§ 101. Corporate existence retained; form of government (a) The City of Winooski as constituted by 1921 Acts and Resolves No. 314, as amended, is hereby continued to be incorporated as a body corporate and politic. The boundaries of the City are depicted on a plan recorded as Slide 10 Map 77-3 (formerly Book 2 […]
§ 102. Powers of the City The City of Winooski shall have all powers possible for a City to have under the Constitution and laws of this State as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
§ 103. Construction The powers of the City under this charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the City, and the specific mention of particular powers in the charter shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general power stated in this article. The City shall have and may exercise all of […]
§ 104. Intergovernmental relations The City may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation by contract or otherwise, with the State and any one or more of the political subdivisions of the State or agencies thereof, or the United States […]
§ 105. Power over water resources (a) No person, association of persons, corporate entity, or municipality, or any combination thereof, may develop, conserve, or use in whole or in part the water resources of the Winooski River as it flows through the City of Winooski for a water power project located in whole or in […]
§ 201. City meetings The annual City meeting shall occur on the first Tuesday in March and shall be warned in the manner provided by general law. Special City meetings shall be called and warned as provided by general law. All elections, voter registration and qualifications, absentee voting, and the conduct of City meetings shall […]
§ 202. Qualified voters (a) Voter registration, absentee voting, and conduct of elections at all annual and special meetings shall be as provided by general law. The qualifications of voters in State and federal elections shall be as provided by general law. The qualifications of voters in City meetings and all municipal elections shall be […]
§ 203. Special meetings The City Clerk shall, when directed by the City Council on its own motion or upon receipt of a proper petition, call a special meeting of the City at such time and place as the City Council may direct. The warning for such special meeting shall state the purposes for which […]
§ 204. Reconsideration and rescission Actions taken at an annual or special meeting may be reconsidered or rescinded in the manner provided by general law. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
§ 205. Nominations in general Nominations for the office of Mayor and Councilor shall be made by petition, prepared and filed in accordance with the provisions of 17 V.S.A. §§ 2681 and 2681a. The petitions shall contain no party designations. The City Clerk shall cause the names of the persons so nominated to be printed […]
§ 206. Nomination of incumbent No person may be permitted to seek the nomination for the Office of Mayor or Councilor while a member of the City Council, unless his or her present term of office expires on or before the annual March meeting next to be held. If a member of the City Council […]
§ 207. Voting machines The Council may provide for the use of mechanical or other devices for voting or counting the votes not inconsistent with law. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)
§ 301. Composition; eligibility; election and terms (a) Composition. There shall be a City Council consisting of a Mayor and four Councilors elected by the qualified voters of the City at large. (b) Eligibility. Only qualified voters of the City shall be eligible to hold the office of Mayor or Councilor. (c) Election and terms. […]
§ 302. Compensation; expenses The Mayor and councilors shall receive as compensation for official services such sums, if any, as the legal voters of the City present and voting at an annual or special meeting duly warned and held for that purpose shall order paid. The Mayor and councilors shall receive their actual and necessary […]
§ 303. Mayor and Deputy Mayor; election, terms, and duties At the annual City meeting to be held on the first Tuesday of March, commencing March 3, 2015, and every three years thereafter, the Mayor shall be elected for a term of three years and until the Mayor’s successor takes office. The Mayor shall be […]
§ 304. General powers and duties (a) General powers. All powers of the City shall be vested in the Council, except as otherwise provided by law or this charter, and the Council shall provide for the exercise thereof for the performance of all duties and obligations imposed on the City by law. (b) Additional powers. […]
§ 305. Prohibitions; conflict of interest (a) Holding other office. Except where authorized by law, no councilor shall hold any other City office or City employment during the term of election to the Council. (b) Appointments and removals. Neither the Council nor any of its members shall in any manner dictate the appointment or removal […]
§ 306. Vacancies; forfeiture of office; filling of vacancies (a) Vacancies. The office of a Councilor shall become vacant upon the death, resignation, removal from office in any manner authorized by law, or forfeiture of office. (b) Forfeiture of office. A Councilor shall forfeit office if at any time during the term of office, the […]
§ 307. Judge of qualification The Council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members and of the grounds for forfeiture of their office and for that purpose shall have power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and require the production of evidence. A member charged with conduct constituting grounds for forfeiture […]
§ 308. Clerk of the City Council The City Council shall designate the City Clerk, or such other person as the City Council shall appoint or designate, as the Clerk of the Council who shall give notice of Council meetings to its members and the public, keep the journal of its proceedings, and perform such […]
