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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 301. Officers; general provisions

§ 301. Officers; general provisions
The officers of the City of South Burlington shall be those provided by law for towns, except as otherwise provided by this charter. The officers shall have all the powers and duties necessary to carry out the provisions of this charter as well as those provided by law. The offices of Fence Viewer, Weigher of Coal, and Inspector of Lumber shall be abolished.
(1) The officers of the South Burlington School District shall continue to be those provided by law for school or school districts; provided, however, that the School Directors shall hold no other School District or City office with the exception of the Board of Civil Authority, the Board of Abatement, and as provided otherwise in this charter. When a vacancy occurs on the Board of School Directors, the remaining members of the Board may fill the vacancy until the next annual meeting when the School District shall fill the vacancy.
(2) The Council by majority vote of all its members shall appoint annually the City Treasurer, whose office shall be no longer elective, and the City Attorney, Zoning Administrator, Auditor, First and Second Constable, Grand Juror, and Trustee of Public Funds.
(3) [Repealed.] (Amended 2019, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 302. City Council; number; terms of office; election

§ 302. City Council; number; terms of office; election
(a) There shall be a City Council consisting of five members.
(b) Three members shall have terms of office of three years; two members shall have terms of office of two years.
(c) All present Selectboard members shall serve as Council members until the expiration of their terms and their successors have been duly elected and have qualified.
(d) All Council members shall be elected at large, and shall hold no other City or School District office, except as provided otherwise in this charter.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 303. Organization

§ 303. Organization
(a) Forthwith after its election and qualification, the Council shall organize and elect a Chair, a Vice Chair and a Clerk by a majority vote of the entire Council and file a certificate of such election for record in the Office Of the City Clerk.
(b) The Chair of the Council or, in his or her absence, the Vice Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Council and shall be recognized as the head of the City government for all ceremonial purposes.
(c) Agenda for regular meetings.
(1) The Chair of the Council or, in his or her absence, the Vice Chair with the City Manager, shall prepare a written agenda for each regular meeting of the Council. The Chair may, and upon written petition of 15 voters shall, add to the agenda any items requested by persons not members of the Council, subject to the time limitations of subdivision (2) of this subsection.
(2) The agenda shall be posted in at least three public places in the City, and shall be related to the local news media, at least 24 hours prior to the time of the meeting.
(3) Any member of the Council may add times of business to the written agenda upon commencement of the meeting, provided that all of the Council members present at such meeting vote to add such items to the agenda.
(4) Any irregularities or defects in the notice for, or conduct of any meeting of the Council may be cured at any subsequent regular meeting of the Council by resolution for that purpose adopted by majority vote of all its members, provided that such resolution is included in the agenda for such subsequent meeting.
(d) Special meetings of the Council may be called at any time by the Chair or, in his or her absence, the Vice Chair. Notice of special meetings shall be served on the members of the Council, unless service thereof shall be waived in writing by all Council members, by delivering to each member at least 24 hours previous to the time of the meeting a written notice of such meeting stating the time, place, and purpose thereof or by leaving such notice 24 hours prior to the meeting at the place of his or her usual abode. Notice of the special meeting shall be released to the local news media.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 305. Meetings

§ 305. Meetings
(a) As soon as possible after the election of the Chair and Vice Chair, the Council shall fix the time and place of its regular meetings, and such meetings shall be held at least twice a month.
(b) The Council shall determine its own rules and order of business.
(c) The presence of three members shall constitute a quorum.
(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 in accordance with 1 V.S.A. § 313.
(e) As appropriate, the City Council shall strive to meet twice a year in each elementary school within the School District.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 306. Records of proceedings

§ 306. Records of proceedings
(a) It shall be the duty of the City Council to keep an official record of its proceedings, which shall be open for public inspection.
(b) The minutes of each meeting shall be approved by the Council at the next meeting and official copy authenticated by the signature of the Clerk.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 307. Appointments

§ 307. Appointments
(a) The Council shall appoint and may remove the members of the following commissions and boards provided for in this charter or by State laws:
(1) Development Review Board.
(2) Planning Commission.
(3) Board of Library Trustees, but in no event shall one-half or more of the members of such Board be at any one time from the Board of School Directors or employees of the South Burlington School District.
(4) Annually, such additional boards, commissions, committees, or similar bodies as the Council feels to be in the best interests of the City or required by this charter or by State law, except for the Board of School Directors, and except where specifically provided otherwise in this charter.
(b) In making any appointment under this section, notice of the position or positions to be filled shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the City, or by electronic means, at least 15 days prior to the appointment. (Amended 1997, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1999, No. M-4, § 2, eff. Aug. 1, 1999.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 308. Jurisdiction over other officers or employees

§ 308. Jurisdiction over other officers or employees
Neither the City Council nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment, by any other officer or employee of the City, of any person to office or employment, or his or her suspension or removal therefrom, or in any manner take part in the appointment, discipline, or removal of subordinates and employees of the City, except as otherwise provided in this charter. The City Council and its members shall deal with that portion of the service of the City for which the Manager is responsible solely through the Manager, and neither the City Council nor any of its members shall give any orders to or request any action by any subordinate in office. This shall not be construed to prohibit the Council from recommending to the City Manager a prospective employee for his or her consideration.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 309. Compensation of Council members; appointees

§ 309. Compensation of Council members; appointees
(a) Compensation to be paid to the Council members shall be set forth in the proposed budget of the City.
(b) The Council shall fix the compensation of all officers and employees, except as otherwise provided in this charter.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 501. Application of general laws

§ 501. Application of general laws
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.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 502. Time of holding

§ 502. Time of holding
(a) The annual City meetings of the City and the South Burlington School District for the election of officers, the voting on the budgets, and any other business included in the warnings for the meetings shall be on a date established and legally warned by the Council.
(b) The election of officers and the voting on all questions shall be by Australian ballot system. The ballot boxes shall be open for 12 consecutive hours between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. as shall be determined and warned by the Council. (Amended 2007, No. M-14, § 3, eff. Nov. 11, 2007.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 504. Polling places

§ 504. Polling places
In any annual or special City or School District meeting, for the purpose of the election of officers and the voting on all questions to be decided by Australian ballot, there shall be polling places that shall be the polling places designated for the election of Representatives to the General Assembly of each representative district. The checklist for each polling place shall be composed of those voters residing in that representative district. The votes cast shall be separately counted in the manner provided in the election of Representatives to the General Assembly. Except as provided in this section, the conduct of such meeting shall conform to the requirements where applicable, set forth in 17 V.S.A. chapters 51 and 55.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 505. Rescission of ordinances

§ 505. Rescission of ordinances
All ordinances shall be subject to rescission by a special City meeting, as follows: if, within 10 days after final passage by the Council of any such ordinance, a petition signed by electors of the City not less in number than 10 percent of the number of votes cast in the last municipal election is filed with the City Clerk requesting its reference to a special City meeting, the Council shall fix the time and place of such meeting, within 14 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 City meeting. An ordinance so referred shall remain in effect upon the conclusion of such meeting unless electors, not less in number than 10 percent of the number of votes cast in the last municipal election and constituting a majority of those voting thereon, shall have voted against the ordinance.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 506. Petition for enactment of ordinance; special meeting

§ 506. Petition for enactment of ordinance; special meeting
(a) Subject to the provisions of section 505 of this charter, voters of the City may at any time petition in the same manner as in section 505 of this charter for the enactment of any proposed lawful ordinance by filing such petition, including the text of such ordinance, with the City Clerk. The Council shall call a special City meeting to be held within 45 days of the date of such filing, unless prior to such meeting such ordinance shall be enacted by the Council. The warning for such meeting shall include a short, concise one-paragraph description of the effects of the proposed ordinance and shall provide for an aye and nay vote as to its enactment. The warning shall also include reference to a place within the City where copies of the entire text of the proposed ordinance may be examined. Such ordinance shall take effect on the 10th day after the conclusion of such meeting, provided that the electors as qualified in section 505 of this charter, constituting a majority of those voting thereon, shall have voted in the affirmative.
(b) Any such 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 such ordinance so as to avoid repetitions, illegalities, and unconstitutional provisions and to ensure accuracy in its text and references and clearness and preciseness in its phraseology, but he or she 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 of designation or Council members, or to rules governing the procedure of the Council.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 701. Planning Commission

§ 701. Planning Commission
(a) The Planning Commission shall consist of seven persons appointed by the Council. In addition, the City Manager shall serve as a member ex-officio without vote.
(b) Four commissioners shall have terms of four years and three commissioners shall have terms of three years. Present commissioners shall continue in office until the expiration of their terms. In implementing this section, the initial terms of commissioners shall be arranged by the City Council so that the terms of two members shall expire each year. Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 702. Powers and duties

§ 702. Powers and duties
(a) The Planning Commission shall exercise all powers and duties as provided for Planning Commissions by the laws of the State for a municipality that has established a development review board under 24 V.S.A. chapter 117. The Commission may appoint subcommittees composed of its own members or other persons and may employ consultants, when necessary for the performance of its duties, subject to the limitation of its budget and the approval of the expenditure by the Council.
(b) The Commission shall be responsible to the Council and shall assume all duties imposed upon it by said Council in addition to those duties referred to in subsection (a) of this section. (Amended 1999, No. M-4, § 3, eff. Aug. 1, 1999.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 903. Oath; bond

§ 903. Oath; bond
Before entering upon his or her duties, the Manager shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his or her duties by the City Clerk and shall give a bond to the City in such amount and with such sureties as the Council may require.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 906. Removal

§ 906. Removal
(a) On 90 days’ notice, the Manager may be removed without cause by a majority of Council so voting. He or she may be suspended during this period, but his or her pay shall continue until his or her removal.
(b) Notwithstanding the above, the Council may adopt a resolution stating its intention to remove the Manager and the reasons therefore, a copy of which shall be served forthwith on the Manager who may, within 10 days, demand a public hearing. Upon or after passage of such resolution, the Council may suspend him or her from duty, but his or her pay shall continue until his or her removal. If no appeal is filed, the Council may dismiss him or her. In the event of an appeal, the Council shall hold a public hearing not less than 10 days or more than 20 days from the date of appeal, after which they may dismiss him or her.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1101. Membership

§ 1101. Membership
(a) There shall be a Steering Committee, the members of which shall be the City Manager, the Superintendent of South Burlington School District, the members of the Council, and members of the Board of School Directors.
(b) The Committee shall elect a Chair and a Clerk at its first meeting following the annual City meeting, who shall serve until their successors are duly appointed and qualified.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1102. Powers and duties

§ 1102. Powers and duties
(a) The Steering Committee shall hold public meetings on the City and School District budgets as set forth in this charter. The Committee shall review proposed programs to be implemented by the City and the School District in the next fiscal year, or for future years, and may inquire into and review any matters of financial interest to the City and the School District.
(b) The Steering Committee shall hold at least one regular meeting in each calendar quarter. Notice of any regular or special meeting, including a general statement of the purpose thereof, shall be placed in a newspaper of general circulation within the City, or by electronic means, at least seven days prior to the date for such meeting.
(c) All meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public, and executive sessions shall not be permitted.
(d) Any expenses of the Steering Committee shall be approved by the Steering Committee, the cost to be divided equally between the City and the South Burlington School District.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1302. Preparation and submission

§ 1302. Preparation and submission
(a) The City Manager and Superintendent of Schools shall prepare the budgets for the City and School District, respectively, and submit same to the Council and Board of School Directors at such time as required by said boards. The budgets shall contain:
(1) an estimate of the financial condition of the City and School District 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 in parallel columns of appropriations and estimated expenditures for the current fiscal year and actual appropriations and expenditures for the next preceding fiscal year;
(3) an itemized statement of estimated revenues from all sources, other than taxation, for the next fiscal year; a statement of taxes required for the next fiscal year; and comparative figures of tax and other sources of revenue for the current and next preceding fiscal years;
(4) a capital budget for the next five fiscal years, showing anticipated capital expenditures, financing, and tax requirements;
(5) such other information as may be required by the Council and the Board of School Directors, respectively.
(b) The Council and the Board of School Directors shall cause copies of the proposed budgets to be delivered to each member of the Steering Committee forthwith after the final preparation of the budgets but not less than 45 days prior to the date of the annual City and School District meeting. The Steering Committee may hold a meeting for the review of such budgets, giving notice of the meeting as required in section 1102 of this charter. No less than 35 days prior to the annual City and School District meeting, the Steering Committee may submit to the Council and the Board of School Directors its report and recommendations concerning the proposed budgets.
(c) The Council shall warn the City budget for submission to the voters not less than 30 days before the annual City meeting, and in the same manner, the Board of School Directors shall warn its budget for submission to the voters. (Amended 2007, No. M-14, § 4, eff. Nov. 11, 2007; 2009, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 5, 2010.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1303. City and School District annual meeting warning and budget

§ 1303. City and School District annual meeting warning and budget
The proposed budgets of the City and School District shall be made available to the legal voters of the City and School District at least 20 days before the annual City and School District meeting. Not more than 40 nor less than 30 days prior to the annual City and School District meeting, notice shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation within the City, informing voters of the date of a public hearing on the budgets and availability of the warnings for the annual City and School District meetings, the proposed City and School District budgets, and the City and School District annual reports. The Council and the Board of School Directors shall hold a public hearing on their respective budgets not more than 10 days before the annual City and School District meetings. (Amended 2007, No. M-14, § 5, eff. Nov. 11, 2007; 2009, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 5, 2010.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1304. Amount to be raised by taxation

§ 1304. Amount to be raised by taxation
(a) Budgets for the City and the South Burlington School District shall be adopted when approved by the voters. Upon adoption of the budgets for the City and the South Burlington School District, the amounts stated therein as the amount of the budget for the City to be raised by property taxes shall constitute a determination of the amount of the levy for the purposes of the City in the corresponding tax year, and the Council shall levy such taxes on the grand list furnished by the Assessor for the corresponding tax year. The amounts stated therein as the amount of the budget for the South Burlington School District shall be used to determine the education property tax rates in accordance with 32 V.S.A. § 5402.
(b) If the budget of the City or School District is not approved by the voters at the annual meeting, the City Council or School Board may submit the budget, with or without change, to the voters at a special meeting that shall be held within 30 days of the annual meeting. This special meeting shall be warned in the same manner as that for the annual meeting with the exception that the warning for this meeting shall be filed with the City Clerk and posted not fewer than 15 days before the meeting.
(c) If the budget for the City or School District is not approved by the voters at the special meeting provided for in subsection (b) of this section, the City Council or School Board shall diligently pursue voter approval of its budget. Pending voter approval of a City or School District budget, the City and School District shall be authorized to borrow funds and make expenditures that do not exceed the amount of the budget approved by the voters for the preceding year. (Amended 2007, No. M-14, § 6, eff. Nov. 11, 2007; 2007, No. M-16 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 1, 2008; 2011, No. M-9 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 30, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1305. Appropriation

§ 1305. Appropriation
From the effective date of the budgets, the several amounts stated therein become appropriated to the several agencies and purposes therein named. (Amended 2007, No. M-14, § 7, eff. Nov. 11, 2007.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1306. Departmental budget

§ 1306. Departmental budget
The budget for all departments shall include all proposed expenditures, and the Council and Board of School Directors shall make a gross appropriation for each department for the ensuing fiscal year. The gross appropriation for each department of the City and School District shall not be exceeded except for consent of the Council and Board of Directors, respectively.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1307. Transfers of appropriations

§ 1307. Transfers of appropriations
The Manager and School Superintendent, respectively, may at any time transfer an unencumbered appropriation balance or portion thereof between general classifications of expenditures within an office, department, or agency under his or her jurisdiction. At the request of the Manager or School Superintendent and within the last three months of the budget year, the Council and Board of School Directors, respectively, may by resolution transfer any unencumbered appropriation balance or portion thereof within the budgets from one department, office, or agency under their jurisdiction to another.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1501. Taxes on real and personal property

§ 1501. Taxes on real and personal property
Taxes on real and personal property shall be due and payable in no fewer than three equal installments on such dates of each tax year as shall be determined annually by the City Council. (Amended 1999, No. M-4, § 4, eff. April 27, 1999.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1502. Penalty

§ 1502. Penalty
A late charge of eight percent will be added to any tax not paid on or before the dates specified in section 1501 of this subchapter. In addition, interest at the rate of one percent per month will be added to any tax not paid on or before its due date, for each month or fraction thereof after the date on which the tax payment was due.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1503. Waiver of penalty

§ 1503. Waiver of penalty
(a) The City Manager may waive the penalty incurred by any taxpayer because of the late payment of the installment of real and personal property taxes, but only when all of the following requirements have been met:
(1) the total amount of such installment was paid in full within 30 days from its due date; and
(2) the taxpayer specifically requests in writing the waiver of such penalty, stating the reason for the request; and
(3) the City Manager finds that the taxpayer was unable to make payment of said taxes by the due date because of circumstances beyond his or her control.
(b) If the City Manager waives the penalty for any taxpayer, such fact and the reasons therefore shall be forthwith reported to the Council.
(c) The City Manager shall also waive the penalty and interest incurred by a taxpayer because of the mathematical error of the City Tax Department in computing this tax, and such waiver shall be forthwith reported to the Council.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1504. Business inventory and business personal property

§ 1504. Business inventory and business personal property
(a) The City shall exempt business inventory as defined in 32 V.S.A. § 3848 from the property tax.
(b) Business personal property as defined in 32 V.S.A. § 3618(c) shall be appraised in accordance with the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 3618, as such provisions are from time to time amended.
(c) Subsection (b) of this section notwithstanding, all business personal property first located in the City after April 1, 1996, shall be exempt from property tax.
(d) Subsection (b) of this section notwithstanding, the listed value of business personal property included in the City grand list for fiscal year 1996, shall be reduced by 20 percent for fiscal year 1997, and each year thereafter, or the maximum amount authorized under the provision of 32 V.S.A. § 3618(a), whichever is greater, and deleted from the grand list when reduced to zero listed value.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1505. Tax stabilization agreements

§ 1505. Tax stabilization agreements
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this charter or the requirements of the general law of the State of Vermont, the City Council is authorized and empowered to negotiate and execute agreements between the City and taxpayers regarding assessment and taxation of taxable commercial and industrial property located within the City, subject only to requirements of the Vermont Constitution and the limitation that no agreement shall be for a term longer than 10 years. Any agreement entered into under this provision shall require approval by four members of the City Council.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1506. Sales, rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages tax

§ 1506. Sales, rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages tax
(a) The City Council may impose a tax on those transactions in the City involving sales, rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages that are subject to taxation by the State of Vermont. The authority of the City Council to impose a tax on these transactions was approved by the voters on November 7, 2006. Imposition of any tax by the City Council under this section shall be at the rate or rates specified in 24 V.S.A. § 138 and shall be imposed in accordance with the requirements of 24 V.S.A. § 138(a)(2), (c), and (d).
(b) The City Council shall impose a tax authorized by this section by adopting an ordinance in the manner provided by sections 106-109 of this charter.
(c) Sales tax revenue received by the City shall be used to reduce the municipal property tax collected on the City grand list and shall not be used to increase total City revenues.
(d) Rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverage tax revenues received by the City may, at the sole discretion of the City Council, be used in any of the following ways:
(1) to deposit in a reserve fund established by the City Council to fund the purchase of land or for construction or reconstruction of City buildings and infrastructure;
(2) to reduce the municipal property tax collected on the City grand list without increasing total City revenues; or
(3) any combination of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection. (Added 2007, No. M-13, § 2; eff. May 8, 2007.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1701. Appointment and removal

§ 1701. Appointment and removal
(a) All City employees not elected by the voters shall be appointed, supervised, and removed by the City Manager unless otherwise specified in this charter. There shall be no discrimination in employment on account of race, religion, or political affiliation. Appointments, layoffs, suspensions, promotions, demotions, and removals shall be made solely on the basis of training, experience, fitness, and performance of duties of the individual, in such manner as to ensure that the responsible administrative officer may secure efficient service.
(b) Each employee shall have a three- to 12-month period of probation, as specified in the Personnel Rules and Regulations as established under section 1702 of this subchapter, during which time he or she may be freely discharged. After this period, he or she must be notified in writing of his or her suspension, demotion, layoff, or removal, and of the reason for such action. Within 10 days of such notice, he or she may request a public or executive hearing before the Council, which must hold such hearing not less than 10 days or more than 20 days after such request. The Council may support the action of the City Manager or may modify it.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1702. Personnel rules and regulations

§ 1702. Personnel rules and regulations
(a) The City Manager or his or her appointee shall be the Personnel Director. He or she shall prepare 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 these rules and regulations when he or she 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 appointment, layoff, 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.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1703. Ethical guideline

§ 1703. Ethical guideline
The City Council shall further define business conduct and ethics in an approved guideline document to include at least the following:
(1) 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.
(2) No person appointed in the administrative service of the City, under the City Manager, shall continue in that position after becoming a candidate for nomination or election to any South Burlington public office, nor shall he or she make any contribution to the campaign funds on behalf of any candidate for City office. He or she may not take any part in the management of any political party, except by the ordinary exercise of his or her right as a citizen to belong to a political party, to express his or her opinions, and to vote.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1901. Department of Assessment

§ 1901. Department of Assessment
There shall be a Department of Assessment, which shall consist of the position of Chief Assessor and such assistants as are deemed to be necessary by the City Manager and approved by the City Council. The Chief Assessor and assistants will be appointed, and may be removed, by the City Manager in accordance with subchapter 17 of this charter.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1902. Powers and duties

§ 1902. Powers and duties
The Department of Assessment shall have the same powers, discharge the same duties, proceed in the discharge thereof in the same manner, and be subject to the same liabilities as are prescribed for listers or the Board Of Listers under the law of this State, except as herein otherwise provided. The elective Office of Lister shall be abolished.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 1904. Appraisal of unimproved land approved for commercial or industrial development

§ 1904. Appraisal of unimproved land approved for commercial or industrial development
(a) The requirements of general law notwithstanding, the Assessor shall not take into consideration the effect of any local or State approval authorizing commercial or industrial development of unimproved land when determining the appraisal value of such land, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The requirements of general law notwithstanding, the Assessor shall not consider roadway, drainage, or utility improvements constructed on unimproved land pursuant to an approval granted to develop such land for commercial or industrial purposes, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) As of April 1 next following the date of issuance of a zoning permit under the City of South Burlington Land Development Regulations authorizing construction of a building or buildings for commercial or industrial purposes, the Assessor shall determine the appraisal value of the land benefitted by said permit, taking into account all factors required under general law, including any permit or approval or any improvements not previously considered pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section. If the permit holder has not taken action to initiate the authorized construction within six months of the date of issuance of the zoning permit and the zoning permit has expired, or if the zoning permit has been appealed to the Vermont Environmental Court, the Assessor shall not consider the land to be benefited by the permit.
(d) “Unimproved land” means land, together with any improvements thereon, which is not devoted to a commercial or industrial use.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 2001. Continuation of prior law

§ 2001. Continuation of prior law
The City of South Burlington may operate a Water Department in accordance with the general laws of the State of Vermont. (Amended 1997, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 2002. Operations

§ 2002. Operations
The City Manager shall manage, and be responsible for, the administrative operation of the Water Department, including maintenance, repair, replacement, and expansion of the water system and purchasing. He or she shall generally perform the management and other duties vested in the superintendent of the water department under the general laws of the State, subject to the supervision and authority of the water commissioners. (Amended 1997, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 13 - City of South Burlington › App § 2004. Board of Water Commissioners

§ 2004. Board of Water Commissioners
The City Council shall constitute the Board of Water Commissioners, with authority to exercise all powers granted to water commissions under the general laws of the State. (Amended 1997, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 15 - City of Vergennes › App § 1. City; how constituted

§ 1. City; how constituted
That all the freemen of this State, inhabitants of said New Haven, Panton, and Ferrisburgh dwelling and inhabiting within the following bounds, viz: beginning on the line between Ferrisburgh and New Haven at the southeast corner of the town plot in said Ferrisburgh, from thence running north, 320 rods, to a stake and stones; from thence west, 400 rods, to a stake and stones; from thence south across Otter Creek 480 rods, to a stake and stones standing in Panton; from thence east across Otter Creek, 400 rods to a stake and stones standing in New Haven; from thence north, 160 rods, to the bounds first mentioned, including the waters of said Otter Creek within the preceding limits be, and the same is hereby ordained, constituted, and declared to be, from time to time, and forever hereafter one body politic and corporate in fact and in name, by the name of the City of Vergennes, and that by that name they and their successors forever shall and may have perpetual succession, and shall be persons in law capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, in all suits of what nature soever; and also to purchase, hold, and convey any estate real or personal, and may have a common seal, and may change and alter the same at a pleasure, and shall be freemen of said City.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 15 - City of Vergennes › App § 2. Voters in City meetings

§ 2. Voters in City meetings
(a) A male or female citizen, 21 years of age, who has taken the freeman’s oath and whose list is taken in a Town at the annual assessment preceding a Town meeting, and whose flood tax due such Town, was paid prior to the 15th day of February preceding such Town meeting, or who has attained the age of 21 years subsequent to the last annual assessment, or who is exempt from taxation for any cause, shall, while residing in such Town, be a voter in a Town meeting.
(b) A person qualified to vote in Town meeting under the provisions of this charter shall be qualified to vote in all other municipal meetings.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 15 - City of Vergennes › App § 3. City meetings

§ 3. City meetings
(a) On the 10th day of April, A.D. 1893, and annually thereafter on the first Tuesday of March, a meeting of the legal voters of said City shall be held at a place to be appointed by the City Council of said City, of which notice shall be posted in at least three public places within the limits of said City, and at least 12 days previous thereto, which notices shall be signed by the City Clerk and in case of his or her failure by the City Council, provided that if the annual meeting shall fail to be holden for want of notice herein before mentioned, or for any other cause, the corporation shall not thereby be prejudiced, and the several officers hereafter mentioned may at any time thereafter be elected at a special meeting called for that purpose as herein before provided.
(b) The Clerk of said City shall at any time when directed by the City Council or when requested in writing by 12 legal voters of said City, call a special meeting of the citizens of said City in the same manner as is provided for the annual meeting; in case of the failure of the Clerk to call the meeting as aforesaid, that duty shall be performed by the City Council or a majority of them.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 15 - City of Vergennes › App § 4. Election of officers

§ 4. Election of officers
On the first Tuesday in March 1973, and biennially thereafter, the legal voters of said corporation shall elect from among their number a Mayor, who shall hold office for two years, and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified. On the same date, and annually thereafter, they shall elect three aldermen for two years, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified, to succeed the aldermen whose term expires; a lister for the term of three years to take the place of the lister whose term expires; one Auditor for the term of three years; a City Grand Juror.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 15 - City of Vergennes › App § 5. Method of voting

§ 5. Method of voting
(a) The annual meeting of said corporation, for the election of officers and for voting by printed ballot on questions to be decided, shall be called at nine o’clock in the forenoon and, for the transaction of other business, at seven-thirty o’clock in the evening of the day heretofore appointed. The election of officers shall be by ballot, similar to that used for the election of Representatives to the General Assembly, and all questions submitted to the voters, at the annual or special meeting of the City, as contained in the warning for such meetings, shall be decided by ballot, similar to that used in voting on the license questions; provided, however, that such method of voting shall apply only when application for a ballot is included in the petition for a special meeting, or in an article in the warning for a regular meeting, or when ordered by the City Council.
(b) The polls shall be kept open until seven o’clock in the afternoon, and in case two or more leading candidates for the same office at any City election shall receive the same number of votes, resulting in no choice expressed by the voters, the City Council shall, at its next regular meeting, or at a special meeting held for that purpose, fill the office by the appointment of one of such leading candidates.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 15 - City of Vergennes › App § 6. Mayor and Aldermen

§ 6. Mayor and Aldermen
The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the City except freeman’s meetings, with the power of moderator in Town meetings, and at meetings of the City Council. The Mayor, together with the aldermen, shall constitute a Board of City Council and shall have the management of the affairs of the corporation and the necessary powers for that purpose, and in addition thereto all the powers of selectboards, and shall establish pounds. Said City Council shall hold a meeting on a stated day of each month, to be determined by that body, and oftener at the call of the Mayor. In case of the absence, resignation, or inability from any cause of the Mayor, the duties of the Office shall devolve on the senior Alderman, chosen by City Council, for the remainder of the Mayor’s official term. The Mayor and aldermen shall, ex officio, have and exercise all the powers and authority of justices of the peace.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 15 - City of Vergennes › App § 7. Duties of the Clerk, etc

§ 7. Duties of the Clerk, etc
The Clerk of said City shall be, ex officio, Clerk of the City Council and, as such, shall have the custody of all books, papers, and records of said City; keep a record of the proceedings of the Board; certify copies thereof; and, except as otherwise provided, shall perform the usual duties of a town clerk. The other officers elected at the annual meetings of said City shall have the same powers and duties and be subject to the same restrictions and liabilities as are now provided by law for the various town officers. All officers of the City shall be sworn for the faithful performance of their duties.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 15 - City of Vergennes › App § 8. Duty of auditors

§ 8. Duty of auditors
(a) The accounts of the several officers shall be closed and in the hands of the auditors at least two weeks before the annual meeting; any officer failing to so report shall not be eligible to re-election to said office for the ensuing year.
(b) It shall be the duty of the auditors to audit the accounts of the Treasurer and other City officers and report the accounts so settled with the items thereof, and also the state of the treasury, to the City at its annual meeting, and said report shall be printed by the auditors at the expense of the City and circulated among the taxpayers thereof, at least one week before the annual meeting.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 15 - City of Vergennes › App § 9. Appointments by City Council

§ 9. Appointments by City Council
(a) The City Council, at its first meeting of each fiscal year, shall appoint a City Manager who shall have all the duties and responsibilities of a town manager as set forth in 24 V.S.A. chapter 37, as amended from time to time; a Treasurer, who shall discharge the duties incident to that office; a City Clerk; one or more constables; and may appoint a City Attorney.
(b) None of such officers shall be a member of the City Council. The compensation of all officers shall be fixed by the City Council, and all of said officers shall be under the direction of City Council and shall hold office until their respective successors shall be appointed and qualified, subject, however, to removal by the City Council for just cause. No claim for personal services shall be allowed to the officers elected at the annual meeting, except as fixed by law or by City Council, unless said claim is fixed by vote of the City at the annual meeting.
(c) All appointments by the City Manager shall be subject to approval by the City Council.