§ 5101. Definitions
§ 5101. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Municipalities” means a town, a city, or an incorporated village. (2) “Legislative body” means the selectmen in the case of a town, the council or mayor and board of aldermen in the case of a city, and the trustees in the case of an incorporated village. […]
§ 5102. Area of operation
§ 5102. Area of operation The area of operation for an authority created under the provisions of this chapter shall be the area of the member municipalities. (Added 1975, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 10, 1976.)
§ 5103. Membership in the authority
§ 5103. Membership in the authority Two or more municipalities may form a mass transportation authority. Membership in the authority shall consist of those municipalities which elect to join the authority by majority vote of its voters present and voting on the question at an annual or special meeting duly warned for that purpose. The […]
§ 5104. Purposes and powers
§ 5104. Purposes and powers (a) The authority may purchase, own, operate, or provide for the operation of land transportation facilities, and may contract for transit services, conduct studies, and contract with other governmental agencies, private companies, and individuals. (b) The authority shall be a body politic and corporate with the powers incident to a […]
§ 5089. Planning
§ 5089. Planning (a) The Agency of Transportation’s Public Transit Plan for the State shall be amended no less frequently than every five years. The development of the State Public Transit Plan shall include consultation with public transit providers, the metropolitan planning organization, and the regional planning commissions and their transportation advisory committees to ensure […]
§ 5090. Human service transit
§ 5090. Human service transit The Secretary of Human Services shall direct Agency of Human Services programs to purchase client transportation through public transit systems in all instances where public transit services are appropriate to client needs and as cost-efficient as other transportation. (Added 1989, No. 262 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1993, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), […]
§ 5091. Funding
§ 5091. Funding (a) The Secretary of Transportation, within the annual budget setting process, shall meet with the Public Transit Advisory Council and representatives of public transit systems to establish the level of State funds needed by public transit systems in Vermont, and shall consider this level in formulating the Agency of Transportation’s proposed Transportation […]
§ 5093. Rules
§ 5093. Rules Rules reasonable and necessary to implement this chapter may be adopted by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25. (Added 1989, No. 262 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1993, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. June 17, 1994; 2003, No. 56, § 40, eff. June 4, 2003.)
§ 5088. Definitions
§ 5088. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “Fixed route service” means a public transit service operated over a set route or network of routes on a regular schedule. (2) “New public transit service” means any eligible public transit service not previously provided. (3) “Nonprofit public transit system” means a domestic corporation organized in […]
§ 5070. Defined contribution retirement plan
§ 5070. Defined contribution retirement plan (a) The Board may approve a defined contribution retirement plan for one or more groups of members. The plan shall qualify as a defined contribution plan under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, as amended. Participation in a defined contribution plan offered under this section shall be in lieu of […]