Title 24APPENDIX, Title 24APPENDIX: Municipal Charters

§ 13. Special Board meetings Special meetings of the Board of Supervisors may be called at any time by the Chair or shall be called by the Clerk upon written request of a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors. Except in case of emergency, each member of the Board of…

§ 14. Quorum For the purpose of transacting business, the presence of members who represent more than 50 percent of the member towns with an appointed representative shall constitute a quorum. However, a smaller number may adjourn to another date. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Se…

§ 15. Voting Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, each member of the Board of Supervisors shall be entitled to cast one vote for every 3,000 population, or part thereof, in the municipality that he or she represents. The determination of population shall be made based up…

§ 16. Term All representatives to the Board of Supervisors shall hold office for one year beginning April 1. Any representative may be reappointed to successive terms without limit. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)

§ 17. Vacancy Any vacancy on the Board of Supervisors shall be filled within 30 days after such vacancy occurs by appointment by the authority that appointed the representative whose position has become vacant. An appointee to a vacancy shall serve until the expiration of the ter…

§ 18. Rules of procedures Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the most recent version of Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern at all meetings. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)

§ 19. Compensation of members of Board of Supervisors Each member municipality shall pay to its representatives to the Board of Supervisors such reimbursement or expenses as it shall determine reasonable. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)

§ 2. Purpose The District is created, as a body politic and corporate, and shall exist for the purpose of providing a comprehensive system for managing solid waste, recyclable materials, organic material, and exempt hazardous waste generated within member municipalities. The prin…

§ 20. Officers The Board of Supervisors annually shall elect from among its members a Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Clerk and those other officers as it deems appropriate for the conduct of its business. Upon majority vote of the Board of Supervisors, the Treasurer and Clerk …

§ 21. Bond Prior to assuming their offices, the District shall secure appropriate public official bonds in such amounts as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. The cost of such bond shall be borne by the District. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2,…

§ 22. Chair The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Supervisors and shall sign contracts on behalf of the District upon approval by the Board of Supervisors. The Chair shall perform all of the duties incident to the position and office. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Ad…

§ 23. Vice Chair (a) During the absence of or inability of the Chair to render or perform his or her duties or exercise his or her powers, the same shall be performed and exercised by the Vice Chair and when so acting, the Vice Chair shall have all the powers and be subject to al…

§ 24. Clerk The Clerk shall have the exclusive charge and custody of the public records of the District and the Seal of the District. The Clerk shall record all votes and proceedings of the District, including meetings of the District and meetings of the Board of Supervisors. The…

§ 25. Treasurer The Treasurer shall have the custody of the funds of the District and shall be the disbursing officer of the District. The Treasurer may perform all of the duties and functions incident to the office of treasurer of a municipal corporation. Such duties and functio…

§ 26. Administrative personnel The Board of Supervisors may employ an Executive Director and such other personnel as it deems necessary for the conduct of the business of the District, and the Board of Supervisors shall have the power to prescribe duties, set compensation, and de…

§ 27. Records The conduct of all meetings and public access thereto, and the maintaining of all records, books, and accounts of the District shall be governed by the laws of this State relating to open meetings and accessibility of public records. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Se…

§ 28. Audit The Board of Supervisors shall cause an audit to be performed annually by an independent professional accounting firm or a certified public accountant. A copy of the completed audit shall be distributed to each member municipality. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.)…

§ 29. Executive Board The Board of Supervisors shall have the authority to establish an Executive Board. The Board of Supervisors shall annually grant such powers as it may deem necessary. Additionally, the Board of Supervisors may grant to or remove from the Executive Board such…

§ 3. Composition The District shall be composed of and shall include all of the lands and residents within those municipalities that vote to approve and enter into this chapter at the time of its creation, and any other municipalities subsequently admitted to the District, except…

§ 30. Committees The Board of Supervisors shall have the authority to establish any and all committees as it may deem necessary. Each committee shall elect a chair by majority vote, at a minimum of annually. The Board of Supervisors may appoint non-Board members to serve on a com…

§ 31. Compensation of officers Officers of the District shall be paid such compensation or reimbursement, or both, of expenses as shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)

§ 32. Recall of officers An officer may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Supervisors whenever, in its judgment, the best interest of the District will be served. For this action, each member of the Board of Supervisors shall cast one vote. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (…

§ 33. Fiscal year The fiscal year of the District shall commence on July 1 and end on June 30 of each year. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)

§ 34. Preparation of budget Annually, on or before December 15th, the Board of Supervisors shall approve and cause to be distributed to the legislative branch of each member municipality for review and comment a proposed budget of the District for the next fiscal year. Included w…

§ 35. Budget hearing The Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing on or before January 7 of each year to receive comments from the legislative bodies of member municipalities and hear all other interested persons regarding the proposed budget. Notice of the hearing shall …

§ 36. Budget adoption, tipping fees, and appropriations Annually, on or before January 15, the Board of Supervisors shall adopt the budget, appropriate the sums that it deems necessary to operate and carry out the District’s functions for the next ensuing fiscal year, and assess …

§ 37. Apportionment of assessments Assessments may be apportioned among the member municipalities on the basis of population, trash generation (relative to the tonnage or volume of solid waste generated by or within each of the member municipalities), or other basis voted by the …

§ 38. Collection Annually, on or before January 20, the Treasurer of the District shall issue and present a warrant to the legislative body of each member municipality requiring that the amount of such assessment, if any, be paid to him or her in accordance with the schedule of p…

§ 39. Limitations of appropriations Actions or resolutions of the Board of Supervisors for the annual appropriations of any year shall not cease to be operative at the end of the fiscal year for which they were adopted, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Ver…

§ 4. Duration The District shall continue as a body politic and corporate unless and until dissolved according to the procedures set forth in this chapter. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)

§ 40. Indebtedness (a) Short-term borrowing. The Board of Supervisors may borrow money through the issuance of notes of the District for the purpose of paying current expenses of the District. Such notes must mature within one year. The Board of Supervisors may also borrow money …

§ 41. Sinking fund The Board of Supervisors may establish and provide for a sinking fund, however denominated, for the retirement of bond issue or other debt, or to provide security for the payment thereof. When so established, it shall be kept intact and separate from other moni…

§ 42. Capital reserve fund The Board of Supervisors shall establish and provide for a capital reserve fund to pay for public improvements, replacement of worn-out buildings and equipment, and planned and unplanned major repairs of a facility, in furtherance of the purpose for whi…

§ 43. Disposal fees and service charges The Board of Supervisors shall establish and periodically adjust disposal fees and service charges for the District’s own facility or facilities for the purpose of generating revenues for the District’s services in the management of solid w…

§ 44. Special District meetings The Board of Supervisors may call a special meeting of the District when it deems it necessary or prudent to do so, and shall call a special meeting of the District when action by the voters of the District is necessary under this chapter or under …

§ 45. Places of meetings At any special meeting of the District, voters of each member municipality shall cast their ballots at such polling places within the municipality of their residence as shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors of the District in cooperation within …

§ 46. Public hearings Not less than three nor more than 14 days prior to any special meeting called by the Board of Supervisors, at least one public hearing shall be held by the Board of Supervisors at which time the issues under consideration shall be presented and comments rece…

§ 47. Warnings required The Board of Supervisors of the District shall warn a special meeting of the District by filing a notice with the town clerk of each member municipality and by posting a notice in at least two public places in each municipality in the District not less tha…

§ 48. Signing of warning The original warning of any special meeting of the District shall be signed by the Chair of the Board of Supervisors and shall be filed with the District Clerk before being posted. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)

§ 49. Warning contents The posted notification shall include the date, time, place, and nature of the meeting. It shall, by separate articles, specifically indicate the business to be transacted and the questions to be voted upon.

§ 5. Powers The District shall be a body politic and corporate with the powers incident to a municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Vermont consistent with the purpose of the District and in addition shall have the following powers: (1) To operate, cause to be opera…

§ 50. Australian ballots The Australian ballot system shall be used at all special meetings of the District when voting is to take place. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)

§ 51. Qualifications and registration of voters All legal voters of the member municipalities shall be legal voters of the District. The member municipalities shall post and revise checklists in the same manner as for municipal meetings prior to any District meeting at which ther…

§ 52. Conduct of meetings At all special meetings of the District, the provisions of 17 V.S.A. chapter 51 regarding election officials (subchapter 1), voting machines (subchapter 3), polling places (subchapter 4), absent voters (subchapter 6), process of voting (subchapter 7) cou…

§ 53. Reconsideration or rescission of vote (a) A question voted on at any special meeting of the District shall not be submitted to the voters for reconsideration or rescission, except at a subsequent special meeting duly warned for that purpose, and called by the Board of Super…

§ 54. Validation of District meetings When any of the requirements as to notice or warning of a special District meeting have been omitted or not complied with, the omission or noncompliance, if the meeting and the business transacted at it is otherwise legal and within the scope…