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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 142 - Town of Richford › App § 301. Existing Water and Sewer Departments

§ 301. Existing Water and Sewer Departments
(a) The municipal water system taken over from the former Village of Richford and any additions thereto shall be maintained separate from all other departments of the Town, and all rents and revenue therefrom not necessary for current expenditures therefore shall be placed in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any other purpose.
(b) The municipal sewage system, not including the separate storm drain pipe lines, taken over from the former Village of Richford and all extensions thereto shall be maintained separate from all other departments of the Town, and all rents and revenues therefrom not necessary for current expenditures therefore shall be placed in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any other purpose.
(c) All costs required to support the municipal Water and Sewer Departments shall be assessed against the properties receiving said service, at a rate to be determined by the Selectboard. Any unpaid assessment shall be a lien as provided in Title 24 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated. (Added 1997, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 142 - Town of Richford › App § 302. Voting procedures for water and sewer; capital improvements and extensions

§ 302. Voting procedures for water and sewer; capital improvements and extensions
(a) Voting for capital improvements for water or sewer service within the areas served by the water and sewer systems shall continue to be by the voters using these services in the same manner established in section 208 of this charter.
(b) However, if water or sewer lines are extended into areas that were not served at the time of the merger and if bonding or temporary costs are to be assumed by the Town, all legal Town voters shall be eligible to vote on the project.
(c) In all cases where bonding is required, all legal voters of the Town may vote on the bond issue, but in the area served by the former Village water and sewer systems, capital expenditures or projects requiring bonding shall first be approved by a majority vote of the water or sewer users, as the case may be, present and voting at a meeting called for that purpose. (Added 1997, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 142 - Town of Richford › App § 401. Fire prevention

§ 401. Fire prevention
For the prevention and control of fires, the Town of Richford may function with a volunteer fire department. Annually, the Selectboard shall appoint, based on recommendations from the Firefighters’ Association, three fire wardens. These appointments shall be made within 30 days of the day the Selectboard receives the Association’s recommendations. Annually, the fire wardens shall choose the Chief and other officers of the volunteer fire department. (Added 1997, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 142 - Town of Richford › App § 402. Ambulance service

§ 402. Ambulance service
(a) The Town of Richford may provide for an ambulance service for the Town. If so provided, the Richford Ambulance Service shall be owned and operated by the Town of Richford under the supervision of the Selectboard with the advice of an Ambulance Committee appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Selectboard.
(b) The Richford Ambulance Service shall operate in accordance with the Richford Ambulance Service bylaws, policies, and procedures. (Added 1997, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 142 - Town of Richford › App § 403. Arvin A. Brown Public Library

§ 403. Arvin A. Brown Public Library
The Town of Richford shall provide suitable rooms in a Town property for the Arvin A. Brown Public Library and shall keep the rooms furnished and heated without expense to the Arvin A. Brown Library Trustees, as set forth in the deed of March 13, 1914 recorded in Book 23, Page 65 of the Richford Land Records. (Added 1997, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 142 - Town of Richford › App § 501. Severability

§ 501. Severability
If any provision of this charter shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions that can be given effect without the invalid provision. To this end, the provisions of this charter are severable. (Added 1997, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 142 - Town of Richford › App § 502. Continuance in office

§ 502. Continuance in office
Except as specifically provided by this charter, if at the time this charter takes full effect a Town officer holds any office or position, he or she shall continue in such office or position until the taking effect of some specific provision(s) under this charter directing that he or she vacate the office or position. (Added 1997, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 142 - Town of Richford › App § 503. Municipal laws

§ 503. Municipal laws
(a) All Town ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, orders, policies, and regulations that are in force at the time this charter becomes fully effective shall remain in full force and effect excepting only those ordinances, resolutions, orders, policies, and regulations that are inconsistent with this charter.
(b) The adoption of this charter shall not effect any ordinance, resolution, or bylaw lawfully enacted, adopted, ordained, or established by the Town of Richford or the former Village of Richford that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this charter, but the same shall remain in full force and effect until repealed, altered, or amended. The Selectboard, by resolution duly adopted, shall incorporate and adopt as Town ordinances all ordinances and bylaws of the former Village of Richford that have not in substance heretofore been adopted by the Town. (Added 1997, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 142 - Town of Richford › App § 504. Reference to statute

§ 504. Reference to statute
If any matter mentioned in this charter is said to be controlled by a specific statute, the reference to such statute shall include the statute as amended or renumbered, or any statute substituted therefore and having a similar subject matter. (Added 1997, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 142 - Town of Richford › App § 505. Amendment of charter

§ 505. Amendment of charter
This charter may be amended as set forth by the general laws of the State of Vermont. (Added 1997, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 101. Corporate existence retained

§ 101. Corporate existence retained
The inhabitants of the Town of Richmond as presently constituted and the inhabitants of the Village of Richmond as constituted by 1902 Acts and Resolves No. 227, as amended by 1923 Acts and Resolves No. 216, 1929 Acts and Resolves No. 178, 1939 Acts and Resolves No. 293, 1947 Acts and Resolves No. 247, and 1951 Acts and Resolves No. 292 are hereby incorporated and continue to be incorporated and declared to be a body corporate and politic under the name of the Town of Richmond and under that name may sue and be sued, prosecute and defend in any court; may have a common seal and alter it at pleasure; may borrow money on the credit of the Town, in the mode and under the restrictions hereinafter provided and as provided by the general law of the State; may elect Representatives to the General Assembly of the State, and the number of justices of the peace as provided in Chapter II of the Vermont Constitution for a town of equal population; and generally shall have, exercise, and enjoy all such rights, immunities, powers, and privileges as are conferred upon or are incident to towns in this State; and shall be subject to like duties, liabilities, and obligations, except as otherwise provided in this charter.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 103. Powers of the Town

§ 103. Powers of the Town
(a) The Town of Richmond shall have all the powers granted to towns, town school districts, and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of this State and this charter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The Town of Richmond 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.
(b) The Town may acquire real and personal property within or without its corporate limits necessary or convenient for any lawful 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.
(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, unless this charter otherwise provides.
(d) The Seal of the Town of Richmond, heretofore adopted, is declared to be the official seal of the Town, to be used as required by law and custom.
(e) The Town may purchase, hold, and convey any real estate and erect and keep in repair any buildings necessary or convenient for its purposes and may acquire, construct, and maintain such dams, aqueducts, reservoirs, sewage disposal facilities, and electrical distribution facilities as it may deem necessary for the benefit of the Town.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 104. Reservations of powers to the Town

§ 104. Reservations of powers to the Town
Nothing in this charter shall be construed to in any way limit the powers and functions conferred on the Town of Richmond, the Selectboard of said Town, or its elected and appointed officials by general or special enactments of State statutes or regulations 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 such general or special enactments unless this charter otherwise provides.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 107. Form of government

§ 107. Form of government
Pursuant to its provisions and subject only to the limitations imposed by the Vermont Constitution and by this charter, all powers of the Town shall be vested in an elective council, hereinafter referred to as the Selectboard, which shall enact ordinances, codes, and regulations; adopt budgets; and determine policies and that shall execute the laws and administer the government of the Town. The Town shall have a Town Manager as provided in sections 502 and 503 of this charter. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 1, 2006; 2011, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 8, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 108. Intergovernmental relations

§ 108. Intergovernmental relations
The Town, through its Selectboard, may enter into any agreement with the United States of America or the State of Vermont, or both, or with any subdivision, department, agency, or activity of the United States of America or the State of Vermont, or both, to accept grants, loans, and assistance from the United States of America or the State of Vermont, or both, or from any subdivision, department, agency, or activity of the United States of America or the State of Vermont, or both, to make public improvements within the Town, or upon property or rights of the Town outside its corporate limits, whether owned by the Town as sole owner or owned by the Town in common with another municipality or other municipalities, and may make appropriations consistent with the charter to accomplish this purpose. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 1, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 111. Ordinances; enforcement and adoption

§ 111. Ordinances; enforcement and adoption
(a) The Selectboard may provide penalties for the breach of any ordinance authorized by general law or this charter, may prosecute any person violating the same through the constables or police officers who for these purposes shall be informing officers, and may maintain actions to restrain actual or threatened violations of the same. The establishment of any fine or penalty shall be by ordinance.
(b) Ordinance-making authority granted to the Town by this charter and general law shall be exercised pursuant to the provisions of sections 112 through 115 of this charter. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 1, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 112. Ordinance; introduction and readings

§ 112. Ordinance; introduction and readings
(a) Every ordinance shall be introduced in writing. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be “The Selectboard of the Town of Richmond hereby ordains.” The Selectboard shall cause the ordinance to be published in its entirety or a table of contents of the ordinance to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town, at least once, together with a notice of the time and place when and where there will be a public hearing to consider the same for adoption and the place where the ordinance may be viewed. The first such publication shall be at least one week prior to the date of the public hearing.
(b) At the time and place advertised, or at any time and place to which the hearing may from time to time be adjourned, the ordinance shall be read in full, except that by vote of a majority of the Selectboard, the ordinance may be read by title, and at the hearing, all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 1, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 113. Ordinance; consideration and passage

§ 113. Ordinance; consideration and passage
After the hearing, the Selectboard may adopt the ordinance with or without amendment. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. May 1, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 114. Ordinance; effective date

§ 114. Ordinance; effective date
An ordinance shall become effective in accordance with the provisions of 24 V.S.A. chapter 59, relating to the adoption of ordinances, except that if adoption of the ordinance by the Selectboard is conditioned upon approval of the voters of the Town, then the ordinance shall become effective upon a favorable vote by Australian ballot of a majority of those voting at a special or annual Town meeting. A vote to disapprove an ordinance under 24 V.S.A. § 1973 shall be by Australian ballot. A reconsideration, rescission, or validation vote pertaining to any of these votes shall be by Australian ballot. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. May 1, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 115. Ordinances; filing

§ 115. Ordinances; filing
The Town Clerk shall prepare and keep in the Town office a book of ordinances that shall contain each ordinance adopted by the Selectboard or finally approved by the voters together with an index of the ordinances according to the subject matter. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 1, 2010.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 302. Town officers

§ 302. Town officers
(a) The officers of the Town shall have their compensation fixed by the Selectboard.
(b) All elected officers, except as provided by law or as specifically provided in this charter, shall be chosen from the legally qualified voters of the Town and shall hold office for the term specified by law or in this charter or until their successors are elected. All elected officers shall be elected by Australian ballot.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Town shall not have the following officers:
(1) Road Commissioner;
(2) Town Agent;
(3) Town Auditor;
(4) Town Grand Juror.
(d) When an elected officer resigns, makes another Town his or her residence, dies, or becomes incapacitated, the office shall become vacant and shall be filled by the Selectboard. Vacancies in elective offices shall be filled until the next annual meeting. In the case of a vacancy in an office which term does not expire at the next annual meeting, the vacancy shall be filled by the Selectboard until the next annual meeting. At the next annual meeting, the voters shall fill the vacancy by Australian ballot for the remainder of the unexpired term; provided, however, that if the vacancy occurs within the 60-day period prior to the next annual meeting, the vacancy shall be filled by the Selectboard until the annual meeting following the next annual meeting, at which the voters shall fill the vacancy by Australian ballot for the remainder, if any, of the unexpired term. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. May 1, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 303. Appointed officers

§ 303. Appointed officers
(a) The Selectboard may appoint any officers required by the Town’s personnel regulations, this charter, or the general law of this State and shall fix their compensation.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law or Town personnel rules to the contrary, forthwith after the annual meeting, the Selectboard shall appoint a Collector of Delinquent Taxes who shall serve until the next annual meeting and until his or her successor is chosen. If the Office of the Collector of Delinquent Taxes becomes vacant, the Selectboard shall forthwith fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall hold office at the will of the Selectboard and may be removed at any time by the Selectboard by majority vote. The compensation of the Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall be determined by the Selectboard. Any commissions or other amounts established by law and collected by the Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall be the property of the Town and shall be turned over to the Town Treasurer forthwith. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 1, 2006; 2011, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 8, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 305. Oath of office

§ 305. Oath of office
All elected and appointed officers and all police officers of the Town shall, before assuming office, take, subscribe, and file with the Town Clerk the following oath: “I ____ solemnly swear (or affirm) that I shall faithfully execute the Office of ______ of the Town of Richmond to the best of my judgment and abilities, according to law, so help me God (or I so affirm)” or other oath as is specifically required for a position by the general law of this State. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. May 1, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 306. Town Clerk; Town Treasurer; Collector of Delinquent Taxes; School District Officers; duties

§ 306. Town Clerk; Town Treasurer; Collector of Delinquent Taxes; School District Officers; duties
(a) The Clerk and Town Treasurer shall perform those duties imposed upon the Clerk and Town Treasurer of Richmond School District by the general law of this State.
(b) The Town Treasurer, any assistant Town treasurer, and the Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall perform those duties imposed upon those positions by law and those duties imposed upon those officers by the Selectboard. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. May 1, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 501. Selectboard; powers and duties; terms

§ 501. Selectboard; powers and duties; terms
(a) The members of the Selectboard shall constitute the legislative body of the Town of Richmond for all purposes required by law, and except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, and shall have all powers and authority given to and perform all duties required of town legislative bodies or selectboards under the Constitution and general laws of the State of Vermont.
(b) The Selectboard shall consist of five persons, three of whom shall serve for three-year terms and two of whom shall serve for two-year terms. At each annual meeting, one Selectboard member shall be elected for a three-year term and one for a two-year term.
(c) In addition to all the eminent domain powers available under State statutes, the Town, by the Selectboard, shall have the power to take property, or interests therein, for the purpose of disposal or dispersement of stormwater from Town highways, Town highway culverts and ditches, and municipal parking lots. In any such taking, the procedures shall be the procedure provided by law for the taking of property, or interests therein, for highways; provided, however, that alternatively the Selectboard may follow any other procedure available by law. Any taking shall be of the minimum property or interest therein necessary for such disposal or dispersement. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. May 1, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 701. Transfer

§ 701. Transfer
(a) On and after the effective date of this charter, the ownership, control, and management of the Village water and sewer systems shall be vested in the Town, subject to all indebtedness and liabilities relating thereto; provided, however, that administration of said systems and payment of existing liabilities relating thereto shall be as specifically provided for in this charter.
(b)(1) By resolution, the Selectboard may designate areas of the Town special water and sewer system districts and may provide that property therein shall be provided by water and sewer services not so provided to all other areas within the Town; provided, however, that the designation shall not become effective until approved by a majority of all voters residing within the proposed district present and voting at a special meeting called and held for that purpose.
(2) A special water or sewer district shall be reasonable geographically, taking into account the areas, property, and persons actually benefited; the 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 the areas and property benefiting from the respective services might not coincide exactly. All costs required to support a given special service district shall be paid for by persons receiving the service, by a tax on the grand list for that special service district involved, to be assessed annually by the Selectboard, or by any other charge or fee permitted by law. 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 the tax assessed on any part of the grand list shall be a lien thereon. All funds of any special service shall be kept in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any purpose other than the payment of debt service, operation, and maintenance, and a reserve fund with respect to the service for which the funds are collected. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. May 1, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 1301. Applicability of State law to zoning and planning

§ 1301. Applicability of State law to zoning and planning
All matters pertaining to zoning, land subdivision, municipal and regional plans, shall be exclusively controlled by the general law of the State of Vermont, except as specifically provided in this charter.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 1302. Ratification of present zoning ordinances

§ 1302. Ratification of present zoning ordinances
The Town of Richmond zoning, subdivision, and flood hazard regulations, as amended, are hereby ratified and approved, subject to the provisions of 24 V.S.A. chapter 117.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 1303. Incorporation of Village zoning ordinance

§ 1303. Incorporation of Village zoning ordinance
The Village of Richmond zoning and flood hazard regulations, as amended, are hereby incorporated into the zoning ordinance of the Town of Richmond for the purpose of defining a Village District within said Town ordinance and establishing area, density, use, building, and like requirements therein.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 1501. Fiscal year

§ 1501. Fiscal year
(a) The fiscal year of the Town shall commence on the first day of July and end on the last day of June. Upon the close of each fiscal year, the Selectboard shall order an audit by an outside firm that the Selectboard chooses for that purpose. The annual audit shall be made available to the general public prior to the annual meeting upon request and upon payment of the Town’s actual and reasonable copying costs.
(b) The fiscal year of the Richmond Town School District shall commence on the first day of July and end on the last day of June. The Richmond Town School District shall not have School District auditors. Upon the close of each School District fiscal year, the School Board shall order an audit by an outside firm that the School Board chooses for that purpose. The annual School District audit shall be made available to the general public upon request and upon payment of the Town School District’s actual and reasonable copying costs. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. May 1, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 1503. Taxation

§ 1503. Taxation
All matters pertaining to taxation shall be exclusively controlled by the general law of the State, except as specifically provided as follows:
(1) All taxes assessed on real and on personal property shall be due and payable to the Town Tax Collector in four equal installments on August 15, November 15, February 15, and May 15; provided, however, that if any due date is on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the due date shall be the next following day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Each installment not paid by its due date shall bear interest at the rate of one percent per month or fraction thereof for the first three months, and thereafter at the rate of one and one-half percent per month or fraction thereof.
(2) On all taxes not paid by the last tax installment due date, the Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall collect an additional amount equal to eight percent on the amount of the tax owed. This amount shall be in lieu of any amount collected by the Collector of Delinquent Taxes under 32 V.S.A. § 1674 and shall be paid into the Town General Fund. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. May 1, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 1504. Fees and fines

§ 1504. Fees and fines
All fines and penalties payable to the Town by reason of any violation of any law, ordinance, or bylaw shall be paid over promptly upon receipt to the Town Treasurer for inclusion in the appropriate fund of the Town. All fees established by law or ordinance and payable to any Town officer shall be paid over promptly upon receipt to the Town Treasurer for inclusion in the appropriate fund of the Town. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. May 1, 2006.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 1505. Current bonded indebtedness

§ 1505. Current bonded indebtedness
Outstanding bonds previously issued by the Village of Richmond shall be obligations of the Town of Richmond on and after the effective date of this charter; provided, however, that until fully paid, said bonds and notes shall constitute a general obligation only with respect to that part of the Town formerly comprising the Village of Richmond and any part of the Town of Richmond presently outside the limits of the Village of Richmond and now receiving Village water and sewer services. Said bonds and notes shall not constitute a debt or obligation of the Town of Richmond, except as specifically provided in this section, and shall be paid only by rates, charges, and assessments levied for water and sewer service within the former Village, and shall be secured as general obligations only by the full faith and credit of the Town as it applies within the former Village. Nothing herein shall be construed as abridging the power of the Town or the Town School District to authorize and issue bonds as provided by the general law of this State.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 143 - Town of Richmond › App § 1701. Severability

§ 1701. 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 the charter and its provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 145 - Town of Royalton › App § 1. Town Treasurer

§ 1. Town Treasurer
(a) The Selectboard shall appoint a Town Treasurer for a term of up to three years. 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 Royalton.
(b) The Treasurer shall perform the duties required by State statutes for town treasurers. (Added 2015, No. M-5, § 2, eff. May 1, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 146 - Town of Salisbury › App § 1. Town Treasurer

§ 1. Town Treasurer
(a) The Selectboard shall appoint a Town Treasurer for one year, who shall not simultaneously hold any elective office within Town government, 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 Salisbury.
(b)(1) Prior to appointing a Town 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, and two residents of the Town.
(3) The committee shall have the authority to solicit candidates, advertise notice of 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 and shall direct the committee to forward a new list of candidates for consideration.
(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.
(f) The term of employment shall be from July 1 through June 30.
(g) Annually, 60 days before June 30, the Selectboard shall choose to reappoint the current Treasurer or solicit other candidates for the position.
(h) The Treasurer shall perform those duties adopted by the Selectboard and required by State law. (Added 2015, No. M-11, § 2, eff. May 26, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 146 - Town of Salisbury › App § 2. Town Clerk

§ 2. Town Clerk
(a) The Town Clerk shall be elected for one year and shall carry out the duties of a town clerk as specified by statute and by this charter.
(b) The Clerk shall carry out those duties required by State law.
(c) Additional duties include:
(1) handle day-to-day office duties and provide friendly, informative assistance to public and other Town officials;
(2) provide information to assist the Selectboard in setting the open office hours to accommodate the needs of the Town;
(3) maintain the electronic e-mail files of Town officials ensuring that privileged information is not divulged;
(4) ensure that all members of the Selectboard are made aware, in a timely manner, of situations that should be brought to their attention;
(5) assist in the production of the annual Town report by producing the Town Clerk’s report, vital statistics report, and labels for same;
(6) ensure that the Town offices are clean and safe;
(7) maintain all records, electronic and digital, kept on computers;
(8) attend the first monthly meeting of the Selectboard;
(9) provide information as requested by the Selectboard so as to contribute to the effective governance of the Town;
(10) be responsible for performing all functions as mandated by the State pertaining to Town records. (Added 2015, No. M-11, § 2, eff. May 26, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 1.2. General law; application

§ 1.2. General law; application
Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, or by any legal regulation or ordinance of the Town of Shelburne, all provisions of the statutes of this State relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town of Shelburne. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 1.3. Powers of the Town

§ 1.3. Powers of the Town
(a) The Town shall have all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of this State together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted; it may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont or with this charter, and impose civil or criminal penalties for violation thereof, together with the costs of civil or criminal prosecution, or imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or both.
(b) 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.
(c) In this charter, mention of a particular power shall not 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. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 1.5. Reservation of powers to the Town

§ 1.5. Reservation of powers to the Town
Nothing in this charter shall be so construed as in any way to limit the powers and functions conferred upon the Town of Shelburne and the Selectboard of said Town by general or special enactments 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 such general or special enactments. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 3.1. Generally

§ 3.1. Generally
The officers of the Town of Shelburne shall be those provided by law for towns, except as otherwise provided by this charter. Such officers shall have all of the powers and duties necessary to carry out the provisions of this charter as well as those provided by law. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 3.2. Elective Officers

§ 3.2. Elective Officers
The elective officers of the Town shall be:
(1) five Selectboard members;
(2) a Town Clerk;
(3) [Repealed.]
(4) a Moderator; and
(5) a First Constable. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011; amended 2015, No. M-21 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 3.3. Term of office

§ 3.3. Term of office
(a) Selectboard. Three members of the Selectboard shall have terms of office of three years; two members shall have terms of office of two years. At each election, one Selectboard member shall be elected for a three-year term and one for a two-year term. All Selectboard members shall be elected at large.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, all elective officers shall hold office for the term established by law or until their successors are qualified. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 3.4. Removal of elected Town officers

§ 3.4. Removal of elected Town officers
Elected Town officers may be removed for cause by the Selectboard after hearing. Such hearing shall be public, if the officer so requests. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 3.5. Appointive officers

§ 3.5. Appointive officers
(a) The Selectboard shall appoint any other officers required by law or this charter. Such appointment shall be annually, or for such terms established by law.
(b) The Selectboard may create such other appointive officers not provided for by this charter or required by law as it deems to be in the best interest of the Town.
(c) Appointed terms shall commence April 1 or as soon thereafter as the successor is appointed and has qualified, unless a different term is established by law. Incumbent appointees shall serve until April 1 or until their successors are appointed and are qualified to serve.
(d) Members of the Selectboard shall not be appointed to commissions.
(e) There shall be an Assessing Department, which shall consist of a Chief Assessor and such assistants as are deemed necessary by the Town Manager with the approval of the Selectboard. The Chief Assessor and assistants shall be appointed, and may be removed, by the Selectboard in accordance with this subchapter.
(f) The Selectboard shall appoint, and may remove, a Town Treasurer in accordance with this subchapter. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011; amended 2015, No. M-21 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 3.6. Compensation

§ 3.6. Compensation
(a) Compensation paid to the Selectboard shall be set by the voters at Town meeting.
(b) Subject to subsection (a) of this section, the Selectboard shall fix the compensation of all elective officers and of all officers appointed by the Selectboard.
(c) The Town Manager, with the approval of the Selectboard, shall fix the compensation of all other officers and employees whose compensation is not fixed by the Selectboard pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 3.7. Removal of officers appointed by the Board

§ 3.7. Removal of officers appointed by the Board
Officers appointed by the Selectboard may be removed by the Selectboard at any time with cause after a hearing. The hearing shall be public if the official so requests. (Added 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 5.1. Powers and duties

§ 5.1. Powers and duties
(a) The members of the Selectboard shall be and constitute the legislative body of the Town of Shelburne for all purposes required by statutes and except as otherwise herein specifically provided, shall have all powers and authority given to, and perform all duties required of town legislative bodies or selectboards under the laws of the State of Vermont.
(b) Within the limitations of the foregoing, the Selectboard shall have the power to:
(1) Appoint and remove the Town Manager and supervise, create, change, and abolish offices, commissions, or departments other than the offices, commissions, or departments established by this charter or by law.
(2) Assign additional duties to offices, commissions, or departments established by this charter, but may not discontinue or assign to any other office, commission, or department duties assigned to a particular office, commission, or department established by this charter or by law.
(3) Appoint the members of all boards, commissions, committees, or similar bodies and establish their terms of office unless specifically provided otherwise by State statute or this charter.
(4) Make, amend, and repeal ordinances.
(5) Provide for an independent audit by a certified public accountant or public accountant. Such independent audit shall be required at least once in every three years.
(6) Inquire into the conduct of any officer, commission, or department and investigate any and all municipal affairs.
(7) Authorize the application for any grant at any scheduled Selectboard meeting and approve the terms of any grant agreement. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 5.2. Organization

§ 5.2. Organization
(a) Forthwith after their election and qualification, the Selectboard shall organize and elect a Chair and Vice Chair by a majority vote of the entire Board and file a certificate of such election for record in the office of the Town Clerk.
(b) The Chair of the Board, or in his or her absence the Vice Chair, shall preside at all meetings of the Board and shall be recognized as the head of the Town government for all ceremonial purposes. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 5.3. Vacancies

§ 5.3. Vacancies
When a vacancy occurs on the Selectboard, the remaining members shall fill the vacancy until the next annual meeting when the Town shall fill the vacancy for any remaining portion of the term of the Selectboard member who created the vacancy. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 5.4. Meetings

§ 5.4. Meetings
(a) As soon as possible after the election of the Chair and Vice Chair, the Board shall fix the time and place of its regular meetings and such meetings shall be held at least once a month.
(b) The Board shall determine its own rules and order of business.
(c) The presence of three members shall constitute a quorum.
(d) All meetings of the Board shall be conducted in accordance with 1 V.S.A. chapter 5, subchapter 2, as enacted or from time to time amended. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 5.5. Record of proceedings

§ 5.5. Record of proceedings
(a) It shall be the duty of the Selectboard to keep official records of its proceedings, which shall be open for public inspection.
(b) The minutes of each meeting shall be approved by the Board at its next meeting and the official copy authenticated by the signature of the Chair and placed on file in the Town Clerk’s office. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 7.1. Appointment and compensation

§ 7.1. Appointment and compensation
(a) The Selectboard may appoint a Town Manager.
(b) The Manager shall receive such pay as may be fixed by the Selectboard. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 7.2. Qualifications

§ 7.2. Qualifications
(a) The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative and professional qualifications.
(b) The Manager shall not take part in the organization or direction of a political party; serve as a member of a party committee; nor be a candidate for election to any federal, State, or Town of Shelburne office. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 7.3. Oath; bond

§ 7.3. Oath; bond
Before entering upon his or her duties, the Manager shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his or her duties by the Town Clerk and shall give a bond to the Town in such amount and with such surety as the Selectboard may require. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 7.4. Removal

§ 7.4. Removal
The Selectboard may remove the Town Manager by a majority vote of its members. At least 30 days before such removal shall become effective, the Selectboard shall by a majority vote of its members adopt a preliminary resolution stating the reason for his or her removal. The Manager may reply in writing and may request a public hearing, which shall be held not earlier than 20 days nor later than 30 days after the filing of such request. After such public hearing, if one be requested, and after full consideration, the Board by a majority vote of its members may adopt a final resolution of removal. By the preliminary resolution, the Board may suspend the Manager from duty, but the regular salary of the Manager shall continue to be paid to him or her during the period of suspension. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 147 - Town of Shelburne › App § 7.5. Absence

§ 7.5. Absence
To perform his or her duties during his or her temporary absence or disability, the Manager may, with the consent of the Board, designate by letter filed with the Town Clerk a qualified administrative officer of the Town. In the event of the failure of the Manager to make such designation, the Board may by resolution appoint any officer of the Town to perform the duties of the Manager until he or she shall return or his or her disability shall cease. (Amended 2011, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 17, 2011.)