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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 38. Collection

§ 38. Collection
Annually, on or before January 20, the Treasurer of the District shall issue and present a warrant to the legislative body 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 body of each member municipality shall draw an order on the municipal treasury for the amount of such assessment, and the municipal treasurer shall pay to the District Treasurer the amount of such 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 assessment against it by the District, it may 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. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 39. Limitations of appropriations

§ 39. 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 for the budget, as defined in section 34 of this chapter, shall be expended only for such estimates, but by majority vote of the Board of Supervisors, the budget may be amended to transfer funds between or among such estimates, except as otherwise limited in this chapter. At the end of the fiscal year, should actual revenues exceed actual expenditures, the Board of Supervisors may, by a vote of members present and representing two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast at a regular meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose, choose to reimburse member communities, add to a reserve fund, make capital purchases, make any improvements needed at that time, or refund members in the manner provided by law. At the end of a fiscal year, should actual expenditures exceed actual revenues, the Board of Supervisors, by a vote of members present and representing two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast at a regular meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose, will determine how to pay the deficit in future fiscal years. The amount of any deficit at the end of the fiscal year may be paid out of a reserve fund or may be included in and paid out of the operating budget and appropriations in the next fiscal year or may be resolved in any other manner by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Supervisors present and voting at a regular or special meeting thereof. For these actions, each member of the Board of Supervisors shall cast one vote. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 41. Sinking fund

§ 41. 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. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 42. Capital reserve fund

§ 42. 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 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. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 43. Disposal fees and service charges

§ 43. Disposal fees and service charges
The Board of Supervisors shall establish and periodically adjust disposal fees and service charges for the District’s own facility or facilities for the purpose of generating revenues for the District’s services in the management of solid waste from sources other than assessments to member municipalities. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 44. Special District meetings

§ 44. Special District 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. The Board of Supervisors may rescind the call of a special meeting called by it 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. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 45. Places of meetings

§ 45. 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 within the board of civil authority of each member municipality. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 46. Public hearings

§ 46. 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. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 47. Warnings required

§ 47. Warnings required
The Board of Supervisors of the District shall warn a special meeting of the District by filing a notice with the town clerk of each member municipality and by posting a notice in at least two 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. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 48. Signing of warning

§ 48. Signing of warning
The original warning of any special meeting of the District shall be signed by the Chair of the Board of Supervisors and shall be filed with the District Clerk before being posted. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 50. Australian ballots

§ 50. Australian ballots
The Australian ballot system shall be used at all special meetings of the District when voting is to take place. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 51. Qualifications and registration of voters

§ 51. 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. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 52. Conduct of meetings

§ 52. 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 Windham Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over petitions for recounts. Election expenses shall be borne by the District. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 53. Reconsideration or rescission of vote

§ 53. 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 (except with respect to action taken under section 40 of this chapter, for which a petition shall be signed by 10 percent of the qualified voters) 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 shall not be presented for reconsideration or rescission at more than one subsequent meeting within the succeeding 12 months except with the approval of the Board of Supervisors. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 54. Validation of District meetings

§ 54. 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 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 of agents pursuant thereto be readopted, ratified, or confirmed.” Error 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 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. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 55. Priority

§ 55. 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 subsection 40(b) of this chapter shall control over the meeting procedures outlined in this subchapter in the event of conflict. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 56. Indemnification

§ 56. Indemnification
(a) The District agrees it shall protect, indemnify, and hold harmless each member municipality (except a member municipality found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be at fault) and its respective officials, officers, members, employees, and agents from and against all liabilities, damages, claims, demands, judgments, losses, costs, expenses, suits, actions, or proceedings, and attorney’s fees and further agrees to defend the indemnified party in any suit, action, or proceeding with respect to any act by or default of the District arising out of the location and operation of a District waste disposal facility or the negligent conduct arising from any District activities.
(b) Any member municipality that operates or maintains or has operated or maintained a facility or facilities for the disposal of solid or hazardous waste (except a facility the operation or maintenance of which is, pursuant to express written authorization of the Board of Supervisors, conducted for the District) agrees that it shall protect, indemnify, and hold harmless the District and each other member municipality (except a member municipality found to be at fault) and their respective officials, officers, members, employees, and agents from and against all liabilities, damages, claims, demands, judgments, losses, costs, expenses, suits, actions, or proceedings, and attorney’s fees and further agrees to defend the indemnified parties in any suit, action, or other proceeding with respect to any act by or default of such municipality arising out of its operation or maintenance, or both, of such facility.
(c) It is expressly agreed and understood by the District and the member municipalities that neither the District nor any member municipality has accepted or assumed any responsibility or liability for the past, present, or future operation or maintenance of any solid or hazardous waste disposal facility located within the District or operated by any member municipality, except a facility the operation or maintenance of which is, pursuant to express written authorization of the Board of Supervisors, conducted for or on behalf of the District.
(d) In the event the District is unable to meet any obligation with regard to which the member municipalities are jointly liable, each member municipality shall contribute its proportionate share of such obligations as computed under section 37 of this chapter that are paid by the District to insure that all member municipalities share financial responsibility for these obligations. (Amended 2011, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 57. Withdrawal of member municipality

§ 57. Withdrawal of member municipality
A member municipality may terminate its membership in the District by a majority vote of its voters present and voting at a duly warned annual or special meeting voting for such a termination. At such annual or special meeting, a majority of the municipality’s voters present and voting must also approve the terms and conditions of this chapter for withdrawal required pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section. Such duly warned meeting must be held no less than 30 days after notice of intent to withdraw has been given to the Board of Supervisors. Said notice shall be in writing and delivered to the Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The termination shall take effect upon a certification of the termination vote by the clerk of the terminating municipality that must be delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Secretary of the District between July 1 and October 31 to become effective the following July 1. Requests for withdrawal received after October 31 shall result in the District requiring full payment of the withdrawing municipality’s assessment for the next fiscal year.
(1) The terminating municipality must sign a written agreement with the District to pay, as applicable:
(A) Its share of any financial obligations incurred by the District up to the point of termination, including its share of obligations subject to annual appropriation up to the effective date of withdrawal;
(B) Its share of all existing indebtedness incurred by the District and obligations under long-term contracts, at the time its termination becomes effective, including its share of the debt or obligations incurred by the District for the remaining bonding term or contract term; and
(C) Any direct, incidental, and consequential costs resulting from its withdrawal, including fixed operational costs and costs of redesigning, relocating, or rebuilding a facility.
(2) [Repealed.] (Amended 2011, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 58. Admission of new member municipalities

§ 58. 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 interest 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. 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, said municipality shall, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, become and thereafter be a member municipality of the District. (Amended 2011, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 59. Dissolution of District

§ 59. Dissolution of District
(a) Procedure. If the Board of Supervisors receives a dissolution petition from no less than five percent of voters in each member municipality in which votes are verified by the town clerk in each municipality, or if the Board by 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 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. Then, this chapter and the District created hereby shall be terminated. (Amended 2011, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 60. Amendment of charter

§ 60. Amendment of charter
(a) This chapter may be amended by petition of five percent of the voters (certified by each Town Clerk) of the District under subchapter 5 of this chapter or by the Board of Supervisors under this section. The Board of Supervisors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Supervisors may, by a majority vote, adopt a resolution stating its intent to amend the chapter. A written copy of the resolution, stating the wording and 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 member municipality and mailed or left at the usual place of residence of each member of the Board of Supervisors, by the Clerk of the District at least ten business days prior to the meeting scheduled to adopt the amendment. The amendment may be adopted by a vote of members present and representing two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast at a regular meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose of the Board of Supervisors, unless two-thirds of legal voters of the legislative branches of the member municipalities request, in writing, the Board of Supervisors hold a special District meeting to vote on the amendment.
(b) If the amendment is adopted by the Board of Supervisors or by the voters of the District, the Clerk of the District, within 10 business days after the vote of adoption, shall certify to the Secretary of State each proposal of amendment showing the facts as to its origin and the procedure followed. The Secretary of State shall then proceed as with municipal charter amendments under 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. Section 53 of this chapter, relating to reconsideration and rescission of vote, shall apply to an amendment adopted by a vote of the Board or the voters under this section.
(c) This chapter may be amended in the manner provided in this chapter, 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. (Amended 2011, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 417 - Windham Solid Waste Management District › App § 61. Severability

§ 61. 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 the chapter as a whole, or any part of this chapter.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 501 - Milton Fire District No. 1 › App § 1. Boundaries

§ 1. Boundaries
The boundaries of the Milton Fire District No. 1 shall consist of 33 residential lots as shown on a plan entitled “Plat of Survey Showing Sawyer Property (Portion), Milton, Vermont,” dated May, 1977, and recorded in map book 3 on page 101 of the land records of the Town of Milton, and designated as map number 136. (Added 2003, No. M-5, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 501 - Milton Fire District No. 1 › App § 2. Purpose

§ 2. Purpose
Milton Fire District No. 1 is a fire district incorporated to design, construct, upgrade, operate, and maintain a water supply and distribution system, including the maintenance and repair of water mains and the provision of a limited water service to the area described in section 1 of this chapter. (Added 2003, No. M-5, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 501 - Milton Fire District No. 1 › App § 3. Powers

§ 3. Powers
The Milton Fire District No. 1 shall have all powers granted to a fire district pursuant to 20 V.S.A. chapter 171, and the Fire District shall have the authority to:
(1) construct, install, maintain, and repair all facilities and equipment necessary for the provision of water supply and distribution services to the members of the District;
(2) bill all users of water services provided by the District for their pro rata share of the expense of providing, operating, and maintaining the service;
(3) purchase, own, grant, convey, sell, or take by eminent domain real property, easements, and personal property in the name of Milton Fire District No. 1. (Added 2003, No. M-5, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 501 - Milton Fire District No. 1 › App § 4. Annual and special Fire District meetings

§ 4. Annual and special Fire District meetings
Annual and special meetings of Milton Fire District No. 1 shall be held in conformance with the notice, warning, and voting requirements of 17 V.S.A. chapter 55, subchapter 2. (Added 2003, No. M-5, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 501 - Milton Fire District No. 1 › App § 5. Officers

§ 5. Officers
(a) Prudential Committee. The Prudential Committee shall consist of three members elected for a term of three years. The members of the Prudential Committee shall be elected to staggered terms so that only one member shall be elected annually. Vacancies in the Prudential Committee shall be filled in the same manner as provided in subdivision 306(d) of 24 App. V.S.A. chapter 129 [24A V.S.A. § 129–306] for the unexpired portion of the vacant member’s term.
(b) District Clerk. The District Clerk shall keep minutes of all Fire District and Prudential Committee meetings and votes.
(c) District Treasurer. The duties of the District Treasurer shall include:
(1) accepting payment of current accounts on behalf of the Fire District;
(2) keeping accurate records of all payments made to the District;
(3) writing and signing all checks on behalf of the District;
(4) alerting the Prudential Committee of any past due accounts;
(5) keeping accurate records of all financial transactions made by the District.
(d) District Collector of Delinquent Taxes. The Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall collect all past due accounts, interest on those accounts, and penalties in accordance with 32 V.S.A. chapter 133, subchapter 2. (Added 2003, No. M-5, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 501 - Milton 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 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-5, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 501 - Milton Fire District No. 1 › App § 7. Rates

§ 7. Rates
The Prudential Committee shall establish rates and fees for the water services, including capital improvements, provided by the Fire District, and all rates and fees for water services shall be paid to the District Treasurer. (Added 2003, No. M-5, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 501 - Milton 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 system. Rules adopted by the Committee shall become effective upon a majority vote of the Prudential Committee. (Added 2003, No. M-5, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 501 - Milton Fire District No. 1 › App § 9. Amendment of charter

§ 9. Amendment of charter
This charter shall be amended in the same manner as provided in 17 V.S.A. § 2645, except that in lieu of the requirements of subdivision 2645(a)(7), a vote affirming the amendment of this charter shall be by ballot in the form of a yes or no proposition. The District shall make all proposed changes to this charter available to any member of the District in amended form, with deleted material in brackets and new matter underlined or in italics. (Added 2003, No. M-5, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 503 - St. George Fire District No. 1 › App § 1. Boundaries

§ 1. Boundaries
The boundaries of St. George Fire District No. 1 shall be as recorded in volume 25, page 111 of the Town of St. George land records. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 503 - St. George Fire District No. 1 › App § 2. Purpose

§ 2. Purpose
St. George Fire District No. 1 is a fire district incorporated:
(1) to design, construct, upgrade, operate, and maintain a water supply and distribution system, including the maintenance and repair of water mains and the provision of a limited water service to the area described in section 1 of this chapter;
(2) to maintain the private roads, Rocky Ridge Circle, and Peet Lane, as shown on the map referenced in section 1 of this chapter. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 503 - St. George Fire District No. 1 › App § 3. Powers

§ 3. Powers
The St. George Fire District No. 1 shall have all powers granted to a fire district pursuant to 20 V.S.A. chapter 171, and the Fire District shall have the authority:
(1) to construct, install, maintain, and repair all facilities and equipment necessary for the provision of water supply and distribution services to the members of the District;
(2) to bill all users of water services provided by the District for their pro rata share of the expense of providing, operating, and maintaining the service;
(3) to purchase, own, grant, convey, sell, or take by eminent domain real property, easements, and personal property and to purchase insurance in the name of St. George Fire District No. 1. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 503 - St. George Fire District No. 1 › App § 4. Annual and special Fire District meetings

§ 4. Annual and special Fire District meetings
(a) Warnings. Annual and special meetings of the Fire District shall be warned by the Clerk, or in the Clerk’s absence, any member of the Prudential Committee. The warning shall include the purpose of the meeting and the time and place of the meeting. The notice shall be posted at two or more public places in the District not more than 40 days or less than 30 days before the meeting. The District Clerk shall record all warnings in the Fire District records.
(b) Annual meetings. The annual meeting of the Fire District shall be held on the third Tuesday in May.
(c) Special meetings. The Clerk of the Fire District shall warn a special meeting upon petition of three or more voters of the District or five percent of the District, whichever is greater.
(d) Quorum and voting. Persons residing within the Fire District who are voters in the Town of St. George shall be entitled to vote at a Fire District annual or special meeting. A quorum at an annual or special meeting of the Fire District shall be by seven or more voters of the District. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 503 - St. George Fire District No. 1 › App § 5. Officers

§ 5. Officers
(a) Prudential Committee. The Prudential Committee shall consist of three members elected for a term of three years. The members of the Prudential Committee shall be elected to staggered terms so that only one member shall be elected annually.
(b) District Clerk. The District Clerk shall keep minutes of all Fire District and Prudential Committee meetings and votes.
(c) District Treasurer. The duties of the District Treasurer shall include:
(1) accepting payment of all current accounts on behalf of the Fire District;
(2) keeping accurate records of all payments made to the District;
(3) writing and signing all checks on behalf of the District;
(4) alerting the Prudential Committee of any past due accounts;
(5) keeping accurate records of all financial transactions made by the District.
(d) District Collector of Delinquent Taxes. The Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall collect all past due accounts, interest on those accounts, and penalties in accordance with the rules adopted by the Prudential Committee under section 11 of this chapter. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 503 - St. George Fire District No. 1 › App § 6. Resignation, vacancy, and removal of officers

§ 6. Resignation, vacancy, and removal of officers
(a) Any officer, other than a member of the Prudential Committee, may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Prudential Committee. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, resignation shall take effect on the receipt of the notice. Acceptance of the notice is not necessary to make it effective.
(b) A vacancy occurring in any District office, other than a member of the Prudential Committee, caused by death, resignation, removal, or incapacity of an officer to carry out his or her duties shall be filled within 30 days by the Prudential Committee. The officer appointed by the Prudential Committee shall serve until the next annual meeting.
(c) Any officer, other than a member of the Prudential Committee, may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the members of the Prudential Committee if the Committee believes that removal will serve the best interests of the Fire District. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 503 - St. George Fire District No. 1 › App § 7. Prudential Committee

§ 7. Prudential Committee
(a) 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 unless otherwise provided in 20 V.S.A. chapter 171 or this chapter. These powers shall include the execution of contracts, 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. The Prudential Committee may appoint an Assistant Clerk and an Assistant Treasurer as it deems necessary.
(b) The Prudential Committee shall meet on the first Wednesday of each month. The Prudential Committee may alter the date of regular meetings upon a majority vote of the members present and voting. Meetings of the Prudential Committee shall be warned by the District Clerk, and the warning shall contain the purpose of the meeting and the time and place of the meeting. The notice shall be posted in at least two public places in the District at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
(c) At the first regular meeting of the Prudential Committee following an annual meeting, the members of the Prudential Committee shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from their membership. At all meetings of the Prudential Committee and Fire District, the Chair of the Prudential Committee shall preside. In the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair shall preside.
(d) A majority of the members of the Prudential Committee present at a regular or special meeting of the Prudential Committee shall constitute a quorum. Each member of the Prudential Committee shall have one vote, and the act of a majority of the Prudential Committee present and voting shall be an act of the Prudential Committee.
(e) Any member of the Prudential Committee may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Chair of the Prudential Committee. Unless otherwise stated in the resignation, the resignation is effective upon receipt and acceptance by the Chair is not necessary to make the resignation effective.
(f) A member of the Prudential Committee may be removed, with or without cause, at a special meeting of the Fire District called for that purpose, upon a majority vote of the members of the District present and voting. A member of the Prudential Committee may be removed for cause upon a majority vote of the members of the Prudential Committee present and voting.
(g) Any vacancy on the Prudential Committee may be filled by the Selectboard of the Town of St. George. The appointee shall be a registered voter of the Town of St. George and reside within the boundaries of the Fire District. The appointee shall serve until the next annual meeting of the Fire District, at which time an election shall be held to fill the unexpired portion of the term. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 503 - St. George Fire District No. 1 › App § 8. Fiscal year

§ 8. Fiscal year
The fiscal year of St. George Fire District No. 1 shall be July 1 through June 30 of the following year. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 503 - St. George Fire District No. 1 › App § 9. Rates

§ 9. Rates
The Prudential Committee shall establish rates for the water and road services provided by the Fire District, and all rates for water and road services shall be paid to the District Treasurer. All rates shall be established to provide revenue for the following services:
(1) to pay current expenses for the operation and maintenance of the water and road system;
(2) to pay the principal and interest on any debt owed by the District;
(3) to create a sinking fund, with any surplus at the end of a fiscal year, or to pay for any improvements to the road or water system. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 503 - St. George Fire District No. 1 › App § 11. Amendment of charter

§ 11. Amendment of charter
This charter shall be amended in the same manner as provided in 17 V.S.A. § 2645, except that in lieu of the requirements of subdivision 2645(a)(7), a vote affirming the amendment of this charter must be by two-thirds of the members of the Fire District present and voting, and the vote shall be by ballot in the form of a yes or no proposition. The District shall make all proposed changes to this charter available to any member of the District in amended form, with deleted material in brackets and new matter underlined or in italics. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 503 - St. George Fire District No. 1 › App § 12. Rules

§ 12. Rules
The Prudential Committee shall adopt rules that govern the administration, operation, and maintenance of the water system. Rules adopted by the Committee shall become effective upon a majority vote of the Prudential Committee. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 503 - St. George Fire District No. 1 › App § 13. Office

§ 13. Office
The St. George Fire District No. 1 office shall be maintained at the residence of the Fire District Clerk. The Fire District may alter its designated office or may maintain offices at other places upon approval of a majority of the members of the Prudential Committee present and voting at a duly warned meeting. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 504 - Bolton Fire District No. 1 › App § 1. Boundaries

§ 1. Boundaries
The boundaries of the Bolton Fire District No. 1 shall be as recorded in the Town of Bolton land records. (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 § 2. Purpose

§ 2. Purpose
Bolton Fire District No. 1 is a fire district incorporated to purchase and operate water and wastewater systems for residents of the 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 § 3. Powers

§ 3. Powers
Bolton Fire District No. 1 shall have all powers granted to a fire district pursuant to 20 V.S.A. chapter 171, and the fire district shall have the authority to:
(1) bill all users of water and wastewater services provided by the District for their pro rata share of the expense of providing, operating, and maintaining the service;
(2) expend such sums for acquiring, constructing, and maintaining the water and wastewater works, companies, and all equipment and real estate used in connection therewith, including reservoirs and dams;
(3) use and occupy such portions of the highways within Bolton Fire District No. 1 as may be necessary for constructing and maintaining the water and wastewater works and water and wastewater mains. (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 § 4. Annual and special Fire District meetings

§ 4. Annual and special Fire District meetings
(a) The annual meeting of Bolton Fire District No. 1 shall be warned and held as provided by law and this charter.
(b) Special meetings of Bolton Fire District No. 1 shall be called by the District Clerk of the Prudential Committee as provided by law and this charter.
(c) Notice of annual and special Fire District meetings shall be given by recording the warning in the Town of Bolton Office and thereafter posting the same in at least two public places within the Fire District. Notice of annual and special Fire District meetings shall be provided to each member of the Prudential Committee and each member of the advisory committee no more than 40 days and no less than 30 days before the date of the meeting. (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 § 5. Officers

§ 5. Officers
(a) Prudential Committee. The Prudential Committee shall consist of five members. The members of the Prudential Committee shall be elected to staggered terms so that only two members shall be elected annually, unless a vacancy has occurred and an election is necessary to fill the vacancy. Vacancies on the Prudential Committee shall be filled by appointment by the Prudential Committee. Each appointee shall reside within the boundaries of the Fire District. Each appointee shall serve until the next annual meeting of the Fire District, at which time an election shall be held to fill the unexpired portion of the term.
(b) District Clerk. The District Clerk shall keep minutes of all Fire District and Prudential Committee meetings and votes.
(c) District Treasurer. The duties of the District Treasurer shall include:
(1) accepting payment of current accounts on behalf of the Fire District;
(2) keeping accurate records of all payments made to the District;
(3) alerting the Prudential Committee of any past due accounts;
(4) keeping accurate records of all financial transactions made by the District.
(d) District Tax Collector. The District Tax Collector shall have the same power in assessing, levying, and collecting all past due accounts, interest on those accounts, and penalties as town officers have in assessing and collecting town taxes. (Added 2003, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2004.)