Title 24APPENDIX, MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

§ 36.3. Purposes The Authority, in the exercise of the powers created and granted under section 3 of this charter, shall foster and carry out the following purposes: (1) to enhance and promote economic opportunity within the City of Rutland; (2) to plan for public and private imp…

§ 36.4. Powers In addition to the powers conferred upon municipal corporations generally under 24 V.S.A. chapter 85, the Authority is hereby granted the following powers, rights, privileges, and prerogatives. (1) To adopt, administer, and enforce ordinances relating to the power …

§ 36.5. Board of Commissioners; composition (a) The administration, management, and supervision of the Authority shall be vested in a Board of Commissioners, except as provided otherwise herein. The Board shall consist of: (1) the City Treasurer; (2) one member, appointed by the …

§ 36.6. General law; application Unless provided for to the contrary in this section, the Authority and its Board of Commissioners shall be subject to and have the benefit of all general laws of the State of Vermont relating to municipal corporations, provided, however, that the …

§ 36.7. Redevelopment plan Annually, and after notice and public hearing, the Authority shall develop and promulgate redevelopment master plans, standards, and criteria, which may be amended and modified from time to time.

§ 36.8. Severability If any provisions of this charter shall be declared invalid, such declaration shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof.

§ 36.9. Effective date of charter This charter shall be effective upon adoption following approval by the City of Rutland at any annual or special meeting thereof.

§ 37.1. Interpretation In the construction of this charter, the rules provided in 1 V.S.A chapter 3 shall be observed, unless such construction is inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General Assembly or repugnant to the context of this charter.

§ 37.2. General law Except when changed or modified by the provisions of this charter, or by any legal regulation or ordinance of the City, all provisions of the statutes of the State relating to towns and town officers shall apply to the City and to the several officers thereof …

§ 38.1. Controlling statute This charter shall be adopted and amended or repealed in conformity with 17 V.S.A. § 2645 or as amended.

§ 38.2. Effect of repeal (a) Such repeal shall not affect a penalty or forfeiture incurred under any of the laws repealed before this charter takes effect; however, where a punishment, penalty, or forfeiture is mitigated by the provisions of this charter, the provisions may be ex…

§ 38.3. Effective date This charter shall take effect in conformity with the provisions of 17 V.S.A. § 2645 or as amended.

§ 4.1. Administrative powers The administration of all fiscal, prudential, and municipal affairs of the City and the government thereof shall be vested in the Board of Aldermen, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, and except where the powers are specifically d…

§ 4.2. Organization and meetings (a) The Board of Aldermen elected as hereinbefore provided, shall elect one of their number President of such Board. In the event a vacancy is created on the Board of Aldermen, it shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor and confirmation by the…

§ 4.3. Special meetings (a) A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen may be called at any time by the Mayor. Further, a special meeting shall be called by the Mayor on petition by a majority of the Board of Aldermen. (b) At least 24 hours’ notice shall be given of each special …

§ 4.4. Executive sessions All meetings of the Board of Aldermen shall be public except when assembled for executive business as authorized by 1 V.S.A. §§ 313-314 as amended. An executive session may be held at any regular, special, or committee meeting of the Board of Aldermen, b…

§ 4.5. Acts of the Board of Aldermen The Board of Aldermen shall exercise its authority in the following manner; by the enactment of ordinances and bylaws, or by resolution or vote of the Board of Aldermen, subject to the approval of the Mayor set forth in section 4.6 of this cha…

§ 4.6. Veto powers (a) If the Mayor approves any vote of the Board of Aldermen the Mayor shall sign the same. If the Mayor does not approve the vote, he or she shall within 10 days veto and return the vote for a revote with his or her objections in writing to the Clerk of the Boa…

§ 4.7. Board of Civil Authority (a) The Mayor and the Board of Aldermen shall constitute the Board of Civil Authority for the City except as herein provided. The Mayor shall preside and vote at all meetings of the Board of Civil Authority except as otherwise provided herein. (b) …

§ 5.1. Enactment of ordinances The Board of Aldermen may make, alter, amend, or repeal any resolutions, bylaws, regulations, and ordinances that it may deem necessary and proper for carrying into effect any of the powers conferred upon said City by this charter or for the well be…

§ 5.2. Revision of ordinances The Board of Aldermen of the City of Rutland is authorized to revise the existing ordinances of said City and shall have authority to strike out and repeal obsolete and repetitive enactments, to amend, repeal, compile, delete, renumber, or rearrange …

§ 5.3. Violation of ordinances (a) The Board of Aldermen may provide penalties for the violation of any ordinance, regulation, or bylaw. In no case shall the penalty exceed the maximum penalty allowed under 24 V.S.A. § 1974. (b) In any prosecution for a nuisance arising under thi…

§ 6.1. Sequestration (a) In taking lands, springs, streams, and water rights and diverting waters from natural channels into its water supply, for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and repairing reservoirs, aqueducts, water pipes, pipe lines, and other necessary apparatus…

§ 6.2. Sale or lease Only the Board of Aldermen may authorize the sale or lease of real or personal property belonging to the City, except as otherwise authorized by charter or ordinance. All conveyances, grants, or leases of real estate shall be signed by the Mayor and be sealed…

§ 7.1. Terms of grant The Board of Aldermen may exercise the power set forth in subsection 23 of chapter 3 of this charter by the grant of public franchise. All such grants shall be granted upon such terms and conditions as are just and reasonable, including any sum or sums of mo…

§ 8.1. Grand list In the City of Rutland, the grand list shall be made up in the manner prescribed by the general laws of the State of Vermont.

§ 8.5. Assessment of taxes The Board of Aldermen shall annually, during the first 20 days of July, assess upon the grand list of the City taxes sufficient to meet the following requirement: (1) Taxes required by the general laws of the State of Vermont. (2) Taxes required for gen…

§ 8.6. Collection of taxes (a) Except as otherwise herein provided, whenever any tax shall be assessed on the property list by the Board of Aldermen, the Board shall cause to be delivered to the City Treasurer on or before August 16 following the assessment of such tax a tax bill…

§ 8.7. Delinquent taxes (a) It shall be the duty of the City Treasurer as Constable to collect all legal taxes contained in such tax bill, subject to such abatement as may be made by the Board for the Abatement of Taxes. He or she shall pay the amount shown in such tax bill to th…

§ 8.8. Board for Abatement of Taxes The Mayor, Board of Aldermen, City Treasurer, and Assessor shall constitute the Board for the Abatement of Taxes. Meetings of such Board shall be called by the City Clerk by giving written notice to each member and all affected parties of recor…

§ 8.9. Local option tax (a) A local option sales tax is authorized under this section for the purpose of affording the City an alternative method of raising municipal revenues with the goal of lessening the impact of certain expenses on the property tax or water and sewer fees, o…

§ 9.1. As Executive Officer The Mayor shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the City. He or she shall use his or her best efforts to see that the laws and City ordinances are enforced and that the duties of all subordinate officers are faithfully performed. He or she shall take…

§ 9.2. Additional powers The Mayor, when permitted by State law, with the consent of the Board of Aldermen, shall have power to suspend fines and costs, in whole or in part, in cases where the same are payable into the City Treasury, and shall cause the reason for such suspension…

§ 9.3. Succession In case of the absence of the Mayor from the City or his or her inability to serve, the President of the Board of Aldermen shall act as Mayor. It shall be the duty of the Mayor to give the City Clerk due notice of the absence of the Mayor from the City and of hi…

§ 9.4. Vacancy In case of a vacancy in the Office of Mayor occasioned by death, resignation, removal from said City, permanent inability to serve, failure to elect, or disqualification of the person chosen, the President of the Board of Aldermen shall act as Mayor until the next …

§ 1. General law application Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, or by any legal regulation or ordinance of the City of St. Albans, all provisions of the statutes of this State relating to municipalities shall apply to the City of St. Alb…

§ 10. The City Council (a) There shall be elected six members of the City Council, one from each ward, who shall be a legal voter in, and elected by the voters of the ward he or she represents. At each annual meeting, two members of City Council shall be elected for three years t…

§ 11. City Manager (a) The City Manager shall be chosen and appointed by majority vote of the City Council for an indefinite term, and his or her salary fixed, solely on the basis of his or her technical education as a City Manager and executive and administrative qualifications.…

§ 12. City Clerk (a) The City Council shall appoint a City Clerk. The City Clerk shall perform for the City the same duties devolving by law upon town clerks, except as far as the same are rendered unnecessary by this charter, and shall collect the same fees therefor to be paid i…

§ 13. City Treasurer (a) The City Council shall appoint a City Treasurer. The City Treasurer shall have the same power and be subject to the same liabilities as are prescribed by law for town treasurers. (b) [Repealed.] (c) The City Clerk and Treasurer may be one and the same per…

§ 14. Assessor The Assessor shall be a professionally qualified real estate appraiser or appraisal firm and shall have the same power and proceed in the discharge of the duties in the same manner, and be subject to the same liabilities as are prescribed for listers or the board o…

§ 15. Conflict of interest No elective or appointive official or employee of the City shall be beneficially interested directly or indirectly in any contract with the City, regardless of amount, or furnish any material, or perform any labor, except in the discharge of his or her …

§ 16. Ordinances; authority to enact (a) The City Council may make, alter, amend, or repeal any resolutions, bylaws, regulations, and ordinances that it may deem necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers or for the well-being of the City, and that shal…

§ 17. Ordinances; introduction; first and second readings; public hearings (a) Every ordinance shall be introduced in writing. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be “The Council of the City of St. Albans hereby ordains . . . ”. If the Council passes the proposed ordinanc…

§ 18. Ordinances; authority enumerated The general grant of ordinance promulgating authority in section 16 of this charter, and in addition to those powers enumerated in 24 V.S.A. § 2291, such authority shall include the authority to fix and impose licenses, fees, or taxes within…

§ 19. Ordinances; City Council to establish penalty The City Council may provide a penalty for the violation of any ordinance, regulation, or bylaw not to exceed $500.00. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. If no penalty shall be fix…