§ 101. Merger of the Village and Town At midnight at the end of November 30, 2004, the Village of Bradford shall merge into the Town of Bradford, and the Village of Bradford shall, except as hereinafter provided, cease to exist as a political entity or body corporate, and its charter shall be abolished. This […]
§ 102. Properties transferred and liabilities assumed Upon the merger specified in section 101 of this charter, all the lands, buildings, easements, funds, uncollected taxes, monies, and other property of the Village of Bradford shall become vested in and become property of the Town of Bradford, and all indebtedness bonded and otherwise of said Village […]
§ 103. Properties held in trust Any and all properties held in trust by the trustees of the Village of Bradford, or any officer thereof, shall become vested in the Selectboard of the Town of Bradford and its successors, or in the respective officer of the said Town and his or her successor, as the […]
§ 104. Settling the affairs of the Village of Bradford Prior to said merger, the officers of the Village of Bradford shall settle so far as possible their financial affairs and shall, except as hereinafter provided, on said date turn over and deliver to the Clerk of the Town of Bradford all records, books, and […]
§ 105. Police Department Upon the date of merger, the Village Police Department will become a Town Police Department. The Town Police Department budget will be determined annually at Town meeting.
§ 106. Finances With the exception of the funds of the Water Department and Sewer Department, and other special service funds and Highway Department funds, the funds of the Village of Bradford shall be added to the General Fund of the Town of Bradford: Highway Department funds of the Village of Bradford shall be added […]
§ 107. Water and Sewer Department (a) The services of the Water and Sewer Department of the Town of Bradford shall be fee based, with all costs paid by the users. All water and sewer rates of the Village of Bradford in effect at the time of the merger shall continue in effect until changed […]
§ 108. Existing ordinances (a) The development plan, zoning regulations, subdivision regulations, and official maps of the Town and Village of Bradford shall become and be the development plan, zoning regulations, subdivision regulations, and official maps of the Town of Bradford. (b) All rules, ordinances, regulations, zoning regulations, and bylaws of the Village of Bradford […]
§ 109. Election of Selectboard On November 30, 2004, the Office of Trustees shall cease to exist. The 2004 duly elected Selectboard shall serve as the merged Selectboard until the Town meeting on March 7, 2005, at which time all Selectboard members shall resign. At the 2005 Town meeting, three Selectboard members shall be elected. […]
§ 110. Votes required for effect All sections of this plan of merger shall take effect if this plan is approved as follows: (1) By majority vote of the Town of Bradford that includes qualified voters in Town and Village. (2) By majority vote of the Village of Bradford that includes all qualified voters of […]
