§ 3671. Policy It is the policy of the State to authorize two or more contiguous towns or other municipal corporations to join together to establish a consolidated sewer district for the purpose of developing, acquiring, or improving a sewage system for the purpose of disposing of the sewage from the district. (1967, No. 318 […]
§ 3672. Definitions (a) As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless the context indicates another or different meaning or intent: (1) “Town” means any municipality within the meaning of 1 V.S.A. § 126. (2) “Sewage system” includes such equipment, pipeline systems, and facilities as are needed […]
§ 3673. Organization and operation—Establishment of consolidated sewer district (a) When a majority of the voters of each town of a proposed consolidated sewer district present and voting in each case by Australian ballot at a town meeting duly warned for that purpose for the same day and during the same hours that shall be […]
§ 3674. Organizational meeting (a) Within 60 days after the Secretary of State has notified the clerks of the member towns that the requirements of section 3673 of this title have been met, the voters in such consolidated sewer district shall meet to organize the district. The meeting shall be warned by the chair of […]
§ 3675. Warnings of meeting (a) Meetings shall be warned by the clerk, or in case of his or her inability to act, by a majority of the sewer commissioners, by posting a notice thereof, specifying the time, place, and business of the meeting, in not less than five public places in the district, including […]
§ 3676. Eligibility of voters Persons residing within the limits of the district, who are qualified voters in their town meetings, shall be voters in the district meeting. The moderator, clerk, and members of the board of sewer commissioners shall decide all questions as to the eligibility of a person to vote at a district […]
§ 3677. Check list The clerk of each town within a consolidated sewer district shall furnish to the clerk of the district, at the expense of the district, authenticated copies of the check lists of legal voters within the town as the same appears after revision of the check list before the last town meeting, […]
§ 3678. Record of proceedings The clerk shall keep a record of the votes and the proceedings of the district meetings and give certified copies thereof when required. A clerk who neglects to perform his or her duty shall forfeit $20.00 to the district, to be recovered in a civil action on this statute. (1967, […]
§ 3679. Finances—Sewer rates; application of revenue (a) The board of sewer commissioners of a consolidated sewer district shall establish rates for the sewer service and all individuals, firms, and corporations whether private, public, or municipal shall pay to the treasurer of the district the rates established by the board. The manner of establishment of […]
§ 3680. Annual budget, apportionment, assessment, taxes (a) The board of sewer commissioners of the district shall at each annual meeting present to the district its budget for the ensuing year, which shall include an estimate of the revenue from sewer rates and other sources, except taxes and the expenses for the ensuing year and […]
§ 3681. Special tax assessment for payment of execution When a demand is made upon the district for the payment of an execution issued against it and the district has no available funds to pay the same, the board of sewer commissioners shall compute the share of each member town in such execution, with costs, […]
§ 3682. Debts and liabilities of member towns No debt or liabilities of a town that is a member of the district shall accrue against the district. (1967, No. 318 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. March 22, 1968.)
§ 3683. Tax exemption Property of a consolidated sewer district shall be exempt from all taxation by any town. (1967, No. 318 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. March 22, 1968.)
§ 3684. Indebtedness (a) General obligations. A consolidated sewer district may incur indebtedness as provided by chapter 53, subchapter 1 of this title and by chapter 101 of this title for the purpose of paying the cost of a sewer system and improvements to the sewer system or for funding or refunding, including the payment […]
§ 3685. Changes in membership—Inclusion of additional towns (a) When a majority of voters of a town, present and voting at a meeting duly warned for that purpose, shall vote to apply to a neighboring consolidated sewer district for admission as a member of the district, the vote shall thereupon be certified by the clerk […]
§ 3686. Withdrawal from district (a) A town that is a member of a consolidated sewer district may vote to withdraw from the district if one year has elapsed since the district has become a body politic and corporate as provided in section 3673 of this title and if the consolidated sewer district has not […]
§ 3687. Eligibility for State aid A consolidated sewer district formed under this chapter shall be eligible to receive State aid as provided in 10 V.S.A. chapter 55 and under the terms, conditions, and procedures set forth in these chapters. (1967, No. 318 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. March 22, 1968; amended 1971, No. 97, […]
