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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 402. Budget appropriation and assessment

§ 402. Budget appropriation and assessment
(a) Proposed budget. Annually on or before December 1, the Board of Supervisors shall approve and cause to be distributed to the legislative branch of each member municipality for review and comment an annual report of its activities, including a financial statement, and a proposed budget of the District for the next fiscal year. This proposed budget shall include reasonably detailed estimates of:
(1) deficits or surpluses, or both, from prior fiscal years;
(2) anticipated expenditures for the administration of the District;
(3) anticipated expenditures for the operation and maintenance of any District solid waste facilities;
(4) costs of debt service;
(5) payments due on long-term contracts;
(6) payments due to any sinking funds for the retirement of debts;
(7) payments due to any capital reserve funds;
(8) anticipated revenues from sources other than assessments to member municipalities;
(9) the necessary appropriations to operate and carry out the District’s functions for the next fiscal year;
(10) the proposed assessment to each member municipality; and
(11) such other estimates as the Board of Supervisors shall deem necessary to propose.
(b) Public hearing. The Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing on or before November 1 of each year to receive comments from the legislative bodies of member municipalities and hear all other interested persons regarding the proposed budget. Notice of such hearing shall be the same as that specified under subchapter 5 of this chapter. The Board of Supervisors shall give consideration to all comments received and make such changes to the proposed budget as it deems advisable.
(c) Budget adoption, appropriations, and assessment. Annually on or before December 1, the Board of Supervisors shall adopt the budget, appropriate the sums that it deems necessary to operate and carry out the District’s functions for the next ensuing fiscal year, assess each member municipality for its proportionate share of the sums so appropriated, and adopt a schedule designating when such assessments are due and payable by the member municipalities.
(d) Apportionment of assessments. Assessments shall be apportioned among the member municipalities on a per capita basis or upon such other basis as the Board of Supervisors determines from time to time will be reasonable.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 403. Collection

§ 403. Collection
Annually on or before January 1, the Treasurer of the District shall issue and present a warrant to the legislative branch of each member municipality requiring that the amount of such assessment, if any, be paid to him or her in accordance with the schedule of payments adopted by the Board of Supervisors. The legislative branch of each member municipality shall draw an order on the municipal treasury for the amount of such assessment, if any, to be paid to him or her in accordance with the schedule for payments adopted by the Board of Supervisors. If any member municipality shall fail to pay when due any assessment against it by the District, it shall incur the maximum penalty allowed by law plus interest at the maximum rate allowed by law. Such 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, notwithstanding the availability of any other remedy available to the District.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 404. Limitations of appropriations

§ 404. Limitations of appropriations
Actions or resolutions of the Board of Supervisors for the annual appropriations of 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 402(a) of this subchapter shall be expended only for such estimates, but by majority vote of the Board of Supervisors, the budget may be amended from time to time to transfer funds between or among such estimates, except as otherwise limited herein. Any balance left or unencumbered in any such budget estimate, or 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.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 406. Sinking fund

§ 406. Sinking fund
The Board of Supervisors may establish and provide for a sinking fund, however denominated, for the retirement of bond issue or other debt, or to provide security for the payment thereof. When so established, it shall be kept intact and separate from other monies at the disposal of the District and shall be accounted for as a pledged asset for the purpose of retiring or securing such obligations. The cost of payments to any sinking fund shall be included in the annual budget of the District.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 407. Capital reserve fund

§ 407. Capital reserve fund
The Board of Supervisors shall establish and provide for a capital reserve fund to pay for public improvements, replacement of worn-out buildings and equipment, and planned and unplanned major repairs of a disposal facility, in furtherance of the purpose for which the District was created. Any such capital reserve fund shall be kept in a separate account and invested as are other public funds and shall be expended for such purposes for which established. The cost of payments to any capital reserve fund shall be included in the annual budget of the District.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 408. Disposal fees

§ 408. Disposal fees
The Board of Supervisors may from time to time establish and adjust a disposal fee structure (tipping fee) or such other user-based fees as it deems appropriate for the purpose of generating revenues from sources other than assessments to member municipalities, particularly concerning the operation and maintenance of any District solid waste disposal or resource recovery facility, or both.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 501. Special meetings

§ 501. 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 agreement 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. The Board of Supervisors may rescind the call of a special meeting called by them but not a special meeting called on application of five percent of the legal voters of the District. The Board of Supervisors shall endeavor to have the time of such special meetings coincide with the time of annual municipal meetings, primary elections, general elections, or similar meetings when the electorate within the member municipalities will be voting on other matters.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 502. Places of meetings

§ 502. Places of meetings
At any special meeting of the District, voters of each member municipality shall cast their ballots at such polling places within the municipality of their residence as shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors of the District in cooperation with the board of civil authority of each member municipality.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 503. Public hearings

§ 503. Public hearings
Not less than three nor more than 14 days prior to any special meeting called by the Board of Supervisors, at least one public hearing shall be held by the Board of Supervisors at which time the issues under consideration shall be presented and comments received. Notice of such public hearing shall include the publication of a warning in a newspaper of general circulation in the District at least once a week, on the same day of the week, for three consecutive weeks, the last publication not less than five nor more than 10 days before the public hearing.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 504. Warnings required

§ 504. Warnings required
The Board of Supervisors of the District shall warn a special meeting of the District by filing a notice with the clerk of each member municipality and by posting a notice in at least five public places 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 three consecutive weeks before the meeting, the last publication to be not less than five nor more than 10 days before the meeting.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 505. Signing of warning

§ 505. Signing of warning
The original warning of any special meeting of the District shall be signed by a number of the Board of Supervisors equal to a majority of the total votes entitled to be cast and shall be filed with the District Clerk before being posted.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 506. Warning contents

§ 506. 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. The warning also shall contain any article requested by petition signed by five percent of the voters of the District and filed with the District Clerk not less than 40 days before the date of any District meeting.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 508. Qualifications and registration of voters

§ 508. Qualifications and registration of voters
All legal voters of the member municipalities shall be legal voters of the District. The member municipalities shall post and revise checklists in the same manner as for municipal meetings prior to any District meeting at which there will be voting.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 509. Conduct of meetings

§ 509. Conduct of meetings
At all special meetings of the District, the provisions of 17 V.S.A. chapter 51 regarding election officials (subchapter 1), voting machines (subchapter 3), polling places (subchapter 4), absent voters (subchapter 6), process of voting (subchapter 7), count and return of votes (subchapter 8), recounts and contest of elections (subchapter 9), and jurisdiction of courts (subchapter 10) shall apply except where clearly inapplicable. The District Clerk shall perform the functions assigned to the Secretary of State under that chapter. The Franklin Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over petitions for recounts. Election expenses shall be borne by the District.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 510. Reconsideration or rescission of vote

§ 510. Reconsideration or rescission of vote
(a) A question 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 that purpose and called by the Board of Supervisors on its own motion or pursuant to a petition requesting such 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.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 511. Validation of District meetings

§ 511. Validation of District meetings
When any of the requirements as to notice or warning of a special District meeting have been omitted or not complied with, the omission or noncompliance, if the meeting and the business transacted at it is otherwise legal and within the scope of the District powers, 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, or 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 an oversight, inadvertence, or mistake. When an error or omission of this nature has been thus 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.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 512. Priority

§ 512. Priority
When a special meeting of the District is called to act upon a proposition to incur bonded or other indebtedness, the special meeting procedures outlined in subchapter 4 of this chapter shall control over the meeting procedures outlined in this subchapter in the event of conflict.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 602. Admission of new member municipalities

§ 602. Admission of new member municipalities
The Board of Supervisors may authorize the inclusion of additional member municipalities in the District upon such terms and conditions as it, in its sole discretion, shall deem to be fair, reasonable, and in the best interests of the District. The legislative branch of any nonmember municipality that desires to be admitted to the District shall make application for admission to the Board of Supervisors of the District. The Board shall determine the effects and impacts that are likely to occur if such municipality is admitted and shall thereafter either grant or deny authority for admission of the petitioning municipality. If the Board grants such authority, it shall also specify any terms and conditions, including financial obligations upon which such admission is predicated. The petitioning municipality shall thereafter comply with the approval procedures specified in 24 V.S.A. chapter 121. If a majority of the voters of the petitioning municipality present and voting at a meeting of such municipality duly warned for such purpose shall vote to approve this chapter and the terms and conditions for admission, the vote shall be certified by the clerk of that municipality to the Board of Supervisors. Thereafter, upon satisfactory performance of the terms and conditions of admission, the municipality shall by resolution of the Board of Supervisors become and thereafter be a member municipality of the District.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 603. Dissolution of District

§ 603. Dissolution of District
(a) Procedure. If the Board of Supervisors by resolution approved by two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast determines that it is in the best interests of the public, the member municipalities, and the District that the District be dissolved, and if the District then has no outstanding debt or obligations under long-term contracts, or will have no such debt or obligation upon completion of the plan of dissolution, it shall prepare a plan of dissolution and thereafter adopt a resolution directing that the question of such dissolution and the plan of dissolution be submitted to the voters of the District at a special meeting of the District duly warned for such purpose. If two-thirds of the voters of the District present and voting at such special meeting of the District duly warned for such purpose shall vote to dissolve the District and approve the plan of dissolution, the District shall cease to conduct its affairs except insofar as may be necessary for the winding up thereof. The Board of Supervisors shall immediately cause a notice of the proposed dissolution to be mailed to each known creditor of the District and to the Vermont Secretary of State and shall proceed to collect the assets of the District and apply and distribute them in accordance with the plan of dissolution.
(b) Plan of dissolution. The plan of dissolution shall:
(1) Identify and value all unencumbered assets of the District.
(2) Identify and value all encumbered assets of the District.
(3) Identify all creditors of the District and the nature or amount of all liabilities and obligations of the District.
(4) Identify all obligations under long-term contracts.
(5) Specify the means by which assets of the District shall be liquidated and all liabilities and obligations of the District shall be paid and discharged, or adequate provision shall be made for the satisfaction thereof.
(6) Specify the amount of monies due from each member municipality, if necessary, to extinguish the liabilities of the District.
(7) Specify the nature and amount of any liabilities or obligations to be assumed and paid by the member municipalities.
(8) Specify the means by which any assets remaining after discharge of all liabilities shall be liquidated if necessary.
(9) Specify that any assets remaining after payment of all liabilities shall be apportioned and distributed among the member municipalities according to the same basic formula used in apportioning the annual assessments of the District.
(c) Termination. When the plan of dissolution has been implemented, the Board of Supervisors shall adopt a resolution certifying that fact to the member municipalities whereupon this chapter and the District created hereby shall be terminated.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 604. Amendment of the District agreement

§ 604. Amendment of the District agreement
The Board of Supervisors may amend this chapter by the following procedure. The Board of Supervisors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Supervisors may, by a majority vote, pass a resolution stating its intent to amend this chapter. A written copy of the resolution, stating the wording of the amendment and the purpose of the amendment and the date of the meeting scheduled to act on the amendment shall be delivered to the legislative branches of each municipality and mailed or left at the usual place of residence of each member of the Board of Supervisors at least 30 calendar days prior to the meeting scheduled to adopt the amendment. The amendment shall become effective after 30 calendar days following a two-thirds vote of the Board of Supervisors at the meeting scheduled to act on the amendment, unless a majority of the legislative branches of member municipalities requests, in writing, that the Board of Supervisors hold a special District meeting to vote on the amendment. Upon adoption by the Board of Supervisors or approval of the voters, the amendment shall be submitted and acted on by the General Assembly in accordance with the provisions of 17 V.S.A. § 2645. The amendment shall become effective upon affirmative enactment of the proposal, either as proposed or as amended by the General Assembly. For the purposes of this section, this chapter shall be considered a municipal charter. This chapter may be amended from time to time in the manner herein provided, but no such amendment shall be made that shall substantially impair the rights of the holders of any bonds or other notes or other evidence of indebtedness or substantially affect any obligations under long-term contracts of the District then outstanding or in effect, or the rights of the District to procure the means for payment, continuation, or termination thereof.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 605. Severability

§ 605. Severability
Should any court of competent jurisdiction judge any term, phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this chapter to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such judgment shall not affect the validity, legality, or enforceability of this chapter as a whole or any other part of this chapter.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 413 - Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District › App § 606. Definitions

§ 606. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Solid waste” shall mean any discarded garbage, refuse, metal goods, tires, demolition and construction waste, yard waste, and other discarded materials possessing no value to the producer in its present form where it is located, produced by normal residential, commercial, and industrial activities, but does not include hazardous waste.
(2) “Hazardous waste” shall mean any solid, semi-solid, liquid, or contained gaseous waste, or any combination of these wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may:
(A) cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness.
(B) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of or otherwise managed.
(C) any waste classified as hazardous at any time under applicable laws and regulations of the United States and the State of Vermont or any subdivision thereof pursuant to a valid grant of authority.
(3) Solid waste from “residential activities” shall include any solid waste generated by a household or apartment, including food waste, packaging, newspaper and other paper products, glass, cans, and plastic.
(4) Solid waste from “commercial activities” shall include any solid waste generated by retail and wholesale establishments, including food waste, corrugated container board, metals, and plastics.
(5) Solid waste from “industrial activities” shall include any solid, semi-solid, or liquid waste generated by an industry as part of the production process. Solid wastes generated by employees and similar in composition to that generated by residential or commercial activities are excluded from this definition.
(6) “Sludge” shall mean solids and semi-solids generated by a wastewater treatment plant. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the District shall have the power to impose and collect a surcharge or special assessment for the collection, storage, and disposal of sludge.
(7) “Demolition and construction waste” shall mean all solid waste generated in the demolition and construction of buildings, including stumps, brush, plaster, sheetrock, boards, bricks, mortar, concrete, and roofing materials.
(8) “Yard waste” shall mean grass clippings, leaves, and brush.
(9) “Metal goods” shall include discarded appliances and junk vehicles.
(10) “Resource recovery” shall mean a system for the environmentally sound, efficient handling and disposal of solid waste that utilizes the potential of the finite resources therein. This shall include recycling.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 101. Creation

§ 101. Creation
Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 121, subchapter 3, there is hereby created a union municipal district that shall be known as Rutland County Solid Waste District (the District) and that shall be a body politic and corporate. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 102. Purpose

§ 102. Purpose
The District is created and shall exist for the purpose of providing solid waste disposal services for its member municipalities and the residents of member municipalities through the collection, removal, transportation, disposal, recovery, recycling, or any combination thereof, of solid wastes generated within the District. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 103. Composition

§ 103. Composition
The District is composed of and includes all of the lands and residents within the municipalities in the State of Vermont that vote to approve this charter at the time of its creation and other municipalities that are subsequently admitted to or withdraw from the District as provided in subchapter 6 of this charter. The municipalities composing the District shall constitute its members and are designated as “member municipalities.” (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 104. Duration

§ 104. Duration
The District shall continue as a body politic and corporate unless and until dissolved pursuant to the procedures of section 603 of this charter. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 201. Authority

§ 201. Authority
The legislative power and authority of the Rutland County Solid Waste District and the administration and general supervision of all fiscal, prudential, and governmental affairs thereof shall be vested in a governing body known as the Board of Supervisors, except as specifically provided otherwise in this charter. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 202. Composition

§ 202. Composition
The Board of Supervisors shall be composed of three representatives from the City of Rutland and one representative from each of the other member municipalities. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 203. Appointment

§ 203. Appointment
Annually on or before the last Monday in March, each member municipality shall appoint its representative to the Board of Supervisors. The selectboard of each member municipality shall appoint a representative who shall be a member of the selectboard or a designee if all members of the selectboard decline to serve. The representatives of the City of Rutland shall be:
(1) the Mayor or a designee appointed by the Mayor;
(2) an alderman appointed by resolution of the Board of Aldermen; and
(3) a resident of the City of Rutland appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Board of Aldermen according to the procedures for confirmation of appointments set forth in chapter 9, section 15.04 of this title (City of Rutland charter). (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 204. Organizational meeting

§ 204. Organizational meeting
Annually, on the second Monday in April, 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 his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. A Chair or Vice Chair may be reelected to successive terms without limit. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 205. Regular meetings

§ 205. Regular meetings
Regular meetings of the Board of Supervisors shall be held periodically with the time and place to be determined by the Board. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 206. Special meetings

§ 206. 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 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, or left at each member’s usual place of residence. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 207. Quorum

§ 207. Quorum
For the purposes of transacting business, the presence of members whose accumulated votes represent more than 50 percent of the total number of possible votes shall constitute a quorum. However, a smaller number may adjourn to another date. Any action adopted by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the Board, except as otherwise provided in this charter. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 208. Weighted voting

§ 208. Weighted voting
Each member of the Board of Supervisors shall be entitled to cast one vote for every 100 registered voters, rounded to the nearest hundred, in the municipality that the member represents. The number of votes entitled to be cast on behalf of the City of Rutland for voting purposes on the Board shall be divided equally among the three representatives of the City of Rutland. A member of the Board of Supervisors may not split his or her votes. The number of registered voters in each member municipality for voting purposes on the Board shall be based upon data compiled and issued by the Secretary of State in reference to primary and general elections. If the Secretary of State ceases to keep and provide the data, the number of registered voters in each member municipality shall be based upon the checklist used at the last annual meeting of each municipality. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 209. Term

§ 209. 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. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 210. Vacancy

§ 210. 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 be reappointed. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 211. Rules of procedure

§ 211. Rules of procedure
Except as otherwise provided in this charter, Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern at all meetings. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 212. Compensation of members of Board of Supervisors

§ 212. Compensation of members of Board of Supervisors
Each member municipality shall pay to its representatives to the Board of Supervisors a compensation that it shall deem reasonable. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 301. Officers

§ 301. 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 a time. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 302. Bond

§ 302. Bond
Prior to assuming their offices, all officers shall post bond in amounts that shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. The District shall bear the cost of the bond. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 303. Chair

§ 303. 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 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 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 304. Vice Chair

§ 304. 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 under this charter. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 305. Vacancy

§ 305. 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 under this charter. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 306. Clerk

§ 306. Clerk
(a) 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.
(b) The Clerk shall have the exclusive charge and custody of the public records of the District and the seal 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 the meetings of the District.
(c) 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.
(d) The Clerk shall perform all of the duties and functions incident to the office of secretary or clerk of a body corporate. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 307. Treasurer

§ 307. Treasurer
(a) 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.
(b) The Treasurer shall have the exclusive charge and custody of the funds of the District and shall be 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 money and pay out and disburse the same and receipt therefor.
(c) 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.
(d) The Treasurer shall keep correct books of account of all the business and transactions of the District and other books and accounts that the Board may require.
(e) The Treasurer shall render a statement of the condition of the finances of the District at each regular meeting of the Board and at such other times as shall be required of the Treasurer.
(f) The Treasurer shall prepare an annual financial statement of the District and distribute it to the member municipalities.
(g) The Treasurer shall do and perform all of the duties appertaining to the office of treasurer of a body politic and corporate.
(h) The Treasurer shall settle with the auditors within 30 days of the end of the fiscal year and at such other times as the Board of Supervisors may require and upon retirement from office.
(i) 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 the successor all official books and papers. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 310. Executive Board

§ 310. Executive Board
The Board of Supervisors shall have the authority to establish an Executive Board and grant powers that it may deem necessary. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 311. Committees

§ 311. Committees
The Board of Supervisors shall have the authority to establish any and all committees as it may deem necessary. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 312. Compensation of officers

§ 312. Compensation of officers
Officers of the District shall be paid compensation that shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 402. Proposed budget

§ 402. Proposed budget
(a) Annually on or before the first day of December, the Board of Supervisors shall prepare and distribute to the legislative body of each member municipality for review and comment an annual report of its activities, including a proposed budget of the district for the next year. The proposed budget shall include reasonably detailed estimates of:
(1) deficits or surpluses from prior fiscal years;
(2) anticipated expenditures for the administration of the District;
(3) anticipated expenditures for the operation and maintenance of any District solid waste facilities;
(4) costs of debt service;
(5) payments due on long-term contracts;
(6) payments due to any sinking funds for the retirement of debts;
(7) payments due to any capital reserve funds;
(8) anticipated revenues from sources other than assessments to member municipalities;
(9) the necessary appropriations to operate and carry out the District’s functions for the next fiscal year;
(10) the proposed assessment to each member municipality; and
(11) any other estimates that the Board of Supervisors shall deem necessary to propose.
(b) The Board shall hold a public hearing on or before the first day of January each year to receive comments from the legislative bodies of member municipalities and hear all other interested persons regarding the proposed budget.
(c) Notice of the hearing shall be given at least seven days prior to the hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the District, by posting in at least three public places in each member municipality, and by filing with the town or city clerk of each member municipality. The Board shall give consideration to all comments received and make any changes to the proposed budget as it deems advisable. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 403. Budget adoption, appropriation, and assessment

§ 403. Budget adoption, appropriation, and assessment
Annually on or before January 15, the Board of Supervisors shall adopt the budget, appropriate any sums that it deems necessary to operate and carry out the District’s functions for the fiscal year, assess a tax upon each member municipality for its proportionate share of the sums so appropriated, and adopt a schedule designating when the taxes are due and payable by the member municipalities. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 404. Budget, appropriation, and assessment; apportionment of taxes

§ 404. Budget, appropriation, and assessment; apportionment of taxes
(a) Taxes shall be apportioned among the member municipalities on the basis of relative tonnage or volume of solid waste loads generated by or within each of the member municipalities such that each member municipality shall be assessed a percentage of the sum appropriated equal to the percentage that its solid waste load bears to the total solid waste load generated within the District. The loads shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors and may be based upon actual tonnage or volume delivered, historic tonnage or volume, imputed or estimated tonnage or volume, or guaranteed tonnage or volume whether actually delivered or not.
(b) If, after the first year of operation of any District solid waste facility, the Board of Supervisors determines that prior assessments were substantially inequitable, it shall retroactively adjust prior year assessments such that municipalities overcharged are given a proportionate credit against future assessments and municipalities undercharged are assessed a proportionate surcharge payable over the period that the Board determines will be reasonable.
(c) Thereafter, the Board of Supervisors may from time to time reestablish the percentage of solid waste load that is attributed to each member municipality and adjust the assessments accordingly, but no retroactive adjustments shall be made. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 405. Initial budget and appropriation

§ 405. Initial budget and appropriation
(a) Within 30 days after the initial organizational meeting, the Board of Supervisors shall prepare and adopt an operating budget for the remainder of the then fiscal year and shall appropriate monies and assess a tax upon each member municipality to obtain the monies thus appropriated. The initial appropriation shall be apportioned among the member municipalities based upon population as determined by the 1970 U.S. Census.
(b) Within 15 days after the initial budget and appropriations are adopted by the Board of Supervisors, the District Treasurer shall issue and present a warrant to the legislative body of each member municipality requiring that the amount of the tax be paid within 30 days. 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 within the time so specified. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 414 - Rutland County Solid Waste District › App § 406. Collection

§ 406. Collection
(a) 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 municipality requiring that the amount of the tax to 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 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.
(b) 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 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)