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Title 24 Appendix: Municipal Charters

Chapter 9: CITY OF RUTLAND


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§ 1.01   Legislative authority
§ 1.02   Description of boundaries
§ 1.03   Wards
§ 2.01   City election
§ 2.02   Special city meetings
§ 2.03   General and primary elections
§ 2.04   Method of conducting elections
§ 2.05   Warnings
§ 2.06   Checklists
§ 2.07   Qualifications of voters-penalties
§ 2.08   Ward officers
§ 2.09   Duties of ward officers
§ 2.10   Qualifications of candidates for municipal and/or ward office
§ 3.01   Powers of the City of Rutland
§ 4.01   Administrative powers
§ 4.02   Organization and meetings
§ 4.03   Special meetings
§ 4.04   Executive sessions
§ 4.05   Acts of the board of aldermen
§ 4.06   Veto powers
§ 4.07   Board of civil authority
§ 5.01   Enactment of ordinances
§ 5.02   Revision of ordinances
§ 5.03   Violation of ordinances
§ 6.01   Sequestration
§ 6.02   Sale or lease
§ 7.01   Terms of grant
§ 8.01   Grand list.
§ 8.02   9-8.2-8.4. [Repealed.].
§ 8.05   Assessment of taxes
§ 8.06   Collection of taxes
§ 8.07   Delinquent taxes
§ 8.08   Board for abatement of taxes
§ 9.01   As executive officer
§ 9.02   Additional powers
§ 9.03   Succession
§ 9.04   Vacancy
§ 10.01   As disbursing officer
§ 10.02   Bonds and notes
§ 10.03   Statutory powers
§ 10.04   School monies and bonds
§ 10.05   Assistant city treasurer
§ 10.06   Constable/tax collector
§ 11.01   Fiscal year
§ 11.02   Budget estimate
§ 11.03   City budget
§ 11.04   Annual appropriations
§ 11.05   City report
§ 11.06   City indebtedness
§ 13.01   Powers and duties
§ 15.01   Boards and commissions
§ 15.02   Appointed officers; two-year term
§ 15.03   Annual appointments
§ 15.04   Confirmation of appointment
§ 15.05   Term of office
§ 15.06   Discipline of employees and appointed officers
§ 15.07   Vacancies
§ 15.08   Conflicting offices
§ 15.09   Compensation
§ 15.10   Bonds of city officers
§ 15.11   Oath of officers
§ 15.12   Residency requirement
§ 16.01   Duties
§ 16.02   Public records
§ 16.03   Certification of publication
§ 17.01   City purchasing agent
§ 17.02   Contractual authority
§ 17.03   Requisitions
§ 17.04   Bidding procedures
§ 17.05   Specifications
§ 17.06   Professional services
§ 18.01   Duties
§ 18.02   Grand juror and assistant city attorney
§ 19.01   [Repealed.]
§ 19.02   Duties of the director of emergency management
§ 19.03   Duties of the equal employment opportunity officer
§ 19.04   [Repealed.]
§ 19.05   Duties of the community development director
§ 20.01   Membership and duties
§ 20.02   Custody of public buildings
§ 20.03   Records
§ 21.01   Requirements
§ 22.01   Police commission and police department
§ 22.02   Powers and duties of police commission
§ 22.03   Eligibility of police commissioners
§ 22.04   Chief, appointment, removal
§ 22.05   Powers and duties of chief
§ 22.06   Temporary absence of chief
§ 22.07   Regular police officers; appointment
§ 22.08   Tenure
§ 22.09   Special police officers
§ 22.10   Compensation
§ 22.11   Suspension
§ 22.12   Service of criminal process
§ 22.13   Political activities
§ 22.14   Vehicle replacement
§ 22.15   Monthly meetings
§ 23.01   Fire chief, appointment, removal
§ 23.02   Powers and duties of fire chief
§ 23.03   Absence of fire chief
§ 23.04   Regular firemen; appointment
§ 23.05   [Reserved.]
§ 23.06   Call firemen
§ 23.07   Compensation
§ 23.08   Suspensions
§ 23.09   Emergency powers
§ 23.10   Political activity
§ 24.01   Appointment of commissioner
§ 24.02   Powers and duties of commissioner
§ 24.03   Staff and employees
§ 24.04   Commissioner; control of water supply
§ 24.05   Water rates
§ 24.06   Sewers
§ 24.07   City engineer
§ 25.01   Membership and duties
§ 25.02   Acceptance of streets
§ 25.03   Discontinuance of highways
§ 25.04   Altering highways
§ 25.05   Procedure
§ 25.06   Notice, citation, service
§ 25.07   Nonresident service
§ 25.08   Evidence of service
§ 25.09   Defective notice; remedy
§ 25.10   Failure of notice
§ 26.01   Curbs and sidewalks assessment
§ 26.02   Notice of hearing
§ 26.03   Assessment of property liens
§ 26.04   Collection of assessment
§ 27.01   Duties
§ 28.01   Duties
§ 29.01   Duties
§ 30.01   Composition of board
§ 30.02   Vacancy
§ 30.03   Officers
§ 30.04   Duties
§ 31.01   Appointment
§ 31.02   Duties
§ 32.01   Duties
§ 33.01   Location and management
§ 33.02   Purchase
§ 34.01   Appropriations and expenditures
§ 34.02   School financing
§ 35.01   Establishment
§ 35.02   Judge
§ 35.03   Collection of fines
§ 36.01   Declaration of necessity
§ 36.02   Creation of redevelopment authority
§ 36.03   Purposes
§ 36.04   Powers
§ 36.05   Board of commissioners, composition
§ 36.06   General law; application
§ 36.07   Redevelopment plan
§ 36.08   Severability
§ 36.09   Effective date of charter
§ 37.01   Interpretation
§ 37.02   General law
§ 38.01   Controlling statute
§ 38.02   Effect of repeal
§ 38.03   Effective date

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