§ 24.5. Water rates
(a) The Board of Aldermen shall establish rates to be paid for the use of water supplied by the City water works, which shall be called “service rates.” Such service rates shall be a lien in the nature of a tax upon the real estate so supplied with water and shall be collected and enforced under such regulations and ordinances as the Board of Aldermen shall prescribe. Water may be furnished outside the City upon such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Board of Aldermen and furnished solely at the discretion of said Board of Aldermen.
(b) All monies received in any way on account of the City water works shall be paid into the City Treasury. The City Treasury shall keep accounts, showing fully all receipts and payments had and made in any manner on account of the water works, separately from all other receipts and payments.
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
App § 1.1. Legislative authority
App § 1.2. Description of boundaries
App § 2.2. Special City meetings
App § 2.3. General and primary elections
App § 2.4. Method of conducting elections
App § 2.7. Qualifications of voters—penalties
App § 2.9. Duties of ward officers
App § 2.10. Qualifications of candidates for municipal and/or ward office
App § 3.1. Powers of the City of Rutland
App § 4.1. Administrative powers
App § 4.2. Organization and meetings
App § 4.5. Acts of the Board of Aldermen
App § 4.7. Board of Civil Authority
App § 5.1. Enactment of ordinances
App § 5.2. Revision of ordinances
App § 5.3. Violation of ordinances
App § 8.5. Assessment of taxes
App § 8.6. Collection of taxes
App § 8.8. Board for Abatement of Taxes
App § 9.1. As Executive Officer
App § 10.1. As disbursing officer
App § 10.4. School monies and bonds
App § 10.5. Assistant City Treasurer
App § 10.6. Constable/tax collector
App § 11.4. Annual appropriations
App § 15.1. Boards and commissions
App § 15.2. Appointed officers; two-year term
App § 15.3. Annual appointments
App § 15.4. Confirmation of appointment
App § 15.6. Discipline of employees and appointed officers
App § 15.8. Conflicting offices
App § 15.10. Bonds of City officers
App § 15.12. Residency requirement
App § 16.3. Certification of publication
App § 17.1. City Purchasing Agent
App § 17.2. Contractual authority
App § 17.4. Bidding procedures
App § 17.6. Professional services
App § 18.2. Grand juror and Assistant City Attorney
App § 19.2. Duties of the Director of Emergency Management
App § 19.3. Duties of the Equal Employment Opportunity Officer
App § 19.5. Duties of the Community Development Director
App § 20.1. Membership and duties
App § 20.2. Custody of public buildings
App § 22.1. Police Commission and Police Department
App § 22.2. Powers and duties of Police Commission
App § 22.3. Eligibility of police commissioners
App § 22.4. Chief, appointment, removal
App § 22.5. Powers and duties of Chief
App § 22.6. Temporary absence of Chief
App § 22.7. Regular police officers; appointment
App § 22.9. Special police officers
App § 22.12. Service of criminal process
App § 22.13. Political activities
App § 22.14. Vehicle replacement
App § 23.1. Fire Chief, appointment, removal
App § 23.2. Powers and duties of Fire Chief
App § 23.3. Absence of Fire Chief
App § 23.4. Regular firemen; appointment
App § 23.10. Political activity
App § 24.1. Appointment of Commissioner
App § 24.2. Powers and duties of Commissioner
App § 24.3. Staff and employees
App § 24.4. Commissioner; control of water supply
App § 25.1. Membership and duties
App § 25.2. Acceptance of streets
App § 25.3. Discontinuance of highways
App § 25.6. Notice, citation, service
App § 25.7. Nonresident service
App § 25.8. Evidence of service
App § 25.9. Defective notice; remedy
App § 25.10. Failure of notice
App § 26.1. Curbs and sidewalks assessment
App § 26.3. Assessment of property liens
App § 26.4. Collection of assessment
App § 30.1. Composition of Board
App § 33.1. Location and management
App § 34.1. Appropriations and expenditures
App § 35.3. Collection of fines
App § 36.1. Declaration of necessity
App § 36.2. Creation of Redevelopment Authority
App § 36.5. Board of Commissioners, composition
App § 36.6. General law; application
App § 36.7. Redevelopment plan
App § 36.9. Effective date of charter