§ 103. Powers of the City (a) The City shall have all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of this State together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted, and it may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws […]
§ 104. Ordinances; subjects The general grant of ordinance-promulgating authority in section 103 of this charter shall include the authority: (1) to adopt and enforce ordinances relating to making and installation of local improvements, including curbs, sidewalks, and storm drains; requiring the installation of curbs, sidewalks, and storm drains in a manner specified by the […]
§ 105. Ordinances; enforcement; adoption (a) The Council may provide penalties for the breach of any ordinance authorized by general law or this charter, may prosecute any person violating the same through the City Grand Juror or police officers who for such purposes shall be informing officers, and may maintain actions to restrain actual or […]
§ 106. Introduction; first and second readings; public hearing (a) Every ordinance shall be introduced in writing. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be “The Council of the City of South Burlington hereby ordains . . .”. If the Council passes the proposed ordinance upon first reading, it shall cause a short and concise […]
§ 107. Further consideration; final passage After the hearing, the Council may finally pass the ordinance with or without amendment, except that if the Council makes an amendment it shall cause a short, concise one-paragraph description of the effects of the amended ordinance, including a concise description of the proposed amendments, to be published at […]
§ 108. Effective date Every ordinance shall become effective upon passage unless otherwise specified or, if the ordinance be conditioned upon approval of the voters of the City, then upon a favorable vote of a majority of those voting thereon.
§ 109. Filing The City Clerk shall prepare and keep in the City Clerk’s office a book of ordinances that shall contain each ordinance finally passed by the Council together with a complete index of the ordinances according to subject matter.
§ 110. Annual City report The annual City report shall be made available to the legal voters of the City and School District not later than 20 days prior to the annual City and School District meeting. (Amended 2009, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 5, 2010.)
§ 111. Reservation of powers to the City Nothing in this charter shall be so construed as in any way to limit the powers and functions conferred upon the City of South Burlington and the Council of said City by general or special enactments in force or effect or hereafter enacted, and the powers and […]
