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Statutes > Vermont > Title-24-appendix > Chapter-3

§ 1 -   Boundaries defined; powers
§ 2 -   Wards described
§ 3 -   Election of mayor and city councilors
§ 4 -   Election of school commissioners
§ 5 -   Election to be by ballot; method of election; runoff elections
§ 6 -   Requirements generally
§ 7 -   Age and residence requirements
§ 8 -   Person to vote in ward in which the person resides; residence requirement
§ 9 -   Adopted
§ 10 -   Specified; selection
§ 11 -   Performance of duties; terms
§ 12 -   [ Repealed.]
§ 13 -   Vacancies to be filled by city council
§ 14 -   List of voters to be prepared; posting
§ 15 -   Notice of meeting to alter or correct list required
§ 16 -   Additions or corrections permitted
§ 17 -   Chief administrative officer to post lists; copies to be filed in chief administrative officer's office
§ 18 -   Copies of list to be given inspectors
§ 19 -   Where elections held; early voter absentee ballots
§ 20 -   Ward clerk to keep records; certificates of election to be furnished successful candidates; election results to be published
§ 21 -   Duties of election inspectors
§ 22 -   Ballots
§ 23 -   Retained ballots to be delivered to inspectors on demand
§ 24 -   Record of ballots delivered required; receipts
§ 25 -   Requirements generally
§ 26 -   Questions at special meetings to be decided by ballot
§ 27 -   Presiding officer; powers
§ 28 -   Warning required; location; voting
§ 29 -   Checklists to be prepared and posted
§ 30 -   General laws applicable; exceptions
§ 31 -   Duties of election inspectors and ward clerks
§ 31a -   Establishment of voting precincts within wards permitted
§ 32 -   -35. [Reserved.]
§ 35a -   'Ward' defined
§ 36 -   Administration; vested in mayor and city council; selection and terms of same
§ 37 -   Manner of convening
§ 38 -   Regular meetings
§ 39 -   Special meetings
§ 40 -   Quorum; attendance of certain officers may be required
§ 41 -   Meetings to be public; except
§ 42 -   Composition; meetings
§ 43 -   Composition; duties; appointments; offices
§ 44 -   Authorized
§ 45 -   Mayor not to participate in enactment of ordinances; approval by mayor of councilactions required
§ 46 -   Approval or veto of ordinances by mayor; reconsideration; item veto on appropriations
§ 47 -   Ordinances to become valid at expiration of certain period if not returned
§ 48 -   Enumerated
§ 49 -   Authority to enact
§ 50 -   City council to establish penalty
§ 51 -   Ordinance enforcement
§ 52 -   Court authorized to order abatement
§ 53 -   [Reserved.]
§ 54 -   Offenders may be liable in damages
§ 55 -   City council may authorize sale or lease
§ 56 -   Council to have powers conferred by statute regarding public burial grounds
§ 57 -   Manner of taking land for reservoirs, aqueducts, water pipes, etc
§ 58 -   Council to issue citation that land is to be taken; service
§ 59 -   Refunding bonds; council may authorize issuance of bonds
§ 60 -   Same-issuance prior to maturity or redemption; amounts; issuance, maturities, security, rights of owners, and rights, duties and obligations of city; genera
§ 61 -   Bonds to be signed and contain statement that they conform to applicable provisions
§ 62 -   Council; school board; not to pledge credit of city; exceptions
§ 63 -   Council may pledge credit of city when authorized by voters to do so
§ 64 -   State law not applicable to section 63
§ 64a -   Council authorized to erect sewage disposal plant and issue bonds therefore
§ 64b -   Revenue bonds authorized
§ 65 -   Source of funds for appropriations; operating expenses for departments; creation of special funds
§ 66 -   Annual school appropriations
§ 67 -   Appropriations for park and recreation purposes
§ 68 -   Authorized expenditures
§ 69 -   Fiscal year, reports required
§ 70 -   Excess expenditures prohibited; assessments for street improvements credited to streets division of the public works department
§ 71 -   Approval of property owners required
§ 72 -   -80. [Reserved.]
§ 81 -   Tax classification; repeal of inventory tax
§ 82 -   [Reserved.]
§ 83 -   Preparation; contents
§ 84 -   Composition of books
§ 85 -   Arrangement of information in books
§ 86 -   Summary of assessed valuations to be made and constitute an abstract
§ 87 -   Notice that abstract completed to be given; meetings of assessors
§ 88 -   Abstracts and certificate to be completed by May fifth
§ 89 -   Notice of changes and that abstracts and lists are open for inspection to be filed
§ 90 -   Aggrieved persons permitted to appear before assessors; preliminary review
§ 91 -   Appeal of assessors decision
§ 92 -   Board of tax appeals to hear appeals; deadline for hearings; manner of conducting; possible board of civil authority review
§ 93 -   Alterations in valuation to be entered in 'corrected valuation' column
§ 94 -   Completion of grand list; collection
§ 95 -   Abstracts sufficient for returns to secretary of state
§ 96 -   Board of tax appeals and board of civil authority to transmit certified copy of appeal proceedings to assessors
§ 97 -   Forms for books may be altered as directed by state tax commissioner; extension of time
§ 98 -   Council to assess
§ 98a -   A tax ceiling reduction after reappraisal
§ 99 -   Additional assessment; amount
§ 100 -   Annual assessment for redemption of bonds authorized
§ 101 -   Annual assessment to pay bond interest authorized
§ 102 -   Annual local education spending
§ 102a -   Annual assessment for fire and police departments use authorized
§ 102b -   Annual assessment for streets use authorized
§ 102c -   Annual assessment for library use authorized
§ 102d -   Local option sales tax authority
§ 102e -   Annual assessment for park use
§ 103 -   Taxes to be paid in money
§ 104 -   Taxes to be paid in installments
§ 105 -   Chief administrative officer to give notice upon receipt of tax bills
§ 106 -   Delinquency assessments
§ 107 -   When treasurer to issue warrant against delinquent persons
§ 108 -   Chief administrative officer to collect delinquent taxes
§ 109 -   Collection after time warrant returnable permitted
§ 110 -   Chief administrative officer to proceed in manner prescribed by law
§ 111 -   Fees for collection of delinquent taxes
§ 112 -   Failure of owners to pay assessments; warrant to be issued; chief administrativeofficer to collect
§ 113 -   Assessments may be collected by suit
§ 114 -   Council to establish and prescribe nature of connections
§ 115 -   Descriptions recorded in chief administrative officer's office sufficient for assessment purposes
§ 116 -   Duties generally
§ 117 -   Order of succession; mayor to notify chief administrative officer of his intended absence
§ 118 -   Mayor to administer oaths
§ 119 -   Remission of fines authorized
§ 120 -   Enumerated
§ 120a -   Merger of boards
§ 121 -   Enumerated
§ 122 -   Enumerated
§ 123 -   Staggered appointments required
§ 124 -   Chairman; clerk, records
§ 125 -   Mayor, city councilors, ward and precinct officers
§ 126 -   Commissioners and board of tax appeals
§ 127 -   Department heads and other officers
§ 128 -   Manner of filling
§ 129 -   Appointing body or person has power to remove
§ 130 -   Manner of filling vacancy and residency requirement
§ 131 -   Dual positions prohibited
§ 132 -   Mayor, city council, and other city officials
§ 133 -   Conflicts of interest
§ 134 -   Required of treasurer and other officers handling city funds
§ 135 -   City council to approve surety company; costs to be paid by city
§ 136 -   Officer to be removed from neglect to give bond after notice
§ 137 -   Form
§ 138 -   Duties of chief administrative officer generally
§ 139 -   Public records to remain in chief administrative officer's office; council may regulate removal
§ 140 -   Certified copies of records to be made
§ 141 -   Certification that notices, ordinances, etc., have been posted required
§ 142 -   Assistants
§ 143 -   [Reserved.]
§ 144 -   Chief administrative officer to keep record of notes and bonds issued
§ 145 -   Record of school bonds to be kept
§ 146 -   Redeemed bonds, notes and interest coupons to be kept
§ 147 -   Chief administrative officer to keep separate account of school appropriations
§ 148 -   Duties
§ 149 -   Subject to same penalties as state's attorneys
§ 150 -   Duties; liabilities; etc.
§ 151 -   Powers; duties; liabilities; etc
§ 152 -   Powers and duties
§ 153 -   Duties
§ 154 -   Composition
§ 155 -   Board to act as board of audit; uniform system to be adopted
§ 156 -   Monthly reports; annual audit
§ 157 -   Preparation and submission of budget
§ 158 -   Sinking fund abolished
§ 159 -   Selection of official depositary
§ 160 -   Care and control of public buildings
§ 161 -   Repairs to public buildings
§ 162 -   Board authorized to rent portions of public buildings
§ 163 -   Composition
§ 164 -   Terms, elections
§ 165 -   Manner of filling vacancies
§ 166 -   Meetings
§ 167 -   Duties
§ 168 -   Adoption of budget
§ 169 -   Powers generally; authority to establish graded schools
§ 170 -   Authority to establish by-laws and regulations
§ 171 -   Appointment; compensation; removal; term
§ 172 -   Duties of superintendent; commissioners to file monthly report
§ 173 -   Appointment; duties
§ 174 -   City to provide, equip and maintain
§ 175 -   Commissioners to control location, construction, sale and purchase
§ 176 -   Statement showing necessity for construction or purchase required
§ 177 -   Council to approve purchase or construction
§ 178 -   Funds for construction or purchase to be provided by tax levy
§ 179 -   Composition
§ 180 -   Duties
§ 181 -   Liabilities to be approved and budget preparation
§ 182 -   [Reserved.]
§ 183 -   Board of police commissioners; composition; terms
§ 184 -   Same-Powers and duties
§ 185 -   Officers of police force designated
§ 186 -   Manner of filling vacancies
§ 187 -   Force to be maintained; selection of members
§ 188 -   Manner of appointment
§ 189 -   Members of force to be retained as long as they remain competent
§ 190 -   Chief may remove member for cause; hearing
§ 191 -   Political activity restricted
§ 192 -   Authority to appoint; defined; powers
§ 193 -   Service and process; fees allowed
§ 194 -   Police to have same powers as constables; jurisdiction limited
§ 195 -   Compensation to be set by council
§ 195a -   Authority of University of Vermont police officers
§ 196 -   Composition
§ 197 -   Authority to establish rules and regulations for fire department
§ 198 -   Fire department; created; members; appointment
§ 199 -   Department to be under supervision of chief engineer
§ 200 -   Powers of fire commissioners
§ 201 -   Powers relating to fire department
§ 202 -   Political activity restricted
§ 203 -   Commissioners to manage parks; composition of board
§ 204 -   Records to be kept; annual reports to city council required
§ 205 -   Parks and recreation department; appointment of superintendent and engineer
§ 206 -   Establishment and maintenance of athletic activities authorized; charging admission fees permitted
§ 207 -   Authorization to establish and alter rules for park operation
§ 208 -   Determination of location of sewers, water pipes, wires, etc
§ 209 -   Regulation of planting and care of trees in parks
§ 210 -   Direction that trees be planted along public grounds and assess abutting land
§ 211 -   Authority to regulate parking
§ 212 -   Authority to declare weeds, underbrush, etc., a nuisance and direct removal
§ 213 -   Issuance of bonds to provide funds for parks authorized
§ 214 -   Bills and expenses to be approved
§ 215 -   Definition of 'park property'
§ 216 -   [Reserved.]
§ 217 -   Condemnation of land for park and/or recreational purposes authorized
§ 218 -   Composition; appointment; terms
§ 219 -   Duties
§ 220 -   By-laws and regulations of board to have force of ordinances
§ 221 -   [Reserved.]
§ 222 -   Duties
§ 223 -   , 224. [Reserved.]
§ 225 -   Powers of board
§ 226 -   Composition; appointment; term
§ 227 -   Superintendent/general manager; duties
§ 228 -   Powers of city
§ 229 -   Authority to create; powers and duties
§ 230 -   [Reserved]
§ 231 -   Power and duties
§ 232 -   , 233. [Reserved.]
§ 234 -   Power to lay out, alter, discontinue, etc.
§ 235 -   Council may lay out certain streets; owners' petition
§ 236 -   Prior actions regarding streets ratified
§ 237 -   Rights of property owners
§ 238 -   Rights of property owners when street discontinued
§ 239 -   Power granted
§ 240 -   Estimation of probable expenses authorized
§ 241 -   Decisions regarding assessments to be recorded
§ 242 -   Proceedings for objections to assessment
§ 243 -   Assessment lien suspended until final determination
§ 244 -   Petition for relief not to delay opening or altering of street
§ 245 -   Copy of final determination to be recorded; assessment to become lien
§ 246 -   Warrant to be issued upon failure to pay assessment; collection
§ 247 -   Court to have jurisdiction to determine questioned assessments
§ 248 -   Establishment and maintenance authorized; assessments
§ 249 -   Establishment and construction through private lands authorized
§ 250 -   Assessment of landowners authorized
§ 251 -   Assessment proceedings and rights
§ 252 -   Required; contents
§ 253 -   When given
§ 254 -   Acceptance of service
§ 255 -   Manner of serving
§ 256 -   Service on nonresidents
§ 257 -   Chief administrative officer to mail copy of citation to last known address of nonresident
§ 258 -   Return of citation prima facie evidence of service
§ 259 -   Proceedings to be postponed until all interested parties notified
§ 260 -   Manner of giving notice to additional interested parties
§ 261 -   Proceedings not to be voided for failure to give notice
§ 262 -   City council may order improvements upon petition of owners
§ 263 -   Authorization to make improvements without petition; assessment of costs
§ 264 -   Notice of hearing
§ 265 -   Statement to be made
§ 266 -   Chief administrative officer to record assessments; notification of owners
§ 267 -   Deadline for paying
§ 268 -   -275. [Reserved.]
§ 276 -   Composition; terms; powers; manager
§ 277 -   Composition
§ 278 -   Adoption of by-laws authorized; meetings
§ 279 -   Local board to be in lieu of statutory board; general powers
§ 280 -   Designated
§ 281 -   Board of health authorized to make rules and regulations
§ 282 -   Powers and duties of health officer
§ 283 -   Generally
§ 284 -   Maintenance of retirement fund; retiring board; sources of retirement fund
§ 285 -   Trustees of fund designated; powers; officers
§ 286 -   Board of medical examiners-Created; duties; composition; terms; compensation
§ 287 -   Retirement generally
§ 288 -   Reexamination of person on retired list; reappointment, etc.
§ 289 -   Record of proceedings to be kept; report to city council required
§ 290 -   3-290-297. [Transitional provisions.].
§ 298 -   [Reserved.]
§ 299 -   Rights, duties and liabilities of city to remain as existing at time of organization
§ 300 -   Copy of charter to be kept in office of chief administrative officer
§ 301 -   Designation of chapter
§ 302 -   [ Repealed.].
§ 303 -   Alteration, amendment or repeal of charter
§ 304 -   Approval of section 102 by vote required
§ 305 -   Approval of section 99 by vote required
§ 306 -   Reserve fund of light department not to be increased without vote
§ 307 -   -320. [Reserved.]
§ 321 -   Creation of downtown improvement district, Church Street Marketplace District and marketplace
§ 322 -   Establishment of commission
§ 323 -   Expansion of Church Street Marketplace district and/or marketplace
§ 324 -   Purposes and powers
§ 325 -   Annual taxation for downtown improvement district; free parking for two hours inpublic lots and garages; annual budget of Church Street Marketplace Distric
§ 326 -   Common area fees
§ 327 -   Powers supplemental; construction
§ 328 -   -329. [Reserved.]
§ 330 -   Board of tax appeals
§ 331 -   Creation of community and economic development office
§ 332 -   Purposes and powers
§ 333 -   Department to be under supervision of director
§ 334 -   -350. [Reserved.]
§ 351 -   Creation of Burlington City arts
§ 352 -   Purposes and powers
§ 353 -   Department to be under supervision of director
§ 354 -   -360. [Reserved.]
§ 361 -   Creation of human resources department
§ 362 -   Purposes and powers
§ 363 -   Department to be under supervision of director
§ 364 -   -400. [Reserved]
§ 401 -   Revisions effective without publication
§ 402 -   -404. [Reserved.]
§ 405 -   Authority to establish system
§ 406 -   Authority to appoint boards and officers, appropriate funds, provide rate of contributions and designate sums payable
§ 407 -   Direction to budget funds for system
§ 408 -   Existing provisions to remain valid until new provisions adopted
§ 409 -   -414. [Reserved.]
§ 415 -   Authority to construct and maintain an electric plant
§ 416 -   Authority to construct, maintain and operate a gas-generating and distribution plant
§ 417 -   Authority to acquire property for purposes of sections 415 and 416 of this charter
§ 418 -   Authority to sell services, merchandise and equipment incidental to use of electricity or gas
§ 419 -   Operation of gas business
§ 420 -   Procedure for exercising eminent domain right
§ 421 -   Issuance of bonds authorized
§ 422 -   Rates sufficient to pay for services and bonds to be charged
§ 423 -   Bond issuance to be approved by voters
§ 424 -   -430. [Reserved.]
§ 431 -   Definitions
§ 432 -   Electric plant; improvement of
§ 433 -   Bonds; issuance of
§ 434 -   Same-payment of
§ 435 -   Same-pledge of revenues
§ 436 -   Same-refunding
§ 437 -   Same-Anticipation notes
§ 438 -   Same-regulation
§ 439 -   Same-rights of holders
§ 440 -   Same-right of city
§ 441 -   Rates; payment by municipal agencies
§ 442 -   Bonds; proceeds
§ 443 -   Energy conservation facilities
§ 444 -   Construction of article
§ 445 -   Same
§ 446 -   Same; invalidity
§ 447 -   Ratification
§ 448 -   Powers exercised through city council
§ 449 -   Authority for joint venture for telecommunications
§ 450 -   -500. [Reserved.]
§ 501 -   City of Burlington utility facilities; taxation of
§ 502 -   -505. [Reserved.]
§ 506 -   Definitions
§ 507 -   Bonds; issuance of
§ 508 -   Refunding

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Vermont > Title-24-appendix > Chapter-3

§ 1 -   Boundaries defined; powers
§ 2 -   Wards described
§ 3 -   Election of mayor and city councilors
§ 4 -   Election of school commissioners
§ 5 -   Election to be by ballot; method of election; runoff elections
§ 6 -   Requirements generally
§ 7 -   Age and residence requirements
§ 8 -   Person to vote in ward in which the person resides; residence requirement
§ 9 -   Adopted
§ 10 -   Specified; selection
§ 11 -   Performance of duties; terms
§ 12 -   [ Repealed.]
§ 13 -   Vacancies to be filled by city council
§ 14 -   List of voters to be prepared; posting
§ 15 -   Notice of meeting to alter or correct list required
§ 16 -   Additions or corrections permitted
§ 17 -   Chief administrative officer to post lists; copies to be filed in chief administrative officer's office
§ 18 -   Copies of list to be given inspectors
§ 19 -   Where elections held; early voter absentee ballots
§ 20 -   Ward clerk to keep records; certificates of election to be furnished successful candidates; election results to be published
§ 21 -   Duties of election inspectors
§ 22 -   Ballots
§ 23 -   Retained ballots to be delivered to inspectors on demand
§ 24 -   Record of ballots delivered required; receipts
§ 25 -   Requirements generally
§ 26 -   Questions at special meetings to be decided by ballot
§ 27 -   Presiding officer; powers
§ 28 -   Warning required; location; voting
§ 29 -   Checklists to be prepared and posted
§ 30 -   General laws applicable; exceptions
§ 31 -   Duties of election inspectors and ward clerks
§ 31a -   Establishment of voting precincts within wards permitted
§ 32 -   -35. [Reserved.]
§ 35a -   'Ward' defined
§ 36 -   Administration; vested in mayor and city council; selection and terms of same
§ 37 -   Manner of convening
§ 38 -   Regular meetings
§ 39 -   Special meetings
§ 40 -   Quorum; attendance of certain officers may be required
§ 41 -   Meetings to be public; except
§ 42 -   Composition; meetings
§ 43 -   Composition; duties; appointments; offices
§ 44 -   Authorized
§ 45 -   Mayor not to participate in enactment of ordinances; approval by mayor of councilactions required
§ 46 -   Approval or veto of ordinances by mayor; reconsideration; item veto on appropriations
§ 47 -   Ordinances to become valid at expiration of certain period if not returned
§ 48 -   Enumerated
§ 49 -   Authority to enact
§ 50 -   City council to establish penalty
§ 51 -   Ordinance enforcement
§ 52 -   Court authorized to order abatement
§ 53 -   [Reserved.]
§ 54 -   Offenders may be liable in damages
§ 55 -   City council may authorize sale or lease
§ 56 -   Council to have powers conferred by statute regarding public burial grounds
§ 57 -   Manner of taking land for reservoirs, aqueducts, water pipes, etc
§ 58 -   Council to issue citation that land is to be taken; service
§ 59 -   Refunding bonds; council may authorize issuance of bonds
§ 60 -   Same-issuance prior to maturity or redemption; amounts; issuance, maturities, security, rights of owners, and rights, duties and obligations of city; genera
§ 61 -   Bonds to be signed and contain statement that they conform to applicable provisions
§ 62 -   Council; school board; not to pledge credit of city; exceptions
§ 63 -   Council may pledge credit of city when authorized by voters to do so
§ 64 -   State law not applicable to section 63
§ 64a -   Council authorized to erect sewage disposal plant and issue bonds therefore
§ 64b -   Revenue bonds authorized
§ 65 -   Source of funds for appropriations; operating expenses for departments; creation of special funds
§ 66 -   Annual school appropriations
§ 67 -   Appropriations for park and recreation purposes
§ 68 -   Authorized expenditures
§ 69 -   Fiscal year, reports required
§ 70 -   Excess expenditures prohibited; assessments for street improvements credited to streets division of the public works department
§ 71 -   Approval of property owners required
§ 72 -   -80. [Reserved.]
§ 81 -   Tax classification; repeal of inventory tax
§ 82 -   [Reserved.]
§ 83 -   Preparation; contents
§ 84 -   Composition of books
§ 85 -   Arrangement of information in books
§ 86 -   Summary of assessed valuations to be made and constitute an abstract
§ 87 -   Notice that abstract completed to be given; meetings of assessors
§ 88 -   Abstracts and certificate to be completed by May fifth
§ 89 -   Notice of changes and that abstracts and lists are open for inspection to be filed
§ 90 -   Aggrieved persons permitted to appear before assessors; preliminary review
§ 91 -   Appeal of assessors decision
§ 92 -   Board of tax appeals to hear appeals; deadline for hearings; manner of conducting; possible board of civil authority review
§ 93 -   Alterations in valuation to be entered in 'corrected valuation' column
§ 94 -   Completion of grand list; collection
§ 95 -   Abstracts sufficient for returns to secretary of state
§ 96 -   Board of tax appeals and board of civil authority to transmit certified copy of appeal proceedings to assessors
§ 97 -   Forms for books may be altered as directed by state tax commissioner; extension of time
§ 98 -   Council to assess
§ 98a -   A tax ceiling reduction after reappraisal
§ 99 -   Additional assessment; amount
§ 100 -   Annual assessment for redemption of bonds authorized
§ 101 -   Annual assessment to pay bond interest authorized
§ 102 -   Annual local education spending
§ 102a -   Annual assessment for fire and police departments use authorized
§ 102b -   Annual assessment for streets use authorized
§ 102c -   Annual assessment for library use authorized
§ 102d -   Local option sales tax authority
§ 102e -   Annual assessment for park use
§ 103 -   Taxes to be paid in money
§ 104 -   Taxes to be paid in installments
§ 105 -   Chief administrative officer to give notice upon receipt of tax bills
§ 106 -   Delinquency assessments
§ 107 -   When treasurer to issue warrant against delinquent persons
§ 108 -   Chief administrative officer to collect delinquent taxes
§ 109 -   Collection after time warrant returnable permitted
§ 110 -   Chief administrative officer to proceed in manner prescribed by law
§ 111 -   Fees for collection of delinquent taxes
§ 112 -   Failure of owners to pay assessments; warrant to be issued; chief administrativeofficer to collect
§ 113 -   Assessments may be collected by suit
§ 114 -   Council to establish and prescribe nature of connections
§ 115 -   Descriptions recorded in chief administrative officer's office sufficient for assessment purposes
§ 116 -   Duties generally
§ 117 -   Order of succession; mayor to notify chief administrative officer of his intended absence
§ 118 -   Mayor to administer oaths
§ 119 -   Remission of fines authorized
§ 120 -   Enumerated
§ 120a -   Merger of boards
§ 121 -   Enumerated
§ 122 -   Enumerated
§ 123 -   Staggered appointments required
§ 124 -   Chairman; clerk, records
§ 125 -   Mayor, city councilors, ward and precinct officers
§ 126 -   Commissioners and board of tax appeals
§ 127 -   Department heads and other officers
§ 128 -   Manner of filling
§ 129 -   Appointing body or person has power to remove
§ 130 -   Manner of filling vacancy and residency requirement
§ 131 -   Dual positions prohibited
§ 132 -   Mayor, city council, and other city officials
§ 133 -   Conflicts of interest
§ 134 -   Required of treasurer and other officers handling city funds
§ 135 -   City council to approve surety company; costs to be paid by city
§ 136 -   Officer to be removed from neglect to give bond after notice
§ 137 -   Form
§ 138 -   Duties of chief administrative officer generally
§ 139 -   Public records to remain in chief administrative officer's office; council may regulate removal
§ 140 -   Certified copies of records to be made
§ 141 -   Certification that notices, ordinances, etc., have been posted required
§ 142 -   Assistants
§ 143 -   [Reserved.]
§ 144 -   Chief administrative officer to keep record of notes and bonds issued
§ 145 -   Record of school bonds to be kept
§ 146 -   Redeemed bonds, notes and interest coupons to be kept
§ 147 -   Chief administrative officer to keep separate account of school appropriations
§ 148 -   Duties
§ 149 -   Subject to same penalties as state's attorneys
§ 150 -   Duties; liabilities; etc.
§ 151 -   Powers; duties; liabilities; etc
§ 152 -   Powers and duties
§ 153 -   Duties
§ 154 -   Composition
§ 155 -   Board to act as board of audit; uniform system to be adopted
§ 156 -   Monthly reports; annual audit
§ 157 -   Preparation and submission of budget
§ 158 -   Sinking fund abolished
§ 159 -   Selection of official depositary
§ 160 -   Care and control of public buildings
§ 161 -   Repairs to public buildings
§ 162 -   Board authorized to rent portions of public buildings
§ 163 -   Composition
§ 164 -   Terms, elections
§ 165 -   Manner of filling vacancies
§ 166 -   Meetings
§ 167 -   Duties
§ 168 -   Adoption of budget
§ 169 -   Powers generally; authority to establish graded schools
§ 170 -   Authority to establish by-laws and regulations
§ 171 -   Appointment; compensation; removal; term
§ 172 -   Duties of superintendent; commissioners to file monthly report
§ 173 -   Appointment; duties
§ 174 -   City to provide, equip and maintain
§ 175 -   Commissioners to control location, construction, sale and purchase
§ 176 -   Statement showing necessity for construction or purchase required
§ 177 -   Council to approve purchase or construction
§ 178 -   Funds for construction or purchase to be provided by tax levy
§ 179 -   Composition
§ 180 -   Duties
§ 181 -   Liabilities to be approved and budget preparation
§ 182 -   [Reserved.]
§ 183 -   Board of police commissioners; composition; terms
§ 184 -   Same-Powers and duties
§ 185 -   Officers of police force designated
§ 186 -   Manner of filling vacancies
§ 187 -   Force to be maintained; selection of members
§ 188 -   Manner of appointment
§ 189 -   Members of force to be retained as long as they remain competent
§ 190 -   Chief may remove member for cause; hearing
§ 191 -   Political activity restricted
§ 192 -   Authority to appoint; defined; powers
§ 193 -   Service and process; fees allowed
§ 194 -   Police to have same powers as constables; jurisdiction limited
§ 195 -   Compensation to be set by council
§ 195a -   Authority of University of Vermont police officers
§ 196 -   Composition
§ 197 -   Authority to establish rules and regulations for fire department
§ 198 -   Fire department; created; members; appointment
§ 199 -   Department to be under supervision of chief engineer
§ 200 -   Powers of fire commissioners
§ 201 -   Powers relating to fire department
§ 202 -   Political activity restricted
§ 203 -   Commissioners to manage parks; composition of board
§ 204 -   Records to be kept; annual reports to city council required
§ 205 -   Parks and recreation department; appointment of superintendent and engineer
§ 206 -   Establishment and maintenance of athletic activities authorized; charging admission fees permitted
§ 207 -   Authorization to establish and alter rules for park operation
§ 208 -   Determination of location of sewers, water pipes, wires, etc
§ 209 -   Regulation of planting and care of trees in parks
§ 210 -   Direction that trees be planted along public grounds and assess abutting land
§ 211 -   Authority to regulate parking
§ 212 -   Authority to declare weeds, underbrush, etc., a nuisance and direct removal
§ 213 -   Issuance of bonds to provide funds for parks authorized
§ 214 -   Bills and expenses to be approved
§ 215 -   Definition of 'park property'
§ 216 -   [Reserved.]
§ 217 -   Condemnation of land for park and/or recreational purposes authorized
§ 218 -   Composition; appointment; terms
§ 219 -   Duties
§ 220 -   By-laws and regulations of board to have force of ordinances
§ 221 -   [Reserved.]
§ 222 -   Duties
§ 223 -   , 224. [Reserved.]
§ 225 -   Powers of board
§ 226 -   Composition; appointment; term
§ 227 -   Superintendent/general manager; duties
§ 228 -   Powers of city
§ 229 -   Authority to create; powers and duties
§ 230 -   [Reserved]
§ 231 -   Power and duties
§ 232 -   , 233. [Reserved.]
§ 234 -   Power to lay out, alter, discontinue, etc.
§ 235 -   Council may lay out certain streets; owners' petition
§ 236 -   Prior actions regarding streets ratified
§ 237 -   Rights of property owners
§ 238 -   Rights of property owners when street discontinued
§ 239 -   Power granted
§ 240 -   Estimation of probable expenses authorized
§ 241 -   Decisions regarding assessments to be recorded
§ 242 -   Proceedings for objections to assessment
§ 243 -   Assessment lien suspended until final determination
§ 244 -   Petition for relief not to delay opening or altering of street
§ 245 -   Copy of final determination to be recorded; assessment to become lien
§ 246 -   Warrant to be issued upon failure to pay assessment; collection
§ 247 -   Court to have jurisdiction to determine questioned assessments
§ 248 -   Establishment and maintenance authorized; assessments
§ 249 -   Establishment and construction through private lands authorized
§ 250 -   Assessment of landowners authorized
§ 251 -   Assessment proceedings and rights
§ 252 -   Required; contents
§ 253 -   When given
§ 254 -   Acceptance of service
§ 255 -   Manner of serving
§ 256 -   Service on nonresidents
§ 257 -   Chief administrative officer to mail copy of citation to last known address of nonresident
§ 258 -   Return of citation prima facie evidence of service
§ 259 -   Proceedings to be postponed until all interested parties notified
§ 260 -   Manner of giving notice to additional interested parties
§ 261 -   Proceedings not to be voided for failure to give notice
§ 262 -   City council may order improvements upon petition of owners
§ 263 -   Authorization to make improvements without petition; assessment of costs
§ 264 -   Notice of hearing
§ 265 -   Statement to be made
§ 266 -   Chief administrative officer to record assessments; notification of owners
§ 267 -   Deadline for paying
§ 268 -   -275. [Reserved.]
§ 276 -   Composition; terms; powers; manager
§ 277 -   Composition
§ 278 -   Adoption of by-laws authorized; meetings
§ 279 -   Local board to be in lieu of statutory board; general powers
§ 280 -   Designated
§ 281 -   Board of health authorized to make rules and regulations
§ 282 -   Powers and duties of health officer
§ 283 -   Generally
§ 284 -   Maintenance of retirement fund; retiring board; sources of retirement fund
§ 285 -   Trustees of fund designated; powers; officers
§ 286 -   Board of medical examiners-Created; duties; composition; terms; compensation
§ 287 -   Retirement generally
§ 288 -   Reexamination of person on retired list; reappointment, etc.
§ 289 -   Record of proceedings to be kept; report to city council required
§ 290 -   3-290-297. [Transitional provisions.].
§ 298 -   [Reserved.]
§ 299 -   Rights, duties and liabilities of city to remain as existing at time of organization
§ 300 -   Copy of charter to be kept in office of chief administrative officer
§ 301 -   Designation of chapter
§ 302 -   [ Repealed.].
§ 303 -   Alteration, amendment or repeal of charter
§ 304 -   Approval of section 102 by vote required
§ 305 -   Approval of section 99 by vote required
§ 306 -   Reserve fund of light department not to be increased without vote
§ 307 -   -320. [Reserved.]
§ 321 -   Creation of downtown improvement district, Church Street Marketplace District and marketplace
§ 322 -   Establishment of commission
§ 323 -   Expansion of Church Street Marketplace district and/or marketplace
§ 324 -   Purposes and powers
§ 325 -   Annual taxation for downtown improvement district; free parking for two hours inpublic lots and garages; annual budget of Church Street Marketplace Distric
§ 326 -   Common area fees
§ 327 -   Powers supplemental; construction
§ 328 -   -329. [Reserved.]
§ 330 -   Board of tax appeals
§ 331 -   Creation of community and economic development office
§ 332 -   Purposes and powers
§ 333 -   Department to be under supervision of director
§ 334 -   -350. [Reserved.]
§ 351 -   Creation of Burlington City arts
§ 352 -   Purposes and powers
§ 353 -   Department to be under supervision of director
§ 354 -   -360. [Reserved.]
§ 361 -   Creation of human resources department
§ 362 -   Purposes and powers
§ 363 -   Department to be under supervision of director
§ 364 -   -400. [Reserved]
§ 401 -   Revisions effective without publication
§ 402 -   -404. [Reserved.]
§ 405 -   Authority to establish system
§ 406 -   Authority to appoint boards and officers, appropriate funds, provide rate of contributions and designate sums payable
§ 407 -   Direction to budget funds for system
§ 408 -   Existing provisions to remain valid until new provisions adopted
§ 409 -   -414. [Reserved.]
§ 415 -   Authority to construct and maintain an electric plant
§ 416 -   Authority to construct, maintain and operate a gas-generating and distribution plant
§ 417 -   Authority to acquire property for purposes of sections 415 and 416 of this charter
§ 418 -   Authority to sell services, merchandise and equipment incidental to use of electricity or gas
§ 419 -   Operation of gas business
§ 420 -   Procedure for exercising eminent domain right
§ 421 -   Issuance of bonds authorized
§ 422 -   Rates sufficient to pay for services and bonds to be charged
§ 423 -   Bond issuance to be approved by voters
§ 424 -   -430. [Reserved.]
§ 431 -   Definitions
§ 432 -   Electric plant; improvement of
§ 433 -   Bonds; issuance of
§ 434 -   Same-payment of
§ 435 -   Same-pledge of revenues
§ 436 -   Same-refunding
§ 437 -   Same-Anticipation notes
§ 438 -   Same-regulation
§ 439 -   Same-rights of holders
§ 440 -   Same-right of city
§ 441 -   Rates; payment by municipal agencies
§ 442 -   Bonds; proceeds
§ 443 -   Energy conservation facilities
§ 444 -   Construction of article
§ 445 -   Same
§ 446 -   Same; invalidity
§ 447 -   Ratification
§ 448 -   Powers exercised through city council
§ 449 -   Authority for joint venture for telecommunications
§ 450 -   -500. [Reserved.]
§ 501 -   City of Burlington utility facilities; taxation of
§ 502 -   -505. [Reserved.]
§ 506 -   Definitions
§ 507 -   Bonds; issuance of
§ 508 -   Refunding

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Vermont > Title-24-appendix > Chapter-3

§ 1 -   Boundaries defined; powers
§ 2 -   Wards described
§ 3 -   Election of mayor and city councilors
§ 4 -   Election of school commissioners
§ 5 -   Election to be by ballot; method of election; runoff elections
§ 6 -   Requirements generally
§ 7 -   Age and residence requirements
§ 8 -   Person to vote in ward in which the person resides; residence requirement
§ 9 -   Adopted
§ 10 -   Specified; selection
§ 11 -   Performance of duties; terms
§ 12 -   [ Repealed.]
§ 13 -   Vacancies to be filled by city council
§ 14 -   List of voters to be prepared; posting
§ 15 -   Notice of meeting to alter or correct list required
§ 16 -   Additions or corrections permitted
§ 17 -   Chief administrative officer to post lists; copies to be filed in chief administrative officer's office
§ 18 -   Copies of list to be given inspectors
§ 19 -   Where elections held; early voter absentee ballots
§ 20 -   Ward clerk to keep records; certificates of election to be furnished successful candidates; election results to be published
§ 21 -   Duties of election inspectors
§ 22 -   Ballots
§ 23 -   Retained ballots to be delivered to inspectors on demand
§ 24 -   Record of ballots delivered required; receipts
§ 25 -   Requirements generally
§ 26 -   Questions at special meetings to be decided by ballot
§ 27 -   Presiding officer; powers
§ 28 -   Warning required; location; voting
§ 29 -   Checklists to be prepared and posted
§ 30 -   General laws applicable; exceptions
§ 31 -   Duties of election inspectors and ward clerks
§ 31a -   Establishment of voting precincts within wards permitted
§ 32 -   -35. [Reserved.]
§ 35a -   'Ward' defined
§ 36 -   Administration; vested in mayor and city council; selection and terms of same
§ 37 -   Manner of convening
§ 38 -   Regular meetings
§ 39 -   Special meetings
§ 40 -   Quorum; attendance of certain officers may be required
§ 41 -   Meetings to be public; except
§ 42 -   Composition; meetings
§ 43 -   Composition; duties; appointments; offices
§ 44 -   Authorized
§ 45 -   Mayor not to participate in enactment of ordinances; approval by mayor of councilactions required
§ 46 -   Approval or veto of ordinances by mayor; reconsideration; item veto on appropriations
§ 47 -   Ordinances to become valid at expiration of certain period if not returned
§ 48 -   Enumerated
§ 49 -   Authority to enact
§ 50 -   City council to establish penalty
§ 51 -   Ordinance enforcement
§ 52 -   Court authorized to order abatement
§ 53 -   [Reserved.]
§ 54 -   Offenders may be liable in damages
§ 55 -   City council may authorize sale or lease
§ 56 -   Council to have powers conferred by statute regarding public burial grounds
§ 57 -   Manner of taking land for reservoirs, aqueducts, water pipes, etc
§ 58 -   Council to issue citation that land is to be taken; service
§ 59 -   Refunding bonds; council may authorize issuance of bonds
§ 60 -   Same-issuance prior to maturity or redemption; amounts; issuance, maturities, security, rights of owners, and rights, duties and obligations of city; genera
§ 61 -   Bonds to be signed and contain statement that they conform to applicable provisions
§ 62 -   Council; school board; not to pledge credit of city; exceptions
§ 63 -   Council may pledge credit of city when authorized by voters to do so
§ 64 -   State law not applicable to section 63
§ 64a -   Council authorized to erect sewage disposal plant and issue bonds therefore
§ 64b -   Revenue bonds authorized
§ 65 -   Source of funds for appropriations; operating expenses for departments; creation of special funds
§ 66 -   Annual school appropriations
§ 67 -   Appropriations for park and recreation purposes
§ 68 -   Authorized expenditures
§ 69 -   Fiscal year, reports required
§ 70 -   Excess expenditures prohibited; assessments for street improvements credited to streets division of the public works department
§ 71 -   Approval of property owners required
§ 72 -   -80. [Reserved.]
§ 81 -   Tax classification; repeal of inventory tax
§ 82 -   [Reserved.]
§ 83 -   Preparation; contents
§ 84 -   Composition of books
§ 85 -   Arrangement of information in books
§ 86 -   Summary of assessed valuations to be made and constitute an abstract
§ 87 -   Notice that abstract completed to be given; meetings of assessors
§ 88 -   Abstracts and certificate to be completed by May fifth
§ 89 -   Notice of changes and that abstracts and lists are open for inspection to be filed
§ 90 -   Aggrieved persons permitted to appear before assessors; preliminary review
§ 91 -   Appeal of assessors decision
§ 92 -   Board of tax appeals to hear appeals; deadline for hearings; manner of conducting; possible board of civil authority review
§ 93 -   Alterations in valuation to be entered in 'corrected valuation' column
§ 94 -   Completion of grand list; collection
§ 95 -   Abstracts sufficient for returns to secretary of state
§ 96 -   Board of tax appeals and board of civil authority to transmit certified copy of appeal proceedings to assessors
§ 97 -   Forms for books may be altered as directed by state tax commissioner; extension of time
§ 98 -   Council to assess
§ 98a -   A tax ceiling reduction after reappraisal
§ 99 -   Additional assessment; amount
§ 100 -   Annual assessment for redemption of bonds authorized
§ 101 -   Annual assessment to pay bond interest authorized
§ 102 -   Annual local education spending
§ 102a -   Annual assessment for fire and police departments use authorized
§ 102b -   Annual assessment for streets use authorized
§ 102c -   Annual assessment for library use authorized
§ 102d -   Local option sales tax authority
§ 102e -   Annual assessment for park use
§ 103 -   Taxes to be paid in money
§ 104 -   Taxes to be paid in installments
§ 105 -   Chief administrative officer to give notice upon receipt of tax bills
§ 106 -   Delinquency assessments
§ 107 -   When treasurer to issue warrant against delinquent persons
§ 108 -   Chief administrative officer to collect delinquent taxes
§ 109 -   Collection after time warrant returnable permitted
§ 110 -   Chief administrative officer to proceed in manner prescribed by law
§ 111 -   Fees for collection of delinquent taxes
§ 112 -   Failure of owners to pay assessments; warrant to be issued; chief administrativeofficer to collect
§ 113 -   Assessments may be collected by suit
§ 114 -   Council to establish and prescribe nature of connections
§ 115 -   Descriptions recorded in chief administrative officer's office sufficient for assessment purposes
§ 116 -   Duties generally
§ 117 -   Order of succession; mayor to notify chief administrative officer of his intended absence
§ 118 -   Mayor to administer oaths
§ 119 -   Remission of fines authorized
§ 120 -   Enumerated
§ 120a -   Merger of boards
§ 121 -   Enumerated
§ 122 -   Enumerated
§ 123 -   Staggered appointments required
§ 124 -   Chairman; clerk, records
§ 125 -   Mayor, city councilors, ward and precinct officers
§ 126 -   Commissioners and board of tax appeals
§ 127 -   Department heads and other officers
§ 128 -   Manner of filling
§ 129 -   Appointing body or person has power to remove
§ 130 -   Manner of filling vacancy and residency requirement
§ 131 -   Dual positions prohibited
§ 132 -   Mayor, city council, and other city officials
§ 133 -   Conflicts of interest
§ 134 -   Required of treasurer and other officers handling city funds
§ 135 -   City council to approve surety company; costs to be paid by city
§ 136 -   Officer to be removed from neglect to give bond after notice
§ 137 -   Form
§ 138 -   Duties of chief administrative officer generally
§ 139 -   Public records to remain in chief administrative officer's office; council may regulate removal
§ 140 -   Certified copies of records to be made
§ 141 -   Certification that notices, ordinances, etc., have been posted required
§ 142 -   Assistants
§ 143 -   [Reserved.]
§ 144 -   Chief administrative officer to keep record of notes and bonds issued
§ 145 -   Record of school bonds to be kept
§ 146 -   Redeemed bonds, notes and interest coupons to be kept
§ 147 -   Chief administrative officer to keep separate account of school appropriations
§ 148 -   Duties
§ 149 -   Subject to same penalties as state's attorneys
§ 150 -   Duties; liabilities; etc.
§ 151 -   Powers; duties; liabilities; etc
§ 152 -   Powers and duties
§ 153 -   Duties
§ 154 -   Composition
§ 155 -   Board to act as board of audit; uniform system to be adopted
§ 156 -   Monthly reports; annual audit
§ 157 -   Preparation and submission of budget
§ 158 -   Sinking fund abolished
§ 159 -   Selection of official depositary
§ 160 -   Care and control of public buildings
§ 161 -   Repairs to public buildings
§ 162 -   Board authorized to rent portions of public buildings
§ 163 -   Composition
§ 164 -   Terms, elections
§ 165 -   Manner of filling vacancies
§ 166 -   Meetings
§ 167 -   Duties
§ 168 -   Adoption of budget
§ 169 -   Powers generally; authority to establish graded schools
§ 170 -   Authority to establish by-laws and regulations
§ 171 -   Appointment; compensation; removal; term
§ 172 -   Duties of superintendent; commissioners to file monthly report
§ 173 -   Appointment; duties
§ 174 -   City to provide, equip and maintain
§ 175 -   Commissioners to control location, construction, sale and purchase
§ 176 -   Statement showing necessity for construction or purchase required
§ 177 -   Council to approve purchase or construction
§ 178 -   Funds for construction or purchase to be provided by tax levy
§ 179 -   Composition
§ 180 -   Duties
§ 181 -   Liabilities to be approved and budget preparation
§ 182 -   [Reserved.]
§ 183 -   Board of police commissioners; composition; terms
§ 184 -   Same-Powers and duties
§ 185 -   Officers of police force designated
§ 186 -   Manner of filling vacancies
§ 187 -   Force to be maintained; selection of members
§ 188 -   Manner of appointment
§ 189 -   Members of force to be retained as long as they remain competent
§ 190 -   Chief may remove member for cause; hearing
§ 191 -   Political activity restricted
§ 192 -   Authority to appoint; defined; powers
§ 193 -   Service and process; fees allowed
§ 194 -   Police to have same powers as constables; jurisdiction limited
§ 195 -   Compensation to be set by council
§ 195a -   Authority of University of Vermont police officers
§ 196 -   Composition
§ 197 -   Authority to establish rules and regulations for fire department
§ 198 -   Fire department; created; members; appointment
§ 199 -   Department to be under supervision of chief engineer
§ 200 -   Powers of fire commissioners
§ 201 -   Powers relating to fire department
§ 202 -   Political activity restricted
§ 203 -   Commissioners to manage parks; composition of board
§ 204 -   Records to be kept; annual reports to city council required
§ 205 -   Parks and recreation department; appointment of superintendent and engineer
§ 206 -   Establishment and maintenance of athletic activities authorized; charging admission fees permitted
§ 207 -   Authorization to establish and alter rules for park operation
§ 208 -   Determination of location of sewers, water pipes, wires, etc
§ 209 -   Regulation of planting and care of trees in parks
§ 210 -   Direction that trees be planted along public grounds and assess abutting land
§ 211 -   Authority to regulate parking
§ 212 -   Authority to declare weeds, underbrush, etc., a nuisance and direct removal
§ 213 -   Issuance of bonds to provide funds for parks authorized
§ 214 -   Bills and expenses to be approved
§ 215 -   Definition of 'park property'
§ 216 -   [Reserved.]
§ 217 -   Condemnation of land for park and/or recreational purposes authorized
§ 218 -   Composition; appointment; terms
§ 219 -   Duties
§ 220 -   By-laws and regulations of board to have force of ordinances
§ 221 -   [Reserved.]
§ 222 -   Duties
§ 223 -   , 224. [Reserved.]
§ 225 -   Powers of board
§ 226 -   Composition; appointment; term
§ 227 -   Superintendent/general manager; duties
§ 228 -   Powers of city
§ 229 -   Authority to create; powers and duties
§ 230 -   [Reserved]
§ 231 -   Power and duties
§ 232 -   , 233. [Reserved.]
§ 234 -   Power to lay out, alter, discontinue, etc.
§ 235 -   Council may lay out certain streets; owners' petition
§ 236 -   Prior actions regarding streets ratified
§ 237 -   Rights of property owners
§ 238 -   Rights of property owners when street discontinued
§ 239 -   Power granted
§ 240 -   Estimation of probable expenses authorized
§ 241 -   Decisions regarding assessments to be recorded
§ 242 -   Proceedings for objections to assessment
§ 243 -   Assessment lien suspended until final determination
§ 244 -   Petition for relief not to delay opening or altering of street
§ 245 -   Copy of final determination to be recorded; assessment to become lien
§ 246 -   Warrant to be issued upon failure to pay assessment; collection
§ 247 -   Court to have jurisdiction to determine questioned assessments
§ 248 -   Establishment and maintenance authorized; assessments
§ 249 -   Establishment and construction through private lands authorized
§ 250 -   Assessment of landowners authorized
§ 251 -   Assessment proceedings and rights
§ 252 -   Required; contents
§ 253 -   When given
§ 254 -   Acceptance of service
§ 255 -   Manner of serving
§ 256 -   Service on nonresidents
§ 257 -   Chief administrative officer to mail copy of citation to last known address of nonresident
§ 258 -   Return of citation prima facie evidence of service
§ 259 -   Proceedings to be postponed until all interested parties notified
§ 260 -   Manner of giving notice to additional interested parties
§ 261 -   Proceedings not to be voided for failure to give notice
§ 262 -   City council may order improvements upon petition of owners
§ 263 -   Authorization to make improvements without petition; assessment of costs
§ 264 -   Notice of hearing
§ 265 -   Statement to be made
§ 266 -   Chief administrative officer to record assessments; notification of owners
§ 267 -   Deadline for paying
§ 268 -   -275. [Reserved.]
§ 276 -   Composition; terms; powers; manager
§ 277 -   Composition
§ 278 -   Adoption of by-laws authorized; meetings
§ 279 -   Local board to be in lieu of statutory board; general powers
§ 280 -   Designated
§ 281 -   Board of health authorized to make rules and regulations
§ 282 -   Powers and duties of health officer
§ 283 -   Generally
§ 284 -   Maintenance of retirement fund; retiring board; sources of retirement fund
§ 285 -   Trustees of fund designated; powers; officers
§ 286 -   Board of medical examiners-Created; duties; composition; terms; compensation
§ 287 -   Retirement generally
§ 288 -   Reexamination of person on retired list; reappointment, etc.
§ 289 -   Record of proceedings to be kept; report to city council required
§ 290 -   3-290-297. [Transitional provisions.].
§ 298 -   [Reserved.]
§ 299 -   Rights, duties and liabilities of city to remain as existing at time of organization
§ 300 -   Copy of charter to be kept in office of chief administrative officer
§ 301 -   Designation of chapter
§ 302 -   [ Repealed.].
§ 303 -   Alteration, amendment or repeal of charter
§ 304 -   Approval of section 102 by vote required
§ 305 -   Approval of section 99 by vote required
§ 306 -   Reserve fund of light department not to be increased without vote
§ 307 -   -320. [Reserved.]
§ 321 -   Creation of downtown improvement district, Church Street Marketplace District and marketplace
§ 322 -   Establishment of commission
§ 323 -   Expansion of Church Street Marketplace district and/or marketplace
§ 324 -   Purposes and powers
§ 325 -   Annual taxation for downtown improvement district; free parking for two hours inpublic lots and garages; annual budget of Church Street Marketplace Distric
§ 326 -   Common area fees
§ 327 -   Powers supplemental; construction
§ 328 -   -329. [Reserved.]
§ 330 -   Board of tax appeals
§ 331 -   Creation of community and economic development office
§ 332 -   Purposes and powers
§ 333 -   Department to be under supervision of director
§ 334 -   -350. [Reserved.]
§ 351 -   Creation of Burlington City arts
§ 352 -   Purposes and powers
§ 353 -   Department to be under supervision of director
§ 354 -   -360. [Reserved.]
§ 361 -   Creation of human resources department
§ 362 -   Purposes and powers
§ 363 -   Department to be under supervision of director
§ 364 -   -400. [Reserved]
§ 401 -   Revisions effective without publication
§ 402 -   -404. [Reserved.]
§ 405 -   Authority to establish system
§ 406 -   Authority to appoint boards and officers, appropriate funds, provide rate of contributions and designate sums payable
§ 407 -   Direction to budget funds for system
§ 408 -   Existing provisions to remain valid until new provisions adopted
§ 409 -   -414. [Reserved.]
§ 415 -   Authority to construct and maintain an electric plant
§ 416 -   Authority to construct, maintain and operate a gas-generating and distribution plant
§ 417 -   Authority to acquire property for purposes of sections 415 and 416 of this charter
§ 418 -   Authority to sell services, merchandise and equipment incidental to use of electricity or gas
§ 419 -   Operation of gas business
§ 420 -   Procedure for exercising eminent domain right
§ 421 -   Issuance of bonds authorized
§ 422 -   Rates sufficient to pay for services and bonds to be charged
§ 423 -   Bond issuance to be approved by voters
§ 424 -   -430. [Reserved.]
§ 431 -   Definitions
§ 432 -   Electric plant; improvement of
§ 433 -   Bonds; issuance of
§ 434 -   Same-payment of
§ 435 -   Same-pledge of revenues
§ 436 -   Same-refunding
§ 437 -   Same-Anticipation notes
§ 438 -   Same-regulation
§ 439 -   Same-rights of holders
§ 440 -   Same-right of city
§ 441 -   Rates; payment by municipal agencies
§ 442 -   Bonds; proceeds
§ 443 -   Energy conservation facilities
§ 444 -   Construction of article
§ 445 -   Same
§ 446 -   Same; invalidity
§ 447 -   Ratification
§ 448 -   Powers exercised through city council
§ 449 -   Authority for joint venture for telecommunications
§ 450 -   -500. [Reserved.]
§ 501 -   City of Burlington utility facilities; taxation of
§ 502 -   -505. [Reserved.]
§ 506 -   Definitions
§ 507 -   Bonds; issuance of
§ 508 -   Refunding