interest thereon. The bonds shall not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any debt limitation or restriction and shall not be within any statutory limitation upon the power of the City to issue bonds. It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it does not constitute an indebtedness of the City but is payable solely from the revenues of its waterworks or wastewater system. The bonds may be authorized by resolutions of the Board of Public Works Commissioners. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, no bonds other than refunding bonds shall be authorized or issued under this article unless and until more than 50 percent of the legal voters of the City present and voting thereon at any annual or special City meeting duly warned for that purpose shall have first voted to authorize the project or improvement for which the bonds are to be issued. The warning shall describe in general terms the project or improvement, shall estimate its costs, and shall state the amount of bonds proposed to be issued to finance it. Except for purposes of refunding pursuant to section 508 of this charter, the City shall not issue bonds in excess of the amount set forth in the warning as aforesaid unless and until more than 50 percent of the legal voters of the City present and voting at any annual or special meeting duly warned for that purpose shall have first voted to authorize the issuance of additional bonds for any previously authorized project or improvement.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 3 - City of Burlington › App § 508. Refunding

§ 508. Refunding
The City, upon the approval of the Board of Public Works Commissioners and the City Council, may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying any of its bonds issued hereunder at maturity or upon acceleration or redemption. No affirmative vote of the registered voters shall be necessary to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds. The refunding bonds may be issued at such time prior to the maturity or redemption of the refunded bonds as the City deems to be in the public interest. The refunding bonds may be issued in sufficient amounts to pay or provide the principal of the bonds being refunded, together with any redemption premium thereon, any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of payment of the bonds, the expenses of issue of the refunding bonds, the expenses of redeeming the bonds being refunded, and such reserves for debt service or other capital or current expenses from the proceeds of the refunding bonds, as may be required by the resolutions under which bonds are issued. Except as herein specified, the issue of refunding bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the security therefor, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the City with respect thereto shall be governed by the provisions of the Burlington City charter and the Vermont statutes relating to the issue of bonds other than refunding bonds insofar as the same may be applicable. In the event of any conflict between the City charter and the Vermont statutes in this regard, the City is hereby authorized to act pursuant to the more extensive grant of authority.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 101. Corporate existence retained

§ 101. Corporate existence retained
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other municipal charter, the inhabitants of the Village of Essex Junction, within its corporate limits, shall be a municipal corporation by the name of the City of Essex Junction. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 102. General powers; law

§ 102. General powers; law
Except as modified by the provisions of this charter, or by any lawful regulation or ordinance of the City of Essex Junction, all provisions of the statutes of this State applicable to municipal corporations shall apply to the City of Essex Junction. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 103. Specific powers

§ 103. Specific powers
(a) The City of Essex Junction shall have all the powers granted to cities 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, and it may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont or with this charter.
(b) The City of Essex Junction may acquire real and personal property within or without its corporate limits for any municipal purpose, including storm water collection and disposal; waste water collection and disposal; solid waste collection and disposal; provision of public water supply; provision of public parks and recreation facilities; provision of municipal facilities for office, fire protection, and police protection; provision of public libraries; provision of public parking areas; provision of sidewalks, bicycle paths, and green strips; provision of public roadways; provision of public view zones and open spaces; and such other purposes as are addressed under the general laws of the State of Vermont.
(c) The City of Essex Junction may acquire such property in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as its interest may require.
(d) The City of Essex Junction may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, with other Vermont municipalities, the State of Vermont, any one or more subdivisions or agencies of the State or the United States.
(e) The City of Essex Junction may establish and maintain an electric power system and regulate power line installations; provided, however, that the City shall have no authority under this charter that conflicts with that authority granted to the Public Utilities Commission or any other state regulatory agency. The City of Essex Junction may also establish a telecommunications system and an enterprise to deliver Internet or broadband services.
(f) In this charter, mention of a particular power shall not be construed to be exclusive or to restrict the scope of the powers that the City of Essex Junction would otherwise have if the particular power were not mentioned. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 104. Reservation of powers

§ 104. Reservation of powers
Nothing in this charter shall be so construed as in any way to limit the powers and functions conferred upon the City of Essex Junction and the City Council by general or special enactments 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. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 105. Form of government

§ 105. Form of government
The municipal government provided by this charter shall be known as council-manager form of government. Pursuant to its provisions and subject only to the limitations imposed by the State Constitution and by this charter, all powers of the City of Essex Junction shall be vested in an elective City Council, which shall enact ordinances, codes, and regulations; adopt budgets; determine policies; and appoint the City Manager, who shall enforce the laws and ordinances and administer the government of the City. All powers of the City shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this charter or prescribed by ordinance. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 201. Powers and duties of governing body

§ 201. Powers and duties of governing body
(a) The members of the City of Essex Junction City Council shall constitute the legislative body of the City of Essex Junction for all purposes required by statute and, except as otherwise provided in this charter, shall have all the powers and authority given to and perform all duties required of City legislative bodies or Councils under the laws of the State of Vermont.
(b) Within the limitations of the foregoing, the City of Essex Junction Council shall have the power to:
(1) Appoint and remove a City Manager and supervise, create, change, and abolish offices, commissions, or departments other than the offices, commissions, or departments established by this charter.
(2) Appoint the members of all boards, commissions, committees, or similar bodies unless specifically provided otherwise by this charter.
(3) Provide for an independent audit by a certified public accountant.
(4) Inquire into the conduct of any officer, commission, or department and investigate any and all municipal affairs.
(5) Exercise every other power that is not specifically set forth herein but that is granted to councils or legislative bodies by the statutes of the State of Vermont. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 202. Governing body; composition and terms of office

§ 202. Governing body; composition and terms of office
(a) There shall be a City Council consisting of five members.
(b) All members shall reside within the boundaries of the City of Essex Junction to be elected by the qualified voters.
(c) The term of office of a City Councilor shall be three years, and terms shall be staggered. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 203. Vacancy in office

§ 203. Vacancy in office
In case of a vacancy of a Council seat, the vacancy shall be filled by the City Council until the next annual election pursuant to subsection 204(c) of this charter. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 204. Election of governing body officers

§ 204. Election of governing body officers
(a) The terms of the officers shall commence on the first day of the month following the month of election. At the first meeting of the month following the annual City meeting, the Council shall organize and elect a President, Vice President, and Clerk by a majority vote of the entire Council and shall file a certificate of the election for record in the office of the City Clerk.
(b) The President of the Council, or in the President’s absence the Vice President, shall preside at all meetings of the Council and shall be recognized as the head of the City government for all ceremonial purposes.
(c) In the event of death, resignation, or incapacity of any Council member, the remaining members of the Council may appoint a person to fill that position until the next annual election. Incapacity shall be determined by a vote of the Council. Incapacity shall include the failure by any member of the board to attend at least 50 percent of the meetings of the board in any calendar year. At the next annual election, the vacancy shall be filled and the person so elected shall serve for the remainder of the term of office. In the event the Council is unable to agree upon an interim replacement until the next annual City election, a special election shall be held forthwith to fill the position.
(d) In the event that a Councilor is no longer a resident of the City prior to the expiration of the Councilor’s term, the Councilor’s office shall be deemed vacant. The Council may appoint a person to fill the vacant office until a successor can be elected at the next annual election. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 205. Compensation

§ 205. Compensation
(a) Compensation paid to the Council members shall be set by the voters at the annual meeting, with a minimum of $1,500.00 a year each. Council members’ compensation must be set forth as a separate item in the annual budget presented to the meeting. Council members may choose to forgo the compensation or a portion of the compensation.
(b) The City Council shall fix the compensation of all appointees and the City Manager. The Council shall review, approve, and ratify any collective bargaining agreements, which may be negotiated or fixed by the Manager or their designee. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 206. Conflict of interest; prohibitions

§ 206. Conflict of interest; prohibitions
(a) Holding other office. No Council member shall hold any City employment during the term for which they were elected to the Council. A Council member may be appointed to represent the City on other boards except as pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2647. No former Council member shall hold any compensated appointive municipal office or employment, except for poll worker, until one year after the expiration of the term for which they were elected to the legislative body.
(b) Appointments and removals. Neither the legislative body nor any of its members shall in any manner dictate the appointment or removal of any municipal administrative officers or employees whom the manager or any of the manager’s subordinates are empowered to appoint. The legislative body may discuss with the Manager the appointment, performance, and removal of such officers and employees in executive session.
(c) Interference with administration. Except for the purpose of inquiries and investigations under subdivision 201(b)(4) of this charter, the legislative body or its members shall deal with the municipal officers and employees who are subject to the direction and supervision of the Manager solely through the Manager, and neither the legislative body nor its members shall give orders to any such officer or employee, either publicly or privately. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 207. Governing body; meetings

§ 207. Governing body; meetings
As soon as possible after the election of the President and Vice President, the Council shall fix the time and place of its regular meetings, and such meetings shall be held at least once a month. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 208. Special city meetings

§ 208. Special city meetings
Special City meetings shall be called in the manner provided by the laws of the State, and the voting on all questions shall be by the Australian ballot system. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 209. Council meetings; procedure

§ 209. Council meetings; procedure
(a) The Council shall determine its own rules and order of business.
(b) The presence of three members shall constitute a quorum. Three affirmative votes shall be necessary to take binding Council action.
(c) In accordance with Vermont’s Open Meeting Law, the Council shall keep minutes of its proceedings. The journalized minutes shall be a public record.
(d) All meetings of the Council shall be open to the public unless, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present, the Council shall vote that any particular session shall be an executive session or deliberative session in accordance with Vermont’s Open Meeting Law. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 210. Appointments

§ 210. Appointments
The Council shall have the power to appoint the members of all boards, commissions, committees, or similar bodies unless specifically provided otherwise by this charter. The terms of all appointments shall commence on the day after the day of appointment unless the appointment is to fill a vacancy in an office, in which case the term shall commence at the time of appointment. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 211. Additional governing body provisions

§ 211. Additional governing body provisions
(a) No claim for personal services shall be allowed to the officers elected at the annual meeting, except when compensation for such services is provided for under the provisions of this charter or by the general law.
(b) The Council may authorize the sale or lease of any real or personal estate belonging to the City. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 301. Brownell Library Trustees

§ 301. Brownell Library Trustees
There shall be a five-member Board of Library Trustees who shall be elected to five-year terms using the Australian ballot system. Only qualified voters of the City of Essex Junction shall be eligible to hold the office of elected library trustee. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 302. Moderator

§ 302. Moderator
The voters at the City Annual Meeting shall elect a Moderator who shall preside at the next City Annual Meeting. The term of Moderator shall be one year. Only qualified voters of the City of Essex Junction shall be eligible to hold the office of Moderator. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 401. City meetings and elections

§ 401. City meetings and elections
(a) The voters shall at each annual meeting vote to set the date of the next annual meeting, at which time the voters shall vote for the election of officers, the voting on the City budget, and any other business included in the warnings for the meetings.
(b) Provisions of the laws of the State of Vermont relating to the qualifications of electors, the manner of voting, the duties of elections officers, and all other particulars respective to preparation for, conducting, and management of elections, so far as they may be applicable, shall govern all municipal elections, and all general and special meetings, except as otherwise provided in this charter.
(c) The election of officers and the voting on all questions shall be by Australian ballot system. The City Clerk and Board of Civil Authority shall conduct elections in accordance with general laws of the State. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 501. Adoption of ordinances

§ 501. Adoption of ordinances
Ordinances shall be adopted in accordance with State law pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §§ 1972–1976, with the additional requirements noted in this subchapter. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 502. Public hearing

§ 502. Public hearing
(a) The Council shall hold a minimum of one public hearing prior to the adoption of any ordinance.
(b) At the time and place so advertised, or at any time and place to which the hearing may from time to time be adjourned, the ordinance shall be introduced, and thereafter, all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard.
(c) After the hearing, the Council may finally pass the ordinance with or without amendment, except that if the Council makes an amendment, it shall cause the amended ordinance to be published, pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section with a notice of the time and place of a public hearing at which the amended ordinance will be further considered, which publication shall be at least three days prior to the public hearing. The Council may finally pass the amended ordinance or again amend it subject to the same procedures as outlined herein. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 504. Rescission of ordinances

§ 504. Rescission of ordinances
All ordinances shall be subject to rescission by a special or annual City meeting, as follows: If, within 44 days after final passage by the Council of any such ordinance, a petition signed by voters of the City not less in number than five percent of the qualified voters of the municipality is filed with the City Clerk requesting its reference to a special or annual City meeting, the Council shall fix the time and place of the meeting, which shall be within 60 days after the filing of the petition, and notice thereof shall be given in the manner provided by law in the calling of a special or annual City meeting. Voting shall be by Australian ballot. An ordinance so referred shall remain in effect upon the conclusion of the meeting unless a majority of those present and voting against the ordinance at the special or annual City meeting exceeds five percent in number of the qualified voters of the municipality. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 505. Petition for enactment of ordinance; special meeting

§ 505. Petition for enactment of ordinance; special meeting
(a) Voters of the City may at any time petition for the enactment of any proposed lawful ordinance by filing the petition, including the text of the ordinance, with the City Clerk. The Council shall call a special City meeting (or include the ordinance as annual meeting business) to be held within 60 days after the date of the filing, unless prior to the meeting the ordinance shall be enacted by the Council. The warning for the meeting shall state the proposed ordinance in full or in concise summary and shall provide for an Australian ballot vote as to its enactment. The ordinance shall take effect on the 10th day after the conclusion of the meeting, provided that voters, constituting a majority of those voting thereon, shall have voted in the affirmative.
(b) The proposed ordinance shall be examined by the City Attorney before being submitted to the special City meeting. The City Attorney is authorized, subject to the approval of the Council, to correct the ordinance so as to avoid repetitions, illegalities, and unconstitutional provisions and to ensure accuracy in its text and references and clarity and precision in its phraseology, but the City Attorney shall not materially change its meaning and effect.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any appointments of officers, members of commissions, or boards made by the Council or to the appointment or designation of Council, or to rules governing the procedure of the Council. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 601. Manager; appointment and hiring

§ 601. Manager; appointment and hiring
The Council shall appoint a City Manager under and in accordance with Vermont Statutes Annotated. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 603. Manager; removal; hearing

§ 603. Manager; removal; hearing
The Council may remove the Manager from office for cause in accordance with the following procedures:
(1) The Council shall adopt by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members a preliminary resolution that must state the reasons for removal and may suspend the Manager from duty for a period not to exceed 45 days. Within three days after the vote, a copy of the resolution shall be delivered to the Manager.
(2) Within five days after a copy of the resolution is delivered to the Manager, the Manager may file with the Council a written request for a hearing; the hearing shall be in a public or executive session by choice of the Manager. This hearing shall be held at a special Council meeting not earlier than 15 days nor later than 30 days after the request is filed. The Manager may file with the Council a written reply not later than five days before the hearing.
(3) The Council may adopt a final resolution of removal, which may be made effective immediately, by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members at any time after five days from the date when a copy of the preliminary resolution was delivered to the Manager, if the Manager has not requested a public hearing, or at any time after the public hearing, if the Manager has requested one. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 604. Vacancy in office of City Manager

§ 604. Vacancy in office of City Manager
The Manager, by letter filed with the City Clerk, may appoint a staff member to perform the Manager’s duties in the event of the Manager’s absence due to disability, incapacitation, or vacation unless the Manager has previously appointed a staff member as assistant manager or deputy manager, who would automatically assume the Manager’s responsibilities in the Manager’s absence. If the Manager fails to make such designations, the Council may by resolution appoint an officer or employee of the City to perform the duties of the Manager until the Manager is able to return to duty. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 701. Board of Civil Authority

§ 701. Board of Civil Authority
The Board of Civil Authority shall be defined by 17 VSA § 2103(5). (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 702. Board of Abatement of Taxes

§ 702. Board of Abatement of Taxes
The Board of Civil Authority shall constitute a Board of Abatement as provided by law. The Board of Abatement shall meet and discharge its duties as required by the applicable statutory provisions. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 703. Planning Commission

§ 703. Planning Commission
There shall be a Planning Commission, and its powers, obligations, and operation shall be under and in accordance with Vermont Statutes Annotated, as amended, and members will be appointed by the City Council from among the qualified voters of the City. Members of the Commission shall hold no other City office. The City Council shall have the authority pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 4323(a) to set the terms of the Planning Commission members. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 704. Development Review Board

§ 704. Development Review Board
A Development Review Board shall be established, and its powers, obligations, and operation shall be under and in accordance with Vermont Statutes Annotated, as amended, and members will be appointed by the City Council for terms of three years from among the qualified voters of the City. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 705. Brownell Library Trustees

§ 705. Brownell Library Trustees
The Brownell Library Board of Library Trustees that holds office at the time of enactment of this charter shall serve until their terms are completed. Any existing policies of the Library Trustees at the time of the enactment of this charter shall become the policies of the new Brownell Library Board of Trustees. The five permanent, self-perpetuating Library Trustees shall function in accordance with the terms of the Brownell Trust agreement dated May 25, 1925. The Library Trustees shall have the authority to establish any new policy for the operation of the Library or repeal or replace any existing policy and shall otherwise act in conformance with the Vermont statutes. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Library is required to follow all financial and personnel policies adopted by the City Council. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 801. Personnel administration and benefits

§ 801. Personnel administration and benefits
(a) The Manager or the Manager’s appointee shall be the personnel director. The Manager shall maintain personnel rules and regulations protecting the interests of the City and of the employees. These rules and regulations must be approved by the Council and shall include the procedure for amending them and for placing them into practice. Each employee shall receive a copy of the rules and regulations when the employee is hired.
(b) The rules and regulations may deal with the following subjects or with other similar matters of personnel administration: job classification, jobs to be filled, tenure, retirement, pensions, leaves of absence, vacations, holidays, hours and days of work, group insurance, salary plans, rules governing hiring, temporary appointments, lay-off, reinstatement, promotion, transfer, demotion, settlement of disputes, dismissal, probationary periods, permanent or continuing status, in-service training, injury, employee records, and further regulations concerning the hearing of appeals.
(c) No person in the service of the City shall either directly or indirectly give, render, pay, or receive any service or other valuable thing for or on account of or in connection with any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion, or proposed promotion. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 802. Real estate assessor

§ 802. Real estate assessor
There shall be either a real estate Assessor who is a certified real estate appraiser or an independent appraisal firm, headed by a certified real estate appraiser, appointed by the Manager that shall carry out the duties of assessor in the same manner and be subject to all of the same liabilities prescribed for listers under the law of the State of Vermont in assessing property within the City of Essex Junction and that shall establish the grand list thereof and shall return such list to the City Clerk within the time required by State statute. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 803. Appraisal of property

§ 803. Appraisal of property
Appraisals shall be reviewed periodically and kept up to date. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 804. Appraisal of business property for tax purposes

§ 804. Appraisal of business property for tax purposes
Appraisal of business personal property shall be in accordance with the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 3618, as the same may from time to time be amended, provided that all business personal property acquired by a taxpayer after September 30, 1995, shall be exempt from tax. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 805. Purpose

§ 805. Purpose
The purpose of appointing an Assessor is in lieu of the election of listers. The City shall be governed by, and each taxpayer shall have rights granted by, the applicable State statutes concerning real and personal property taxation, appeal therefrom, and other statutes concerning taxation. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 901. Fiscal year

§ 901. Fiscal year
The fiscal year of the City shall begin on the first day of July and end on the last day of June of each calendar year. The fiscal year shall constitute the budget and accounting year as used in this charter. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 902. Annual municipal budget

§ 902. Annual municipal budget
With support from the finance department, the Manager shall submit to the Council a budget for review before the annual City Meeting or at such previous time as may be directed by the Council. The budget shall contain:
(1) an estimate of the financial condition of the City as of the end of the fiscal year;
(2) an itemized statement of appropriations recommended for current expenses, and for capital improvements, during the next fiscal year, with comparative statements of appropriations and estimated expenditures for the current fiscal year and actual appropriations and expenditures for the immediate preceding fiscal year;
(3) an itemized statement of estimated revenues from all sources, other than taxation, for the next fiscal year and comparative figures of tax and other sources of revenue for the current and immediate preceding fiscal years;
(4) a capital budget for not fewer than the next five fiscal years, showing anticipated capital expenditures, financing, and tax requirements; and
(5) such other information as may be required by the Council. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 903. Governing body’s action on budget

§ 903. Governing body’s action on budget
The Council shall review and approve the recommended budget with or without change. The budget shall be published not later than two weeks after its preliminary adoption by the Council. The Council shall fix the time and place for holding a public hearing for the budget and shall give public notice of the hearing. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction › App § 904. Budget meeting; warning

§ 904. Budget meeting; warning
(a) The Council shall hold at least one public hearing at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting to present and explain its proposed budget and shall give a public notice of such hearing.
(b) The Manager shall, not less than 30 days prior to the annual meeting, make available the Council’s recommended budget and the final warning of the pending annual meeting.
(c) The annual City report shall be made available to the legal voters of the City not later than 10 days prior to the annual meeting. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)