§ 10. Procedures for charter revision and amendment This charter may be amended in accordance with the provisions of 17 V.S.A. § 2645. (Added 2003, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 2004.)
§ 11. Use of streets by public utilities and private interests Every public utility and private interest that desires to dig up a public street or alley for the purpose of laying pipes or wires shall first obtain from the Selectboard, through its appointee, a written permit stating the place where and the time when […]
§ 12. Form of government (a) All governmental authority of the Town of Williston rests ultimately with the citizens and voters of the Town who shall exercise their power by Australian ballot at the annual Town meeting in determining: (1) the election of officers of the Town, except the office of Moderator; (2) the approval […]
§ 13. Town meeting; elections (a) Applicability of general laws. Except as otherwise herein limited, provisions of the general laws of the State related to voter qualifications, warnings, methods of voting, duties of town officers at town meeting and elections, counting of votes, recount of votes, certification of results, and nominations of candidates, so far […]
§ 14. Local elected officials (a) Elective offices. Local elective offices to be filled by the voters of the Town of Williston shall be only those articulated by this charter, and shall include: (1) Selectboard; (2) Town Clerk; (3) [Repealed.] (4) Lister; (5) Moderator; (6) [Repealed.] (7)-(9) [Repealed.] (10) Library trustee. (11)-(12) [Repealed.] (b) Provisions […]
§ 15. Appointed nonadministrative officials (a) General provisions applying to appointed positions. (1) The appointed positions in subdivisions (b)(1), (2), and (5) of this section shall all be appointed by a majority vote of the Selectboard. (2) Terms of appointment shall begin immediately upon Selectboard action and run for a period as specified herein. (3) […]
§ 16. The Town Manager (a) Appointment. The Selectboard shall appoint a Town Manager. (b) Qualifications. The Town Manager shall be appointed solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative skills, based on education, training, and experience relative to the duties of the Town Manager, and without reference to political belief or […]
§ 17. Severability The sections of this charter and the parts thereof are separable. If any portion of this charter or application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder thereof or the application of such invalid portions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. (Added 2003, No. […]
§ 18. Local options tax The Selectboard is authorized to impose a one percent sales tax, a one percent meals and alcoholic beverages tax, and a one percent rooms tax upon sales within the Town that are subject to the State of Vermont tax on sales, meals, alcoholic beverages, and rooms. The Town tax shall […]
§ 19. Appointment of Fire Chief, Police Chief, and Director of Public Safety The Police Chief, Fire Chief, and Director of Public Safety shall be appointed by the Manager and shall be employed by written contract for a term not to exceed five years nor less than one year, and shall perform the duties designated […]
§ 2. Application of general law; charter (a) Except when modified by the provisions of this charter, or by any regulation or ordinance of the Town adopted pursuant to special authority granted by this charter, all statutes of the State of Vermont relating to municipalities shall apply to the Town of Williston. (b) If any […]
§ 20. Host town agreements A facility certified under 10 V.S.A. chapter 159 shall enter into a host town agreement with the Town of Williston to make a compensatory host payment prior to certification or renewal of certification. (Added 2009, No. M-2 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 23, 2009.)
§ 6. Open meetings; public records (a) The provisions of 1 V.S.A. chapter 5, subchapter 2 shall govern all meetings of boards and commissions, and their subcommittees, of the Town of Williston. (b) The provisions of 1 V.S.A. chapter 5, subchapter 3 shall govern all public records of the Town of Williston. (Added 2003, No. […]
§ 7. Ethics (a) Policy statement. Accepting a position as a public official carries with it the acceptance of trust that the official will work to further the public interest. Maintaining that public trust is critical to the continued operation of good government. In addition, public decision-making should be open and accessible to the public […]
