§ 301. Powers and duties of city council (a) All powers of the City shall be vested in the City Council, except as otherwise provided by law or this charter, and the Council shall perform all duties and obligations imposed on the City by law. (b) In addition, the Council shall have general oversight of […]
§ 302. City Council composition and term of office The City Council shall consist of the Mayor and two Council members from each voting district. Members shall be elected by the voters of each respective district. Council members shall serve for a term of two years, and one Council member shall be elected per year […]
§ 303. Vacancy in office of Council member A vacancy on the City Council shall occur upon the death, removal from the district, inability to serve, or resignation of a Council member. A vacancy in the office of Council member with more than 90 days of unexpired term remaining shall be filled by the remaining […]
§ 304. Election of President, Vice President, and Parliamentarian (a) Following the annual meeting, the City Council shall elect from its members a President, Vice President, and Parliamentarian. (b) The President shall assume all the duties of the Mayor in the event of a vacancy in that office. The Vice President shall assume powers and […]
§ 305. Vacancy in the office of the President, Vice President, or Parliamentarian In the event of the death, resignation, or disqualification of the President, Vice President, or Parliamentarian, the remaining City Council members shall elect a successor to serve until the next annual meeting. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May […]
§ 307. Council meetings The City Council shall hold meetings monthly on a regular schedule, and more often at the call of the Mayor. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
§ 308. Special Council meetings (a) The Mayor may call special meetings of the City Council at any time. Special meetings may also be called by the Clerk on a petition signed by a majority of the City Council and filed with the Clerk. (b) Public notice and notice to the Council shall be given […]
§ 309. Council agenda The City Manager shall prepare a written agenda for each meeting of the Council. The City Manager shall add to the agenda any items requested by a Council member or by written request of any other person. The agenda shall be posted in accordance with State law. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 […]
§ 310. Council quorum A quorum of the City Council, consisting of a majority or four Council members, shall be necessary to conduct business; however, the transaction of business shall be in accordance with 1 V.S.A. § 172 as may be amended from time to time. A number less than a quorum may adjourn from […]
§ 311. Attendance at meetings Any City officer or employee may be required to attend a meeting of the City Council.
§ 312. Council meetings generally public All meetings of the City Council shall be open to the public and conducted in accordance with the Vermont Open Meeting Law and rules of procedure adopted by the Council, except that a meeting may be closed to the public for deliberations of the Council when acting in a […]
§ 313. Council minutes recorded All minutes of the City Council meetings shall be recorded and shall be available to the public as provided in the general access to public records laws of the State. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
§ 314. Executive session The Council may enter into executive session by majority vote in accordance with 1 V.S.A. § 313(a) as may be amended from time to time. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
§ 315. Council authority to require information The City Council shall have the authority to require the City Clerk and each appointive City officer, excluding school department officers, to furnish information concerning anything connected with, or work planned to be performed in, their respective department. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May […]
§ 316. Compensation The Mayor and Council members shall receive as compensation for their services such sums as shall be voted to them at the annual meeting of each year. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
§ 317. Council appointments (a)(1) The City Council shall appoint the following officers: (A) City Manager; (B) City Treasurer; and (C) City attorneys. (2) The City Council may remove any appointee set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection and appoint another. (b) The City Council shall also appoint and remove members of boards and […]
§ 318. Claims for personal services No claim for personal services shall be allowed to the officers elected at the annual meeting, except when compensation for such services is provided for under the provisions of this charter or by the general law. The compensation of all officers and employees of the City shall be fixed […]
§ 319. Sale of public property The City Council may authorize the sale or lease of any real or personal estate belonging to the City. All conveyances, transfers, grants, or leases of any real estate owned by the City shall be signed by the Mayor in accordance with 1 V.S.A. § 313 as may be […]
§ 320. Contracts All contracts on behalf of and any purchases for the City shall be authorized by the City Council, except as otherwise provided by ordinances of the City of Montpelier or this charter. (Amended 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
§ 321. Ex-officio appointments The City Council shall have the powers of the board of water and sewer commissioners, the local board of health (when convened with the health officer), and the local board of liquor control as specified by this charter and State statute. (Added 2013, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May […]
