Title 24APPENDIX, Title 24APPENDIX: Municipal Charters

§ 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…

§ 55. 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 subsection 40(b) of this chapter shall control over the meeting procedures outlined in this subchapter in th…

§ 56. Indemnification (a) The District agrees it shall protect, indemnify, and hold harmless each member municipality (except a member municipality found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be at fault) and its respective officials, officers, members, employees, and agents fr…

§ 57. Withdrawal of member municipality A member municipality may terminate its membership in the District by a majority vote of its voters present and voting at a duly warned annual or special meeting voting for such a termination. At such annual or special meeting, a majority o…

§ 58. Admission of new member municipalities The Board of Supervisors may authorize the inclusion of additional member municipalities in the District upon such terms and conditions as it in its sole discretion shall deem to be fair, reasonable, and in the best interest of the Dis…

§ 59. Dissolution of District (a) Procedure. If the Board of Supervisors receives a dissolution petition from no less than five percent of voters in each member municipality in which votes are verified by the town clerk in each municipality, or if the Board by Supervisors, by res…

§ 6. Transportation and collection site Each member municipality, either directly or through independent parties, shall be responsible for providing one or more collection sites for the solid waste and recyclables generated within such member municipality, and for the transportat…

§ 60. Amendment of charter (a) This chapter may be amended by petition of five percent of the voters (certified by each Town Clerk) of the District under subchapter 5 of this chapter or by the Board of Supervisors under this section. The Board of Supervisors at any regular or spe…

§ 61. Severability Should any court of competent jurisdiction judge any term, 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…

§ 62. Definitions As used in this chapter, all terms below shall have the following meanings: (1) “Composting” means the controlled biological decomposition of organic matter through active management to produce a stable humus-rich material. (2) “Conditionally exempt generator” (…

§ 7. Responsibility to accept solid waste (a) The District may become responsible for providing a system for solid waste disposal, as delineated in subsection (b) of this section when the Board of Supervisors declares the disposal system operational. (b) The District may provide …

§ 8. 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 provided…

§ 9. Composition The Board of Supervisors shall be composed of one primary representative and one alternate from each member municipality. (Amended 2011, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)

§ 1. Boundaries The boundaries of the Milton Fire District No. 1 shall consist of 33 residential lots as shown on a plan entitled “Plat of Survey Showing Sawyer Property (Portion), Milton, Vermont,” dated May, 1977, and recorded in map book 3 on page 101 of the land records of th…

§ 2. Purpose Milton Fire District No. 1 is a fire district incorporated to design, construct, upgrade, operate, and maintain a water supply and distribution system, including the maintenance and repair of water mains and the provision of a limited water service to the area descri…

§ 3. Powers The Milton Fire District No. 1 shall have all powers granted to a fire district pursuant to 20 V.S.A. chapter 171, and the Fire District shall have the authority to: (1) construct, install, maintain, and repair all facilities and equipment necessary for the provision …

§ 4. Annual and special Fire District meetings Annual and special meetings of Milton Fire District No. 1 shall be held in conformance with the notice, warning, and voting requirements of 17 V.S.A. chapter 55, subchapter 2. (Added 2003, No. M-5, § 2.)

§ 5. Officers (a) Prudential Committee. The Prudential Committee shall consist of three members elected for a term of three years. The members of the Prudential Committee shall be elected to staggered terms so that only one member shall be elected annually. Vacancies in the Prude…

§ 6. Prudential Committee The Prudential Committee shall be the administrative body of the Fire District and shall be responsible for the control and management of the affairs, property, and interests of the Fire District. The Prudential Committee may exercise all powers of the F…

§ 7. Rates The Prudential Committee shall establish rates and fees for the water services, including capital improvements, provided by the Fire District, and all rates and fees for water services shall be paid to the District Treasurer. (Added 2003, No. M-5, § 2.)

§ 8. Rules The Prudential Committee shall adopt rules that govern the administration, operation, and maintenance of the water system. Rules adopted by the Committee shall become effective upon a majority vote of the Prudential Committee. (Added 2003, No. M-5, § 2.)

§ 9. Amendment of charter This charter shall be amended in the same manner as provided in 17 V.S.A. § 2645, except that in lieu of the requirements of subdivision 2645(a)(7), a vote affirming the amendment of this charter shall be by ballot in the form of a yes or no proposition.…

§ 1. Boundaries The boundaries of St. George Fire District No. 1 shall be as recorded in volume 25, page 111 of the Town of St. George land records. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)

§ 10. Tax exemption All property owned by the Fire District shall be exempt from taxation. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)

§ 11. Amendment of charter This charter shall be amended in the same manner as provided in 17 V.S.A. § 2645, except that in lieu of the requirements of subdivision 2645(a)(7), a vote affirming the amendment of this charter must be by two-thirds of the members of the Fire District…

§ 12. Rules The Prudential Committee shall adopt rules that govern the administration, operation, and maintenance of the water system. Rules adopted by the Committee shall become effective upon a majority vote of the Prudential Committee. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)

§ 13. Office The St. George Fire District No. 1 office shall be maintained at the residence of the Fire District Clerk. The Fire District may alter its designated office or may maintain offices at other places upon approval of a majority of the members of the Prudential Committee…

§ 2. Purpose St. George Fire District No. 1 is a fire district incorporated: (1) to design, construct, upgrade, operate, and maintain a water supply and distribution system, including the maintenance and repair of water mains and the provision of a limited water service to the ar…

§ 3. Powers The St. George Fire District No. 1 shall have all powers granted to a fire district pursuant to 20 V.S.A. chapter 171, and the Fire District shall have the authority: (1) to construct, install, maintain, and repair all facilities and equipment necessary for the provis…

§ 4. Annual and special Fire District meetings (a) Warnings. Annual and special meetings of the Fire District shall be warned by the Clerk, or in the Clerk’s absence, any member of the Prudential Committee. The warning shall include the purpose of the meeting and the time and pla…

§ 5. Officers (a) Prudential Committee. The Prudential Committee shall consist of three members elected for a term of three years. The members of the Prudential Committee shall be elected to staggered terms so that only one member shall be elected annually. (b) District Clerk. Th…

§ 6. Resignation, vacancy, and removal of officers (a) Any officer, other than a member of the Prudential Committee, may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Prudential Committee. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, resignation shall take effect on the receipt…

§ 7. Prudential Committee (a) The Prudential Committee shall be the administrative body of the Fire District and shall be responsible for the control and management of the affairs, property, and interests of the Fire District. The Prudential Committee may exercise all powers of t…

§ 8. Fiscal year The fiscal year of St. George Fire District No. 1 shall be July 1 through June 30 of the following year. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)

§ 9. Rates The Prudential Committee shall establish rates for the water and road services provided by the Fire District, and all rates for water and road services shall be paid to the District Treasurer. All rates shall be established to provide revenue for the following services…

§ 1. Boundaries The boundaries of the Bolton Fire District No. 1 shall be as recorded in the Town of Bolton land records. (Added 2003, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2004.)

§ 2. Purpose Bolton Fire District No. 1 is a fire district incorporated to purchase and operate water and wastewater systems for residents of the District. (Added 2003, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2004.)

§ 3. Powers Bolton Fire District No. 1 shall have all powers granted to a fire district pursuant to 20 V.S.A. chapter 171, and the fire district shall have the authority to: (1) bill all users of water and wastewater services provided by the District for their pro rata share of t…

§ 4. Annual and special Fire District meetings (a) The annual meeting of Bolton Fire District No. 1 shall be warned and held as provided by law and this charter. (b) Special meetings of Bolton Fire District No. 1 shall be called by the District Clerk of the Prudential Committee a…