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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 504 - Bolton Fire District No. 1 › App § 6. Prudential Committee

§ 6. Prudential Committee
The Prudential Committee shall be the administrative body of the Fire District and shall be responsible for the control and management of the affairs, property, and interests of the Fire District. The Prudential Committee may exercise all powers of the Fire District and its officers unless otherwise provided in 20 V.S.A. chapter 171 or this chapter. These powers shall include the execution of contracts, the authority to purchase insurance on behalf of the Fire District, the commencement of actions in the name of the Fire District, defending actions brought against the Fire District, and the settlement of claims on behalf of the Fire District. (Added 2003, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 504 - Bolton Fire District No. 1 › App § 7. Rates

§ 7. Rates
The Prudential Committee shall establish rates and fees for water and wastewater services, including capital improvements, provided by the Fire District, and all rates and fees shall be paid to the District Treasurer. (Added 2003, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 504 - Bolton Fire District No. 1 › App § 8. Rules

§ 8. Rules
The Prudential Committee shall adopt rules that govern the administration, operation, and maintenance of the water and wastewater systems. Rules adopted by the Committee shall become effective upon a majority vote of those residents of the Fire District present and voting at an annual or special meeting of the Fire District. (Added 2003, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 504 - Bolton Fire District No. 1 › App § 9. Amendment of charter

§ 9. Amendment of charter
This charter shall be amended by a majority vote of those residents of the Fire District present and voting at an annual or special Fire District meeting, provided that notice of the meeting containing the full text of the amendment shall be given according to subsection 4(a) of this charter. (Added 2003, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 505 - Williamstown Fire District Charter › App § 2. Body corporate and corporate limits

§ 2. Body corporate and corporate limits
(a) The legal voters of the District shall be a body corporate. The corporate limits shall be the boundary lines of the Town of Williamstown, being bounded as follows: easterly by the line of Washington; southerly by the lines of Chelsea and Brookfield; westerly by the lines of Northfield and Berlin; and northerly by the lines of Berlin and Barre.
(b) While the District encompasses the same area as the Town of Williamstown, it shall be a corporate body separate from the Town of Williamstown. It shall elect its own officers, vote its own taxes, and manage its own affairs as follows:
(1) The Fire District Prudential Committee shall, for the Fire District, set a Fire District tax rate in the same manner that the Selectboard set the Town tax rate as provided by 17 V.S.A § 2664.
(2) The Prudential Committee shall make contact with the Town for the collection of Fire District taxes.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 505 - Williamstown Fire District Charter › App § 3. Purpose

§ 3. Purpose
The purpose of the Fire District is to provide fire protection for the Town of Williamstown and to provide such other protection as may seem prudent to safeguard the health and welfare of the inhabitants of Williamstown. None of the foregoing shall be construed to preclude other activities conferred generally on the Fire District.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 505 - Williamstown Fire District Charter › App § 4. Voters

§ 4. Voters
Qualification and registration of voters for Fire District purposes shall be as provided by Vermont law. The Fire District shall use the Town checklist, which shall be revised by the Town Board of Civil Authority as provided under 17 V.S.A. chapter 43 prior to annual or special meetings of the Fire District.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 505 - Williamstown Fire District Charter › App § 5. Meetings

§ 5. Meetings
(a) The annual meeting shall be held on the second Monday in January or at such other time as the District at any regular or special meeting may determine. Special meetings shall be called by the Prudential Committee when necessary, pursuant to 17 V.S.A. chapter 55. It shall be the duty of the Clerk/Treasurer to notify and warn the voters of any annual or special meeting by posting notices in at least three public places in the District not less than 30 days nor more than 40 days before the day of the meeting.
(b) Conduct of meetings and duties of the Moderator shall be as provided by 17 V.S.A. chapter 55.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 505 - Williamstown Fire District Charter › App § 6. Officers; qualifications and elections

§ 6. Officers; qualifications and elections
(a) At the annual meeting, the Williamstown Fire District shall choose from its legally qualified voters the following Fire District officers, who shall serve until the next annual meeting and until successors are chosen, unless otherwise provided:
(1) a Moderator to be elected by paper ballot;
(2) a Clerk/Treasurer who shall also serve as a member of the Prudential Committee and also serve as Clerk to the Prudential Committee to be elected by paper ballot;
(3) one member of the Prudential Committee for a term of three years who shall be elected by paper ballot;
(4) one member of the Prudential Committee for a term of one year who shall be elected by paper ballot; and
(5) one Auditor for a term of three years who shall be elected by paper ballot.
(b) The Prudential Committee shall be a five-member Committee, three of whom shall hold three-year terms, one for a one year term, and the Clerk/Treasurer. The Auditing Committee shall be a three member Committee.
(c) The offices of the Prudential Committee member, Fire Chief, First Assistant Chief, and Second Assistant Chief shall be considered incompatible offices, meaning that one individual may not be elected to more than one of these offices.
(d) A Fire Chief for the Williamstown Fire District shall be appointed for one year as follows:
(1) Not less than 15 nor more than 30 days prior to the annual meeting, one nominee each for the position of Fire Chief shall be selected by majority vote of the Prudential Committee and by the members in good standing of the fire company. A third nominee for the position of Fire Chief shall be selected by majority vote at the annual meeting by paper ballot.
(2) Not more than 14 days following the annual meeting, the Prudential Committee shall appoint, from among the three nominees selected pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the Fire Chief for the District. In the event that no nominees are selected through the nominating process set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the Prudential Committee shall, within 14 days following the annual meeting, appoint a Fire Chief to serve until a successor Fire Chief is appointed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection.
(3) A Fire Chief may be removed from office prior to the expiration of his or her term only by the unanimous vote of the Prudential Committee. In the event the Fire Chief resigns or is removed from office prior to the expiration of his or her term, the Prudential Committee shall appoint an interim Fire Chief to serve for the remainder of the term.
(4) A Fire Chief or any interim Fire Chief shall appoint a First Assistant Fire Chief and a Second Assistant Fire Chief, both to serve at the pleasure of the Fire Chief or interim Fire Chief.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 505 - Williamstown Fire District Charter › App § 7. Firefighters and fire company

§ 7. Firefighters and fire company
The Fire District is authorized by this charter to form a fire company, which shall be the firefighting agent for the District. Subject to the approval by the District, the Prudential Committee, the Fire Chief, and assistants may develop bylaws to govern the administration, size, and composition of the fire company and such other activities as are generally conferred on fire districts. Upon approval by the voters at an annual or special meeting, duly warned, the bylaws shall remain in effect until superseded in like manner.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 505 - Williamstown Fire District Charter › App § 8. Indebtedness and bonding

§ 8. Indebtedness and bonding
The Fire District may at a special or annual meeting, notice thereof having been given in the warning, vote to issue bonds of the Fire District as provided in 24 V.S.A. chapter 53.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 507 - Cold Brook Fire District No. 1 › App § 1. Boundaries

§ 1. Boundaries
The boundaries of Cold Brook Fire District No. 1 shall be as recorded in Book 111, page 184 et seq. of the land records of the Town of Wilmington and in Book 86, page 5 et seq. of the land records of the Town of Dover.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 507 - Cold Brook Fire District No. 1 › App § 2. Purpose

§ 2. Purpose
Cold Brook Fire District No. 1 is a fire district incorporated to construct, operate, and maintain sewers, waste treatment, and disposal facilities, and waterworks and a water company, and to own machinery, equipment, and personalty and real estate used in connection with the District.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 507 - Cold Brook Fire District No. 1 › App § 3. Powers

§ 3. Powers
The powers of Cold Brook Fire District No. 1 shall be as follows:
(1) to adopt the town manager system in compliance with 24 V.S.A. chapter 37;
(2) to vote a tax upon the taxable estate within the District for the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of sewers and sewage treatment works, waterworks, water companies, and equipment and real estate used in connection with the District, including reservoirs and dams.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 507 - Cold Brook Fire District No. 1 › App § 4. Prudential Committee; powers

§ 4. Prudential Committee; powers
The Prudential Committee:
(1) shall, with the Collector, have the same power in assessing, levying, and collecting the tax as town officers have in assessing and collecting town taxes, including collection of interest and overdue taxes;
(2) may expend sums for acquiring, constructing, and maintaining sewers and sewage treatment works, waterworks, water companies, and all equipment and real estate used in connection with the District as the District shall vote;
(3) may use and occupy portions of the town highway within the District as may be necessary for the construction, installation, and maintenance of the facilities as long as those portions of town highways used are returned to existing or better condition and construction will not leave roads impassable for municipal services or emergency vehicles.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 507 - Cold Brook Fire District No. 1 › App § 5. Fees

§ 5. Fees
(a) In addition to the specific powers conferred upon the District by statute, and by resolutions of the Selectboards of the Towns of Dover and Wilmington, Cold Brook Fire District No. 1 may, at a duly warned annual or special meeting, vote to impose the following fees upon real property within the District:
(1) a general fee upon each unit within the District;
(2) a permitted use fee upon each unit within the District that has received either an allocation for water or sewerage use or plan approval for future development from a municipality or the State of Vermont; and
(3) a user fee upon each unit within the District that receives water or sewer services or that has available an unused water or sewer connection.
(b) An improved parcel requiring a daily design flow of up to 450 gallons per day shall constitute a unit. For improved parcels requiring additional design flow, the number of additional units shall be determined by dividing the design flow by 450 gallons and rounding the quotient to the first decimal place. An unimproved parcel of land shall constitute one unit unless the parcel is subject to a subdivision plan, in which case each lot identified in the subdivision shall constitute one or more units, in accordance with the design flow criterion set forth in this subsection. The number of units in an undeveloped townhouse village shall equal the number of units identified on the 1971 survey plan for the townhouse village on record in the Town of Wilmington.
(c) In the first year following the effective date of this section, the District shall impose the following fees: the general fee and the permitted use fee shall not exceed $75.00, and the user fee shall not exceed $150.00. In any year thereafter, the fees shall not increase by more than 10 percent from the previous year.
(d) The fees set forth in this section shall be a lien upon the assessed property in the same manner and to the same effect as taxes are liens on real estate under 32 V.S.A. § 5061. The Prudential Committee and Collector shall have the same power in assessing, levying, and collecting the fees as town officers have in assessing and collecting town taxes, including the power to collect interest and penalties on overdue payments.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 509 - North Branch Fire District No. 1 › App § 1. Corporate existence retained

§ 1. Corporate existence retained
North Branch Fire District No. 1, within the corporate limits presently established, shall continue to be a fire district and municipal corporation by the name of the North Branch Fire District No. 1. (Added 2013, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 509 - North Branch Fire District No. 1 › App § 2. General law; application

§ 2. General law; application
North Branch Fire District No. 1 shall have all the powers granted to fire districts and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of this State and this chapter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers therein granted. (Added 2013, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 509 - North Branch Fire District No. 1 › App § 3. Collector of Taxes

§ 3. Collector of Taxes
(a) The Prudential Committee shall annually appoint one or more Collectors of Taxes who shall collect all past due taxes and accounts, interest, and penalties owing on those taxes or accounts. All amounts so collected shall be promptly remitted to the Treasurer of North Branch Fire District No. 1.
(b) An appointed Collector of Taxes shall receive such compensation for his or her services as determined by the Prudential Committee.
(c) An appointed Collector of Taxes shall serve at the pleasure of the Prudential Committee and need not be a resident or voter of North Branch Fire District No. 1.
(d) An appointed Collector of Taxes may also be the Treasurer. (Added 2013, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 509 - North Branch Fire District No. 1 › App § 4. Treasurer

§ 4. Treasurer
(a) The Prudential Committee shall annually appoint a Treasurer who shall have all the authority, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon fire district treasurers by the general law of the State of Vermont.
(b) The appointed Treasurer shall receive such compensation for his or her services as determined by the Prudential Committee.
(c) The appointed Treasurer shall serve at the pleasure of the Prudential Committee and need not be a resident or voter of North Branch Fire District No. 1.
(d) The appointed Treasurer may also be a Collector of Taxes. (Added 2013, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 1. Creation

§ 1. Creation
Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 121, subchapter 3, there is created a union municipal district that shall be known as the Rutland County Recreation District and that shall be a body politic and corporate. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 2. Purpose

§ 2. Purpose
The District is created and shall exist for the purpose of strengthening local governments by promoting more efficient and economical operation of recreation services within the participating municipalities by developing a regional recreation community center and other facilities, which center and facilities will permit and encourage quality recreation and leisure opportunities that will promote positive lifestyle habits, contribute to the health and wellness of residents of, and visitors to, the District, and in so doing, will foster a new level of regionalism through cooperation and partnering, and will contribute to the economic health of the region by creating jobs, by purchasing local goods and services, and by encouraging tourism. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 3. Composition

§ 3. Composition
The District is composed of and includes all of the lands and residents within those municipalities in the State of Vermont that vote to approve and enter into this District at the time of its creation and other municipalities as are subsequently admitted to the District as provided by this chapter, except for those municipalities that may withdraw as provided by this chapter. The municipalities composing the District shall constitute its members and are designated as member municipalities. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 5. Powers

§ 5. Powers
Except as otherwise provided or limited by this chapter, the District shall have the following powers:
(1) to operate, cause to be operated, or contract for the operation of any and all facilities to fulfill the purposes set forth in Article 1, section 2 of this chapter;
(2) to purchase, sell, lease, own, acquire, convey, mortgage, improve, and use real and personal property in connection with the purposes of the District;
(3) to hire and fix compensation of employees;
(4) to sue and be sued;
(5) to enter into contracts for any term or duration;
(6) to contract with architects, engineers, financial and legal consultants, and other experts for services;
(7) to contract with individuals, corporations, associations, authorities, and agencies for services, including contracts to operate all or a portion of facilities;
(8) to contract with the State of Vermont or the United States of America, or any agency, department, or subdivision thereof for services;
(9) to contract with any member or municipality for the services of any officer or employee of that municipality useful to it;
(10) to promote cooperative arrangements and coordinated action among its member municipalities;
(11) to make recommendations for review and action by its member municipalities and other public agencies that perform functions within the municipalities or where their facilities exist;
(12) to exercise any other powers that are exercised or are capable of exercise by any of its member municipalities and that are necessary or desirable;
(13) to exercise the power of eminent domain;
(14) to borrow money and issue evidence of indebtedness as provided by 24 V.S.A. chapter 53 or other provisions of law authorizing general obligations or revenue debt;
(15) to establish a budget and assess member municipalities for the expenses of the District;
(16) to appropriate and expend money;
(17) to establish sinking funds for the retirement of bonded or other indebtedness;
(18) to establish capital reserve funds for public improvements in furtherance of its purpose;
(19) to enact and enforce any and all necessary or desirable regulations for the orderly conduct of the District and for carrying out the purposes of the District;
(20) to accept and administer gifts, grants, and bequests in trust or otherwise for the purpose of the District;
(21) to exercise all powers incident to a public corporation;
(22) to develop a clear operational philosophy and a definite policy of priority for the use of the facilities;
(23) to prepare, evaluate, and change, as need and time require:
(A) business plans or other operational plans for the operation of the facilities; and
(B) accurate estimates and measurements of cost for providing services and fee structures that relate to actual program cost;
(24) to address service delivery and methods for the timely correction of service quality. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 6. Authority

§ 6. Authority
The legislative power and authority of the Rutland County Recreation District and the administration and general supervision of all fiscal, prudential, and governmental affairs of the District shall be vested in a governing body known as the Board of Supervisors, except as specifically provided otherwise in this chapter. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 8. Appointment

§ 8. Appointment
Annually, on or before the last Monday in March commencing in 2005, each member municipality shall appoint its representative and an alternate to the Board of Supervisors according to each municipality’s method of making appointments. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 9. Organizational meeting

§ 9. Organizational meeting
Annually, on the second Monday in April commencing in 2005, the Board of Supervisors shall hold its organizational meeting. At the meeting, the Board shall elect from among its membership a Chair and Vice Chair, each of whom shall hold office for one year and until a successor is duly elected and qualified. A Chair or Vice Chair may be reelected to successive terms without limit. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 11. Special meetings

§ 11. Special meetings
Special meetings of the Board of Supervisors may be called at any time by the Chair or shall be called by the Clerk upon written request of a majority of the members of the Board. Except in case of an emergency, each member of the Board shall be given at least 24 hours’ notice of any special meeting of the Board by notice in person, by telephone, or by written notice delivered personally, mailed, e-mailed, or left at the member’s usual place of residence. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 12. Quorum

§ 12. Quorum
For the purposes of transacting business, the presence of more than 50 percent of the members shall constitute a quorum. However, a smaller number may postpone a meeting to another date. Any action adopted by a majority of the votes of the Board of Supervisors at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the Board, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 14. Term

§ 14. Term
All representatives to the Board of Supervisors shall hold office for one year and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. Any representative may be reappointed to successive terms without limit. Any member may be removed at any time by a majority vote of the legislative body of the municipality that appointed that representative. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 15. Vacancy

§ 15. Vacancy
Any vacancy on the Board of Supervisors shall be filled within 30 days after the vacancy occurs by appointment of the authority that appointed the representative whose position has become vacant. An appointee to a vacancy shall serve until the expiration of the term of the representative to whose position the appointment was made and may thereafter be reappointed. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 17. Compensation of members of Board of Supervisors

§ 17. Compensation of members of Board of Supervisors
Each member municipality shall pay to its representative to the Board of Supervisors compensation as it shall determine reasonable, if any. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 18. Absence rule

§ 18. Absence rule
Any supervisor who fails to attend three consecutive Board meetings without notice to the alternate of the municipality may result in the Board of Supervisors requesting the municipality to replace that supervisor. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 19. Telephone participation

§ 19. Telephone participation
If approved by the Board of Supervisors, any member of the Board may participate in any meeting of the Board by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation at a meeting in such manner shall constitute the presence of the person at the meeting. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 20. Officers

§ 20. Officers
The officers of the District shall be the Chair and the Vice Chair of the Board of Supervisors, the Clerk of the District, and the Treasurer of the District. No person may hold more than one office at one time. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 21. Bond

§ 21. Bond
Prior to assuming their offices, all officers shall post bond in amounts as shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. The cost of the bonds shall be borne by the District. The Board of Supervisors shall determine when this requirement becomes effective after formation of the District. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 22. Chair

§ 22. Chair
The Chair of the Board of Supervisors shall be the chief executive officer of the District. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Supervisors and shall make and sign all contracts on behalf of the District upon approval by the Board of Supervisors of the District. The Chair shall perform all of the duties incident to the position and office. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 23. Vice Chair

§ 23. Vice Chair
During the absence or inability of the Chair to render or perform his or her duties or exercise his or her powers, the same shall be performed and exercised by the Vice Chair and, when so acting, the Vice Chair shall have all the powers and be subject to all the responsibilities given to or imposed upon the Chair. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 24. Vacancy

§ 24. Vacancy
During the absence or inability of either the Chair or Vice Chair to render or perform his or her duties or exercise his or her powers, the Board of Supervisors shall elect from among its membership an acting Chair or Vice Chair who shall have all the powers and be subject to all the responsibilities given to or imposed upon the Chair or Vice Chair. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 25. Clerk

§ 25. Clerk
The Clerk of the District shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, shall not be a member of the Board, and shall serve at its pleasure. The Clerk shall have the exclusive charge and custody of the public records of the District. The Clerk shall record all votes and proceedings of the District, including meetings of the District and meetings of the Board of Supervisors, and shall cause to be posted and published all warnings of meetings of the District. The Clerk shall prepare an annual report of the activities of the District and cause it to be distributed to its member municipalities and shall prepare and distribute any other reports required by the laws of the State of Vermont and resolutions or regulations of the Board of Supervisors. The Clerk shall perform all of the duties and functions incident to the office of secretary or clerk of a body corporate. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 26. Treasurer

§ 26. Treasurer
The Treasurer of the District shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, shall not be a member of the Board, and shall serve at its pleasure. The Treasurer shall have the exclusive charge and custody of the funds of the District and shall be the receiving and the disbursing officer of the District. When authorized by the Board of Supervisors, the Treasurer may sign, make, or endorse in the name of the District all checks and orders for the payment of the money and pay out and disburse the same and receipt therefor. The Treasurer shall keep a record of every note or bond issued by the District and of every payment thereon of principal and interest and, if coupons are taken up, shall cancel and preserve them. The Treasurer shall keep correct books of account of all the business and transactions for the District and other books and accounts as the Board of Supervisors may require. The Treasurer shall render a statement of the condition of the finances of the District at each regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors and at other times as shall be required of the Treasurer. The Treasurer shall prepare an annual financial statement of the District and distribute it to the member municipalities. The Treasurer shall do and perform all of the duties appertaining to the office of treasurer of a body politic and corporate. The Treasurer shall settle with the auditors within 30 days of the end of the fiscal year and at other times as the Board of Supervisors may require and upon retirement from office. Upon retirement from office, the Treasurer shall immediately pay over to his or her successor all of the funds belonging to the District and, at the same time, deliver to his or her successor all official books and papers. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 30. Committees

§ 30. Committees
The Board of Supervisors shall have the authority to establish any and all committees as it may deem necessary. Membership of committees may include persons not on the Board of Supervisors. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 34. Collection

§ 34. Collection
Annually on or before the first day of February, the Treasurer of the District shall issue and present a warrant to the legislative body of each member of municipality, requiring that the amount of the tax be paid to him or her in accordance with the schedule for payments adopted by the Board of Supervisors. The legislative body of each member municipality shall draw an order on the municipal treasury for the amount of the tax, and the municipal treasurer shall pay to the District Treasurer the amount of the order in accordance with the schedule for payments adopted by the Board of Supervisors. If any member municipality shall fail to pay when due any tax assessed against it by the District, it shall incur a penalty of eight percent of the amount due plus interest at the rate of one percent per month. The penalty and interest, together with the amount due, court costs, and reasonable attorney’s fees of the District, may be recovered by the District in a civil action under this section. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 35. Limitations of appropriations

§ 35. Limitations of appropriations
Actions or resolutions of the Board of Supervisors for the annual appropriations in any year shall not cease to be operative at the end of the fiscal year for which they were adopted, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Vermont. Appropriations made by the Board of Supervisors for the various estimates of the budget as defined in subsection 33(a) of this chapter shall be expended only for those estimates, but by majority vote of the Board the budget may be amended from time to time to transfer funds between or among those estimates, except as otherwise limited by this chapter. Any balance left or unexpended in any budget estimate shall be returned at the end of the fiscal year to the General Fund of the District. The amount of any deficit at the end of the fiscal year shall be included in and paid out of the operating budget and appropriations in the next fiscal year. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 37. Sinking fund

§ 37. Sinking fund
The Board of Supervisors, with the approval of a majority of the voters present and voting at a special District meeting called and warned for the purpose, may establish and provide for a sinking fund that shall serve and be used exclusively as a debt service reserve fund for the retirement of bond issue or other service reserve fund for the retirement of bond issue or other debt. When established, the sinking fund shall be kept intact and separate from other monies at the disposal of the District, shall be accounted for as a pledged asset for the purpose of retiring those obligations, and shall not be appropriated or used for the current expenses of the District. The cost of payments to any sinking fund shall be included in the annual budget of the District provided in subsection 33(c) of this chapter, unless otherwise provided by applicable law and in the vote authorizing the same. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 38. Capital reserve fund

§ 38. Capital reserve fund
The Board of Supervisors, with the approval of a majority of the voters present and voting at a special District meeting called and warned for the purpose, may establish and provide for a capital reserve fund to pay for public improvements in furtherance of the purpose for which the District was created. Any capital reserve fund shall be kept in a separate account and invested as are other public funds and may be expended for the purposes for which established, or other purpose when authorized by a majority of the voters present and voting at a special District meeting duly called and warned for the purpose. The cost of payments to any capital reserve fund shall be allocated among the member municipalities as provided in subsection 33(c) of this chapter. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 39. Fees

§ 39. Fees
The Board of Supervisors may from time to time establish and adjust a fee structure for the purpose of generating revenues from sources other than assessments to member municipalities, particularly concerning the operation and maintenance of any facility. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 40. Special meetings

§ 40. Special meetings
The Board of Supervisors may call a special meeting of the District when it deems it necessary or prudent to do so and shall call a special meeting of the District when action by the voters of the District is necessary under this chapter or under any applicable law. In addition, the Board of Supervisors shall call a special meeting of the District if petitioned to do so by not less than five percent of the legal voters of the District but only for any legal purpose beyond the power and jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors may rescind the call of a special meeting called by it but not a special meeting called by application of five percent of the legal voters of the District. The Board shall endeavor to have the times of a special meeting coincide with the times of annual municipal meetings, primary elections, general elections, or a similar meeting when the electorate of the member municipalities will be voting on other matters. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 41. Places of meetings

§ 41. Places of meetings
At any special meeting of the District, voters of each municipality within the District shall cast their ballots at polling places within the municipality of their residence as shall be determined by each member municipality. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 43. Warnings required

§ 43. Warnings required
The Board of Supervisors of the District shall warn a District meeting by filing a notice with the town or city clerk of each member municipality and by posting a notice in at least three public places, and additional public places as may be required by law, in each municipality in the District not less than 30 nor more than 40 days before the meeting. In addition, the warning shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the District once a week on the same day of the week for two successive weeks before the meeting, the last publication to be not less than five nor more than 10 days before the meeting. This section shall not apply to District informational meetings at which no voting is to take place. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 44. Warning contents

§ 44. Warning contents
The posted notification shall include the date, time, place, and nature of the meeting. It shall, by separate articles, specifically indicate the business to be transacted and the questions to be voted upon. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 46. Qualifications and registration of voters

§ 46. Qualifications and registration of voters
All legal voters of the municipalities within the District shall be legal voters of the District. The municipalities within the District shall post and revise checklists in the same manner as for municipal meetings prior to any District meeting at which there will be voting. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 47. Conduct of meetings

§ 47. Conduct of meetings
At all special meetings of the District, the provisions of 17 V.S.A. chapter 55 regarding election officials, voting machines, polling places, absent voters, process of voting, count and return of votes, recounts and contest of elections, and jurisdiction of courts shall apply except where clearly inapplicable. The District Clerk shall perform the functions assigned to the Secretary of State under 17 V.S.A. chapter 55. Rutland Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over petitions for recounts. Election expenses shall be borne by the District. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 48. Reconsideration or rescission of vote

§ 48. Reconsideration or rescission of vote
(a) A question considered or voted on at any special meeting of the District shall not be submitted to the voters for reconsideration or rescission except at a subsequent special meeting duly warned for the purpose and called by the Board of Supervisors on its own motion or pursuant to a petition requesting reconsideration or rescission signed and submitted in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Where a petition signed by not less than five percent of the qualified voters of the District requesting reconsideration or rescission of a question considered or voted on at a previous special meeting is submitted to the Board of Supervisors of the District within 30 days following the date of that meeting, the Board of Supervisors shall provide for a vote by the District in accordance with the petition within 60 days of the submission at a special meeting duly warned for that purpose.
(c) A vote taken at a special meeting shall remain in effect unless rescinded at a special meeting called and warned in accordance with this section.
(d) A question voted on or considered shall not be presented for reconsideration or rescission at more than one subsequent meeting except with the approval of the Board of Supervisors. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 49. Validation of District meetings

§ 49. Validation of District meetings
When any of the requirements as to notice or warning of a special meeting of the District have been omitted or not complied with and the meeting and the business transacted at the meeting are otherwise legal and within the scope of the District powers, the omission or noncompliance may be corrected and legalized by a vote at a special meeting of the District called and duly warned for that purpose. The question to be voted upon shall substantially be: “Shall the action taken at the meeting of this District held on (state date) in spite of the fact that (state the error or omission), and any act or action of the District officers or agents pursuant thereto be readopted, ratified, and confirmed?” Errors or omissions in the conduct of an original meeting that are not the result of an unlawful notice or warning or noncompliance within the scope of the warning may be cured by a resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the District by a vote of two thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast at a regular meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose stating that the defect was the result of oversight, inadvertence, or a mistake. When an error or omission of this nature has been corrected by resolution, all business within the terms of the action of the qualified voters shall be as valid as if the requirements had been initially complied with, upon condition, however, that the original action thereby corrected by the Board of Supervisors was in compliance with the legal exercise of its corporate powers. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 50. Priority

§ 50. Priority
When a special meeting of the District is called to act upon a proposition to incur bonded or other indebtedness or a long-term contract, the special meeting procedures outlined in Article 4 of this chapter shall control over the meeting procedures outlined in this article in the event of conflict. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 51. Withdrawal of member municipality

§ 51. Withdrawal of member municipality
A member municipality may vote to withdraw from the District if one year has elapsed since the District became a body politic and corporate, and if the District has not voted to bond for construction and improvements or to authorize a long-term contract pursuant to this chapter. If a majority of the voters of a member municipality present and voting at a meeting of the municipality duly warned for the purpose vote to withdraw from the District, the vote shall be certified by the clerk of that municipality to the Board of Supervisors of the District. Thereafter, the Board of Supervisors shall give notice to the remaining member municipalities of the vote to withdraw and shall hold a meeting to determine if it is in the best interest of the District to continue to exist. Representatives of the member municipalities shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the meeting together with any other interested persons. After the meeting, the Board of Supervisors may declare the District dissolved immediately or as soon thereafter as the financial obligations of the District and of each member municipality on account thereof have been satisfied, or it may declare that the District shall continue to exist despite the withdrawal of the member municipality. The membership of the withdrawing municipality shall terminate as of one year following the vote to withdraw or as soon after the one year period as the financial obligations of the withdrawing municipality have been paid to the District. A vote of withdrawal taken after the District becomes a body politic and corporate but less than one year after that date shall be null and void. A vote of withdrawal taken after the District has voted to bond itself for construction and improvements or to authorize a long term contract shall likewise be null and void. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 601 - Rutland County Recreational District › App § 52. Approval to bond

§ 52. Approval to bond
No proposal to the voters of the District for the approval of a bond or bonds to raise money for the District or to authorize a long-term contract as provided in Article 4 of this chapter shall be made until the District has been in existence for at least one year unless the proposal has been approved by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors. Any proposal for bonding or a long term contract or contracts, regardless of when made, shall not be scheduled for public vote until at least 120 days following the submission of the proposal unless by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors. During that 120 day period, any municipality may request, and the District shall furnish within 30 days following the request, a statement of the indebtedness then owed by the municipality to the District. A municipality may vote within the 120 day period to withdraw from the District effective as of one year following the vote to withdraw or as soon after such one year period as the financial obligations in existence prior to the approval by the Board of the bond or long-term indebtedness then under consideration of the withdrawing municipality have been paid to the District, without obligation for the bond, bonds, or long-term indebtedness then under consideration. (Added 2005, No. M-8, § 2.)