Vermont Statutes

Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters

Chapter 1 - CITY OF BARRE (Contains: §§ 101 – 703)
Chapter 3 - CITY OF BURLINGTON (Contains: §§ 1 – 508)
- § 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- § 12 -   [ Repealed.]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
Chapter 5 - CITY OF MONTPELIER (Contains: §§ 101 – 1412)
Chapter 7 - CITY OF NEWPORT (Contains: §§ 1 – 42)
- § 1 -   Establishment of city
- § 2 -   [Transitional provisions relating to the governance of the towns of Newport and Derby; the city of Newport and the process for acceptance of the charter; § 2
- § 3 -   City boundaries and corporate powers
- § 4 -   Voter qualifications
- § 5 -   Warning and convening of annual meeting
- § 6 -   Elections of officers at annual meeting
- § 7 -   Mayor and board of aldermen as city council
- § 8 -   Officers appointed by city council
- § 9 -   Powers of mayor; city council to establish water rates
- § 10 -   Mayoral approval and board of aldermen reconsideration of vetoed actions
- § 11 -   Police officers
- § 12 -   Board of civil authority and board of abatement
- § 13 -   City clerk
- § 14 -   City treasurer
- § 14a -   Collector of taxes
- § 15 -   Constable
- § 16 -   Department of assessment
- § 17 -   Auditors
- § 18 -   City grand jurors
- § 19 -   Overseer of the poor
- § 20 -   Superintendent of streets
- § 21 -   City attorney
Chapter 9 - CITY OF RUTLAND (Contains: §§ 1.01 – 38.03)
- § 1.01 -   Legislative authority
- § 1.02 -   Description of boundaries
- § 1.03 -   Wards
- § 2.01 -   City election
- § 2.02 -   Special city meetings
- § 2.03 -   General and primary elections
- § 2.04 -   Method of conducting elections
- § 2.05 -   Warnings
- § 2.06 -   Checklists
- § 2.07 -   Qualifications of voters-penalties
- § 2.08 -   Ward officers
- § 2.09 -   Duties of ward officers
- § 2.10 -   Qualifications of candidates for municipal and/or ward office
- § 3.01 -   Powers of the City of Rutland
- § 4.01 -   Administrative powers
- § 4.02 -   Organization and meetings
- § 4.03 -   Special meetings
- § 4.04 -   Executive sessions
- § 4.05 -   Acts of the board of aldermen
- § 4.06 -   Veto powers
- § 4.07 -   Board of civil authority
- § 5.01 -   Enactment of ordinances
- § 5.02 -   Revision of ordinances
- § 5.03 -   Violation of ordinances
- § 6.01 -   Sequestration
- § 6.02 -   Sale or lease
- § 7.01 -   Terms of grant
- § 8.01 -   Grand list.
- § 8.02 -   9-8.2-8.4. [ Repealed.].
- § 8.05 -   Assessment of taxes
- § 8.06 -   Collection of taxes
- § 8.07 -   Delinquent taxes
- § 8.08 -   Board for abatement of taxes
- § 9.01 -   As executive officer
- § 9.02 -   Additional powers
- § 9.03 -   Succession
- § 9.04 -   Vacancy
- § 10.01 -   As disbursing officer
- § 10.02 -   Bonds and notes
- § 10.03 -   Statutory powers
- § 10.04 -   School monies and bonds
- § 10.05 -   Assistant city treasurer
- § 10.06 -   Constable/tax collector
- § 11.01 -   Fiscal year
- § 11.02 -   Budget estimate
- § 11.03 -   City budget
- § 11.04 -   Annual appropriations
- § 11.05 -   City report
- § 11.06 -   City indebtedness
- § 13.01 -   Powers and duties
- § 15.01 -   Boards and commissions
- § 15.02 -   Appointed officers; two-year term
- § 15.03 -   Annual appointments
- § 15.04 -   Confirmation of appointment
- § 15.05 -   Term of office
- § 15.06 -   Discipline of employees and appointed officers
- § 15.07 -   Vacancies
- § 15.08 -   Conflicting offices
- § 15.09 -   Compensation
- § 15.10 -   Bonds of city officers
- § 15.11 -   Oath of officers
- § 15.12 -   Residency requirement
- § 16.01 -   Duties
- § 16.02 -   Public records
- § 16.03 -   Certification of publication
- § 17.01 -   City purchasing agent
- § 17.02 -   Contractual authority
- § 17.03 -   Requisitions
- § 17.04 -   Bidding procedures
- § 17.05 -   Specifications
- § 17.06 -   Professional services
- § 18.01 -   Duties
- § 18.02 -   Grand juror and assistant city attorney
- § 19.01 -   [ Repealed.]
- § 19.02 -   Duties of the director of emergency management
- § 19.03 -   Duties of the equal employment opportunity officer
- § 19.04 -   [ Repealed.]
- § 19.05 -   Duties of the community development director
- § 20.01 -   Membership and duties
- § 20.02 -   Custody of public buildings
- § 20.03 -   Records
- § 21.01 -   Requirements
Chapter 11 - CITY OF ST. ALBANS (Contains: §§ 1 – 41)
- § 1 -   Charter, Effect on Prior Laws
- § 2 -   Boundaries
- § 3 -   General Corporate Powers
- § 4 -   Wards
- § 5 -   Voters
- § 6 -   Annual Meeting
- § 7 -   Officers; Elections; Vacancies
- § 8 -   City Council
- § 9 -   City Manager
- § 10 -   The Mayor and Aldermen
- § 11 -   Ordinances; Contracts
- § 12 -   Police Officers; Authority
- § 13 -   Board of Civil Authority; Board of Abatement
- § 14 -   City Clerk
- § 15 -   City Treasurer
- § 16 -   Constable
- § 17 -   Listers
- § 18 -   Auditors
- § 19 -   City Grand Juror
- § 20 -   Overseer of Poor
- § 21 -   Superintendent of Streets
- § 22 -   City Attorney
Chapter 13 - CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON (Contains: §§ 101 – 2101)
Chapter 15 - CITY OF VERGENNES (Contains: §§ 1 – 69)
- § 1 -   City; how constituted
- § 2 -   Voters in city meetings
- § 3 -   City meetings
- § 4 -   Election of officers
- § 5 -   Method of voting
- § 6 -   Mayor and aldermen
- § 7 -   Duties of the clerk, etc.
- § 8 -   Duty of auditors
- § 9 -   Appointments by city council
- § 10 -   Highways, etc.
- § 11 -   Ordinances and regulations
- § 12 -   Taxes
- § 13 -   Official bonds
- § 14 -   Water
- § 15 -   Bonded debt [Transitional Provisions]
- § 16 -   City court
- § 17 -   15-17-25. [ Repealed.].
Chapter 17 - CITY OF WINOOSKI (Contains: §§ 1.00 – 10.01)
- § 1.00 -   Corporate existence retained
- § 1.02 -   Powers of the city
- § 1.03 -   Construction
- § 1.04 -   Intergovernmental relations
- § 1.05 -   Power over water resources
- § 2.01 -   Composition, eligibility, election and terms
- § 2.02 -   Compensation, expenses
- § 2.03 -   Mayor and deputy mayor, election, terms, and duties
- § 2.04 -   General powers and duties
- § 2.05 -   Prohibitions
- § 2.06 -   Vacancies, forfeiture of office: filling of vacancies
- § 2.07 -   Judge of qualification
- § 2.08 -   Clerk of the city council
- § 2.09 -   Investigations
- § 2.10 -   Independent audit
- § 2.11 -   Procedure
- § 2.12 -   Action requiring an ordinance
- § 2.13 -   Ordinances in general
- § 2.14 -   Emergency ordinances
- § 2.15 -   Codes of technical regulations
- § 2.16 -   Authentication and recording: codification; printing
- § 2.17 -   Ordinance enforcement
- § 2.18 -   Court authorized to order abatement
- § 2.19 -   Offenders may be liable in damages
- § 2.20 -   City council to esablish penalty
- § 3.01 -   City officers, appointment of
- § 3.02 -   Appointment; qualifications; compensation of city manager
- § 3.03 -   Removal of city manager
- § 3.04 -   Acting city manager
- § 3.05 -   Powers and duties of the city manager
- § 3.06 -   City manager, vacancy in office of
- § 4.01 -   Organization
- § 4.02 -   General provisions
- § 4.03 -   Personnel system
- § 4.04 -   Legal officer
- § 4.05 -   Surety bonds
- § 5.01 -   Fiscal year
- § 5.02 -   Submission of budget and budget message
- § 5.03 -   Budget message
- § 5.04 -   Budget
- § 5.05 -   Capital improvement plan
- § 5.06 -   Council and annual meeting action on budget
- § 5.07 -   Public records
- § 5.08 -   Amendments after adoption
- § 5.09 -   Lapse of appropriations
- § 5.10 -   Administration of budget
- § 5.11 -   Bonds
- § 5.12 -   Property sales by council
- § 5.13 -   Warrants for payment of debts
- § 5.14 -   Tax levy, authority for
- § 5.15 -   Credit of the city for current expenses
- § 5.16 -   Expenditures not to exceed revenues
- § 5.17 -   Authority to pledge credit of city
- § 5.18 -   [ Repealed.].
- § 5.19 -   [ Repealed.].
- § 5.20 -   [ Repealed.].
- § 6.01 -   General provisions
- § 7.01 -   City elections
- § 7.02 -   Nominations in general
- § 7.03 -   Nomination of incumbent
- § 7.04 -   Voting machines
- § 8.01 -   General authority
- § 8.02 -   Commencement of proceedings: petitioners' committee; affidavit
- § 8.03 -   Petitions
- § 8.04 -   Procedure after filing
- § 8.05 -   Referendum petitions; suspension of effect of ordinance
- § 8.06 -   Action on petitions
- § 8.07 -   Results of election
- § 9.01 -   Personal financial interest
- § 9.02 -   [ Repealed.]
- § 9.03 -   Separability
- § 10.01 -   17-10.1-10.4. [Transitional provisions.].
Chapter 101 - TOWN OF BARRE (Contains: §§ 1 – 50)
- § 1 -   Authority of citizens
- § 2 -   Meetings and elections
- § 3 -   Warnings
- § 4 -   Conduct
- § 5 -   Reconsideration of actions taken
- § 6 -   Board of civil authority
- § 7 -   Nomination of candidates
- § 8 -   General powers
- § 9 -   Intergovernmental relations
- § 10 -   Elected officers; general
- § 11 -   Board of selectmen
- § 12 -   Auditor
- § 13 -   Board of listers
- § 14 -   Moderator
- § 15 -   Constable
- § 16 -   Clerk-treasurer
- § 17 -   Town manager; appointment; term
- § 18 -   Removal of the town manager
- § 19 -   Oath and bond
- § 20 -   Responsibilities of the town manager in general
- § 21 -   Powers and duties in particular
- § 22 -   Noninterference with administration
Chapter 103 - TOWN OF BENNINGTON (Contains: §§ 101 – PREFIX)
Chapter 105 - TOWN OF BERLIN (Contains: §§ 1 – 112)
- § 1 -   Statement of purpose
- § 21 -   Scope
Chapter 106 - TOWN OF BRADFORD (Contains: §§ 101 – 209)
Chapter 107 - TOWN OF BRATTLEBORO (Contains: §§ 2.01 – 10.02)
- § 2.01 -   Elected officers
- § 2.02 -   Manner of election
- § 2.03 -   Representative town meeting
- § 2.04 -   Selectboard
- § 2.05 -   Board of school directors
- § 2.06 -   Relationship of the bodies
- § 2.07 -   Consolidation of services
- § 2.08 -   Conflict of interest
- § 2.09 -   Limits on terms of office
- § 3.01 -   Powers
- § 3.02 -   Initiative
- § 3.03 -   Reconsideration
- § 3.04 -   Referendum
- § 3.05 -   Recall
- § 4.01 -   Composition; eligibility; elections; terms
- § 4.02 -   Compensation
- § 4.03 -   Prohibitions
- § 4.04 -   Vacancies
- § 4.05 -   Appointments
- § 4.06 -   General powers, duties and responsibilities of the selectboard
- § 4.07 -   General powers; duties; responsibilities of the town manager
- § 5.01 -   Composition; eligibility; elections; terms
- § 5.02 -   Compensation
- § 5.03 -   Prohibitions
- § 5.04 -   Vacancies
- § 5.05 -   Appointments
- § 5.06 -   General powers and responsibilities of the school directors
- § 6.01 -   Capital expenditures
- § 6.02 -   Capital grant review board
- § 6.03 -   Revenue
- § 6.04 -   Reappraisal of property
- § 6.05 -   Lapse of appropriation
- § 6.06 -   Independent audit
- § 6.07 -   Borrowing in anticipation of taxes
- § 7.01 -   Charter amendments
- § 8.01 -   107-8.1-8.3. [Transitional provisions.].
- § 9.01 -   Representative town meeting; authorized
- § 9.02 -   Districts; report of selectboard; meetings; voting
- § 9.03 -   Election of town meeting members; certification of voters; town meeting membership; notice; qualification; responsibilities
- § 9.04 -   Nomination of candidates; preparation and delivery of ballots; return of unused ballots
- § 9.05 -   Resignation or disqualification of members; vacancies; how filled
- § 9.06 -   Voting; members to receive no compensation; quorum; warning
- § 9.07 -   Articles in warning; action on
- § 9.08 -   Referendum
- § 9.09 -   Interpretation of town acts
- § 9.10 -   Limitation
- § 9.11 -   107-9.11, 9.12. Transitional provisions.
- § 10.01 -   Description of Officers, Officials, Boards, Commissions and Committees
- § 10.02 -   Bus Service Advisory Committee
Chapter 108 - TOWN OF BRISTOL (Contains: §§ 101 – 801)
Chapter 109 - TOWN OF CAVENDISH (Contains: §§ 1 – 34)
- § 1 -   Merger of the village and town
- § 2 -   Properties transferred and liabilities assumed
- § 3 -   Properties held in trust
- § 4 -   Settling the affairs of the village of Proctorsville
- § 5 -   Finances
- § 6 -   Water rates
- § 7 -   Existing ordinances; municipal maps; regulations
- § 8 -   Election of selectboard
- § 9 -   Votes required for effect
- § 21 -   Applicability of general law
- § 22 -   Officers
Chapter 111 - TOWN OF CHESTER (Contains: §§ 101 – 407)
Chapter 113 - TOWN OF COLCHESTER (Contains: §§ 101 – 1003)
Chapter 115 - TOWN OF ENOSBURGH (Contains: §§ 101 – 101)
Chapter 117 - TOWN OF ESSEX (Contains: §§ 101 – 1101)
Chapter 123 - TOWN OF HARDWICK (Contains: §§ 101 – 1707)
Chapter 123A - TOWN OF HARTFORD (Contains: §§ 101 – 401)
Chapter 124 - TOWN OF JERICHO (Contains: §§ 1 – 10)
- § 1 -   Corporate existence
- § 2 -   General provisions
- § 3 -   Elected officers
- § 4 -   Additional selectboard members
- § 5 -   Appointed officers
- § 6 -   Removal of elected town officers
- § 7 -   Conflict of interest
- § 8 -   Separability
- § 9 -   Amendment
- § 10 -   Effective date
Chapter 127 - TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY (Contains: §§ 101 – 1510)
Chapter 129 - TOWN OF MILTON (Contains: §§ 101 – 1106)
Chapter 131 - TOWN OF PLAINFIELD (Contains: §§ 101 – 1114)
Chapter 133 - TOWN OF POULTNEY (Contains: §§ 101 – 1706)
Chapter 135 - TOWN OF PROCTOR (Contains: §§ 1 – 14)
- § 1 -   Merger of Village and town
- § 2 -   Village Assets
- § 3 -   Village grand list
- § 4 -   Village indebtedness
- § 5 -   Village officers
- § 6 -   Village records and books
- § 7 -   Town powers
- § 8 -   Petition for improvements
- § 9 -   Surviving village rights
- § 10 -   [Transitional provision related to the effective date of the merger]
- § 11 -   135-11-12. [Transitional provisions related to the warning for the merger vote].
- § 13 -   Severability
- § 14 -   135-14-15. [Transitional provisions related to the effective date].
Chapter 141 - TOWN OF READSBORO (Contains: §§ 1 – 44)
- § 1 -   Merged municipality
- § 2 -   Village property
- § 3 -   Village indebtedness
- § 4 -   Village books and records
- § 21 -   Legislative body
- § 22 -   General powers
Chapter 142 - TOWN OF RICHFORD (Contains: §§ 101 – 505)
Chapter 143 - TOWN OF RICHMOND (Contains: §§ 15 – 1710)
- § 15 -   Fiscal year
Chapter 147 - TOWN OF SHELBURNE (Contains: §§ 1.01 – 15.02)
- § 1.01 -   Corporate existence retained
- § 1.02 -   General law; application
- § 1.03 -   Powers of the town
- § 1.04 -   Additional powers
- § 1.05 -   Reservation of powers to the town
- § 1.06 -   Ordinances
- § 3.01 -   Generally
- § 3.02 -   Elective Officers
- § 3.03 -   Term of office
- § 3.04 -   Removal of elected town officers
- § 3.05 -   Appointive officers
- § 3.06 -   Compensation
- § 5.01 -   Powers and duties
- § 5.02 -   Organization
- § 5.03 -   Vacancies
- § 5.04 -   Meetings
- § 5.05 -   Record of proceedings
- § 7.01 -   Appointment and compensation
- § 7.02 -   Qualifications
- § 7.03 -   Oath; bond
- § 7.04 -   Removal
- § 7.05 -   Absence
- § 7.06 -   Powers and duties
- § 9.01 -   Taxes on real and personal property
- § 9.02 -   Penalty and interest
- § 11.01 -   Fiscal year
- § 11.02 -   Preparation and submission
- § 11.03 -   Town meeting warning and budget
- § 11.04 -   Appropriations
- § 11.05 -   Amount to be raised by taxation
- § 11.06 -   Department budget
- § 11.07 -   Transfers of Appropriations
- § 11.08 -   Adoption of Budget
- § 11.09 -   Balloting at town meetings
- § 13.01 -   Merger of Municipalities
- § 15.01 -   Water department
- § 15.02 -   Severability
Chapter 149 - TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD (Contains: §§ 1 – 52)
- § 1 -   Incorporation
- § 2 -   Application of general law; proposed charter
- § 3 -   Powers of the town
- § 4 -   Intergovernmental relations
- § 5 -   Ordinances
- § 6 -   Open meetings; freedom of information
- § 7 -   Potential or actual conflict of interest; personal financial interest
- § 8 -   Licenses; fees; charges; user fees; fees for service
- § 9 -   Acquisition and disposition of town property
- § 10 -   Emergency powers
- § 11 -   Procedures for charter revision and amendment
- § 12 -   [Transitional procedures]
- § 13 -   Use of streets by public utilities and private interests
- § 14 -   Separability
- § 21 -   Form of government
- § 22 -   Town meeting; elections
Chapter 151 - TOWN OF ST. JOHNSBURY (Contains: §§ 1 – 20)
- § 1 -   Merger of village and town
- § 2 -   Assets transferred; liabilities; taxation; special services; downtown improvement district
- § 2a -   Taxation for bonds and notes
- § 3 -   Settlement of village affairs
- § 4 -   Authority; annual meeting
- § 5 -   Powers
- § 6 -   Fire district; process for abolition
- § 7 -   Bylaws
- § 8 -   Ordinances and regulations
- § 9 -   Publication of bylaws and ordinances
- § 10 -   Penalties
- § 11 -   Prosecution of violations
- § 12 -   Officers
- § 12a -   Compensation and fees
- § 12b -   Offices abolished
- § 13 -   Expiration of terms of selectmen upon merger
- § 14 -   Authority to merge; expiration
- § 15 -   Severability
- § 16 -   Preparation of budgets; Australian ballot
- § 17 -   Department of assessment
- § 18 -   Board of assessment
- § 19 -   Appeals
- § 20 -   Undesignated reserve fund
Chapter 153 - TOWN OF STOWE (Contains: §§ 101 – 1507)
Chapter 155 - TOWN OF UNDERHILL (Contains: §§ 1 – 53)
- § 1 -   Corporate existence retained
- § 2 -   General law; application
- § 3 -   Powers of the town
- § 21 -   Property taxes
- § 22 -   Tax collections
Chapter 156 - TOWN OF WILLISTON (Contains: §§ 1 – 20)
- § 1 -   Incorporation
- § 2 -   Application of general law; charter
- § 3 -   Powers of the town
- § 4 -   Intergovernmental relations
- § 5 -   Ordinances
- § 6 -   Open meetings; public records
- § 7 -   Ethics
- § 8 -   Licenses; fees; charges; user fees; fees for service
- § 9 -   Acquisition and disposition of town property
- § 10 -   Procedures for charter revision and amendment
- § 11 -   Use of streets by public utilities and private interests
- § 12 -   Form of government
- § 13 -   Town meeting; elections
- § 14 -   Local elected officials
- § 15 -   Appointed nonadministrative officials
- § 16 -   The town manager
- § 17 -   Severability
- § 18 -   Local options tax
- § 19 -   Appointment of fire chief, police chief, and director of public safety
- § 20 -   Host town agreements
Chapter 157 - TOWN OF WINDSOR (Contains: §§ 1 – PREFIX)
- § 1 -   Authority of citizens
- § 2 -   Town meetings
- § 3 -   Postponement and combining of town meetings
- § 4 -   Australian ballots
- § 5 -   [ Repealed.].
- § 6 -   Conduct
- § 7 -   Reconsideration of actions taken
- § 8 -   [ Repealed.].
- § 9 -   Nomination of candidates
- § 10 -   General powers
- § 11 -   Elected officers
- § 12 -   Selectboard
- § 13 -   Auditors
- § 14 -   Board of listers
- § 15 -   Moderator
- § 16 -   Town clerk
- § 17 -   Town treasurer
- § 18 -   [ Repealed.].
- § 19 -   Town manager
- § 21 -   Fiscal year
- § 22 -   Budget preparation
Chapter 203 - VILLAGE OF ALBURGH (Contains: §§ 101 – 809)
Chapter 207 - VILLAGE OF BELLOWS FALLS (Contains: §§ 1 – 30)
- § 1 -   Preface
- § 2 -   Amendment and repeal
- § 3 -   Boundaries and general powers
- § 4 -   Meetings and warnings
- § 5 -   Elected officers' terms and vacancies
- § 6 -   Board of trustees' duties
- § 7 -   President's duties
- § 8 -   Clerk's duties
- § 9 -   Moderator
- § 10 -   Treasurer's and collector's duties
- § 11 -   Auditors' duties
- § 12 -   Disqualifications
- § 13 -   By-laws and regulations
- § 14 -   Penalties; charter and by-laws
- § 15 -   Taxes
- § 16 -   Tax abatement
- § 17 -   Police department
- § 18 -   Fire department
- § 19 -   Water department
- § 20 -   Water rates
- § 21 -   Application of water management
- § 22 -   Minard's Pond
Chapter 213 - VILLAGE OF CAMBRIDGE (Contains: §§ 1 – 71)
- § 1 -   Boundaries
- § 2 -   Powers of corporation
- § 3 -   Assessment of taxes
- § 5 -   Voters
- § 21 -   Officers
- § 22 -   Powers of trustees; general
Chapter 215 - VILLAGE OF DERBY CENTER (Contains: §§ 101 – 1002)
Chapter 217 - VILLAGE OF DERBY LINE (Contains: §§ 101 – 1102)
Chapter 219 - VILLAGE OF ENOSBURG FALLS (Contains: §§ 1 – 36)
- § 1 -   Corporate body politic; boundaries
- § 2 -   Annual meeting
- § 3 -   Officers
- § 4 -   Board of trustees
- § 5 -   Highway taxes; expenditure
- § 6 -   219-6-8. Repealed. 2007, No. M-22 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.
- § 8 -   Engine and hook and ladder companies
- § 9 -   Corporate powers
- § 10 -   Grand list; taxes; assessment and collection
- § 11 -   Village residents; office holders; legal proceedings
- § 12 -   Trustees; duties
- § 13 -   [Transitional provision relating to the village's approval of the charter] (Added 1886, No. 195 § 13.)
- § 14 -   Water supply; powers; eminent domain
- § 15 -   Water supply; takings
- § 16 -   Orders; recordation
- § 17 -   Damage award; appeal
- § 18 -   Judicial review
- § 19 -   Applicability of state law
- § 20 -   Bylaws; water
- § 21 -   Malicious disturbance or interference
- § 22 -   Water rights; leasing and selling
Chapter 221 - VILLAGE OF ESSEX JUNCTION (Contains: §§ 1.01 – 11.04)
- § 1.01 -   Corporate Existence
- § 1.02 -   Village Boundaries
- § 1.03 -   General Powers
- § 1.04 -   Construction
- § 1.05 -   Intergovernmental Relations
- § 1.06 -   Property
- § 1.07 -   Additional Powers
- § 2.01 -   Composition, Eligibility, Election, and Terms
- § 2.02 -   Compensation; Expenses
- § 2.03 -   General Powers and Duties
- § 2.04 -   Prohibitions
- § 2.05 -   Vacancies; Filling of Vacancies
- § 2.06 -   Investigations
- § 2.07 -   Independent Audit
- § 2.08 -   Procedure
- § 2.09 -   Appointments
- § 2.10 -   Adoption of Ordinances
- § 3.01 -   Fire Department
- § 3.02 -   Library Trustees
- § 3.03 -   Moderator
- § 4.01 -   Appointment; Qualifications; Compensation
- § 4.02 -   Powers and Duties of the Village Manager
- § 4.03 -   Removal
- § 5.01 -   General Provisions
- § 6.01 -   Fiscal Year
- § 6.02 -   Submission of Budget and Budget Message
- § 6.03 -   Budget Message
- § 6.04 -   Budget
- § 6.05 -   Capital Program
- § 6.06 -   Trustees Action on Budget
- § 6.07 -   Trustees Action on Capital Program
- § 6.08 -   Distribution
- § 6.09 -   Village Meeting Action on Budget
- § 6.10 -   Public Records
- § 6.11 -   Appropriations
- § 6.12 -   Transfer of Appropriations
- § 6.13 -   Administration of Budget
- § 6.14 -   Property Taxes
- § 6.15 -   Appraisal of Business Personal Property for Tax Purposes
- § 6.16 -   Assessment and Taxation Agreement
- § 7.01 -   Village Planning Commission
- § 7.02 -   Zoning Board of Adjustment
- § 8.01 -   Village Elections
- § 9.01 -   General Authority
- § 9.02 -   Petitions
- § 10.01 -   Conflict of Interest
- § 10.02 -   Prohibitions
- § 10.03 -   Separability
- § 11.01 -   Officers and Employees
- § 11.02 -   Pending Matters
- § 11.03 -   Effect of Laws
- § 11.04 -   Schedule
Chapter 225 - VILLAGE OF HYDE PARK (Contains: §§ 1 – 178)
- § 1 -   Authority of citizens
- § 2 -   Village meetings
- § 3 -   Postponement and combining of village meetings.
- § 4 -   Australian ballots
- § 5 -   Warnings
- § 6 -   Conduct
- § 7 -   Reconsideration of actions taken
- § 8 -   Board of civil authority
- § 9 -   Nomination of candidates
Chapter 227 - VILLAGE OF JACKSONVILLE (Contains: §§ 1 – 17)
- § 1 -   Boundaries
- § 2 -   Annual and special meetings
- § 3 -   Election and duties of officers
- § 4 -   Sewers, compensation for land taken
- § 5 -   Acquisition of land and water courses
- § 6 -   Lighting
- § 7 -   Police officers
- § 8 -   Bylaws; penalty for violations
- § 9 -   Fire district
- § 10 -   Designation of real estate in village by listers
- § 11 -   Tax assessment
- § 12 -   Board of abatement
- § 13 -   Maintenance of library
- § 14 -   Power to borrow money
- § 15 -   Bylaws
- § 16 -   [Transitional provision related to effective date]
- § 17 -   [Transitional provision related to the first village meeting]
Chapter 235 - VILLAGE OF LUDLOW (Contains: §§ 1 – 122)
- § 1 -   Boundaries
- § 21 -   Officers and boards
- § 22 -   Board of trustees; duties
Chapter 237 - VILLAGE OF LYNDONVILLE (Contains: §§ 1 – 41)
- § 1 -   Village boundaries
- § 2 -   Alteration of village boundaries
- § 3 -   General corporate powers
- § 4 -   Specific corporate powers
- § 5 -   Annual meeting
- § 6 -   Election of officers
- § 7 -   Moderator
- § 8 -   Clerk
- § 9 -   Treasurer
- § 10 -   Collector of taxes
- § 11 -   Bonds, treasurer and collector of taxes
- § 12 -   Auditors
- § 13 -   Trustees
- § 14 -   Chief engineer
- § 15 -   Trustees; appointments
- § 16 -   Police officers
- § 17 -   Departments; superintendents
- § 18 -   Building inspector
- § 19 -   Trustees; meetings
- § 20 -   Ordinances; adoption
- § 21 -   Town highway district
- § 22 -   Highway taxes
Chapter 239 - VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER (Contains: §§ 239 – 239)
Chapter 245 - VILLAGE OF MORRISVILLE (Contains: §§ 1 – 27)
- § 1 -   Applicability
- § 2 -   Village boundaries
- § 3 -   General corporate powers
- § 4 -   Specific corporate powers
- § 5 -   Grand list
- § 6 -   Village officers
- § 7 -   Board of trustees; powers; meetings
- § 8 -   Treasurer
- § 9 -   Audit of village officers
- § 10 -   Duties of treasurer
- § 11 -   Village clerk
- § 12 -   Moderator
- § 13 -   Annual and special meetings
- § 14 -   Residence
- § 15 -   Fiscal year
- § 16 -   Waterworks
- § 17 -   Definitions
- § 18 -   Electric plant; authority to operate, improve, extend, better, and add to existing plant
- § 19 -   Electric plant; regulation
- § 20 -   Energy conservation and management facilities
- § 21 -   Communications plant; authority to acquire, construct, operate, improve, extend, and better
- § 22 -   Communications plant; operation and regulation
Chapter 247 - VILLAGE OF NEWBURY (Contains: §§ 101 – 1801)
Chapter 249 - VILLAGE OF NEWFANE (Contains: §§ 101 – 1002)
Chapter 251 - VILLAGE OF NORTH BENNINGTON (Contains: §§ 101 – 1302)
Chapter 253 - VILLAGE OF NORTH TROY (Contains: §§ 1 – 20)
- § 1 -   Corporate existence, boundaries
- § 2 -   Authority of village
- § 3 -   Powers of village
- § 4 -   Qualified voters
- § 5 -   Elections at meeting
- § 6 -   Village moderator
- § 7 -   Village clerk
- § 8 -   Village treasurer and collector
- § 9 -   Village trustees
- § 10 -   Highway district taxes
- § 11 -   Roads, sidewalks, and assessments
- § 12 -   Licensing authority
- § 13 -   Fire warden
- § 14 -   Hook and ladder company
- § 15 -   Grand list
- § 16 -   Competency to hold village office
- § 17 -   Date of annual meeting
- § 18 -   [Transitional Provision]
- § 19 -   [Transitional Provision]
- § 20 -   Village constable
Chapter 257 - VILLAGE OF NORTHFIELD (Contains: §§ 101 – 807)
Chapter 269 - VILLAGE OF POULTNEY (Contains: §§ 101 – 1713)
Chapter 279 - VILLAGE OF SWANTON (Contains: §§ 1 – 22)
- § 1 -   Comprehensive revision
- § 2 -   Applicability of the general law
- § 3 -   Annual meeting
- § 4 -   Board of trustees
- § 5 -   Village moderator
- § 6 -   Village clerk
- § 7 -   Village treasurer
- § 8 -   Village audit
- § 9 -   Village manager
- § 10 -   Other village officers
- § 11 -   Incompatible offices
- § 12 -   Water department authorization
- § 13 -   Sewer department authorization
- § 14 -   Electric department authorization
- § 15 -   Fire department authorization
- § 16 -   Police department authorization
- § 17 -   Rules of construction
- § 18 -   Severability
- § 19 -   Fiscal year
- § 20 -   Property
- § 21 -   Ordinances
- § 22 -   Officers and employees of the village
Chapter 283 - VILLAGE OF WATERBURY (Contains: §§ 1 – 31)
- § 1 -   Boundaries
- § 2 -   Elections of officers
- § 3 -   Annual meetings
- § 4 -   Special meetings
- § 5 -   Warnings
- § 6 -   Recall
- § 7 -   Vacancies
- § 8 -   Taxes
- § 9 -   [Transitional provisions]
- § 10 -   Powers of village
- § 11 -   Ordinances; by-laws
- § 12 -   Recording required
- § 13 -   Violation of ordinances; civil penalties
- § 14 -   Willful violation of water ordinances; criminal penalties
- § 15 -   Violation of ordinance; jurisdiction
- § 16 -   Assessments
- § 17 -   Construction
- § 18 -   Board of water and sewer commissioners
- § 19 -   Board of trustees; village president
- § 20 -   Officers; duties
- § 21 -   Auditors
- § 22 -   283-22, 23. Repealed. 2008, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, effective January 1, 2009.
Chapter 285 - VILLAGE OF WELLS RIVER (Contains: §§ 1 – 33)
- § 1 -   Incorporation of village and boundaries
- § 2 -   Alteration of boundaries
- § 3 -   General powers conferred
- § 4 -   Specific powers conferred
- § 5 -   Annual and special village meetings
- § 6 -   Village officers
- § 7 -   Village president
- § 8 -   Village clerk; recording of rules and ordinances
- § 9 -   Village treasurer
- § 10 -   Collector of village taxes
- § 11 -   Bonds for village treasurer and collector of taxes
- § 12 -   Village auditors
- § 13 -   Village trustees
- § 14 -   Village trustees; fiscal oversight
- § 15 -   Chief engineer and fire department
- § 16 -   Village trustees; power to appoint
- § 17 -   Police officers
- § 18 -   Superintendents of village departments
- § 19 -   Village building inspector
- § 20 -   Village trustee meetings
- § 21 -   Village ordinances taking effect
- § 22 -   Ordinances and bylaws; inconsistencies
Chapter 289 - VILLAGE OF WESTMINSTER (Contains: §§ 1 – 16)
- § 1 -   Boundaries; body politic
- § 2 -   Powers of village
- § 3 -   Taxation of residents
- § 4 -   Officers
- § 5 -   Board of trustees
- § 6 -   Clerk
- § 7 -   Treasuer; collector of taxes
- § 8 -   Auditor
- § 9 -   Collector of taxes; chief of police
- § 10 -   Prosecutions
- § 11 -   Water; light; sidewalks
- § 12 -   Annual and special meeting
- § 13 -   Legal voters
- § 14 -   Bylaws
- § 15 -   Prosecutions
- § 16 -   Village organization; termination; reestablishment
Chapter 291 - VILLAGE OF WOODSTOCK (Contains: §§ 1 – 16)
- § 1 -   Village boundaries; residents; town inhabitants
- § 2 -   Corporate existence; assessment
- § 3 -   Annual meeting; election of officers
- § 4 -   Election of officers; enactment of bylaws
- § 5 -   Breach of bylaws; fines and forfeitures
- § 6 -   Clerk; treasurer; collector
- § 7 -   Clerk; duties
- § 8 -   Trustees; duties
- § 9 -   Fire wardens
- § 10 -   Hiring of money
- § 11 -   Contract with aqueduct company
- § 12 -   Construction; sidewalks; sewers; drains
- § 13 -   Highway district; construction agents
- § 14 -   Highway taxes
- § 15 -   Sewer system
- § 16 -   Legislative authority
Chapter 401 - ADDISON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (Contains: §§ 1 – 56)
- § 1 -   Creation
- § 2 -   Purpose
- § 3 -   Composition
- § 4 -   Duration
- § 5 -   Powers
- § 6 -   Procedure for adoption of ordinances, rules and regulations
- § 7 -   Authority
- § 8 -   Composition
- § 9 -   Appointment
- § 10 -   Organizational meeting
- § 11 -   Regular meeting
- § 12 -   Special meetings
- § 13 -   Quorum
- § 14 -   Voting
- § 15 -   Term
- § 16 -   Vacancy
- § 17 -   Rules of procedures
- § 18 -   Compensation of members of board of supervisors
- § 19 -   Officers
- § 20 -   Bond
- § 21 -   Chair
Chapter 403 - CENTRAL VERMONT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (Contains: §§ 1 – 61)
- § 1 -   Creation
- § 2 -   Purpose
- § 3 -   Composition
- § 4 -   Duration
- § 5 -   Powers
- § 6 -   Transportation and collection site
- § 7 -   Responsibility to accept solid waste
- § 8 -   Authority
- § 9 -   Composition
- § 10 -   Appointment
- § 11 -   Organizational meeting
- § 12 -   Regular meetings
- § 13 -   Special meetings
- § 14 -   Quorum
- § 15 -   Voting
- § 16 -   Term
- § 17 -   Vacancy
- § 18 -   Rules of procedures
- § 19 -   Compensation of members of board of supervisors
- § 20 -   Officers
- § 21 -   Bond
Chapter 405 - CHITTENDEN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (Contains: §§ 1 – 63)
- § 1 -   Creation
- § 2 -   Purpose
- § 3 -   Composition
- § 4 -   Duration
- § 5 -   Powers
- § 6 -   Authority
- § 7 -   Appointment
- § 8 -   Organizational meeting
- § 9 -   Regular meeting
- § 10 -   Special meetings
- § 11 -   Quorum
- § 12 -   Rules of procedure
- § 13 -   Compensation of members of board of commissioners
- § 14 -   Voting
- § 15 -   Terms of office
- § 16 -   Administrative personnel
- § 17 -   Election
- § 18 -   Bond
- § 19 -   Chair
- § 20 -   Vice chair
- § 21 -   Vacancy
Chapter 407 - GREATER UPPER VALLEY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRI (Contains: §§ 101 – 607)
Chapter 409 - LAMOILLE REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (Contains: §§ 101 – 607)
Chapter 411 - NORTHEAST KINGDOM WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (Contains: §§ 101 – 605)
Chapter 413 - NORTHWEST VERMONT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (Contains: §§ 101 – 606)
Chapter 417 - WINDHAM SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (Contains: §§ 1 – 59)
- § 1 -   Creation
- § 2 -   Purpose
- § 3 -   Composition
- § 4 -   Duration
- § 5 -   Powers
- § 6 -   Transportation and collection site
- § 7 -   Responsibility to accept solid waste
- § 8 -   Authority
- § 9 -   Composition
- § 10 -   Appointment
- § 11 -   Organization meeting
- § 12 -   Regular meetings
- § 13 -   Special meetings
- § 14 -   Quorum
- § 15 -   Voting
- § 16 -   Term
- § 17 -   Vacancy
- § 18 -   Rules of procedures
- § 19 -   Compensation of members of board of supervisors
- § 20 -   Officers
- § 21 -   Bond
Chapter 501 - MILTON FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 (Contains: §§ 1 – 9)
- § 1 -   Boundaries
- § 2 -   Purpose
- § 3 -   Powers
- § 4 -   Annual and Special Fire District Meetings
- § 5 -   Officers
- § 6 -   Prudential Committee
- § 7 -   Rates
- § 8 -   Rules
- § 9 -   Amendment of charter
Chapter 503 - ST. GEORGE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 (Contains: §§ 1 – 13)
- § 1 -   Boundaries
- § 2 -   Purpose
- § 3 -   Powers
- § 4 -   Annual and Special Fire District Meetings
- § 5 -   Officers
- § 6 -   Resignation, vacancy, and removal of officers
- § 7 -   Prudential committee
- § 8 -   Fiscal year
- § 9 -   Rates
- § 10 -   Tax exemption
- § 11 -   Amendment of charter
- § 12 -   Rules
- § 13 -   Office
Chapter 504 - BOLTON FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 (Contains: §§ 1 – 9)
- § 1 -   Boundaries
- § 2 -   Purpose
- § 3 -   Powers
- § 4 -   Annual and special fire district meetings
- § 5 -   Officers
- § 6 -   Prudential committee
- § 7 -   Rates
- § 8 -   Rules
- § 9 -   Amendment of charter
Chapter 505 - WILLIAMSTOWN FIRE DISTRICT CHARTER (Contains: §§ 1 – 8)
- § 1 -   Name
- § 2 -   Body corporate and corporate limits
- § 3 -   Purpose
- § 4 -   Voters
- § 5 -   Meetings
- § 6 -   Officers; qualifications and elections
- § 7 -   Firefighters and fire company
- § 8 -   Indebtedness and bonding
Chapter 507 - COLD BROOK FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 (Contains: §§ 1 – 5)
- § 1 -   Boundaries
- § 2 -   Purpose
- § 3 -   Powers
- § 4 -   Prudential committee; powers
- § 5 -   Fees
Chapter 601 - RUTLAND COUNTY RECREATIONAL DISTRICT (Contains: §§ 1 – 54)
- § 1 -   Creation
- § 2 -   Purpose
- § 3 -   Composition
- § 4 -   Duration
- § 5 -   Powers
- § 6 -   Authority
- § 7 -   Composition
- § 8 -   Appointment
- § 9 -   Organizational meeting
- § 10 -   Regular meetings
- § 11 -   Special meetings
- § 12 -   Quorum
- § 13 -   Voting
- § 14 -   Term
- § 15 -   Vacancy
- § 16 -   Rules of procedure
- § 17 -   Compensation of members of board of supervisors
- § 18 -   Absence rule
- § 19 -   Telephone participation
- § 20 -   Officers
- § 21 -   Bond
Chapter 701 - MORRISTOWN CORNERS WATER CORPORATION (Contains: §§ 1 – 9)
- § 1 -   Boundaries
- § 2 -   Purpose
- § 3 -   Powers
- § 4 -   Annual and special meetings
- § 5 -   Officers; directors
- § 6 -   Board of directors
- § 7 -   Rates
- § 8 -   Rules
- § 9 -   Amendment of charter