Title 24, Municipal and County Government

§ 4767. Payment of awards On receipt of the engineering planning documents and their approval by the Department, the Department shall certify the award to the Commissioner of Finance and Management who shall issue his or her warrant for payment of the award from the construction …

§ 4768. Repayment of advances Advances under this subchapter shall be repaid when construction of the facilities or any portion thereof is undertaken. Where a construction grant or loan is authorized by the Department for the project, the amount of the outstanding advances shall …

§ 4769. Loans to hardship municipalities (a) Waiver of bond vote. A hardship municipality may receive a loan for an eligible project that includes a loan subsidy of up to $200,000.00 in the form of 100 percent principal forgiveness with no interest or administrative fee from fund…

§ 4770. Eligibility (a) For the purpose of this subchapter, “VEDA” means the Vermont Economic Development Authority which is authorized to make loans on behalf of the State under this chapter when the loan recipient is a privately-owned public water system. Such loans shall be is…

§ 4771. Conditions of loan agreement (a) VEDA may make loans to applicants on behalf of the State for one or more of the purposes set forth in subsection 4770(b) of this title. Each such loan shall be made subject to the following conditions: (1) The loan shall be evidenced by a …

§ 4772. Qualifications for eligibility; certification No loan to an applicant shall be made under this subchapter until: (1) The applicant has certified to VEDA that: (A) all State and federal permits and licenses, including land use, subdivision, water supply and wastewater perm…

§ 4773. Loan priorities The Secretary shall at least annually prepare a list of projects, ranked in priority order, that are eligible for financial assistance under this subchapter. In establishing such priorities, the Secretary shall at a minimum consider the following: (1) the …

§ 4774. Contractual authority; reports (a) The Secretary and VEDA may enter into agreements on behalf of the State with agencies of the United States as may be necessary to obtain grants and awards in furtherance of the stated purposes of the loan fund created under section 4753 …

§ 4775. Liability against default Under no circumstance shall the State or VEDA become responsible for owning or operating a privately-owned community water system when the loan recipient defaults on a loan obligation or abandons the water supply or water system. (Added 1997, No.…

§ 4776. Action for receivership Upon default of a loan, VEDA shall have the right to petition the Superior Court in the county in which any part of the water system is located, or the Public Utility Commission for systems subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, to appoint …

§ 4777. Loan consolidation Loans, or the outstanding balance of loans, made for the purpose of preparing engineering plans for a project may be consolidated with any subsequent loans for construction. (Added 1997, No. 62, § 75, eff. June 26, 1997.)

§ 4778. Federal capitalization grant distribution The Secretary may use any available and lawful funds to match federal funds otherwise available to capitalize the Fund created by subdivision 4753(a)(3) of this title. Up to 20 percent of the funds which have been identified in th…

§ 4781. Eligibility and loan application (a) The Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) is authorized to make loans on behalf of the State to private entities for a clean water project; provided, however, that no State funds are used. Such loans shall be issued and adminis…

§ 4782. Conditions of loan agreement (a) VEDA may make loans to applicants on behalf of the State for one or more of the purposes set forth in subsection 4781(b) of this title. Each loan shall be made subject to the following conditions: (1) The loan shall be evidenced by a note …

§ 4783. Qualifications for eligibility; certification No loan to an applicant shall be made under this subchapter until: (1) The applicant has certified all of the following to VEDA: (A) all State and federal permits and licenses necessary to undertake the project for which finan…

§ 4784. Loan priorities (a) The Secretary shall at least annually prepare and certify to VEDA a list of privately owned clean water projects, ranked in priority order, that are eligible for financial assistance under this subchapter. (b) In determining financing ability for clean…

§ 4785. Liability against default Under no circumstance shall the State become responsible for owning or operating a clean water project when the loan recipient defaults on a loan obligation or abandons the project. (Added 2017, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. May 28, 2018.)

§ 4786. Action for receivership Upon default of a loan, VEDA shall have the right to petition the Superior Court in the county in which the clean water project is located, or the Public Utility Commission for projects subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, to appoint a re…

§ 4787. Loan consolidation Loans, or the outstanding balance of loans, made for the purpose of preparing engineering plans for a project may be consolidated with any subsequent loans for construction. (Added 2017, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. May 28, 2018.)

§ 4801. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Municipality” shall mean “municipality” as defined in 1 V.S.A. § 126. (2) “Legislative branch” shall mean “legislative branch” as defined in subdivision 1751(2) of this title. (Added 1969, No. 197 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

§ 4802. Approval of plan (a) Every agreement for a union municipal district under this chapter shall be submitted to the Attorney General before being presented to the voters for acceptance or rejection. The Attorney General shall determine whether the agreement is in proper form…

§ 4803. Powers as supplementary The powers granted to municipalities by this chapter are supplementary to any other powers heretofore or hereafter granted by any other statute for the same or similar purposes. (Added 1969, No. 197 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

§ 4831. Creation of committee The legislative branch of any two or more municipalities may by agreement create a joint municipal survey committee to plan for the strengthening of local governments and to promote plans for more efficient and economical operation of local governmen…

§ 4832. Powers and duties The committee shall have the following powers for any of the purposes authorized by charter or general statute: (1) To make surveys and studies and conduct research programs to enable municipalities to make the most efficient use of their powers by coope…

§ 4833. Officers The members of a joint municipal survey committee shall consist of an equal number of representatives from each municipality designated by the legislative branch. Members of the legislative branch of a municipality may serve as members of the committee. The commi…

§ 4861. Authorization If a joint municipal survey committee approves the creation of a union municipal district, it shall prepare an agreement for the formation of the district and shall file a copy with the legislative body, planning commission, and clerk of each participating m…

§ 4862. Contents of agreement Any agreement for the creation of a union municipal district shall specify the following: (1) Its duration, if it is to be limited in time. (2) The precise organization, composition, and nature of any separate legal or administrative entity created t…

§ 4863. Approval of agreement (a) Any participating municipality may enter into the agreement for the formation of the union municipal district at any annual or special meeting of such municipality duly warned for such purpose. (b) The vote on the question of accepting the agreem…

§ 4864. Employee organizations; police employees; State Labor Relations Board If an employee organization is the exclusive bargaining representative of employees in one or more participating municipalities in a proposed agreement to create a union municipal district for the purpo…

§ 4865. Organization Upon the approval of the agreement by the required number of municipalities as provided in section 4863 of this title, the union municipal district shall become a body politic and corporate with the powers incident to a public corporation. The district shall …

§ 4866. Powers and duties A union municipal district may: (1) Hire and fix the compensation of employees. (2) Contract with consultants and other experts for services. (3) Contract with the State of Vermont or the federal government, or any agency or department thereof, for servi…

§ 4867. Cooperation with other agencies Whenever a union municipal district intends to operate in a geographical area which may involve other governmental agencies acting in a regional capacity, it shall notify that governmental agency of its plans and intentions. (Added 1969, No…

§ 4868. Reports Each union municipal district shall prepare an annual report of its activities, including a financial statement, to be distributed to its member municipal units, and shall prepare and distribute any other reports required by its by-laws. (Added 1969, No. 197 (Adj.…

§ 4901. Authorization (a) Any one or more municipalities may contract with any one or more other municipalities to perform any governmental service, activity, or undertaking which each municipality entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform, provided that the legi…

§ 4902. Contents of contract (a) The contract shall set forth fully the purposes, powers, rights, and objectives, and responsibilities of the contracting parties. (b) The contract may provide: (1) That one person shall hold the same office or offices in the participating municipa…

§ 4931. Source of funds Any union municipal district may accept, receive, and disburse in furtherance of the duties and functions, any funds, grants, and services made available by the State of Vermont and its agencies, the federal government and its agencies, any municipality or…

§ 4932. Technical assistance The State and all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, and other agencies thereof are hereby authorized and empowered, within the limitations of the constitution, to furnish and make available services, assistance, funds, property, and other inc…

§ 4933. Municipal contributions Each municipality that is a party to an interlocal contract shall have authority to appropriate funds for the purpose of the contract and may also levy taxes and issue bonds for the payment of the appropriation as a special purpose. Services of per…

§ 4941. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “Association” shall mean an association, compact, or corporation, any of which shall be organized not for profit, and formed for the purpose of entering into intermunicipal insurance agreements under this subchapter. (2) “Munici…

§ 4942. Contents of agreement Two or more municipalities, by resolution of their respective legislative bodies or boards, may establish and enter into agreements for obtaining or effecting insurance by self-insurance, for obtaining or effecting insurance from any insurer authoriz…

§ 4943. Contributions Any contributions made to such association for the purpose of distributing, sharing, or pooling risks shall be made on an actuarially sound basis, and any such association shall have its books, records, and financial affairs audited annually by a certified p…

§ 4944. Approval of agreements (a) No association organized under this subchapter shall receive funds from any municipality for the purpose of distributing, sharing, or pooling any risk until a plan for the operation of the association together with all contracts, agreements, and…

§ 4945. Inapplicability of other laws The provisions of section 4863 of this title shall not apply to the formation of an association organized under this subchapter, nor to the participation therein by a municipality. (Added 1985, No. 237 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 3, 1986.)

§ 4946. Declaration of policy The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that the implementation of this subchapter by any municipality and the activity of any association organized pursuant to this subchapter shall constitute essential governmental functions. Participation b…

§ 4947. Health benefit plans offered to entities providing educational services (a) As used in this section: (1) “Health benefit association” means an association that offers one or more health benefit plans to school employers for coverage of their school employees. (2) “School …

§ 4951. Contract for joint municipal development (a) Any two or more municipalities, as provided in this chapter, may enter into contracts with each other, provided a vote of a majority of those voting at an annual or special meeting warned for that purpose grants authority to th…