Title 24APPENDIX, Title 24APPENDIX: Municipal Charters

§ 52. Reconsideration or rescission of vote (a) A question considered or 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 …

§ 53. 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…

§ 54. Priority When a special meeting of the District is called to act upon a proposition to incur bonded or other indebtedness, the special meeting procedures outlined in subchapter 4 of this chapter shall control over the meeting procedures outlined in this article in the event…

§ 55. Indemnification; contribution (a) The District agrees it shall protect, indemnify, and hold harmless each member municipality (except a member municipality found to be at fault) and its respective officials, officers, members, employees, and agents, from and against all lia…

§ 56. Termination of membership A member municipality may terminate its membership in the District after the expiration of one year from the date it became a member by a majority of its voters at a duly warned annual or special meeting voting for such a termination. At such annua…

§ 57. Admission of new members Municipalities that are not initial members of the District may, upon the requisite approval by its voters as set forth in this section and the approval of the Board of Commissioners, become a member of the District. The legislative branch of any no…

§ 58. Dissolution of District The District may be dissolved upon approval of a majority plus one of its then existing member municipalities. A majority of the voters at a duly warned annual or special meeting in at least a majority plus one of the member municipalities, must appr…

§ 59. Annual report The District shall prepare an annual report of its activities, including a financial statement, and submit the report no later than February 1 of each year to the legislative bodies of its member municipalities.

§ 6. Authority The legislative power and authority of the District and the administration and the general supervision of all fiscal, prudential, and governmental affairs thereof shall be vested in a governing body known as the Board of Commissioners, except as specifically provid…

§ 60. Master plan Prior to considering the adoption of a proposed solid waste management plan or an amendment thereto, the Board of Commissioners shall conduct at least one public hearing within the District on the proposed plan or amendment. The hearing shall be warned by the pu…

§ 61. Severability Should any court of competent jurisdiction judge any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this chapter to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such judgment shall not affect the validity, legality, or enforceability of the chapter as a who…

§ 62. Amendment Any proposed amendment to this chapter must be adopted by a vote of the Board of Commissioners of at least two-thirds of the votes then eligible to be cast. Upon approval by the Board of Commissioners, the amendment shall be submitted to the legislative bodies of …

§ 63. Transfer of rights No member municipality may sell its allocation, capacity, or rights, or any part thereof, in the District to any other party without the approval of at least two-thirds of the total votes then eligible to be cast by the Board of Commissioners.

§ 7. Appointment The purposes, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the District shall be exercised by a Board of Commissioners consisting of one commissioner and one alternate commissioner from each member municipality. The alternate commissioner shall represent the municipal…

§ 8. Organizational meeting Annually, on or before the fourth Wednesday in June, the Board of Commissioners shall hold its organizational meeting. At this meeting, the Board of Commissioners shall elect from among its membership a Chair and a Vice Chair, each of whom shall hold o…

§ 9. Regular meeting A schedule of regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners shall be established at the organizational meeting.

§ 101. Creation Upon approval of this agreement by the participating municipalities, as required in 24 V.S.A. chapter 121, subchapter 3, there is hereby created a union municipal district that shall be known as the Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District (hereinafter…

§ 102. Purpose (a) The District is created and shall exist for the purpose of providing for management of solid waste generated by member municipalities and their residents. The District shall have plenary power over solid waste management within its boundaries, consistent with t…

§ 103. Composition The District is composed of and includes all of the lands and residents within those municipalities that vote to approve and enter into this agreement at the time of its creation, and such other municipalities as are subsequently admitted to the District as her…

§ 104. Duration The District shall continue as a body politic and corporate unless and until dissolved according to the procedures herein set forth.

§ 105. Powers Except as otherwise provided or limited herein, the District shall have the following powers: (1) to operate, cause to be operated or contract, or both, for the operation of any and all facilities necessary for the management of solid waste or hazardous waste, and t…

§ 106. Transportation and collection system Each member municipality, either directly or through independent parties, shall be responsible for providing a collection system for the solid waste generated within such member municipality and for the transportation of such solid wast…

§ 107. Responsibility to accept solid waste (a) The District becomes responsible for providing a system for solid waste management, as delineated in subsection (b) of this section, when the Board of Supervisors declares the management system operational. (b) The District shall pr…

§ 108. Facility siting conditions No solid waste disposal or management facility shall be operated within the District under subsection 107(c) of this subchapter unless the District by two-thirds majority vote of its Board of Supervisors, and the host municipality by majority act…

§ 109. Interlocal contracts In accordance with 24 V.S.A. chapter 141, subchapter 4, the District recognizes and encourages subregional solid waste management facilities or services. Such facilities or services may be desirable for the management of some portion of the solid waste…

§ 201. Authority The legislative power and authority of the District and the administration and the general supervision of all fiscal, prudential, and governmental affairs thereof shall be vested in a governing body known as the Board of Supervisors, except as specifically provid…

§ 202. Composition The Board of Supervisors shall be composed of one representative from each member municipality.

§ 203. Appointment On or before the last Monday in March commencing upon the formation of the District, the selectboard of each member municipality shall appoint its representative and an alternate representative to the Board of Supervisors for a term of two years. Appointments s…

§ 204. Organizational meeting Annually, on or before the second Monday in April, and upon notice, the Board of Supervisors shall hold its organizational meeting. At such meeting, the Board of Supervisors shall elect from among its membership a Chair and a Vice Chair, each of whom…

§ 205. Regular meetings A schedule of regular meetings of the Board of Supervisors shall be established at the organizational meeting.

§ 206. Special 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 Supe…

§ 207. Quorum For the purpose of transacting business, the presence of members representing more than 50 percent of the membership of the Board of Supervisors and whose accumulated votes aggregate more than 50 percent of all votes shall constitute a quorum.

§ 208. Voting Each member of the Board of Supervisors shall be entitled to cast one vote for every 1,000 population, or part thereof, in the town that he or she represents. A member of the Board of Supervisors may not split his or her vote. The determination of population shall b…

§ 209. Term Except as provided in section 203 of this subchapter, representatives and alternates to the Board of Supervisors shall hold office for two years and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. Any representative and alternate may be reappointed to success…

§ 210. 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 te…

§ 211. Rules of procedures Except as otherwise provided in this agreement, Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern at all meetings.

§ 212. 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.

§ 301. Officers The officers of the District shall be the Chair and the Vice Chair of the Board of Supervisors, the Clerk of the District, and the Treasurer of the District. No person may hold more than one office at one time. The Board of Supervisors also may appoint such assist…

§ 302. Bond Prior to assuming their offices, all officers shall post fidelity bond in such amounts as shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. The cost of such bonds shall be borne by the District.

§ 303. Chair The Chair of the Board of Supervisors shall be the chief executive officer of the District. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Supervisors and shall make and sign all contracts on behalf of the District upon approval by the Board of Supervisors. …

§ 304. Vice Chair 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 all th…

§ 305. Vacancy During the absence or inability of the Vice Chair to render or perform his or her duties or exercise his or her powers, the Board of Supervisors shall elect from among its membership an acting Vice Chair who shall have the powers and be subject to all the responsib…

§ 306. Clerk The Clerk of the District shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, need not be a member of the Board, and shall serve at its pleasure. The Clerk shall have the exclusive charge and custody of the public records of the District and the Seal of the District. The…

§ 307. Treasurer The Treasurer of the District shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, shall not be a member of the Board, and shall serve at its pleasure. The Treasurer shall have the exclusive charge and custody of the funds of the District and shall be the disbursing o…

§ 308. 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.

§ 309. Audit The Board of Supervisors shall cause an audit to be performed annually by an independent professional accounting firm.