§ 16. Ordinances; authority to enact
(a) The City Council may make, alter, amend, or repeal any resolutions, bylaws, regulations, and ordinances that it may deem necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers or for the well-being of the City, and that shall not be repugnant to the Constitution or the laws of the State; and to provide penalties for the breach thereof. The City of St. Albans is hereby authorized and empowered to maintain actions in the Judicial Bureau, the Vermont Environmental Court, the Franklin Superior Court, or in any appropriate forum, as specified by ordinance, to restrain actual or threatened violations of any ordinance of the City.
(b) The record of motions of the City Council shall include the names of the members voting for and against any motion or resolution acted upon, unless such motion or resolution is unanimously adopted or rejected or unless there is no conflict in the votes given. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. May 20, 2010.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans
App § 1. General law application
App § 3. General corporate powers
App § 15. Conflict of interest
App § 16. Ordinances; authority to enact
App § 17. Ordinances; introduction; first and second readings; public hearings
App § 18. Ordinances; authority enumerated
App § 19. Ordinances; City Council to establish penalty
App § 20. Ordinances; enforcement
App § 21. Ordinances; court authorized to order abatement
App § 22. Ordinances; offenders may be liable in damages
App § 24. School District; transfer of fund to
App § 27. Taxes; sidewalk, water, and wastewater assessment arrearages
App § 28. Construction and maintenance of roads and walks
App § 29. Borrowing in anticipation of taxes