§ 114. Form of government
The municipal government provided by this charter shall be known as the council manager form of government. Pursuant to its provisions and subject only to the limitations imposed by the Vermont Constitution and by this charter, all powers of the Town shall be vested in an elective Council, which shall be known as the Selectboard, which shall enact ordinances, codes, and regulations; propose budgets; determine policies; and appoint the Town Manager, who shall execute the laws and administer the government of the Town. All powers of the Town shall be exercised in the manners prescribed by this charter or prescribed by ordinance. (Amended 2021, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 7, 2022.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
Chapter 123 - Town of Hardwick
App § 101. Corporate existence retained
App § 102. General law, application
App § 105. Reservation of powers to the Town
App § 106. Ordinances: penalties for breach thereof
App § 107. Ordinances; adoption by the Selectboard
App § 109. Ordinances; adoption on petition
App § 110. Non-applicability of zoning and subdivision
App § 111. Applicability of referendum and initiative
App § 112. Authority of police officers
App § 115. Change of form of government
App § 116. Intergovernmental relations
App § 118. Special service district
App § 303. Terms of office; Selectboard members
App § 304. Other elective offices
App § 307. Vacancies and appointments
App § 308. Bonding of officers
App § 310. Town Clerk and Treasurer
App § 311. Recall of elected officials
App § 504. Jurisdiction over offices and employees
App § 701. Appointed by Selectboard
App § 702. Manager nonpartisan
App § 704. Duties of the manager
App § 902. Water supply; duties of Selectboard members
App § 903. Sewage collection and disposal; duties of Selectboard
App § 904. Electric Department commissioners
App § 905. Fire Department; appointments
App § 906. Police Department; appointments
App § 907. Fire and Police Departments; general provisions
App § 908. Cemetery Commission
App § 1101. Application of general laws
App § 1104. Postponement and combining of Town meeting
App § 1105. Voting question by Australian ballot
App § 1106. Annual meeting; date and time
App § 1301. Applicability of State law to zoning and planning
App § 1502. Preparation and submission of budget
App § 1505. Amount to be raised by taxation
App § 1506. Budget limitations—borrowing
App § 1507. Transfers of appropriations