App § 308. Special Council meetings
§ 308. Special Council meetings (a) The Mayor may call special meetings of the City Council at any time. Special meetings may also be called by the Clerk on a petition signed by a majority of the City Council and filed with the Clerk. (b) Public notice and notice to the Council shall be given […]
App § 309. Council agenda
§ 309. Council agenda The City Manager shall prepare a written agenda for each meeting of the Council. The City Manager shall add to the agenda any items requested by a Council member or by written request of any other person. The agenda shall be posted in accordance with State law. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 […]
App § 310. Council quorum
§ 310. Council quorum A quorum of the City Council, consisting of a majority or four Council members, shall be necessary to conduct business; however, the transaction of business shall be in accordance with 1 V.S.A. § 172 as may be amended from time to time. A number less than a quorum may adjourn from […]
App § 311. Attendance at meetings
§ 311. Attendance at meetings Any City officer or employee may be required to attend a meeting of the City Council.
App § 312. Council meetings generally public
§ 312. Council meetings generally public All meetings of the City Council shall be open to the public and conducted in accordance with the Vermont Open Meeting Law and rules of procedure adopted by the Council, except that a meeting may be closed to the public for deliberations of the Council when acting in a […]
App § 302. City Council composition and term of office
§ 302. City Council composition and term of office The City Council shall consist of the Mayor and two Council members from each voting district. Members shall be elected by the voters of each respective district. Council members shall serve for a term of two years, and one Council member shall be elected per year […]
App § 303. Vacancy in office of Council member
§ 303. Vacancy in office of Council member A vacancy on the City Council shall occur upon the death, removal from the district, inability to serve, or resignation of a Council member. A vacancy in the office of Council member with more than 90 days of unexpired term remaining shall be filled by the remaining […]
App § 304. Election of President, Vice President, and Parliamentarian
§ 304. Election of President, Vice President, and Parliamentarian (a) Following the annual meeting, the City Council shall elect from its members a President, Vice President, and Parliamentarian. (b) The President shall assume all the duties of the Mayor in the event of a vacancy in that office. The Vice President shall assume powers and […]
App § 305. Vacancy in the office of the President, Vice President, or Parliamentarian
§ 305. Vacancy in the office of the President, Vice President, or Parliamentarian In the event of the death, resignation, or disqualification of the President, Vice President, or Parliamentarian, the remaining City Council members shall elect a successor to serve until the next annual meeting. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May […]
App § 307. Council meetings
§ 307. Council meetings The City Council shall hold meetings monthly on a regular schedule, and more often at the call of the Mayor. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)