§ 207. Voting on request of the City Manager
(a) Annually, on the first Tuesday in March, the legal voters of the City shall meet to vote on the requests of the City Manager.
(b) If, at the annual March meeting, the voters disapprove the request of the City Manager, the Mayor, or in his or her absence or disability, the City Clerk, shall warn a general meeting of the legal voters to consider the article disapproved by the voters and to authorize a specific sum of money therefor. The meeting shall be in accordance with 17 V.S.A. §§ 2630-2689 and shall be held at the same location as the previous meeting with the polls open for the same hours as the previous meeting. If the voters continue to disapprove any portion of the request, similar meetings shall be held in the same manner.
(c) When the legal voters have authorized a specific sum for the request of the City Manager, the City Council shall set the tax rate necessary to raise the specific sum(s) so voted.
(d) [Repealed.] (Amended 2005, No. M-7, § 5; 2007, No. M-5, § 5; 2013, No. M-5, § 2, eff. May 13, 2013.)
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
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App § 315. Compensation of City officials
App § 317. Special assessments
App § 320. Authority to take land
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App § 322. Tax stabilization contract
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App § 406a. Capital improvement plan
App § 412. Duties of Treasurer
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App § 501. Creation and organization
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App § 517. Appointment of Superintendent and principal; compensation; term
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App § 603. Treasurer’s warrant
App § 605. Local sales, rooms, meals, and alcoholic beverages option taxes