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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 65 - Public Lands and Funds › § 2401. Public lands; duties of selectboard

§ 2401. Public lands; duties of selectboard
The selectboard shall have the care of lands in the town granted under the authority of the British Government as glebes for the use of the Church of England and now by law granted to such town for the use of schools, and lands granted to the use of the ministry or the social worship of God, and lands granted to the first settled minister, and not appropriated according to law.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 65 - Public Lands and Funds › § 2402. Right of possession

§ 2402. Right of possession
The selectboard shall be entitled to the possession of such lands, except when the same have been otherwise disposed of according to law. They may commence, prosecute, or defend, in the name of the town, any action necessary to recover or protect such possession, or recover damages for injuries done to such lands.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 65 - Public Lands and Funds › § 2406. Conveyance of leaseholds; trust funds

§ 2406. Conveyance of leaseholds; trust funds
(a) Educational, ecclesiastical, or municipal corporations may convey by deed the fee simple in lands the title to or use of which is held by such corporations under State or colonial grant for purposes defined in such grants. Such conveyance may be made to the owner and holder of leasehold rights in such land if such lands are then held under lease, but shall not be made to other than such holders of leasehold interests except subject to such leasehold interest, if any, or simultaneously with the extinguishment thereof.
(b) Such lands may be condemned in accordance with and in the manner provided by law.
(c) The funds received in consideration of such conveyance or awarded such corporations as damages in condemnation proceedings shall be kept intact, in trust, by such corporations as endowment funds, and the income only shall be used for the purposes for which such lands were originally granted.
(d) Such lands as may be sold, conveyed, or condemned as provided in this section shall thereafter be subject to taxation as are other lands.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 65 - Public Lands and Funds › § 2408. Exceptions

§ 2408. Exceptions
Any land acquired by virtue of the provisions of section 2407 of this title shall be deemed a municipal forest. A town which has such forest on the effective date of section 2407 of this title, or acquires one hereunder, shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of such section.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 65 - Public Lands and Funds › § 2431. Trustees of public funds

§ 2431. Trustees of public funds
Real and personal estate, except U.S. public money, held by a town in trust for any purpose, including cemetery trust funds, unless the person giving the same otherwise directs, shall be under the charge and management of three trustees, elected by the town when the town so votes. At the meeting when such trustees are first elected, they shall be elected for the following terms: one for one year, one for two years, and one for three years. Their successors shall be elected for the term of three years, but a person chosen to fill a vacancy caused by death, resignation, or otherwise shall serve only for the remainder of the unexpired term.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 65 - Public Lands and Funds › § 2433. Bonds; actions

§ 2433. Bonds; actions
The trustees shall have crime insurance coverage or give bonds to the satisfaction of the selectboard, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties. In the name of the town, they may prosecute and defend a suit or action for the recovery or protection of the estate entrusted to their care. (Amended 2021, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 65 - Public Lands and Funds › § 2434. Report

§ 2434. Report
The trustees shall report to the annual town meeting the amount of the funds in their hands, the manner and condition of its investment, and the disposal of the income thereof. If any part of such fund is school money, such trustees shall make like report to the State Board of Education.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees › § 2501. Laying out parks

§ 2501. Laying out parks
(a) A fifth or 50 or more of the freeholders of a town, desiring to have a public park or a public square laid in such town for the erection of a soldiers’ monument or for other public purpose, may apply by petition in writing to the selectboard of the town requesting them to lay out such park or square.
(b) The selectboard shall thereupon examine the premises and appoint a time and place for hearing parties interested, and shall proceed in setting out land, awarding damages, and in all other particulars, as in laying out a highway upon petition of three freeholders.
(c) Persons aggrieved by the action of the selectboard shall have the same remedies as are provided for persons aggrieved by the action of selectboard in the laying out of a highway.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees › § 2501a. Definitions

§ 2501a. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Public place” means municipal property, including a municipal park, a recreation area, or a municipal building. “Public place” shall not include any municipal forestland or property that is subject to any ownership interest held by the Agency of Transportation.
(2) “Public way” means a right-of-way held by a municipality, including a town highway.
(3) “Shade tree” means a shade or ornamental tree located in whole or in part within the limits of a public way or public place, provided that the tree:
(A) was planted by the municipality; or
(B) is designated as a shade tree pursuant to a municipal shade tree preservation plan pursuant to section 2502 of this title. (Added 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees › § 2502. Tree wardens and preservation of shade trees

§ 2502. Tree wardens and preservation of shade trees
(a) The tree warden shall control all shade trees within the municipality.
(b) The tree warden and the legislative body of the municipality may adopt a shade tree preservation plan. The plan shall:
(1) describe any program for the planting of new trees and shrubs;
(2) provide for the maintenance of shade trees through feeding, pruning, and protection from noxious insect and disease pests;
(3) determine the apportionment of costs for tree warden services provided to other municipal corporations;
(4) determine whether tree maintenance or removal on specific municipal property shall require the approval of another municipal officer or legislative body; and
(5) determine the process, not inconsistent with this chapter, for the removal of:
(A) diseased, dying, or dead shade trees; and
(B) any shade trees that create a hazard to public safety, impact a disease or insect control program, or must be removed to comply with State or federal law or permitting requirements.
(c) The shade tree preservation plan may:
(1) map locations or zones within the municipality where all trees in whole or in part within a public way or place shall be designated as shade trees; and
(2) designate as a shade tree any tree in whole or in part within a public way, provided that the tree warden and legislative body of the municipality find that the tree is critical to the cultural, historical, or aesthetic character of the municipality.
(d) The tree warden and legislative body of the municipality shall hold a minimum of one public hearing concerning the shade tree preservation plan for the purpose of soliciting public input. The legislative body shall publish the proposed plan 10 days prior to the public hearing.
(e) For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, welfare, and convenience, a municipality shall have authority to adopt an ordinance that is not inconsistent with this chapter for the administration of the shade tree preservation plan and the regulation of shade trees. The tree ordinance shall be adopted pursuant to chapter 59 of this title. (Amended 1969, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees › § 2503. Appropriations

§ 2503. Appropriations
A municipality may appropriate a sum of money to be expended by the tree warden, mayor, aldermen, selectboard, or trustees for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. (Amended 1969, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees › § 2504. Removal of shade trees; exception

§ 2504. Removal of shade trees; exception
(a) The tree warden may remove or cause to be removed from the public ways or places any trees that are infested with or infected by a tree pest or that constitute a public hazard. The notice and hearing requirements of section 2509 of this chapter shall not apply to the removal of infested or infected trees.
(b) The tree warden may determine that an owner or lessee of abutting property has sufficiently controlled all insect pests or tree diseases upon the trees within the limits of a public way or place abutting the property and may determine that it is not necessary to remove the trees. (Amended 1969, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees › § 2505. Deputy tree wardens

§ 2505. Deputy tree wardens
The legislative body of the municipality may appoint deputy tree wardens who shall serve under the direction of the tree warden and shall have the same duties and authority as the tree warden. The legislative body of the municipality may dismiss a deputy tree warden at its pleasure. (Amended 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees › § 2506. Regulations for protection of shade trees

§ 2506. Regulations for protection of shade trees
A tree warden shall enforce all laws relating to shade trees and may propose to the legislative body of the municipality the rules, ordinances, or regulations for the planting, protection, care, or removal of public shade trees as he or she deems expedient. The legislative body of the municipality may adopt the rules, ordinances, or regulations pursuant to the provisions of chapter 59 of this title. (Amended 1969, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees › § 2507. Cooperation

§ 2507. Cooperation
With consent of the legislative body of the municipality, the tree warden may:
(1) enter into financial or other agreements with the owners of land adjoining or facing public ways and places for the purpose of encouraging and effecting the shade tree preservation plan;
(2) enter into agreements with other municipal corporations to provide tree warden services or training; and
(3) cooperate with federal, State, county, or other municipal governments, agencies, or other public or private organizations or individuals and may accept on behalf of the municipality any funds, equipment, supplies, or services from organizations and individuals, or others, as deemed appropriate for use in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. (Amended 1969, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees › § 2508. Cutting shade trees prohibited

§ 2508. Cutting shade trees prohibited
Except as otherwise provided in 19 V.S.A. chapter 9, a shade tree shall not be cut or removed, in whole or in part, except by a tree warden or his or her deputy or by a person having the written permission of a tree warden. (Amended 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees › § 2509. Cutting shade trees; notice and hearing

§ 2509. Cutting shade trees; notice and hearing
(a) The tree warden shall post public notice of the intent to cut or remove a shade tree. The notice shall be posted a minimum of 15 days prior to cutting or removing the tree. If the cutting or removal is appealed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the legislative body of the municipality shall hold a public hearing. This subsection shall not apply to the cutting or removal of a shade tree or trees that:
(1) are infested with or infected by, or at risk to become infested with or infected by, a tree pest and are located in an infestation area designated by the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets and Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation;
(2) are a hazard to public safety; or
(3) must be removed for the municipality to comply with State or federal law or permitting requirements.
(b)(1) The tree warden shall post public notice of the intent to cut or remove a shade tree or group of shade trees pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in at least two conspicuous locations within the municipality. The tree warden shall post the public notice in or near the office of the clerk of the municipality.
(2) When the shade tree or group of shade trees are located on property held in fee by another, the municipality shall notify each abutting landowner at the landowner’s address of record.
(c)(1) Within 15 days after the posting of public notice, a resident or landowner may appeal in writing to the legislative body of the municipality to object to the cutting or removal of a shade tree. The legislative body of the municipality shall give notice of the appeal to the tree warden.
(2) Within 10 business days after receipt of an appeal, the legislative body of the municipality shall hold a public hearing with the tree warden to receive public comment on the proposed cutting or removal of the shade tree. The tree warden shall stay action on the proposed removal until the legislative body of the municipality renders a final decision on the appeal.
(d) In all cases, the decision of the legislative body of the municipality shall be final. (Amended 1969, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2017, No. 74, § 100; 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees › § 2510. Penalty

§ 2510. Penalty
(a) Whoever shall willfully mar or deface a shade tree without the written permission of a tree warden or legislative body of the municipality shall be fined not more than $50.00 for the use of the municipality.
(b) Any person who willfully and critically injures or cuts down a shade tree without written permission of the tree warden or the legislative body of the municipality shall be fined pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 3602 for each tree so injured or cut, for the use of the municipality. (Amended 1969, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees › § 2511. Control of infestations

§ 2511. Control of infestations
When an insect or disease pest infestation upon or in shade or private trees threatens other public or private trees, is considered detrimental to a municipal shade tree preservation program, or threatens the public safety, the tree warden may request surveys and recommendations for control action from the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets or Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation in accordance with 6 V.S.A. chapter 84. (Amended 1969, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 69 - Health Services › § 2601. Aid to hospitals

§ 2601. Aid to hospitals
At any legal meeting thereof, a town or incorporated village may appropriate such sums of money as it deems necessary for the erection, equipment, or support of any nonsectarian hospital established within the county where such town is located, or in an adjoining county, or in an adjoining county in another state.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 69 - Health Services › § 2602. Free hospital beds

§ 2602. Free hospital beds
A town may appropriate such sums of money, not exceeding $700.00, for a free hospital bed or beds for a period of not less than one year and may appropriate such sum of money, not exceeding $5,000.00, for the permanent endowment of a free hospital bed or beds, as such town or city deems advisable, for the use of the inhabitants of such municipality as are entitled to receive assistance by reason of their indigent circumstances.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 69 - Health Services › § 2603. Contract with hospital

§ 2603. Contract with hospital
The treasurer of a municipality making an appropriation, as provided in section 2602 of this title, may make a contract with such hospital concerning the admission of patients thereto. The rate, rules, and regulations governing such admission shall be approved by the selectboard of such town or the city council of such city before a payment is made to such hospital.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 69 - Health Services › § 2604. Joint action by municipalities

§ 2604. Joint action by municipalities
A municipality may appropriate a sum of money to secure a licensed physician or a registered nurse, or both, or provide ambulance service, and may join with adjacent municipalities in providing these services. (Amended 1967, No. 327 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 1968.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 69 - Health Services › § 2605. Physician’s residence—Purchase

§ 2605. Physician’s residence—Purchase
Municipalities, separately or by compact, may purchase and maintain a residence for a physician, and may contract with the physician for his or her occupancy on a lease-purchase option basis, upon approval of the question and the money therefor, by vote at a regular or special meeting, duly warned for that purpose. (1967, No. 152, § 1, eff. April 15, 1967.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 69 - Health Services › § 2606. Physician’s residence; financing

§ 2606. Physician’s residence; financing
Municipalities and compacts may borrow the money so voted upon notes signed by the treasurer of the municipality or compact. (Added 1967, No. 152, § 2, eff. April 15, 1967; amended 2017, No. 74, § 101.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 69 - Health Services › § 2607. Appropriation for traveling nurse

§ 2607. Appropriation for traveling nurse
Towns, incorporated villages, and incorporated school districts may appropriate a sum for the purpose of employing a registered nurse within such municipality or may join with other adjoining municipalities in employing a registered nurse. The provisions of this section shall not apply to municipal corporations whose charters make provisions for the employment of school, district, or traveling nurses.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 69 - Health Services › § 2608. Appropriations for hospitals; cities may make

§ 2608. Appropriations for hospitals; cities may make
When the charter of a city provides that a board or body, other than the legal voters in city meeting assembled, may assess taxes and appropriate money, such board or body may assess taxes and appropriate such sums of money as it deems necessary for the support of a nonsectarian hospital established in such city and incorporated and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services › § 2652. Creation of districts

§ 2652. Creation of districts
The Department of Health may divide the State into emergency medical services districts, the number, size, and boundaries of which shall be determined by the Department in the interest of affording adequate and efficient emergency medical services throughout the State. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services › § 2653. Appointment of directors

§ 2653. Appointment of directors
(a) Each emergency medical services district shall have a board of directors, composed of a representative of each of the medical facilities, ambulance services, and first responder services operating within the district, to serve for a term of two years each or until their successors are selected. The affected medical facility, ambulance service, or first responder service may appoint a director to fill any vacancy on the board of directors for the balance of an unexpired term.
(b) The board of directors of an emergency medical services district may adopt bylaws which may contain provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the district. The bylaws may provide for creation of committees, including an executive committee, each consisting of two or more directors. An executive committee shall have and exercise all the authority of the board in the manner authorized by the resolution creating such committee.
(c) Representatives shall be chosen by each medical facility, ambulance service, and first responder service before March 1 of each odd-numbered year. Each medical facility, ambulance service, and first responder service shall certify the name of its representative to the Commissioner of Health. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1969, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services › § 2655. Meetings of directors; election of officers

§ 2655. Meetings of directors; election of officers
(a) The board of directors shall hold an annual meeting on or before May 1 in each year, at which a chair, a clerk, and a treasurer shall be elected by the board to serve until the next annual meeting. A vice chair may be elected if the directors so vote. The chair and any vice chair shall be elected from members of the board, but the clerk and treasurer may be elected by the board from the general membership of the emergency medical services district, in which case they shall not be entitled to vote as directors. The directors shall also meet at such other times as they deem advisable.
(b) Each district clerk shall cause to be recorded in the office of the Secretary of State the names of the elected district officers.
(c) Meetings shall be called by the clerk on request of the chair or any two directors. However, in the event that no annual meeting is held on or before March 1 in any year, such a meeting may be called by any director. Five days’ written notice of all meetings shall be given to each director, unless waived in writing.
(d) A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1969, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services › § 2656. Duties and powers of officers and directors

§ 2656. Duties and powers of officers and directors
(a) The board of directors shall have full power to manage, control, and supervise the conduct of the district and to exercise in the name of the district all powers and functions belonging to the district, subject to such laws or rules as may be applicable.
(b) The chair of the board of directors shall preside at meetings of directors, and shall perform such other duties as the directors may delegate to him or her.
(c) The treasurer shall have the custody of all monies belonging to the district and shall keep accurate and complete books of account. Prior to assuming his or her duties, the treasurer shall execute a bond in favor of the district, conditioned on the faithful performance of his or her duties, in such sum and with such sureties as the directors approve.
(d) The clerk shall keep minutes of meetings of directors and of the district, and shall record all votes.
(e) The vice chair, if one is elected, shall perform the duties of the chair in the chair’s absence. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services › § 2657. Purposes and powers of emergency medical services districts

§ 2657. Purposes and powers of emergency medical services districts
(a) It shall be the function of each emergency medical services district to foster and coordinate emergency medical services within the district, in the interest of affording adequate ambulance services within the district. Each emergency medical services district shall have powers that include the power to:
(1) buy, acquire, or lease fixtures and equipment related to district activities;
(2) apply for, receive, and accept gifts, bequests, grants-in-aid; State, federal, and local aid; and other forms of financial assistance;
(3) enter into agreements and contracts for furnishing technical, educational, and support services related to the provision of emergency medical treatment;
(4) appoint and employ agents and employees;
(5) impose and collect reasonable charges or fees for its services;
(6) monitor the provision of emergency medical services within the district and make recommendations to the Department of Health regarding licensure, relicensure, and removal or suspension of licensure for ambulance vehicles, ambulance services, and first responder services;
(7) develop, in conjunction with municipal officials, response plans for the provision of emergency medical treatment and transportation by ambulance services and first responder services within the district;
(8) sponsor or approve programs of education approved by the Department of Health which lead to the licensure of emergency medical services personnel;
(9) establish medical control within the district with physicians and representatives of medical facilities, including written protocols with the appropriate officials of receiving hospitals defining their operational procedures;
(10) assist the Department of Health in a program of testing for licensure of emergency medical services personnel;
(11) [Repealed.]
(12) develop protocols for providing appropriate response times to requests for emergency medical services.
(b) Two or more contiguous emergency medical services districts by a majority vote of the district board in each of the districts concerned may change the mutual boundaries of their emergency medical services districts. The district boards shall report all changes in district boundaries to the Department of Health.
(c) Property delivered to an ambulance service or first responder service by an emergency medical services district shall remain the property of the district, unless otherwise agreed in writing. Any equipment purchased with federal funds will be managed in accordance with federal guidelines. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1969, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 24, 1970; 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2011, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 2019, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 14, 2020; 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services › § 2681. License required; ambulance license requirement

§ 2681. License required; ambulance license requirement
(a) A person furnishing ambulance services or first responder services shall obtain a license to furnish services under this subchapter.
(b)(1) In order to obtain and maintain a license, an ambulance service shall be required to provide its services in a manner that does not discriminate on the basis of income, funding source, or severity of health needs, in order to ensure access to ambulance services within the licensee’s service area.
(2) The Department of Health shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services › § 2682. Powers of the Department of Health

§ 2682. Powers of the Department of Health
(a) The Department of Health shall administer this subchapter and shall have power to:
(1) Issue licenses for ambulance services and first responder services under this subchapter.
(2) Revoke or suspend upon due notice and opportunity for hearing the license of any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this subchapter, or any rule or requirement adopted under its authority.
(3) Make, adopt, amend, and revise, as it deems necessary or expedient, reasonable rules in order to promote and protect the health, safety, and welfare of members of the public using, served by, or in need of emergency medical treatment. Any rule may be repealed within 90 days of the date of its adoption by a majority vote of all the district boards. Such rules may cover or relate to:
(A) age, training, and physical requirements for emergency medical services personnel;
(B) design and equipping of ambulances;
(C) cooperation with hospitals and organizations in other related fields, and participation in central communications procedures; and
(D) any other matters properly within the purposes of this chapter.
(b) No fee or other payment shall be required of an applicant for a license. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2011, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 42; 2019, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 14, 2020; 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services › § 2683. Term of license

§ 2683. Term of license
Full licenses shall be issued on forms to be prescribed by the Department of Health for a period of three years beginning on January 1 or for the balance of any such three-year period. Temporary, conditional, or provisional licenses may also be issued by the Department. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2019, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 14, 2020; 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services › § 2684. Penalty

§ 2684. Penalty
A person who violates this subchapter shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than $200.00. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services › § 2685. Liability for cost of services

§ 2685. Liability for cost of services
A person who receives emergency medical treatment from an ambulance or first responder service or transportation by an ambulance service shall be liable in contract to the person providing such services for the reasonable and necessary cost of the services, whether or not he or she has agreed or consented to such liability. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services › § 2686. False requests for ambulance service or first responder service

§ 2686. False requests for ambulance service or first responder service
A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if he or she requests ambulance or first responder service from a person or organization engaged in providing such service without actual need for such service, knowing that the request is false or baseless. A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $200.00 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both. (Added 1969, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 1970; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services › § 2687. Civil liability limited

§ 2687. Civil liability limited
Volunteer personnel, whether or not they receive or expect to receive nominal payments and reimbursement for expenses, who render emergency medical treatment shall:
(1) be afforded the protection of 12 V.S.A. § 519;
(2) not be considered practitioners of the healing arts for purposes of 12 V.S.A. § 519(b); and
(3) not be liable for civil damages for rendering emergency medical treatment unless their actions constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct. (Added 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services › § 2689. Reimbursement for ambulance service providers

§ 2689. Reimbursement for ambulance service providers
(a)(1) When an ambulance service provides emergency medical treatment to a person who is insured by a health insurance policy, plan, or contract that provides benefits for emergency medical treatment, the health insurer shall reimburse the ambulance service directly, subject to the terms and conditions of the health insurance policy, plan, or contract.
(2) The Department of Financial Regulation shall enforce the provisions of this subsection.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere with coordination of benefits or to require a health insurer to provide coverage for services not otherwise covered under the insured’s policy, plan, or contract.
(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude an insurer from negotiating with and subsequently entering into a contract with a nonparticipating ambulance service to establish rates of reimbursement for emergency medical treatment. (Added 2011, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 2019, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 14, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 73 - Social Services for Town Residents › § 2691. Aid to social services for town residents

§ 2691. Aid to social services for town residents
At a meeting duly warned for that purpose, a town or incorporated village may appropriate such sums of money as it deems necessary for the support of social service programs and facilities within that town for its residents. Social service programs, for which a town or incorporated village may appropriate sums of money, include: transportation, nutrition, medical, child care, and other rehabilitative services for persons with low incomes, elders, children, persons with disabilities, persons with a substance use disorder, and persons requiring employment to eliminate their need for public assistance. The authority herein granted is not in derogation of other local powers to allocate funds. (Added 1973, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 56; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 152.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 73 - Social Services for Town Residents › § 2692. Contract with service provider

§ 2692. Contract with service provider
The legislative body of a municipality making an appropriation, as provided in section 2691 of this title, may make a contract with public or private agencies or persons concerning the provision of those certain social services. (Added 1973, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 73 - Social Services for Town Residents › § 2693. Joint action by municipalities

§ 2693. Joint action by municipalities
A municipality may secure the provision of social services jointly with adjacent municipalities if such joint action is warranted to provide more effective and efficient social services for its residents. (Added 1973, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 73 - Social Services for Town Residents › § 2694. Establishment of homes

§ 2694. Establishment of homes
A town may build, purchase, or lease home to provide housing for elders or persons entitled to receive aid and assistance under this title. It may purchase land and appropriate funds for those purposes. (Amended 1967, No. 147, § 42a, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 153.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 73 - Social Services for Town Residents › § 2695. Administration of home

§ 2695. Administration of home
In town meeting, a town which provides such home may appoint proper officers for the government of such home, and make necessary rules and regulations for governing such persons as are admitted thereto. (Amended 1967, No. 147, § 42b, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 73 - Social Services for Town Residents › § 2696. Associated town home

§ 2696. Associated town home
Any number of towns may unite for the purpose of supporting a town home. For this purpose, they may enter into an agreement under chapter 121 of this title. (Amended 1967, No. 147, § 42c, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; 2017, No. 74, § 102.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 75 - Economic Development › § 2742. Contracts between municipalities; airports

§ 2742. Contracts between municipalities; airports
Two or more municipal corporations, acting through the legislative bodies thereof, may enter into contracts for the same period and for the same purposes as specified in section 2741 of this title, provided that the authority conferred herewith shall apply only to airport property situated in one or more municipalities and owned or held by one or more other municipalities. The authority granted herewith may be exercised notwithstanding that some or all of said property may be exempt from taxation by other provisions of law, and in the event that such contract is entered into, no municipal officer shall refuse payment of any obligation thereunder on the ground of such exemption. (1959, No. 208, eff. May 29, 1959.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 75 - Economic Development › § 2744. Publicity fund

§ 2744. Publicity fund
A town or incorporated village may appropriate such sums of money as it deems necessary for the purpose of advertising the scenic beauties and municipal advantages of such town or incorporated village and its environs. A town may also appropriate such sums of money as it deems necessary to any area development association covering an area wherein such town is situated, whether such association is incorporated within the State of Vermont or elsewhere or whether such association is incorporated or not; and whether or not such association is also to serve towns or cities outside of the State of Vermont. Any sum so appropriated shall be expended at the order or orders of the legislative body. (Amended 1963, No. 148, eff. June 13, 1963.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 75 - Economic Development › § 2779. Interstate development region; purpose; region; State aid

§ 2779. Interstate development region; purpose; region; State aid
(a) It is also the purpose of this act to assist the local communities and regions within the State, and those communities and regions combined with communities or regions of a neighboring state, in carrying out an overall economic development program ensuring the best possible implementation of approved plans for the full development of physical and human resources of the individual communities within the region.
(b) A region is also five or more municipalities within the State or combined with a neighboring state approved by the State Central Planning Office as a logical region to undertake a comprehensive regional planning program in compliance with the overall State comprehensive plan prepared by the Central Planning Office.
(c) In the case of an interstate regional development commission, the financial assistance from the State shall be restricted to 50 per cent of the assessment of annual operating expenses of the cooperating Vermont municipalities. (1967, No. 99, § 3, eff. April 13, 1967.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 76 - Economic Development Performance Grants › § 2781. Definitions

§ 2781. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) “Regional development corporation” means a nonprofit corporation organized in this State whose principal purpose is to promote, organize, or accomplish economic development, including providing planning and resource development services to local communities, supporting existing industry, assisting the growth and development of new and existing small businesses, and attracting industry or commerce to a particular economic region of the State;
(2) “Regional planning commission” means a regional planning commission operating under subchapters 3 and 4 of chapter 117 of this title;
(3) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development. (Added 1977, No. 112, § 1; amended 1979, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1983, No. 39, § 1; 1989, No. 21, § 2; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a).)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 76 - Economic Development Performance Grants › § 2782. Proposals for performance grants for economic development

§ 2782. Proposals for performance grants for economic development
(a) The Secretary shall negotiate and issue performance grants to qualified regional development corporations, regional planning commissions, or both in the case of a joint proposal, to provide economic development services under this chapter.
(b) A proposal shall be submitted in response to a request for proposals issued by the Secretary.
(c) The Secretary may require that a service provider submit with a proposal, or subsequent to the filing of a proposal, additional supportive data or information that he or she considers necessary to make a decision to award or to assess the effectiveness of a performance grant. (Added 1977, No. 112, § 1; amended 1979, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1985, No. 62, § 1; 1989, No. 21, § 3; 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § G3; 2015, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § C.1, eff. July 1, 2017.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 76 - Economic Development Performance Grants › § 2783. Eligibility for performance grants

§ 2783. Eligibility for performance grants
Upon receipt of a proposal for a performance grant, the Secretary shall within 60 days determine whether or not the service provider may be awarded a performance grant under this chapter. The Secretary shall enter into a performance grant with a service provider if the Secretary finds:
(1) the service provider serves an economic region generally consistent with one or more of the State’s regional planning commission regions;
(2) the service provider demonstrates the ability and willingness to provide planning and resource development services to local communities and to assist communities in evaluating economic conditions and prepare for economic growth and stability;
(3) the service provider demonstrates an ability to gather economic and demographic information concerning the area served;
(4) the service provider has, or demonstrates it will be able to secure, letters of support from the legislative bodies of the affected municipalities;
(5) the service provider demonstrates a capability and willingness to assist existing business and industry, to encourage the development and growth of small business, and to attract industry and commerce;
(6) the service provider appears to be the best qualified service provider from the region to accomplish and promote economic development;
(7) the service provider needs the performance grant and that the performance grant will be used for the employment of professional persons or expenses consistent with performance grant provisions, or both;
(8) the service provider presents an operating budget and has adequate funds available to match the performance grant;
(9) the service provider demonstrates a willingness to involve the public of the region in its policy-making process by offering membership to representatives of all municipalities in the economic region which shall elect the directors of the governing board;
(10) the service provider demonstrates a willingness to coordinate its activities with the planning functions of any regional planning commission located in the same geographic area as the service provider. (Added 1977, No. 112, § 1; amended 1979, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1983, No. 39, § 2; 1989, No. 21, § 4; 1995, No. 46, § 30; 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § G3; 2015, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § C.1, eff. July 1, 2017.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 76 - Economic Development Performance Grants › § 2784. Terms of performance grants

§ 2784. Terms of performance grants
(a)(1) Funds available through a performance grant may only be used by an applicant to perform the duties or provide the services specified in the performance grant.
(2) The amount and terms of the performance grant shall be determined by the Secretary.
(b) A performance grant shall be made for a period specified by the grant.
(c) Payments to a service provider shall be made pursuant to the terms of the performance grant. (Added 1977, No. 112, § 1; amended 1979, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1985, No. 62, § 2; 1985, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1989, No. 21, § 5; 1995, No. 46, § 31; 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § G3; 2015, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § C.1, eff. July 1, 2017.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 76 - Economic Development Performance Grants › § 2784a. Plans

§ 2784a. Plans
A service provider awarded a performance grant under this chapter shall conduct its activities under subdivision 2784(a)(1) of this title consistent with local and regional plans. (Added 1977, No. 112, § 1; amended 1979, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § G3; 2015, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § C.1, eff. July 1, 2017.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 - Municipal and County Government › Chapter 76 - Economic Development Performance Grants › § 2785. Rules

§ 2785. Rules
The Secretary may issue rules necessary to carry out his or her duties and the purposes of this chapter under the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25. (Added 1977, No. 112, § 1; amended 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § G3.)