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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155B - Town of West Fairlee › App § 1 Town Treasurer

§ 1 Town Treasurer
(a) The Selectboard shall appoint a Town Treasurer, in the manner set forth in subsection (b) of this section. The appointee shall be competent in the keeping of records, investments, and accounting, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Selectboard. The person chosen need not be a resident or voter of the Town.
(b)(1) Prior to appointing a Treasurer, the Selectboard shall appoint a committee to review and recommend to the Selectboard qualified candidates for the position of Treasurer.
(2) The committee shall be composed of two members of the Selectboard, the Town Clerk, a lister, and three residents of the Town.
(3) The committee shall have the authority to solicit candidates, advertise notice of a vacancy in the Treasurer’s position, and make an investigation of a candidate’s credentials and background as the committee deems appropriate. Upon completion of the investigation and interviewing of candidates, the committee shall submit to the Selectboard the names of those candidates deemed qualified for the position.
(c) The Selectboard shall appoint a Treasurer from that list, if applicable, or shall notify the committee that none of the candidates shall be appointed, not later than 30 days following submission of the names of candidates deemed qualified by the committee.
(d) Members of the committee described in subsection (b) of this section shall serve until a Treasurer is appointed by the Selectboard. Meetings of the committee shall be conducted in accordance with the Vermont Open Meeting Law.
(e) In case of a vacancy, until such time as a Treasurer is appointed pursuant to this section, the Selectboard shall appoint an interim Treasurer or manager.
(f) The Treasurer shall:
(1) Perform the duties required by State statutes or as provided by this charter.
(2) Promptly deposit funds coming into his or her hands in such depositories as may be designated by the Selectboard.
(3) Invest Town funds, with the approval of the Selectboard.
(4) Keep such books and accounts as required by the Selectboard.
(5) Make monthly reports to the Selectboard of the financial activities of the Town. Such reports shall include:
(A) a listing of all expenditures during the preceding month;
(B) a listing of all revenue received during the preceding month, indicating the source of such revenues;
(C) an accounting of all reserve funds of the Town; and
(D) a statement showing the balance in the general, highway, and all special funds at the end of the preceding month.
(6) Perform the duties of the Collector of Current Taxes.
(7) Perform such other duties as specified in the accounting and financial policies adopted by the Selectboard. (Added 2015, No. M-6, § 2, eff. May 13, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155C - Town of Westford › App § 1 General provisions

§ 1 General provisions
The Town of Westford shall have all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont and by this charter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. (Added 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155C - Town of Westford › App § 2 Elected officers

§ 2 Elected officers
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the elected officers of the Town of Westford shall be those required for towns by State law and they shall be elected by Australian ballot.
(b) Elected officers shall perform all duties and responsibilities necessary or required to carry out the provisions of this charter as well as those provided by State law generally.
(c) The Selectboard shall constitute the legislative body of the Town of Westford for all purposes required by statute except as otherwise herein specifically provided, and shall have all the powers and authority given to, and perform all duties required of, town legislative bodies under the laws of the State of Vermont.
(1) Organization of the Selectboard shall be done in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 871.
(2) The Selectboard shall elect a Vice Chair at its organizational meeting.
(3) The Chair of the Selectboard shall preside at all meetings of the Selectboard. If the Chair is not present, the Vice Chair of the Selectboard shall serve as acting chair.
(4) If any member of the Selectboard fails to attend at least 70 percent of the meetings in any 12-month period or misses three consecutive meetings without the consent of the Selectboard, the Selectboard may declare the position vacant and fill it in accordance with State law.
(5) The Selectboard shall determine its own rules and orders of business not addressed by this charter and State statute.
(6) The Selectboard may appoint or dissolve any authorities, boards, commissions, or committees created by it and under its purview as authorized by this charter or State statute. (Added 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155C - Town of Westford › App § 3 Appointed officers

§ 3 Appointed officers
(a) In addition to all other offices that may be filled by appointment by the Selectboard pursuant to State law, the Selectboard shall appoint the following officers:
(1) Town Treasurer;
(2) listers or an assessor;
(3) Delinquent Tax Collector; and
(4) cemetery commissioners.
(5) [Repealed.]
(6) [Repealed.]
(b) The number of persons appointed to the offices set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall be determined by the Selectboard.
(c) All appointments shall be made in accordance with the Town of Westford Personnel Rules.
(d) In appointing the Town Treasurer and Delinquent Tax Collector, the Selectboard shall use the following guidelines in addition to following the Town of Westford Personnel Rules:
(1) Nominating committee.
(A) When a vacancy exists in the office of Town Treasurer or Delinquent Tax Collector, the Selectboard shall call for the formation of a nominating committee comprising one Selectboard member, two justices of the peace, and two residents. The Selectboard and justices of the peace shall select which of their members will serve on the committee. These three officials shall select the two residents.
(B) Meetings of the committee shall be warned and conducted as public meetings in accordance with the requirements of Vermont statutes. Members of this committee shall serve until any vacancy is filled by the Selectboard.
(2) Search process. The committee shall have the authority to solicit candidates, to advertise notice of a vacancy, and to make an investigation of a candidate’s credentials and background as the committee deems appropriate. Upon completion of the investigation and interviewing of candidates, the committee shall submit to the Selectboard up to three names of those candidates deemed qualified for the positions.
(3) Appointing a candidate. Within 45 days of its receipt of candidates’ names from the committee, the Selectboard shall appoint from such candidates a person(s) to fill any vacancy or notify the committee in writing that none of the candidates shall be appointed. If no appointment is made, the committee shall then reconvene and submit the names of additional qualified candidates to the Selectboard.
(4) Interim appointment. Until such a time as a vacancy is filled pursuant to this section, the Selectboard may appoint an official on an interim basis to fill the vacancy.
(e) All appointed Town officers shall be governed by the Town of Westford Personnel Rules.
(f) From time to time and whenever a job is open in an appointed Town office, the Selectboard shall adopt or revise a general statement of the qualifications necessary to perform the duties and responsibilities of the office and a job description of the office. (Added 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014; 2019, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155C - Town of Westford › App § 4 Independent audit

§ 4 Independent audit
The Selectboard shall provide for an independent audit of all Town accounts as it deems necessary. Such audits shall be made by a certified public accountant or firm of such accountants who have no personal interest, direct or indirect, in the fiscal affairs of the Town government or any of its officers. (Added 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155C - Town of Westford › App § 5 Removal of elected Town officers

§ 5 Removal of elected Town officers
Any elected Town officer may be removed from office in the following manner:
(1) A petition must be filed with the Town Clerk seeking the removal of the elected Town officer or officers. The petition must be signed by at least 15 percent of registered voters.
(2) Within 15 days after receipt of the petition, the Selectboard shall warn a special Town meeting, or if the annual meeting is to occur within 90 days of the filing of the petition, the Selectboard shall include an article in the warning for the annual meeting, for the purpose of voting by Australian ballot on whether the officer or officers shall be removed from office.
(3) Removal shall only occur if a majority of the votes cast at the annual or special town meeting approve removal and the total of all votes cast on the removal question equals or exceeds the total of all votes that were cast to elect the officer.
(4) If an officer is removed, the officer shall immediately cease to hold office and the office shall become vacant. The vacancy shall be filled as provided by law.
(5) Only one petition for removal may be filed against any given elected officer during any 12-month period of his or her term of office. (Added 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155C - Town of Westford › App § 6 Conflict of interest

§ 6 Conflict of interest
(a) A Town officer shall recuse himself or herself or be disqualified from any proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
(b) If anyone thinks a Town officer has a conflict in a case before a board, commission, or committee, that person can bring it to the attention of the officer’s respective group. If the officer does not disqualify himself or herself, the board, commission, or committee shall consider the factual basis for the question and vote on the member’s disqualification, the challenged member abstaining. This vote shall occur before any other business is conducted.
(c) A Town officer who is disqualified by virtue of a conflict of interest shall not vote upon, participate in the discussion of, or otherwise sit as a member of any board, commission, or committee upon the matter from which he or she is disqualified.
(d) Town officers and employees shall follow the rules outlined in the Westford Conflict of Interest Policy. (Added 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155C - Town of Westford › App § 7 Severability

§ 7 Severability
If any provision of this charter is held invalid, the other provisions of the charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of the charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the application of this charter and its provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. (Added 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155D - Town of Westminster › App § 1 Applicability of the general law

§ 1 Applicability of the general law
(a) All provisions of the constitutional and general laws of the State of Vermont relating to towns and their officers shall apply to the Town of Westminster.
(b) The Town of Westminster shall have all the powers now or hereafter conferred upon towns and villages by the Constitution and general laws of the State of Vermont. (Added 2009, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 17, 2010.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155D - Town of Westminster › App § 3 Ordinances

§ 3 Ordinances
Any ordinance, regulation, zoning regulation, or bylaw of the Town of Westminster may apply to a limited area of the whole Town, notwithstanding that the ordinance, rule, regulation, zoning regulation, or bylaw might also have been applied to another area or areas within the Town. (Added 2009, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 17, 2010.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155D - Town of Westminster › App § 4 Special districts

§ 4 Special districts
(a) The Selectboard may designate areas apart from the rest of the Town as special service districts and may provide the inhabitants therein with special services not common to all of the inhabitants of the Town, provided that the majority of the voters residing in the respective designated areas and present and voting at the district meeting on the subject shall have approved of the designation.
(b) Special service districts shall be reasonable geographically, taking into account the areas and persons actually benefitted, types of services to be provided, and the fact that the efficiency of providing multiple services in a single special service district might outweigh the fact that areas and voters benefitting from the services might not exactly coincide. All costs required to support a given special service shall be paid for by the taxpayers receiving the service by a tax on the grand list in the special service district involved to be assessed annually by the Selectboard, or in another manner as the Selectboard may determine. If the costs are to be paid by a tax, the tax shall be paid and collected in the same manner as other taxes, and any tax assessed on any part of the grand list shall be a lien thereon.
(c) All funds of a special service district shall be kept in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any other purpose. The warning for each annual or special Town meeting may contain appropriate articles on which the legal voters residing in any special district may vote separately.
(d) The Town Treasurer shall keep all money in a special fund in an account or accounts separate from those of any other special funds and from other Town funds, and shall honor no warrant upon it except for the purpose thereof. (Added 2009, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 17, 2010.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155F - Town of Weybridge › App § 101 Corporate existence retained

§ 101 Corporate existence retained
(a) Pursuant to the authority granted by the General Assembly, there is hereby enacted a charter to govern the organization and operation of local government in the Town of Weybridge.
(b) The inhabitants of the Town of Weybridge, within the geographical limits as now established, shall continue to be a municipal corporation by the name of the Town of Weybridge. (Added 2015, No. M-9, § 2, eff. May 26, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155F - Town of Weybridge › App § 102 General provisions

§ 102 General provisions
(a) Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, all provisions of the statutes of the State relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town.
(b) The Town shall have all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of the State and this charter, together with all implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The Town may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution of the State or this charter, and impose penalties for violation thereof.
(c) In this charter, any mention of a particular power shall not be construed to restrict the scope of the powers that the Town would have if the particular power were not mentioned, unless this charter otherwise provides.
(d) Nothing in this charter shall be construed to in any way limit the powers and functions conferred on the Town, the Selectboard, or its elected or appointed officers by general or special enactment of State statutes or rules in force or effect or hereafter enacted, and the powers and functions conferred by this charter shall be cumulative and in addition to the provisions of the general or special enactment unless this charter otherwise provides. (Added 2015, No. M-9, § 2, eff. May 26, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155F - Town of Weybridge › App § 103 Appointed officers

§ 103 Appointed officers
(a) In addition to all other offices that may be filled by appointment by the Selectboard pursuant to State law or this charter, the Selectboard shall appoint the following Town officers, who shall serve for such terms as the Selectboard may establish in its act of appointment or until the office otherwise becomes vacant:
(1) A Town Treasurer who shall not simultaneously hold any elective office within Town government. The Town Treasurer shall:
(A) be open to the public at hours adopted by the Selectboard;
(B) be paid an hourly wage;
(C) be responsible for collection of current taxes;
(D) perform duties as specified in the accounting and financial policies adopted by the Selectboard and required by State law; and
(E) make monthly reports to the Selectboard of the financial activities of the Town. These reports shall include:
(i) a listing of all expenditures during the preceding month;
(ii) a listing of all revenue received during the preceding month, including the source of these revenues;
(iii) an accounting of all reserve funds of the Town; and
(iv) a statement showing the balance in the general, highway, and all special funds at the end of the preceding month.
(2) A Town Clerk who shall not simultaneously hold any elective office within Town government. The Town Clerk shall:
(A) be open to the public at hours adopted by the Selectboard;
(B) be paid an hourly wage; and
(C) perform those duties adopted by the Selectboard and required by State law.
(3) A Road Commissioner who will perform those duties adopted by the Selectboard and shall be paid an hourly wage.
(4) An Assistant Road Commissioner who shall be paid an hourly wage.
(5) Any other positions deemed necessary by the Selectboard.
(b) The Selectboard shall adopt, and revise from time to time, a general statement of the qualifications necessary to perform the duties and responsibilities of each of these appointed Town officers and a job description of those offices. These appointed officers shall exercise all the powers and duties necessary to carry out the provisions of this charter as well as those provided by State law generally.
(c) These appointed officers shall be employees of the Town, subject to all personnel and employment rules, regulations, and policies of the Town and shall serve at the pleasure of the Selectboard. An officer appointed under this section shall be eligible to apply for reappointment at the expiration of his or her term of office, but failure by the Selectboard to make such reappointment shall not be construed as discharge from employment.
(d) A person appointed to the position of Town Treasurer, Town Clerk, Road Commissioner, or Assistant Road Commissioner need not be a resident or voter of the Town of Weybridge. (Added 2015, No. M-9, § 2, eff. May 26, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155G - Town of Williamstown › App § 1 Statement of purpose

§ 1 Statement of purpose
Under the authority granted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, this charter is enacted for the purpose of converting the elective position of Town Treasurer to a position appointed by the Selectboard. (Added 2011, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 7, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 155G - Town of Williamstown › App § 2 Town Treasurer

§ 2 Town Treasurer
(a) The Selectboard shall appoint a Town Treasurer in the manner set forth in subsection (b) of this section. The appointee shall be competent in the keeping of records, investments, and accounting and shall serve at the pleasure of the Selectboard. The person chosen need not be a resident or voter of Williamstown.
(b) Prior to appointing a Treasurer, the Selectboard shall appoint a committee composed of two members of the Selectboard, the Town Clerk, a lister, a member of the School Board, three residents of the Town of Williamstown, and a qualified certified public accountant or equivalent who is not currently the Town’s sitting auditor to review and recommend to the Selectboard qualified candidates for the position of Treasurer. The committee shall have the authority to solicit candidates, advertise notice of a vacancy in the Treasurer’s position, and make an investigation of a candidate’s credentials and background as the committee deems appropriate. Upon completion of the investigation and interviewing of candidates, the committee shall submit to the Selectboard the names of those candidates deemed qualified for the position.
(c) No later than 30 days following the submission of the names of candidates deemed qualified by the committee, the Selectboard shall appoint a Treasurer from that list, if applicable, or shall notify the committee that none of the candidates shall be appointed.
(d) Members of the committee described in subsection (b) of this section shall serve until a Treasurer is appointed by the Selectboard. Meetings of the committee shall be warned and conducted as public meetings in accordance with the requirements of Vermont statutes and this charter and the committee shall be entitled to meet in executive session as authorized by 1 V.S.A. § 313.
(e) In case of a vacancy, until such time as a Treasurer is appointed pursuant to this section, the Selectboard shall appoint an interim Treasurer.
(f) The Treasurer shall:
(1) Perform the duties required by State statutes or as provided by this charter.
(2) Promptly deposit funds coming into his or her hands in any depositories as may be designated by the Selectboard.
(3) Invest town funds with the approval of the Selectboard.
(4) Keep books and accounts as required by the Selectboard.
(5) Make monthly reports to the Selectboard of the financial activities of the Town. These reports shall include a listing of all expenditures during the preceding month; a listing of all revenue received during the preceding month, indicating the source of these revenues; an accounting of all reserve funds of the Town; and a statement showing the balance in the general, highway, and all special funds at the end of the preceding month.
(6) Perform any other duties as specified in the accounting and financial policies adopted by the Selectboard. (Added 2011, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 7, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 1. Incorporation

§ 1. Incorporation
The inhabitants of the Town of Williston are a body politic and corporate under the name of “Town of Williston,” and as such enjoy all rights, immunities, powers, and privileges and are subject to all the duties and liabilities now appertaining to or incumbent upon them as a municipal corporation. (Added 2003, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 2. Application of general law; charter

§ 2. Application of general law; charter
(a) Except when modified by the provisions of this charter, or by any regulation or ordinance of the Town adopted pursuant to special authority granted by this charter, all statutes of the State of Vermont relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town of Williston.
(b) If any matter mentioned in this charter is said to be controlled by a statute, the reference to such statute shall include the statute as amended or renumbered or any statute substituted therefor and having a similar subject matter.
(c) In this charter, no mention of a particular power shall be construed to be exclusive or to restrict the scope of the powers that the Town would have if the particular power were not mentioned. (Added 2003, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 3. Powers of the Town

§ 3. Powers of the Town
(a) The Town of Williston shall have all the powers and functions conferred upon towns and villages by the Constitution and general laws of the State and shall also have all implied powers necessary to implement such powers and functions. All powers and functions conferred or implied by the charter shall be in addition to the powers and functions conferred upon the Town by laws now in force or hereinafter enacted.
(b) Nothing in this charter shall be construed as a limitation of such powers and functions incident to public and municipal corporations. (Added 2003, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 4. Intergovernmental relations

§ 4. Intergovernmental relations
The Town may exercise any of its powers, or perform any of its functions, and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, with any other towns, cities, and school systems, or one or more states or civil division or agencies thereof, or the United States or any agency thereof. (Added 2003, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 5. Ordinances

§ 5. Ordinances
(a) Town legislation. Town legislation shall be by ordinance, or by bylaw in the case of zoning or subdivision regulation. Ordinances, bylaws, and rules promulgated pursuant thereto shall have the full force of law embodied in this charter.
(b) Subjects of regulation. The Selectboard may adopt ordinances on any subject authorized by statute or this charter.
(c) Ordinance adoption procedure. Ordinances shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of 24 V.S.A. chapter 59.
(d) The Town may take actions necessary to prosecute any person who violates ordinances passed pursuant to this charter. (Added 2003, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 2004; amended 2007, No. M-8, § 2, eff. April 17, 2007.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 6. Open meetings; public records

§ 6. Open meetings; public records
(a) The provisions of 1 V.S.A. chapter 5, subchapter 2 shall govern all meetings of boards and commissions, and their subcommittees, of the Town of Williston.
(b) The provisions of 1 V.S.A. chapter 5, subchapter 3 shall govern all public records of the Town of Williston. (Added 2003, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 7. Ethics

§ 7. Ethics
(a) Policy statement. Accepting a position as a public official carries with it the acceptance of trust that the official will work to further the public interest. Maintaining that public trust is critical to the continued operation of good government. In addition, public decision-making should be open and accessible to the public at large. To preserve this public trust, there are five principles to which public officials should adhere:
(1) A public official should represent and work toward the public interest and not toward private or personal interests.
(2) A public official should accept and maintain the public trust (i.e., he or she must preserve and enhance the public’s confidence in its public officials).
(3) A public official should exercise leadership, particularly in the form of consistently demonstrating behavior that reflects the public trust.
(4) A public official should recognize the proper role of all government bodies and the relationships between the various government bodies.
(5) A public official should always demonstrate respect for others and for other positions.
(b) Policy or ordinance authorized. In order to promote these principles, the Selectboard may adopt, by resolution or ordinance, a formal, binding policy or ordinance on ethics. (Added 2003, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 8. Licenses; fees; charges; user fees; fees for service

§ 8. Licenses; fees; charges; user fees; fees for service
(a) The Selectboard shall have the sole authority for the setting of all fees, charges, user fees, or fees for services related to Town government, except those prescribed by State statute relating to the office of the Town Clerk.
(b) The Selectboard shall have the authority to license or issue permits for any function or activity taking place or occurring within the boundaries of the Town over which jurisdiction is established by statute, ordinance, or this charter.
(c) All licenses required by the Town shall be authorized by passage or amendment of a license ordinance.
(d) No officer of the Town shall collect fees or perquisites for his or her own use, and all fees or charges shall accrue to the General Fund or to a special fund as established by the voters pursuant to a duly warned article at Town meeting. (Added 2003, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 9. Acquisition and disposition of Town property

§ 9. Acquisition and disposition of Town property
(a) The Selectboard may dispose of real property in accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 1061 and this charter.
(b) The Selectboard may acquire real property in the name of the Town pursuant to law, this charter, or a vote of the Town. (Added 2003, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 10. Procedures for charter revision and amendment

§ 10. Procedures for charter revision and amendment
This charter may be amended in accordance with the provisions of 17 V.S.A. § 2645. (Added 2003, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 11. Use of streets by public utilities and private interests

§ 11. Use of streets by public utilities and private interests
Every public utility and private interest that desires to dig up a public street or alley for the purpose of laying pipes or wires shall first obtain from the Selectboard, through its appointee, a written permit stating the place where and the time when digging may be done. Upon receipt of a permit, the digging up and replacing of the street or alley shall be done under the supervision of the Selectboard, who may complete the work at the expense of the utility or private interest and recover that expense in an action of tort in the name of the Town, with costs. (Added 2003, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 12. Form of government

§ 12. Form of government
(a) All governmental authority of the Town of Williston rests ultimately with the citizens and voters of the Town who shall exercise their power by Australian ballot at the annual Town meeting in determining:
(1) the election of officers of the Town, except the office of Moderator;
(2) the approval of the Town budgets;
(3) all authorizations for bonding or borrowing;
(4) all special appropriations;
(5) any other articles placed on the warning that involve the expenditure of tax dollars;
(6) any vote on a local options tax; and
(7) any vote required to be by Australian ballot by State law.
(b) The Town may vote to change how an issue is voted if permitted by law. Any change must be voted at a duly warned Town meeting. The change, if so voted, will take effect at the next Town meeting. (Added 2003, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 17. Severability

§ 17. Severability
The sections of this charter and the parts thereof are separable. If any portion of this charter or application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder thereof or the application of such invalid portions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. (Added 2003, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 18. Local options tax

§ 18. Local options tax
The Selectboard is authorized to impose a one percent sales tax, a one percent meals and alcoholic beverages tax, and a one percent rooms tax upon sales within the Town that are subject to the State of Vermont tax on sales, meals, alcoholic beverages, and rooms. The Town tax shall be implemented in the event the State local options tax as provided for in 24 V.S.A. § 138 is repealed or the 70-percent allocation to the town is reduced. A tax imposed under the authority of this section shall be collected and administered by the Vermont Department of Taxes in accordance with State law governing the State tax on sales, meals, alcoholic beverages, and rooms. The amount of 70 percent of the taxes collected shall be paid to the Town, and the remaining amount of the taxes collected shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Pilot Special Fund first established in 1997 Acts and Resolves No. 60, § 89. The cost of administration and collection of this tax shall be paid 70 percent by the Town and 30 percent by the State from the Pilot Special Fund. The tax to be paid to the Town, less its obligation for the 70 percent of the costs of administration and collection, shall be paid to the Town on a quarterly basis and may be expended by the Town for municipal services only and not for education expenditures. The Town may repeal the local option taxes by Australian ballot vote. (Added 2007, No. M-8, § 7, eff. April 17, 2007.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 19. Appointment of Fire Chief, Police Chief, and Director of Public Safety

§ 19. Appointment of Fire Chief, Police Chief, and Director of Public Safety
The Police Chief, Fire Chief, and Director of Public Safety shall be appointed by the Manager and shall be employed by written contract for a term not to exceed five years nor less than one year, and shall perform the duties designated in the contract or as assigned by the Manager. Dismissal from the position may be for cause or as specified in the contract of employment. (Added 2007, No. M-8 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. April 17, 2007.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 156 - Town of Williston › App § 20. Host town agreements

§ 20. Host town agreements
A facility certified under 10 V.S.A. chapter 159 shall enter into a host town agreement with the Town of Williston to make a compensatory host payment prior to certification or renewal of certification. (Added 2009, No. M-2 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 23, 2009.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 157 - Town of Windsor › App § prf Preface

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Preface
Under authority granted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, the voters of the Town of Windsor adopt a charter for the following purposes:
(1) to clarify the structure and organization of Town government;
(2) to define the duties and responsibilities of Town officers, officials, and employees;
(3) to establish procedural requirements for the proper transaction of Town business; and
(4) to provide for the citizens of the Town of Windsor a unified and convenient reference with respect to the basic laws affecting government.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 157 - Town of Windsor › App § 2. Town meetings

§ 2. Town meetings
(a) An annual Town meeting for the consideration of the budget and other Town business shall be held according to State law except as hereinafter provided.
(b) A special Town meeting:
(1) may be called by a majority of the Selectboard; or
(2) shall be called by the Town Clerk upon receipt by the clerk of a petition signed by at least five percent of the voters, specifying the business to be transacted at the meeting.
(c) Whenever an issue or election is to be decided by Australian ballot, the ballot boxes shall be opened no earlier than 6:00 a.m., but no later than 10:00 a.m., as determined by the Board of Civil Authority as provided in Vermont Statutes Annotated, and shall close at 7:00 p.m. (Amended 2005, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 157 - Town of Windsor › App § 3. Postponement and combining of Town meetings

§ 3. Postponement and combining of Town meetings
(a) The Selectboard may postpone the vote on any question to be voted at a special meeting to the annual meeting or November federal elections if the special meeting would fall within 75 days of the annual meeting or November federal elections.
(b) If a special Town meeting falls within 45 days of a later special Town meeting called by petition, the Selectboard may warn the question to be voted at the Town meeting and may by resolution rescind the call of the earlier meeting. (Amended 1999, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 157 - Town of Windsor › App § 4. Australian ballots

§ 4. Australian ballots
At any annual or special Town meeting, the Selectboard may cause any question to be decided by Australian ballot, provided that the warning for the meeting specifies the questions to be decided in that manner. A meeting at which any question is to be decided by Australian ballot shall be preceded by a public hearing for discussion. The warning for the meeting shall include a notice of the time and place of the public hearing.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 157 - Town of Windsor › App § 6. Conduct

§ 6. Conduct
(a) The Moderator shall preside at all Town meetings, but in the Moderator’s absence, the Town Clerk shall call the meeting to order, and the first order of business shall be the election of a Moderator Pro Tempore to preside for the duration of the meeting. The Moderator shall conduct every meeting according to this charter, the laws of the State of Vermont, and Roberts’ Rules of Order, Newly Revised, when not in conflict with this charter or the laws of the State of Vermont. The Moderator shall preserve order in the conduct of the business of the meeting and in all things preserve the principles of fairness and openness in Town government.
(b) The Town Clerk shall be the presiding officer at all Town elections by Australian ballots and shall cooperate with the Board of Civil Authority to assure that all laws relating to elections are faithfully observed. While the polls are open, the Town Clerk may rule on all questions concerning the conduct of the election and shall not be disqualified from performing any duties by reason of his or her own candidacy for any office. In the Town Clerk’s absence, the members of the Board of Civil Authority who are present may designate one of their members to perform the Town Clerk’s duties under this section.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 157 - Town of Windsor › App § 7. Reconsideration of actions taken

§ 7. Reconsideration of actions taken
A question considered at any Town meeting or election may not be submitted to the voters for reconsideration or rescission except at a subsequent annual or special meeting or election, specifically warned for the purpose and called by the Selectboard by resolution or by the Town Clerk pursuant to a petition requesting reconsideration or rescission. The petition must be signed by not less than 10 percent of the voters and filed with the Town Clerk within 30 days following the date of the meeting or election at which the question was first considered. The Clerk shall call for a vote in accordance with the petition within 60 days of the date of filing. The manner of reconsideration shall be the same manner by which the question was originally considered. A question voted on or considered shall not be presented for reconsideration or rescission more than one time; provided, however, that after the passing of at least eight months from the date of any such reconsideration or rescission, the same or a similar question may be newly submitted for consideration. Unless rescinded as provided in this section, any vote or action lawfully taken at a Town meeting or election shall remain in effect indefinitely. A vote to reconsider or rescind shall not be effective unless the number of votes cast in favor of reconsideration or rescission exceeds 90 percent of the number of votes cast for the prevailing side at the original meeting.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 157 - Town of Windsor › App § 9. Nomination of candidates

§ 9. Nomination of candidates
All Town elections shall be nonpartisan and no party designation or slogan shall be printed on any Town ballot or petition. (Amended 2005, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. May 17, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 157 - Town of Windsor › App § 10. General powers

§ 10. General powers
(a) The Town of Windsor shall have all the powers granted to towns by the Constitution and laws of this State, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted.
(b) The Town may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont or with this charter and impose penalties for violation thereof.
(c) The Town may acquire property within or without its corporate limits for any Town purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation, consistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as its interest may require consistent with the Constitution and laws of the State. (Amended 2005, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 17, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 157 - Town of Windsor › App § 11. Elected officers

§ 11. Elected officers
(a) The following officers shall be elected by the voters of the Town of Windsor, and voting for all such officers shall be by Australian ballot:
(1) five Selectboard members;
(2) one Town Clerk;
(3) one Town Treasurer;
(4) one Moderator;
(5) three listers;
(6) [Repealed.]
(7) three trustees of public funds.
(b) Only a voter of the Town of Windsor may seek election to or hold a Town elected office.
(c) Any officer elected under this charter may be removed from office as follows: A petition signed by not less than 15 percent of the registered voters shall be filed with the Selectboard requesting a vote on whether the elected officer shall be removed from office. The Selectboard shall call a special Town meeting to vote by Australian ballot on whether the elected officer shall be removed. The official shall be removed only if at least one-third of the registered voters of the Town vote, and a majority of those voting vote for removal. If the Town voters vote for removal of an elected officer, the office shall thereupon become vacant. The Selectboard shall call a special Town meeting to fill the vacancy until the term of the officer so removed expires. The votes for removal and to fill the vacancy shall be by Australian ballot. The Selectboard may fill such vacancy by appointment until a new member is duly elected.
(d) The vote to fill any vacancy shall be by Australian ballot. The Selectboard, or its remaining members, may fill any vacancy by appointment until a new member is duly elected. If only one member remains, that Selectboard member may sign the orders.
(e) A member of the Selectboard shall not be a lister or an employee of the Town. A Town administrator shall not hold any elected office in the Town government. (Amended 1999, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, May 9, 2000; 2005, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 17, 2006; 2011, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 157 - Town of Windsor › App § 12. Selectboard

§ 12. Selectboard
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, all the powers of the Town shall be entrusted to and exercised by a Selectboard consisting of five members chosen by the voters of the Town of Windsor. Three members shall be elected for terms of three years and two members shall be elected for terms of two years. The Board shall discharge all the duties conferred or imposed upon selectboards by law, including the duties of water and sewer commissioners, Board of Liquor Commissioners, and any similar ex-officio duties; and when sitting in such official capacity, it shall not be necessary to convene in a separate capacity.
(b) The Selectboard shall meet within three business days after the annual election to elect a Chair and a Vice Chair and to designate a Clerk of the Board. At the same meeting, the Board shall adopt rules of order and fix the time and place of its regular meetings, which shall be held at least twice a month, except for once a month during the months of June, July, and August. Special meetings of the Board may be called at any time by the Chair, or, in the Chair’s absence, the Vice Chair, or by a majority of the Board in writing to the Chair.
(c) No action of the Board, except on purely procedural matters, shall be valid or binding unless approved by a majority of the full Board, except that in the case of a passage of an emergency ordinance, at least four affirmative votes shall be required. Voting on all matters, except procedural matters, shall be by roll call unless in the case of unanimous agreement.
(d) Upon due notice and hearing, the Board may remove one of its members from office for failure to attend four consecutive, regular meetings of the Board without prior approval of the Chair. Such removal shall be done only upon the affirmative vote of all four remaining members.
(e) The Selectboard shall, at its organizational meeting, designate an acting Town Administrator who shall have all the powers and duties of the Town Administrator in the event of the latter’s absence or disability. The name of the acting Town Administrator shall be on file in the Town Clerk’s office at all times. (Amended 1999, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. May 9, 2000.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 157 - Town of Windsor › App § 14. Board of Listers

§ 14. Board of Listers
(a) The Board of Listers shall consist of three listers, one elected each year for a term of three years. The Board of Listers shall have the same powers and duties prescribed for listers under the laws of the State of Vermont and this charter.
(b) The listers or the Assessor shall annually review, or cause to be reviewed, their appraisals of all property in the Town that is subject to taxation. The property shall be appraised in accordance with standards established by the laws of the State.
(c) The listers or the Assessor shall annually review and adjust their assessments of all properties enrolled in the State Current Use Program, all properties under tax stabilization agreements, and all properties with partial exemptions.
(d) The listers or the Assessor shall annually update the Windsor property maps.
(e) The listers or the Assessor shall act as the Town’s E9-1-1 information liaison.
(f) The listers or the Assessor shall act as Town agent in matters relating to property valuation appeals to the Vermont Department of Taxes, Division of Property Valuation and Review.
(g) The listers or the Assessor shall be compensated as set forth in section 30 of this charter. (Amended 1999, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 9, 2000; 2005, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. May 17, 2006.)