App § 38. Long-term indebtedness; long-term contracts
§ 38. Long-term indebtedness; long-term contracts (a) Submission to voters. On a petition signed by at least five percent of the voters of the District at the last general election, the proposition of incurring a bonded debt or other indebtedness to pay for public improvements or of authorizing a long-term contract shall be submitted by […]
App § 41. Management fees
§ 41. Management fees Giving due consideration to the fact that State policy, as established in 10 V.S.A. § 6601, provides the generators of waste should pay disposal costs that reflect the real costs to society of waste management and disposal, the Board of Commissioners shall from time to time establish and adjust a management […]
App § 42. Definitions
§ 42. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Planning costs” means all expenses incurred by the District in the preparation of the solid waste management master plan or revisions thereto such as the costs of investigations and studies. (2) “Solid waste management costs” means all expenses incurred by the District in implementing any policies […]
App § 37. Indebtedness; short-term borrowing
§ 37. Indebtedness; short-term borrowing (a) The Board of Commissioners may borrow money through the issuance of notes of the District in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the District’s current operating budget, for the purpose of paying current expenses of the District. Such notes must mature within one year. (b) The Board […]
App § 32. Budget hearing
§ 32. Budget hearing The Board of Commissioners shall call a hearing of the residents of the member municipalities on or before January 31 in each year for the purpose of presenting the proposed budget and inviting discussion thereon. The hearing shall be held within the boundaries of one of the member municipalities of the […]
App § 33. Adoption
§ 33. Adoption (a) Following the public hearing provided for in section 32 of this chapter, the Board of Commissioners shall review the proposed budget in light of comments received at the hearing, and shall thereupon approve the budget for adoption pursuant to subsection (b) of this section with or without changes. (b) Within 45 […]
App § 34. Appropriations and revenues
§ 34. Appropriations and revenues (a) Should anticipated user fees and revenues from District services and facilities not be sufficient to pay for any obligations or liabilities of the District, the Board of Commissioners shall, following adoption of the budget, apportion the sums for solid waste management, and District obligations and liabilities required to be […]
App § 35. Assessment
§ 35. Assessment The Treasurer of the District shall immediately notify the treasurer of each member municipality of the amount of that municipality’s assessment and the member municipality shall add such assessment to its own budget and shall assess such tax as is necessary to raise the amount of the assessment. The amount of the […]
App § 36. Limitations of appropriations
§ 36. Limitations of appropriations Actions or resolutions of the Board of Commissioners for the annual appropriations of any year shall not cease to be operative at the end of the fiscal year for which they were adopted, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Vermont. Appropriations made by the Board […]
App § 30. Fiscal year
§ 30. Fiscal year The fiscal year of the District shall begin the first day of July and end on the last day of June of each calendar year. The fiscal year shall constitute the budget and accounting year for the District. The accounting policies of the District shall conform to generally accepted accounting principles.