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App § 106. Ordinances; penalties for breach thereof

§ 106. Ordinances; penalties for breach thereof (a) A Town ordinance may provide: (1) for a fine in an amount not greater than $1,000.00; and (2) that each week a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. A violation of a Town ordinance shall be classified as a misdemeanor or a rule violation in the […]

App § 107. Ordinances; adoption by Selectboard

§ 107. Ordinances; adoption by Selectboard (a) If the Selectboard desires to adopt an ordinance, they shall cause it to be entered in the official record kept of their proceedings, and thereafter, they shall adopt it subject to final approval after the public hearing as hereafter set forth. The ordinance shall then be published in […]

App § 109. Initiative

§ 109. Initiative Any lawful ordinance may be enacted by vote of the Town as follows: A petition signed by not less than five percent of the registered voters shall be filed with the Town Clerk requesting enactment of the ordinance and accompanied by the text thereof. The Selectboard shall call a special Town meeting […]

App § 110. Nonapplicability to zoning and subdivision

§ 110. Nonapplicability to zoning and subdivision (a) The provisions of sections 107, 108, and 109 of this charter shall not apply to the enactment, amendment, or repeal of any zoning ordinance or zoning bylaw; any land subdivision ordinance or land subdivision bylaw; nor to the enactment, amendment, or repeal of any municipal plan or […]

App § 111. Authority of police officers

§ 111. Authority of police officers The police officers of the Town shall have the same powers throughout the State with respect to criminal matters, and the enforcement of the laws relating thereto, as they have within the Town.