§ 202. Time of elections and meetings
(a) The annual City meeting of the City for the election of officers, the voting of budgets, and any other business included in the warnings for the meeting, shall be held on the first Tuesday in March, unless otherwise legally warned by the Council.
(b) The election of officers and the voting on all questions shall be by the Australian ballot system. The ballot boxes shall be open for 12 consecutive hours at times to be determined and warned by the Board of Civil Authority.
(c) The warning for annual and special City meetings shall, by separate articles, specifically indicate the business to be transacted, including the offices and the questions to be voted upon. The warning also shall contain any legally binding article or articles requested by 10 percent of the registered voters of the City. Petitions requesting that an article or articles be placed on the warning shall be filed with the City Clerk on or before the filing deadline set forth in 17 V.S.A. § 2642(a)(3). (Amended 2005, No. M-7, § 4; 2007, No. M-5, § 2; 2017, No. M-10, § 2, eff. May 30, 2017.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
App § 101. Corporate existence retained
App § 102. General law application
App § 104. General corporate powers
App § 105. Ordinances—subject matter
App § 106. Ordinances; enforcement; adoption
App § 107. Ordinances; adoption process
App § 108. Filing of ordinances
App § 109. Reservation of powers to the City
App § 111. Bonding of City officials
App § 112. Amendment of charter
App § 201. Application of general laws
App § 202. Time of elections and meetings
App § 203. Special City and School District meetings
App § 207. Voting on request of the City Manager
App § 302. Regular meetings; meetings to be public; executive session
App § 303. Special meetings; quorum
App § 304. Role of Council in relation to administrative service appointment of committees
App § 305. Creation or continuation of departments, boards, offices
App § 306. Records of proceedings
App § 307. Powers of City; policy matters; appointment of certain officers
App § 309. Source of appropriations, expenditures
App § 311. Business or contracts between City and City officials or employees
App § 313. Sale or lease of City property
App § 314. Authority to borrow money, issue bonds, pledge credits
App § 315. Compensation of City officials
App § 317. Special assessments
App § 320. Authority to take land
App § 321. Collection of assessments; liens
App § 322. Tax stabilization contract
App § 401. Appointment and qualifications
App § 404. Duties and responsibilities
App § 406a. Capital improvement plan
App § 412. Duties of Treasurer
App § 414. Duties and responsibilities
App § 501. Creation and organization
App § 502. Creation and organization
App § 517. Appointment of Superintendent and principal; compensation; term
App § 602. Penalty and interest
App § 603. Treasurer’s warrant
App § 605. Local sales, rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages option taxes