App § 19. Amendments
§ 19. Amendments This chapter may be amended in accordance with the terms and provisions of 17 V.S.A. § 2645 for the amendment of municipal charters. For this purpose, the word “municipality” in such statute shall be construed to mean “District,” and “legal voters” as used in such statute shall be defined in accordance with […]
App § 20. Separability of provisions
§ 20. Separability of provisions (a) If any section, clause, or provision of this chapter shall be held unconstitutional, or be ineffective in whole or in part, to the extent that it is not unconstitutional or ineffective, it shall be valid and effective and no other section, clause, or provision shall, on account thereof, be […]
App § 21. Ratification and validation
§ 21. Ratification and validation The ratification of No. 135 of the Acts of 1971 by the District and all proceedings taken thereunder are validated and confirmed in all respects. Any action heretofore authorized by the District under No. 135 of the Acts of 1971 or under prior law, including the bond vote of May […]
App § 17. Changes in membership; inclusion of additional towns
§ 17. Changes in membership; inclusion of additional towns (a) When a majority of voters of a Town present and voting at a meeting duly warned for that purpose shall vote to apply to the District for admission as a member of the District, such vote shall thereupon be certified by the clerk of the […]
App § 18. Withdrawal from the District
§ 18. Withdrawal from the District (a) A town which is a member of the District may vote to withdraw from the District if one year has elapsed since it joined said District provided that during that time the District has not voted to bond itself for construction or improvements. (b) When a majority of […]
App § 9. Checklist
§ 9. Checklist The clerk of each town within the District shall furnish to the Clerk of the District, at the expense of each member town, authenticated copies of the checklists of legal voters within said town as the same appears after revision of such check list before this last town meeting, annual or special, […]
App § 10. Record of proceedings
§ 10. Record of proceedings The Clerk shall keep a record of the votes and the proceedings of the District meetings and give certified copies thereof when required. A Clerk who neglects to perform his or her duty shall forfeit $20.00 to the District, to be recovered in an action of tort under 24 V.S.A. […]
App § 11. Water rates and revenues
§ 11. Water rates and revenues (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 24 V.S.A. § 3311, the Board of Water Commissioners of the District shall establish rates for the water and services by meter service, and all firms and corporations, whether private, public or municipal, shall pay to the Treasurer of the District the rates and […]
App § 12. Annual budget, apportionment, assessment, taxes
§ 12. Annual budget, apportionment, assessment, taxes (a) The Board of Water Commissioners of the District shall at each annual meeting present to the District its budget for the ensuing year, which shall include an estimate of the revenue from water rates and other sources, except taxes and the expenses for the ensuing year, and […]
App § 13. Special tax assessment for payment of execution
§ 13. Special tax assessment for payment of execution When a demand is made upon the District for the payment of an execution issued against it and the District has no available funds to pay the same, the Board of Water Commissioners shall compute the shares of each member town in such execution, with costs, […]