§ 103. Specific powers
(a) The City of Essex Junction shall have all the powers granted to cities 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 of the State of Vermont or with this charter.
(b) The City of Essex Junction may acquire real and personal property within or without its corporate limits for any municipal purpose, including storm water collection and disposal; waste water collection and disposal; solid waste collection and disposal; provision of public water supply; provision of public parks and recreation facilities; provision of municipal facilities for office, fire protection, and police protection; provision of public libraries; provision of public parking areas; provision of sidewalks, bicycle paths, and green strips; provision of public roadways; provision of public view zones and open spaces; and such other purposes as are addressed under the general laws of the State of Vermont.
(c) The City of Essex Junction may acquire such property in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as its interest may require.
(d) The City of Essex Junction 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 other Vermont municipalities, the State of Vermont, any one or more subdivisions or agencies of the State or the United States.
(e) The City of Essex Junction may establish and maintain an electric power system and regulate power line installations; provided, however, that the City shall have no authority under this charter that conflicts with that authority granted to the Public Utilities Commission or any other state regulatory agency. The City of Essex Junction may also establish a telecommunications system and an enterprise to deliver Internet or broadband services.
(f) In this charter, mention of a particular power shall not be construed to be exclusive or to restrict the scope of the powers that the City of Essex Junction would otherwise have if the particular power were not mentioned. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
Chapter 4 - City of Essex Junction
App § 101. Corporate existence retained
App § 102. General powers; law
App § 104. Reservation of powers
App § 201. Powers and duties of governing body
App § 202. Governing body; composition and terms of office
App § 204. Election of governing body officers
App § 206. Conflict of interest; prohibitions
App § 207. Governing body; meetings
App § 208. Special city meetings
App § 209. Council meetings; procedure
App § 211. Additional governing body provisions
App § 301. Brownell library trustees
App § 401. City meetings and elections
App § 501. Adoption of ordinances
App § 504. Rescission of ordinances
App § 505. Petition for enactment of ordinance; special meeting
App § 601. Manager; appointment and hiring
App § 603. Manager; removal; hearing
App § 604. Vacancy in office of city manager
App § 701. Board of Civil Authority
App § 702. Board of Abatement of Taxes
App § 703. Planning Commission
App § 704. Development Review Board
App § 705. Brownell Library Trustees
App § 801. Personnel administration and benefits
App § 802. Real estate assessor
App § 803. Appraisal of property
App § 804. Appraisal of business property for tax purposes
App § 902. Annual municipal budget
App § 903. Governing body’s action on budget
App § 904. Budget meeting; warning
App § 905. Appropriation and transfers
App § 906. Amount to be raised by taxation
App § 1001. Taxes on real property