§ 303. Board of Trustees; general authority
(a) The Board of Trustees shall have the general care and management of the prudential interests and affairs of the Village; shall assess all taxes and make out a rate bill accordingly; shall direct the expenditure of all monies belonging to the Village, and draw orders upon the Treasurer and generally perform all the duties legally enjoined upon them by the Village, and shall submit their accounts and vouchers to the auditors at least three days before the annual meeting of each year.
(b) The Board shall have power to abate taxes laid or assessed by virtue of this chapter, and also all highway taxes assessed against taxpayers of the Village, and to remit fines imposed for the violation of the bylaws or regulations of the Village. The power of the Board to abate taxes shall be subject to the same limitations and may be exercised for the causes provided in general Vermont law.
(c) The Board may create commissions and committees not now existing and appoint the members thereof. It may inquire into the conduct of any officer, commission, or department and investigate any and all municipal affairs.
(d) The Board may fill any vacancy in any elective Village office, and a person so appointed shall serve until a successor is elected, but the Village may, at any time, at a meeting duly called for that purpose, fill such vacancy for the unexpired term. (Amended 2015, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2016.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
Chapter 251 - Village of North Bennington
App § 101. Corporate existence
App § 201. Authorization for the assessment and collection of property taxes
App § 202. Warning of annual and special meetings
App § 203. Elections at annual meetings
App § 302. Compensation of officers
App § 303. Board of Trustees; general authority
App § 401. Election of Chair and appointments
App § 501. Fire Chief and firefighters
App § 502. Firefighting apparatus
App § 601. Highway Superintendent
App § 603. Board of Trustees; authority with respect to roads, streets, and sidewalks
App § 701. Police Department; appointment; duties
App § 801. Construction and maintenance of reservoir
App § 802. Use of land for reservoir
App § 803. Use of water; payment; inspection; damages
App § 804. Unauthorized diversion and malicious damage
App § 806. Connections to sewer system
App § 807. Entry onto land for construction
App § 808. Electric light plant
App § 809. Furnishing of water
App § 810. Rights-of-way of public service corporation
App § 812. Prohibition on taxation, assessment, or encumbrance of water works
App § 813. Board of Water Commissioners
App § 814. Gross income of water works
App § 815. Payment of water works’ funds
App § 816. Board of Water Commissioners’ rules
App § 817. Prohibition on abatement of water rates
App § 818. Annual net income of water works
App § 901. Bonding for water and sewer systems and light plant
App § 902. Maximum bonded indebtedness
App § 1001. Compensation for taking
App § 1002. Petition for appeal of compensation award
App § 1201. Amendment and repeal
App § 1202. Recordation and certification