App § 36. Meetings; open government
§ 36. Meetings; open government It shall be the policy of the Town of Barre to afford to all of its citizens the opportunity to participate in the government of their Town as fully and completely as may be possible. To this end, all meetings of agencies, boards, citizen committees, and any other group acting […]
App § 37. Ordinances
§ 37. Ordinances (a) Town legislation shall be by ordinance. The Selectboard shall constitute the legislative body of the Town, except as otherwise provided herein, to adopt, amend, repeal, and enforce ordinances. Each ordinance, when introduced, shall be in writing and shall be identified by a short title. The enacting clause of each ordinance shall […]
App § 38. Appointed officers
§ 38. Appointed officers (a) The Selectboard, by majority vote, shall appoint the following Town officers for the terms indicated: (1) A Town Attorney for a term of one year, to fulfill the duties prescribed by law for the grand juror and town agent of a town, and to perform other professional duties as may […]
App § 39. Compensation and fees
§ 39. Compensation and fees (a) The Town election shall annually vote the compensation to be paid to the following officers: (1) Selectboard members; (2) Auditors; (3) Moderator. (b) The Selectboard shall annually consider and from time to time shall set the compensation of the following officers: (1) Town Clerk; (2) Constable; (3) Town Attorney; […]
App § 31. Purchasing policy
§ 31. Purchasing policy The Town Manager may expend an amount determined by the Selectboard, and the Selectboard may expend $10,000.00 for any established program without requesting competitive bids. Any expenditures other than those specified above shall be open to competitive bidding, except if the Selectboard shall find that bidding would be of no advantage […]
App § 32. Tax rate
§ 32. Tax rate (a) If the municipal and school budgets have been adopted by July 1, then as soon as practicable after the final adoption of the last budget and the filing by the listers of the grand list, the Selectboard shall annually vote a uniform rate of tax sufficient to raise the amount […]
App § 33. Collection of taxes
§ 33. Collection of taxes (a) Real and personal property taxes and other taxes, assessments, charges, or levies by the Town shall be due either in one payment or in not more than four installments, as equal as possible, on dates specified by the voters at the annual Town election. If an interim tax rate […]
App § 34. Board of Abatement
§ 34. Board of Abatement (a) The Board of Civil Authority, together with the Treasurer and the Assessor, shall constitute the Board of Abatement. The Chair and Clerk of the Board of Civil Authority shall serve as the Chair and Clerk, respectively, of the Board of Abatement. (b) The Board shall meet at least one […]
App § 35. Bonded indebtedness
§ 35. Bonded indebtedness The limits of bonded indebtedness of the Town and the procedures for incurring a debt shall be governed by the general laws of the State of Vermont.
App § 30. Budget control
§ 30. Budget control At the beginning of each quarterly period during the fiscal year, and more often if required by the Board, the Manager shall submit to the Board data showing the relation between the estimated and actual income and expenses to date, together with outstanding indebtedness and estimated future expenses and income. The […]