§ 171. Application of general law All provisions of the laws of the State of Vermont relating to villages, village and town officers, and elections shall apply to the Village of Hyde Park and its officers except as altered, enlarged or modified by the provisions of this charter, or by any current or future lawful […]
§ 172. Severability The sections of this charter and parts thereof are severable. 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 shall not thereby be affected, except that no portion of the […]
§ 173. Officers; appointive All offices in the Village of Hyde Park not required by Vermont statute to be filled by election or according to specific provision of this charter shall be deemed appointive offices to be filled by a majority vote of the trustees. The terms of such appointive offices shall be for a […]
§ 174. Terms of office All officers under this charter shall hold their respective offices until their successors are chosen. No officer shall be qualified until ready to assume the normal duties of his or her office. (Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.)
§ 175. Construction The provisions of this charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the Village and in such manner that the effect of this charter will be to make government more efficient and more responsive to the citizens of the Village. In such liberal construction of the charter in favor of the Village, […]
§ 176. Amendment or repeal No section of this charter may be amended or repealed without such amendment or repeal making specific reference to this charter and to the sections or provisions to be amended or repealed. Any proposed amendment or repeal of this charter must be submitted to the voters for their approval and, […]
§ 177. Effective date The charter shall become effective upon approval in accordance with 17 V.S.A. § 2645 and when so approved, two copies shall be maintained in good condition in the Lampher Memorial Library. Further copies shall be made available to the public at cost. (Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. […]
§ 178. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Trustees” means the duly elected members of the trustees of the Village acting as a group and in their official capacity. (2) A “vacancy” in any office is deemed to exist if the holder of the office resigns, dies, moves from the Village (except the President), […]
