App § 49. Amendment or repeal
§ 49. Amendment or repeal No section or provision of this charter may be repealed or amended unless the act making the repeal or amendment refers specifically to this charter and to the sections or provisions so repealed. Any amendment to this charter must be submitted to the voters for their approval and, upon approval, […]
App § 45. Offices abolished
§ 45. Offices abolished The Offices of Road Commissioner, tree warden, fence viewer, grand juror, inspector of lumber-wood-shingles, second constable, Town agent, and weigher of coal are all hereby abolished. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the Town Manager or his or her designee shall exercise the powers, duties, and responsibilities of any of […]
App § 46. Separability
§ 46. Separability The sections of this charter and the parts thereof are separable. If any portion of this charter or its application to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder thereof or the application of such invalid portions to other persons or circumstances shall not thereby be affected.
App § 47. Construction
§ 47. Construction The provisions of this charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the Town and in such manner as to give effect to the intent of this charter to make government more efficient and more responsive to the citizens of the Town.
App § 40. Conflict of interest
§ 40. Conflict of interest No elective or appointive officer or employee of the Town shall be beneficially interested directly or indirectly in any contract with the Town, regardless of amount, or furnish any material, or perform any labor, except in the discharge of his or her official duties, unless such contract shall have been […]
App § 41. Public lands
§ 41. Public lands With the approval of the voters given at any duly warned meeting, the Selectboard may sell any portion of real estate owned by the Town and not needed for Town purposes or change the use of any real property owned by the Town. The authorization may be given in blanket form […]
App § 42. Mergers and consolidation of municipalities
§ 42. Mergers and consolidation of municipalities The procedures for mergers or consolidation of municipalities shall be as provided for in the general laws of the State of Vermont.
App § 43. Application of general law
§ 43. Application of general law Except as altered, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter or by any lawful ordinance or regulation of the Town of Barre, all provisions of the laws of the State of Vermont relating to towns and town officers shall apply to the Town of Barre and its […]
App § 44. Definitions
§ 44. Definitions As used in this charter, except where the context or express terms require a contrary interpretation: (1) “Board” shall mean the duly elected Selectboard of the Town, acting as a group and in its official capacity. (2) “Day” shall mean a calendar day. (3) A “vacancy” in any office shall be deemed […]
App § 35a. Bonding; Aldrich Public Library
§ 35a. Bonding; Aldrich Public Library By a majority vote of those present and voting at an annual or special meeting warned for the purpose, the Town may issue municipal bonds for the cost of capital improvements to the Aldrich Public Library, which is located in the City of Barre and used by the residents […]