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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 403. Emergency ordinances

§ 403. Emergency ordinances
To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property, or the public peace, the Council may adopt one or more emergency ordinances, but such ordinances may not levy taxes, grant, renew, or extend a franchise or regulate the rate charged by any public utility. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form and manner prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing it in clear and specific terms. The declaration of an emergency shall be deemed to be conclusive as to its existence. An emergency ordinance may be adopted with or without amendment or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least three members shall be required for adoption. After its adoption, the ordinance shall be posted and published immediately. It shall become effective upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance shall expire and be of no further force and effect as of midnight on the 31st day following the date on which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent reenactment of the ordinance in the manner specified in this section if the emergency still exists. An emergency ordinance may also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 404. Codes of technical regulations

§ 404. Codes of technical regulations
(a) Adoption by reference. The Council may adopt any standard technical, building, life safety, housing, and construction code by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing such an adopting ordinance shall be as prescribed for ordinances generally except that:
(1) the requirements of this charter for distribution and filing for copies of the ordinance shall be construed to include copies of the code of technical regulations as well as of the adopting ordinance; and
(2) a copy of each adopted code of technical regulations as well as of the adopting ordinance shall be authenticated and recorded by the City Clerk pursuant to this charter.
(b) Copies for regulations. Copies of an adopted code of technical regulations shall be made available by the City Clerk for distribution or for purchase at a reasonable price. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 405. Authentication and recording; codification; printing

§ 405. Authentication and recording; codification; printing
(a) Authentication and recording. The City Clerk shall authenticate by signature and record in full, in a properly indexed book kept for the purpose of, all ordinances and resolutions adopted by the Council.
(b) Codification. Within three years after adoption of this charter and at least every 10 years thereafter, the Council shall provide for the preparation of a general codification of all City ordinances and resolutions having the force and effect of law. The general codification shall be adopted by the Council by ordinance and shall be published promptly together with this charter and any amendments thereto, pertinent provisions of the Constitution and other laws of the State of Vermont and such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the Council may specify. This compilation shall be known and cited officially as the Winooski City Code. Copies of the Code shall be furnished to City officers. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 406. Ordinance; enforcement

§ 406. Ordinance; enforcement
(a) The violation of an ordinance, regulation, or bylaw adopted by the City, including zoning and subdivision bylaws adopted pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 117, as the same may be amended from time to time, may be processed as a criminal or civil action in the manner provided by general law.
(b) All penalties collected for the violation of an ordinance, regulation, or bylaw shall be paid over to the City, except for a surcharge that shall be set and retained by the court. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 407. Court authorized to order abatement

§ 407. Court authorized to order abatement
In any prosecution for a nuisance resulting in a judgment or conviction, the court before which the nuisance action has been brought shall order the nuisance or offense complained of to be removed or abated and shall determine the expense of removing or abating the same and tax such expense as part of the costs of prosecution. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 408. Offenders may be liable in damages

§ 408. Offenders may be liable in damages
A person violating any ordinance, regulation, or bylaw of the City shall be liable in damages to the City or to the person who shall sustain damage as the direct result of the violation; such damages may be recovered in an action declaring upon such ordinance, regulation, or bylaw. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 409. City Council to establish penalty

§ 409. City Council to establish penalty
The City Council may provide for the violation of any ordinance, regulation, or bylaw as provided by law and may establish that each day such violation continues constitutes a separate and distinct offense. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 410. General authority for initiative and referendum

§ 410. General authority for initiative and referendum
(a) Initiative. The qualified voters of the City shall have power to propose ordinances to the Council and, if the Council fails to adopt an ordinance so proposed without any change in substance, to adopt or reject it at a City election, provided that such power shall not extend to the budget or capital improvements program or any ordinance relating to appropriation of money, levy of taxes, or salaries of City offices or employees.
(b) Referendum. The qualified voters of the City shall have power to require reconsideration by the Council of any adopted ordinance and, if the Council fails to repeal an ordinance so reconsidered, to approve or reject it at a City election, provided that such power shall not extend to the budget or capital improvements program or any emergency ordinance or ordinance relating to appropriation of money or levy of taxes. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 411. Commencement of proceedings; affidavit

§ 411. Commencement of proceedings; affidavit
(a) Any qualified voter or group of voters may commence initiative or referendum proceedings by filing with the City Clerk an affidavit stating that he, she, or they will be responsible for circulating the petition and filing it in proper form, stating the name and address of the voter who will serve as petitioner to which all notices are to be sent and setting out in full the proposed initiative ordinance or citing the ordinance sought to be reconsidered.
(b) Promptly after the affidavit of the petitioner is filed, the Clerk shall issue the appropriate petition forms to the petitioner. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 412. Petitions

§ 412. Petitions
(a) Number of signatures. Initiative and referendum petitions must be signed by at least five percent of the legal voters of the City.
(b) Form and content. All papers of a petition shall be uniform in size and style and shall be assembled as one instrument for filing. Each signature shall be executed in ink or indelible pencil and shall be followed by the address of the person signing. Petitions shall contain or have attached thereto throughout their circulation the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered.
(c) Affidavit of circulator. Each paper of a petition shall have attached to it when filed an affidavit executed by the circulator thereof stating that he or she personally circulated the paper, the number of signatures thereon, that all the signatures were affixed in his or her presence, that they are believed to be the genuine signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be, and that each signer had an opportunity before signing to read the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered.
(d) Time for filing referendum petitions. Referendum petitions must be filed within 30 days after adoption by the Council of the ordinance sought to be reconsidered. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 413. Procedure after filing

§ 413. Procedure after filing
(a) Certificate of Clerk; amendment. Within 20 days after the petition is filed, the City Clerk shall complete a certificate as to its sufficiency, specifying, if it is insufficient, the particulars wherein it is defective and shall promptly send a copy of the certificate to the petitioner by registered mail. A petition certified insufficient for lack of the required number of valid signatures may be amended once if the petitioner files a notice of intention to amend it with the Clerk within two days after receiving the copy of such certificate. Such supplementary petition shall comply with the requirements of subsections 412(b) and (c) of this charter, and within five days after it is filed, the Clerk shall complete a certificate as to the sufficiency of the petition as amended and promptly send a copy of such certificate to the petitioner by registered mail as in the case of an original petition. If a petition or amended petition is certified sufficient, or if a petition or amended petition is certified insufficient and the petitioner does not elect to amend or request Council review under subsection (b) of this section within the time required, the Clerk shall promptly present the certificates to the Council and the certificates shall then be a final determination as to the sufficiency of the petition.
(b) Council review. If a petition has been certified insufficient and the petitioner does not file notice of intention to amend it or if an amended petition has been certified insufficient, the petitioner may, within two days after receiving the copy of such certificate, file a request that it be reviewed by the Council. The Council shall review the certificate within five days following the filing of such request and approve or disapprove it, and the Council’s determination shall then be a final determination as to the sufficiency of the petition.
(c) Court review; new petition. A final determination as to the sufficiency of a petition shall be subject to court review. A final determination of insufficiency, even if sustained upon court review, shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 414. Referendum petitions; suspension of effect of ordinance

§ 414. Referendum petitions; suspension of effect of ordinance
When a referendum petition is filed with the City Clerk, the ordinance sought to be reconsidered shall be suspended from taking effect. Such suspension shall terminate when:
(1) there is a final determination of insufficiency of the petition;
(2) the petitioner withdraws the petition;
(3) the Council repeals the ordinance; or
(4) 30 days have elapsed after a vote of the City on the ordinance. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 415. Action on petitions

§ 415. Action on petitions
(a) Action by Council. When an initiative or referendum petition has been finally determined sufficient, the Council shall promptly consider the proposed initiative ordinance in the manner provided in this Article or reconsider the referred ordinance by voting its repeal. If the Council fails to adopt a proposed initiative ordinance without any change in substance within 60 days or fails to repeal the referred ordinance within 30 days after the date the petition was finally determined sufficient, it shall submit the proposed or referred ordinance to the voters of the City.
(b) Submission to voters. The vote of the City on a proposed or referred ordinance shall be held not less than 30 days from the date of the final Council vote thereon. If no regular City election is to be held within the period prescribed in this subsection, the Council shall provide for a special election; otherwise, the vote shall be held at the same time as such regular election, except that the Council may in its discretion provide for a special election at an earlier date within the prescribed period. Copies of the proposed or referred ordinance shall be made available at the polls.
(c) Withdrawal of petitions. An initiative or referendum petition may be withdrawn at any time prior to the 15th day preceding the day scheduled for a vote of the City by filing with the City Clerk a request for withdrawal signed by the petitioners. Upon the filing of such request, the petition shall have no further force or effect and all proceedings thereon shall be terminated. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 416. Results of election

§ 416. Results of election
(a) Initiative. If a majority of the qualified voters voting on a proposed initiative ordinance vote in its favor, it shall be considered adopted upon certification of the election results and shall be treated in all respects in the same manner as ordinances of the same kind adopted by the Council. If conflicting ordinances are approved at the same election, the one receiving the greatest number of affirmative votes shall prevail to the extent of such conflict.
(b) Referendum. If a majority of the qualified voters voting on a referred ordinance vote against it, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 501. Appointment; qualifications; compensation of City Manager

§ 501. Appointment; qualifications; compensation of City Manager
The Council shall appoint a City Manager for a mutually agreed-upon term and fix the Manager’s compensation. The Manager shall be appointed solely on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications. The Manager need not be a resident of the City or State at the time of appointment but may reside outside the City while in office only with the approval of the Council. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 502. Acting City Manager

§ 502. Acting City Manager
By letter filed with the City Clerk, the Manager shall designate, subject to approval of the Council, a qualified City administrative officer to exercise the powers and perform the duties of Manager during a temporary absence or disability. During such absence or disability, the Council may revoke such designation at any time and appoint another officer of the City to serve until the Manager shall return or the disability shall cease. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 503. Removal of City Manager

§ 503. Removal of City Manager
(a) Procedure. The Council may remove the City Manager from office in accordance with the following procedures.
(1) The Council shall adopt by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members a preliminary resolution, which shall state just cause for removal and may suspend the Manager from duty for a period not to exceed 45 days. A copy of the resolution shall be delivered promptly to the City Manager. In the event of suspension, the City Council may assume the duties of the Manager or appoint an Interim 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 public hearing. This hearing shall be held at a 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 one has been requested.
(b) Salary; review. The Manager shall continue to receive a salary until the effective date of a final resolution of removal, except upon a judicial finding of criminal behavior or gross negligence by the Manager; the Council may cease payment upon its initial resolution. The action of the Council in suspending or removing the Manager shall not be subject to review by any court or agency. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 504. Powers and duties of the City Manager

§ 504. Powers and duties of the City Manager
The City Manager shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the City. The City Manager shall be responsible to the Council for the administration of all City affairs placed in the Manager’s charge by or under this charter. The City Manager shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) Appoint and, when deemed necessary for the good of the service, suspend or remove any City employees and appointive administrative officers provided for by or under this charter, except as otherwise provided by law, this charter, or personnel rules adopted pursuant to this charter. The Manager may authorize any administrative officer who is subject to the Manager’s direction and supervision to exercise these powers with respect to subordinates in that officer’s department, office, or agency.
(2) Direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices, and agencies of the City, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law.
(3) Attend all Council meetings and shall have the right to take part in discussion but may not vote.
(4) Ensure that all laws, provisions of this charter, and acts of the Council, subject to enforcement by the Manager or by officers subject to his or her direction and supervision, are faithfully executed.
(5) Prepare and submit the capital program and annual budget to the Council.
(6) Submit to the Council and Treasurer and make available to the public a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City as of the end of each fiscal year, or more frequently upon request of the Council or the Treasurer.
(7) Make such other reports as the Council may require concerning the operations of City departments, offices, and agencies subject to his or her direction and supervision.
(8) Keep the Council fully advised as to the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations to the Council concerning the affairs of the City as deemed desirable.
(9) Act as the Emergency Management Director consistent with 20 V.S.A. chapter 1.
(10) Perform such other duties as are specified in this charter or may be required by the Council.
(11) Have all other powers and duties prescribed by law upon municipal managers and not herein specifically enumerated or withheld. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 505. City Manager; vacancy in office of

§ 505. City Manager; vacancy in office of
In the event of a vacancy in the office of City Manager or the Manager’s incapacity to perform the duties and functions set forth in this article, the powers and duties shall be performed by the Acting City Manager, subject to the provisions of section 502 of this charter, until such vacancy has been filled or incapacity removed. Such vacancy shall be filled within a period not to exceed 60 days. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 506. City officers; appointment of

§ 506. City officers; appointment of
(a) General. The officers of the City of Winooski shall be those provided by law for towns, except as otherwise provided or limited by this charter. Such officers shall have all the powers and duties necessary to carry out the provisions of this charter as well as those provided by law.
(b) Appointment. All officers of the City shall be appointed by the City Manager, unless otherwise herein provided. The City Manager shall fill any vacancy in such offices.
(c) Officers. In accordance with the provisions of this section, the City Manager shall appoint the following, who shall hold office at the will of the City Manager:
(1) a City Clerk;
(2) a City Grand Juror;
(3) a Constable;
(4) a Collector of Taxes;
(5) a Police Chief;
(6) a Fire Chief;
(7) a Fire Marshal;
(8) a City Assessor;
(9) a Zoning Administrator;
(10) an Emergency Management Coordinator;
(11) a Human Resources Director; and
(12) other officers required by law.
(d) The powers of the Collector of Taxes may be delegated to another appointed officer or department head. In the event the Collector of Taxes is a City employee, that person is not entitled to charge and collect from the taxpayers a commission on the amount of tax collected.
(e) [Repealed.]
(f) A nonresident of the City shall be eligible for appointment to any office enumerated in this section. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016; 2021, No. M-6, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 601. Organization

§ 601. Organization
(a) The City Council, in consultation with the Manager, may create, modify, or eliminate administrative departments, offices, or agencies that shall be under the direction and supervision of the City Manager, who shall appoint the head of such departments.
(b) The City Manager, with the approval of the City Council, shall have the authority to merge one department with another for purposes of efficiency and to establish divisions within a department.
(c) All departments, offices, and agencies under the direction and supervision of the Manager shall be administered by an officer appointed by and subject to the direction and supervision of the Manager. With the consent of the Council, the Manager may serve as the head of one or more such departments, offices, or agencies or may appoint one person as the head of two or more of them.
(d) The Water Department shall continue to operate under, and have the same powers and duties as set forth in 1900 Acts and Resolves No. 184 and all amendments thereto, and any other provisions of the laws of the State of Vermont applying to the Department, except as otherwise herein provided. The management of the Department; the appointment or removal of the Superintendent, or both; the hiring and dismissal of the Department employees; and all other administrative duties required by the act shall hereafter be and become duties and responsibilities of the City Manager. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016; 2017, No. 74, § 112.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 602. Resident engagement

§ 602. Resident engagement
(a) [Repealed.]
(b) The City Council may appoint additional boards and commissions at its discretion or as required by law.
(c) The boards, committees, commissions, and agencies shall exercise all powers and duties as prescribed by law, ordinance, or administrative code, or a combination of these, and the City Council shall approve a charter and bylaws specifying the powers, duties, organization, and procedures of each board, committee, commission, and agency.
(d) All unpaid appointments of residents to the boards, committees, commissions, and agencies shall be for a term certain. Residents once appointed to a term may only be removed for cause or after unanimous vote by the City Council. If ad hoc committees are created, the appointment will cease upon completion of the Committee’s task. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016; 2017, No. 74, § 113; 2021, No. M-6, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 603. Personnel system

§ 603. Personnel system
(a) Merit principle. All appointments and promotions of City officers and employees shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness demonstrated by examination or other evidence of competence.
(b) [Repealed.]
(c) [Repealed.]
(d) Personnel policies. The City Manager shall prepare personnel policies. The personnel rules shall be proposed to the Council, and the Council may adopt them with or without amendment. These rules shall provide for:
(1) the classification of all City positions, based on the duties, authority, and responsibility of each position, with adequate provision for reclassification of any position whenever warranted by changed circumstances; and
(2) compensation, benefits, work rules, hiring and termination, grievance procedures, and other matters required by law, collective bargaining, or deemed appropriate by the City Council. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016; 2021, No. M-6, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 605. Surety bonds

§ 605. Surety bonds
All City officers and employees, as directed by the City Council, shall annually give bonds to the satisfaction of the Council for the faithful discharge of their duties, the premiums of which shall be paid by the City. In the event any officer or employee neglects to give a bond as herein specified, after 10 days’ notice from the City Council that a bond is required, the office shall thereupon become vacant, and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in this charter. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 701. Fiscal year

§ 701. Fiscal year
The fiscal year of the City shall begin on the first day of July and end on the last day of June. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 702. Submission of budget and budget message

§ 702. Submission of budget and budget message
On or before 60 days prior to the City annual meeting, the Manager shall submit to the Council a budget for the ensuing fiscal year and an accompanying message. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 703. Budget message

§ 703. Budget message
The Manager’s message shall explain the budget both in fiscal terms and in terms of the work programs. It shall outline the proposed financial policies of the City for the ensuing fiscal year; describe the important features of the budget; indicate any major changes from the current year in financial policies, expenditures, and revenues together with the reasons for such changes; summarize the City’s debt position; and include such other material as the Manager deems desirable. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 704. Budget

§ 704. Budget
(a) Budget. Notwithstanding any prior acts of the voters, the General Fund budget for the ensuing fiscal year submitted by the Manager shall clearly define all anticipated operational expenditures for all City departments, offices, or agencies and a sum sufficient to pay the interest and principal for all obligations of the City. The budget shall also include the estimated revenues from taxation, fines, and all other lawful sources necessary to meet the anticipated expenditures. The General Fund budget shall not include enterprise or special revenue funds.
(b) Estimated tax. The budget shall include an estimate of the tax to be levied and assessed upon the grand list of the City for the ensuing fiscal year.
(c) Budget summary. The budget shall include a three-year summary comparison by departments, offices, or agencies that clearly defines the previous fiscal year’s budget and actual expenditures, the current fiscal year’s budget and anticipated expenditures, and the ensuing fiscal year’s budget.
(d) Surplus/deficit. Fund balances shall be carried forward in the next fiscal year. Fund deficits shall be liquidated in the manner provided by general law.
(e) Reports. The budget shall be prepared and managed by the Manager, who shall issue an annual report on all City budgets, in accordance with section 504 of this charter. The budget shall be monitored by the City Treasurer who shall make timely periodic reports thereof to the Council.
(f) Enterprise and special revenue budgets. The Manager shall submit enterprise and special revenue budgets to the Council. The Council may amend and shall approve the enterprise and special revenue budgets prior to the start of each fiscal year. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016; 2017, No. 74, § 114.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 705. Capital improvement plan

§ 705. Capital improvement plan
(a) Submission to Council. The Manager shall prepare and submit to the Council a five-year capital improvement program at least 60 days prior to the final date for submission of the budget.
(b) Contents. The capital improvement program shall include:
(1) a clear general summary of its contents;
(2) a list of all capital improvements that are proposed to be undertaken during the five fiscal years next ensuing with appropriate supporting information as to the necessity for such improvements;
(3) cost estimates, method of financing, and recommended time schedules to be constructed or acquired; and
(4) a complete list of all capital assets, a depreciation and replacement schedule, and a five-year repair and replacement plan.
(c) Revisions and extensions. The information in this section may be revised and extended each year with regard to capital improvements still pending or in process of construction or acquisition. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016; 2017, No. 74, § 115.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 706. Council and annual meeting action on budget

§ 706. Council and annual meeting action on budget
(a) Notice and hearing.
(1) The Council shall post and publish the general summary of the budget and proposed capital improvements and a notice stating:
(A) the times and places where copies of the message and budget are available for inspection by the public; and
(B) the time and place, not less than two weeks after such posting publication and not more than 30 days prior to the annual meeting for a public hearing on the budget.
(2) The time and place of the annual meeting shall be posted as set forth in Article 2 of this charter.
(b) Amendment before submission to the voters. After the public hearing, the Council may approve the budget for submission to the voters with or without amendment. In amending the budget, it may add or increase programs or amounts and may delete or decrease any programs or amounts, except expenditures required by law or for debt service or for estimated cash deficit, provided that no amendment to the budget shall increase the Manager’s recommended expenditures to an amount greater than the total of estimated income.
(c) Budget vote. The Council shall warn the budget to the voters for approval at the annual meeting held on the first Tuesday in March. The budget vote shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions set forth in Article 2 of this charter. If the voters fail to approve the budget at the annual meeting, the Council shall reconsider the budget and submit a revised budget to the voters prior to June 1 of that same year. The vote on the revised budget shall be conducted as set forth in Article 2 of this charter. If the voters fail to approve the revised budget, the amounts appropriated for current operation for the current fiscal year shall be deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month-to-month basis, with all items in it prorated accordingly, until such time as the Council warns and the voters approve a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. Voter approval of the budget shall constitute appropriations of the amounts specified therein as expenditures from the funds indicated and shall constitute a levy of the property tax therein proposed. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 707. Public records

§ 707. Public records
Copies of the budget approved by the voters and the capital program shall be public record and shall be made available to the public. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 708. Amendments after adoption

§ 708. Amendments after adoption
(a) Supplemental appropriations. If during the fiscal year the Manager certifies that there are available for appropriation revenues in excess of those estimated in the budget, the Council by resolution may make supplemental appropriations for the year up to the amount of such excess.
(b) Reduction of appropriations. If at any time during the fiscal year it appears probable to the Manager that the revenues available will be insufficient to meet the amount appropriated, the Manager shall report to the Council without delay, indicating the estimated amount of the deficit and any other steps to be taken. The Council shall then take such further action as it deems necessary to prevent or minimize any deficit, and for that purpose it may by resolution reduce one or more appropriations, or transfer all or any portion of the balance of a capital reserve fund.
(c) Transfer of appropriations. At any time during the fiscal year, the Manager may transfer part or all of any unencumbered appropriation balance among programs within a department, office, or agency and, upon written request by the Manager, the Council may by resolution transfer part or all of any unencumbered appropriation balance from one department, office, or agency to another or set aside all or any portion of an unencumbered appropriation in a capital reserve fund.
(d) Limitations; effective date. No appropriation for debt service may be reduced or transferred, and no appropriation may be reduced below any amount required by law to be appropriated or by more than the amount of the unencumbered balance thereof except as described in this section. The supplemental appropriations and reductions or transfer of appropriation authorized by this section may be made effective immediately upon adoption. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 709. Lapse of appropriations

§ 709. Lapse of appropriations
Every appropriation, except an appropriation for a capital expenditure, shall lapse at the close of the fiscal year to the extent that it has not been expended or encumbered. An appropriation for a capital expenditure shall continue in force until the purpose for which it was made has been accomplished or abandoned. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 710. Administration of budget

§ 710. Administration of budget
(a) Work programs and allotments. At such time as the Manager shall specify, each department, office, or agency shall submit work programs for the ensuing fiscal year showing the requested allotments of its appropriation by periods within the year. The Manager shall review and authorize such allotments with or without revision as early as possible in the fiscal year. The Manager may revise such allotments during the year if deemed desirable and shall revise them to accord with any supplemental, reduced, or transferred appropriations made pursuant to section 708 of this charter.
(b) Payments and obligations prohibited. No payment shall be made or obligation incurred against any allotment or appropriation except in accordance with appropriations duly made. Any authorization of payment or incurring of obligation in violation of the provisions of this charter shall be voided and any payment so made illegal; such action shall be cause for removal of any officer who knowingly authorized or made such payment or incurred such obligation, and the officer shall also be liable to the City for any amount so paid. However, except where prohibited by law, nothing in this charter shall be construed to prevent the making or authorizing of payments or making of contracts for capital improvements to be financed wholly or partly by the issuance of bonds or to prevent the making of any contract or lease providing for payments beyond the end of the fiscal year, provided that such action is made or approved by resolution. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 711. Bonds

§ 711. Bonds
Whenever the City shall vote in the manner prescribed by general law to incur debt by issuance of bonds for the purpose of making improvements, the vote to incur such indebtedness shall authorize the Manager to include in each annual budget a sum sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness and that part of principal thereof next coming due. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 712. Warrants for payment

§ 712. Warrants for payment
Money shall not be paid out of the City Treasury except on a warrant signed by at least three members of the Council and approved by the City Council, and such approval shall be authenticated by the City Clerk. A full record of all expenditures for all City funds, by departments, shall be kept, and a clear statement of all receipts and disbursements of City monies and of the affairs of the City generally shall be published annually in the City report under the direction of the City Council. The City Treasurer shall establish and maintain charts of account detailing all receipts, revenues, expenditures, and disbursements and shall report all such activity to the Manager and the Council no less frequently than quarterly. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 713. Tax levy; authority for

§ 713. Tax levy; authority for
The City Council shall have the power annually to levy and assess upon the grand list such tax, as set forth in the budget approved by the voters at the annual or a special meeting called for the purpose, and such other tax as may be necessary for the payment of all State, county, and State highway taxes. Such tax bills, with a resolution signed by at least three members of the Council, shall be delivered to the Treasurer, to whom all taxes shall be paid in money. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 714. Credit of the City for current expenses

§ 714. Credit of the City for current expenses
The money raised by taxation and from fines and other lawful sources, including tax increments in excess of sums necessary to pay and secure the City’s tax increment obligations and the costs of managing the City’s tax increment financing district, shall constitute the entire sum from which appropriations and payments are to be made, according to law, by or under the authority of the City Council. The credit of the City may be pledged by the City Council for the purpose of raising funds to meet the current expenses of the City. Such loans shall be paid on or before one year from date thereof. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 715. Expenditures not to exceed revenues

§ 715. Expenditures not to exceed revenues
(a) The City Council shall not exceed in expenditures, except by authority of the legal voters of the City, or to meet obligations imposed by law upon the City, the current revenues of the City during the current fiscal year. If the current revenues of the City shall have been expended before the end of the fiscal year and there remain discretionary expenditures to be met, the City Council shall call a special meeting of the legal voters of the City to consider the means of financing such expenditures.
(b) The City Council, without special direction of the voters of the City, shall not draw orders on the City Treasury in excess of the current revenues, except to meet obligations imposed by law. The City Treasurer, without special direction of the voters of the City, shall not honor orders drawn in excess of the current revenues, except to meet obligations imposed by law. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 716. Authority to pledge credit of City

§ 716. Authority to pledge credit of City
Whenever the legal voters of the City shall authorize the City Council to pledge the credit of the City for any purpose, the City shall have authority to issue negotiable orders, warrants, notes, or bonds, not to exceed the limit prescribed by law, for which the legal voters aforesaid have given authority to so pledge the credit of the City. Such notes or bonds shall be payable at such time and at such rate of interest as shall be established by resolution of the City Council. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 717. Tax classification

§ 717. Tax classification
(a) Except for the property of utilities subject to regulation by the Vermont Public Utility Commission, all personal and real property set out in the grand list that is not used as residential property, farmland, and public recreation, conservation, or open space lands shall be classified as nonresidential property and shall be taxed by applying the tax rate on 120 percent of the assessed value of the property, and further provided that inventories shall no longer be set out in the grand list of the City as taxable personal estate. Properties upon which in-lieu-of-tax payments are made shall be likewise classified and assessed for the purposes of such payments.
(b) As used in this section, “residential property” is hereby defined to include all property used for dwelling purposes, including accessory property that is subordinate to or customarily incidental to the main residential use, such as garages and outbuildings. Where a property is used for both residential and nonresidential purposes, it shall be apportioned according to such uses and then classified and assessed as herein provided. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2021, No. M-6, § 2, eff. June 24, 2021.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 718. Tax increment financing

§ 718. Tax increment financing
Nothing contained in this Article shall impair, affect, or alter any revenues or sources of revenues now or hereafter existing that are derived from the City’s Tax Increment Financing District created under 2000 Acts and Resolves No. 159, Secs. 37 and 38, as amended by 2003 Acts and Resolves No. 68, Sec. 40. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 719. Local option tax

§ 719. Local option tax
(a) If the City Council by a majority vote recommends, the voters of the City may, at an annual or special meeting warned for the purpose, by a majority vote of those present and voting, assess any or all of the following:
(1) a one-percent meals and alcoholic beverages tax;
(2) a one-percent rooms tax;
(3) a one-percent sales tax.
(b) Any local option tax assessed under subsection (a) of this section shall be collected and administered and may be rescinded as provided by the general laws of this State. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 901. Personal financial interest

§ 901. Personal financial interest
Any City Councilor, officer, or employee who has a substantial financial interest, direct or indirect or by reasons of ownership of stock in any corporation, in any contract with the City or in the sale of any land, material, supplies, or services to the City, or to a contractor supplying the City shall make known that interest and shall refrain from voting upon or otherwise participating in any capacity as a City officer or employee in the making of such sale or the making or in the performance of such contract. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 19 - City of Winooski › App § 902. Separability

§ 902. Separability
If any provisions of this charter are held invalid, the other provisions of the charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of the charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the application of the charter and its provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)