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Title 24 Appendix: Municipal Charters

Chapter 3: CITY OF BURLINGTON


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§ 1   Boundaries defined; powers
§ 2   Wards described
§ 3   Election of mayor and city councilors
§ 4   Election of school commissioners
§ 5   Election to be by ballot; method of election; runoff elections
§ 6   Requirements generally
§ 7   Age and residence requirements
§ 8   Person to vote in ward in which the person resides; residence requirement
§ 9   Adopted
§ 10   Specified; selection
§ 11   Performance of duties; terms
§ 12   [Repealed.]
§ 13   Vacancies to be filled by city council
§ 14   List of voters to be prepared; posting
§ 15   Notice of meeting to alter or correct list required
§ 16   Additions or corrections permitted
§ 17   Chief administrative officer to post lists; copies to be filed in chief administrative officer's office
§ 18   Copies of list to be given inspectors
§ 19   Where elections held; early voter absentee ballots
§ 20   Ward clerk to keep records; certificates of election to be furnished successful candidates; election results to be published
§ 21   Duties of election inspectors
§ 22   Ballots
§ 23   Retained ballots to be delivered to inspectors on demand
§ 24   Record of ballots delivered required; receipts
§ 25   Requirements generally
§ 26   Questions at special meetings to be decided by ballot
§ 27   Presiding officer; powers
§ 28   Warning required; location; voting
§ 29   Checklists to be prepared and posted
§ 30   General laws applicable; exceptions
§ 31   Duties of election inspectors and ward clerks
§ 31a   Establishment of voting precincts within wards permitted
§ 32   -35. [Reserved.]
§ 35a   'Ward'defined
§ 36   Administration; vested in mayor and city council; selection and terms of same
§ 37   Manner of convening
§ 38   Regular meetings
§ 39   Special meetings
§ 40   Quorum; attendance of certain officers may be required
§ 41   Meetings to be public; except
§ 42   Composition; meetings
§ 43   Composition; duties; appointments; offices
§ 44   Authorized
§ 45   Mayor not to participate in enactment of ordinances; approval by mayor of council actions required
§ 46   Approval or veto of ordinances by mayor; reconsideration; item veto on appropriations
§ 47   Ordinances to become valid at expiration of certain period if not returned
§ 48   Enumerated
§ 49   Authority to enact
§ 50   City council to establish penalty
§ 51   Ordinance enforcement
§ 52   Court authorized to order abatement
§ 53   [Reserved.]
§ 54   Offenders may be liable in damages
§ 55   City council may authorize sale or lease
§ 56   Council to have powers conferred by statute regarding public burial grounds
§ 57   Manner of taking land for reservoirs, aqueducts, water pipes, etc
§ 58   Council to issue citation that land is to be taken; service
§ 59   Refunding bonds; council may authorize issuance of bonds
§ 60   Same-issuance prior to maturity or redemption; amounts; issuance, maturities, security, rights of owners, and rights, duties and obligations of city; general laws relating to refunding of municipal bonds
§ 61   Bonds to be signed and contain statement that they conform to applicable provisions
§ 62   Council; school board; not to pledge credit of city; exceptions
§ 63   Council may pledge credit of city when authorized by voters to do so
§ 64   State law not applicable to section 63
§ 64a   Council authorized to erect sewage disposal plant and issue bonds therefore
§ 64b   Revenue bonds authorized
§ 65   Source of funds for appropriations; operating expenses for departments; creation of special funds
§ 66   Annual school appropriations
§ 67   Appropriations for park and recreation purposes
§ 68   Authorized expenditures
§ 69   Fiscal year, reports required
§ 70   Excess expenditures prohibited; assessments for street improvements credited to streets division of the public works department
§ 71   Approval of property owners required
§ 72   -80. [Reserved.]
§ 81   Tax classification; repeal of inventory tax
§ 82   [Reserved.]
§ 83   Preparation; contents
§ 84   Composition of books
§ 85   Arrangement of information in books
§ 86   Summary of assessed valuations to be made and constitute an abstract
§ 87   Notice that abstract completed to be given; meetings of assessors
§ 88   Abstracts and certificate to be completed by May fifth
§ 89   Notice of changes and that abstracts and lists are open for inspection to be filed
§ 90   Aggrieved persons permitted to appear before assessors; preliminary review
§ 91   Appeal of assessors decision
§ 92   Board of tax appeals to hear appeals; deadline for hearings; manner of conducting; possible board of civil authority review
§ 93   Alterations in valuation to be entered in 'corrected valuation'column
§ 94   Completion of grand list; collection
§ 95   Abstracts sufficient for returns to secretary of state
§ 96   Board of tax appeals and board of civil authority to transmit certified copy of appeal proceedings to assessors
§ 97   Forms for books may be altered as directed by state tax commissioner; extension of time
§ 98   Council to assess
§ 98a   A tax ceiling reduction after reappraisal
§ 99   Additional assessment; amount
§ 100   Annual assessment for redemption of bonds authorized
§ 101   Annual assessment to pay bond interest authorized
§ 102   Annual local education spending
§ 102a   Annual assessment for fire and police departments use authorized
§ 102b   Annual assessment for streets use authorized
§ 102c   Annual assessment for library use authorized
§ 102d   Local option sales tax authority
§ 102e   Annual assessment for park use
§ 103   Taxes to be paid in money
§ 104   Taxes to be paid in installments
§ 105   Chief administrative officer to give notice upon receipt of tax bills
§ 106   Delinquency assessments
§ 107   When treasurer to issue warrant against delinquent persons
§ 108   Chief administrative officer to collect delinquent taxes
§ 109   Collection after time warrant returnable permitted
§ 110   Chief administrative officer to proceed in manner prescribed by law
§ 111   Fees for collection of delinquent taxes
§ 112   Failure of owners to pay assessments; warrant to be issued; chief administrative officer to collect
§ 113   Assessments may be collected by suit
§ 114   Council to establish and prescribe nature of connections
§ 115   Descriptions recorded in chief administrative officer's office sufficient for assessment purposes
§ 116   Duties generally
§ 117   Order of succession; mayor to notify chief administrative officer of his intended absence
§ 118   Mayor to administer oaths
§ 119   Remission of fines authorized
§ 120   Enumerated
§ 120a   Merger of boards
§ 121   Enumerated
§ 122   Enumerated
§ 123   Staggered appointments required
§ 124   Chairman; clerk, records
§ 125   Mayor, city councilors, ward and precinct officers
§ 126   Commissioners and board of tax appeals
§ 127   Department heads and other officers
§ 128   Manner of filling
§ 129   Appointing body or person has power to remove
§ 130   Manner of filling vacancy and residency requirement
§ 131   Dual positions prohibited
§ 132   Mayor, city council, and other city officials
§ 133   Conflicts of interest
§ 134   Required of treasurer and other officers handling city funds
§ 135   City council to approve surety company; costs to be paid by city
§ 136   Officer to be removed from neglect to give bond after notice
§ 137   Form
§ 138   Duties of chief administrative officer generally
§ 139   Public records to remain in chief administrative officer's office; council may regulate removal
§ 140   Certified copies of records to be made
§ 141   Certification that notices, ordinances, etc., have been posted required
§ 142   Assistants
§ 143   [Reserved.]
§ 144   Chief administrative officer to keep record of notes and bonds issued
§ 145   Record of school bonds to be kept
§ 146   Redeemed bonds, notes and interest coupons to be kept
§ 147   Chief administrative officer to keep separate account of school appropriations
§ 148   Duties
§ 149   Subject to same penalties as state's attorneys
§ 150   Duties; liabilities; etc.
§ 151   Powers; duties; liabilities; etc
§ 152   Powers and duties
§ 153   Duties
§ 154   Composition
§ 155   Board to act as board of audit; uniform system to be adopted
§ 156   Monthly reports; annual audit
§ 157   Preparation and submission of budget
§ 158   Sinking fund abolished
§ 159   Selection of official depositary
§ 160   Care and control of public buildings
§ 161   Repairs to public buildings
§ 162   Board authorized to rent portions of public buildings
§ 163   Composition
§ 164   Terms, elections
§ 165   Manner of filling vacancies
§ 166   Meetings
§ 167   Duties
§ 168   Adoption of budget
§ 169   Powers generally; authority to establish graded schools
§ 170   Authority to establish by-laws and regulations
§ 171   Appointment; compensation; removal; term
§ 172   Duties of superintendent; commissioners to file monthly report
§ 173   Appointment; duties
§ 174   City to provide, equip and maintain
§ 175   Commissioners to control location, construction, sale and purchase
§ 176   Statement showing necessity for construction or purchase required
§ 177   Council to approve purchase or construction
§ 178   Funds for construction or purchase to be provided by tax levy
§ 179   Composition
§ 180   Duties
§ 181   Liabilities to be approved and budget preparation
§ 182   [Reserved.]
§ 183   Board of police commissioners; composition; terms
§ 184   Same-Powers and duties
§ 185   Officers of police force designated
§ 186   Manner of filling vacancies
§ 187   Force to be maintained; selection of members
§ 188   Manner of appointment
§ 189   Members of force to be retained as long as they remain competent
§ 190   Chief may remove member for cause; hearing
§ 191   Political activity restricted
§ 192   Authority to appoint; defined; powers
§ 193   Service and process; fees allowed
§ 194   Police to have same powers as constables; jurisdiction limited
§ 195   Compensation to be set by council
§ 195a   Authority of University of Vermont police officers
§ 196   Composition
§ 197   Authority to establish rules and regulations for fire department
§ 198   Fire department; created; members; appointment
§ 199   Department to be under supervision of chief engineer
§ 200   Powers of fire commissioners
§ 201   Powers relating to fire department
§ 202   Political activity restricted
§ 203   Commissioners to manage parks; composition of board
§ 204   Records to be kept; annual reports to city council required
§ 205   Parks and recreation department; appointment of superintendent and engineer
§ 206   Establishment and maintenance of athletic activities authorized; charging admission fees permitted
§ 207   Authorization to establish and alter rules for park operation
§ 208   Determination of location of sewers, water pipes, wires, etc
§ 209   Regulation of planting and care of trees in parks
§ 210   Direction that trees be planted along public grounds and assess abutting land
§ 211   Authority to regulate parking
§ 212   Authority to declare weeds, underbrush, etc., a nuisance and direct removal
§ 213   Issuance of bonds to provide funds for parks authorized
§ 214   Bills and expenses to be approved
§ 215   Definition of 'park property'
§ 216   [Reserved.]
§ 217   Condemnation of land for park and/or recreational purposes authorized
§ 218   Composition; appointment; terms
§ 219   Duties
§ 220   By-laws and regulations of board to have force of ordinances
§ 221   [Reserved.]
§ 222   Duties
§ 223   224. [Reserved.]
§ 225   Powers of board
§ 226   Composition; appointment; term
§ 227   Superintendent/general manager; duties
§ 228   Powers of city
§ 229   Authority to create; powers and duties
§ 230   [Reserved]
§ 231   Power and duties
§ 232   233. [Reserved.]
§ 234   Power to lay out, alter, discontinue, etc.
§ 235   Council may lay out certain streets; owners' petition
§ 236   Prior actions regarding streets ratified
§ 237   Rights of property owners
§ 238   Rights of property owners when street discontinued
§ 239   Power granted
§ 240   Estimation of probable expenses authorized
§ 241   Decisions regarding assessments to be recorded
§ 242   Proceedings for objections to assessment
§ 243   Assessment lien suspended until final determination
§ 244   Petition for relief not to delay opening or altering of street
§ 245   Copy of final determination to be recorded; assessment to become lien
§ 246   Warrant to be issued upon failure to pay assessment; collection
§ 247   Court to have jurisdiction to determine questioned assessments
§ 248   Establishment and maintenance authorized; assessments
§ 249   Establishment and construction through private lands authorized
§ 250   Assessment of landowners authorized
§ 251   Assessment proceedings and rights
§ 252   Required; contents
§ 253   When given
§ 254   Acceptance of service
§ 255   Manner of serving
§ 256   Service on nonresidents
§ 257   Chief administrative officer to mail copy of citation to last known address of nonresident
§ 258   Return of citation prima facie evidence of service
§ 259   Proceedings to be postponed until all interested parties notified
§ 260   Manner of giving notice to additional interested parties
§ 261   Proceedings not to be voided for failure to give notice
§ 262   City council may order improvements upon petition of owners
§ 263   Authorization to make improvements without petition; assessment of costs
§ 264   Notice of hearing
§ 265   Statement to be made
§ 266   Chief administrative officer to record assessments; notification of owners
§ 267   Deadline for paying
§ 268   [Reserved.]
§ 276   Composition; terms; powers; manager
§ 277   Composition
§ 278   Adoption of by-laws authorized; meetings
§ 279   Local board to be in lieu of statutory board; general powers
§ 280   Designated
§ 281   Board of health authorized to make rules and regulations
§ 282   Powers and duties of health officer
§ 283   Generally
§ 284   Maintenance of retirement fund; retiring board; sources of retirement fund
§ 285   Trustees of fund designated; powers; officers
§ 286   Board of medical examiners-Created; duties; composition; terms; compensation
§ 287   Retirement generally
§ 288   Reexamination of person on retired list; reappointment, etc.
§ 289   Record of proceedings to be kept; report to city council required
§ 290   3-290-297. [Transitional provisions.].
§ 298   [Reserved.]
§ 299   Rights, duties and liabilities of city to remain as existing at time of organization
§ 300   Copy of charter to be kept in office of chief administrative officer
§ 301   Designation of chapter
§ 302   [Repealed.].
§ 303   Alteration, amendment or repeal of charter
§ 304   Approval of section 102 by vote required
§ 305   Approval of section 99 by vote required
§ 306   Reserve fund of light department not to be increased without vote
§ 307   -320. [Reserved.]
§ 321   Creation of downtown improvement district, Church Street Marketplace District and marketplace
§ 322   Establishment of commission
§ 323   Expansion of Church Street Marketplace district and/or marketplace
§ 324   Purposes and powers
§ 325   Annual taxation for downtown improvement district; free parking for two hours in public lots and garages; annual budget of Church Street Marketplace District
§ 326   Common area fees
§ 327   Powers supplemental; construction
§ 328   [Reserved.]
§ 330   Board of tax appeals
§ 331   Creation of community and economic development office
§ 332   Purposes and powers
§ 333   Department to be under supervision of director
§ 334   -350. [Reserved.]
§ 351   Creation of Burlington City arts
§ 352   Purposes and powers
§ 353   Department to be under supervision of director
§ 354   [Reserved.]
§ 361   Creation of human resources department
§ 362   Purposes and powers
§ 363   Department to be under supervision of director
§ 364   [Reserved]
§ 401   Revisions effective without publication
§ 402   -404. [Reserved.]
§ 405   Authority to establish system
§ 406   Authority to appoint boards and officers, appropriate funds, provide rate of contributions and designate sums payable
§ 407   Direction to budget funds for system
§ 408   Existing provisions to remain valid until new provisions adopted
§ 409   [Reserved.]
§ 415   Authority to construct and maintain an electric plant
§ 416   Authority to construct, maintain and operate a gas-generating and distribution plant
§ 417   Authority to acquire property for purposes of sections 415 and 416 of this charter
§ 418   Authority to sell services, merchandise and equipment incidental to use of electricity or gas
§ 419   Operation of gas business
§ 420   Procedure for exercising eminent domain right
§ 421   Issuance of bonds authorized
§ 422   Rates sufficient to pay for services and bonds to be charged
§ 423   Bond issuance to be approved by voters
§ 424   [Reserved.]
§ 431   Definitions
§ 432   Electric plant; improvement of
§ 433   Bonds; issuance of
§ 434   Same-payment of
§ 435   Same-pledge of revenues
§ 436   Same-refunding
§ 437   Same-Anticipation notes
§ 438   Same-regulation
§ 439   Same-rights of holders
§ 440   Same-right of city
§ 441   Rates; payment by municipal agencies
§ 442   Bonds; proceeds
§ 443   Energy conservation facilities
§ 444   Construction of article
§ 445   Same
§ 446   Same; invalidity
§ 447   Ratification
§ 448   Powers exercised through city council
§ 449   Authority for joint venture for telecommunications
§ 450   [Reserved.]
§ 501   City of Burlington utility facilities; taxation of
§ 502   [Reserved.]
§ 506   Definitions
§ 507   Bonds; issuance of
§ 508   Refunding

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