Vermont Statutes
Chapter 405 - Chittenden Solid Waste Management District
App § 55. Indemnification; contribution

§ 55. Indemnification; contribution
(a) The District agrees it shall protect, indemnify, and hold harmless each member municipality (except a member municipality found to be at fault) and its respective officials, officers, members, employees, and agents, from and against all liabilities, damages, claims, demands, judgments, losses, costs, expenses, suits, action, or proceedings, and attorney’s fees, and further agrees to defend the indemnified party in any suit, action, or proceeding, with respect to any act by or default of the District arising out of the location and operation of a District waste disposal facility or the negligent conduct of any District activities.
(b) Any member municipality which operates or maintains, or has operated or maintained, a facility or facilities for the disposal of solid or hazardous waste (except a facility the operation or maintenance of which is, pursuant to express written authorization of the Board of Commissioners, conducted for the District) agrees that it shall protect, indemnify, and hold harmless the District and each other member municipality (except a member municipality found to be at fault) and their respective officials, officers, members, employees, and agents from and against all liabilities, damages, claims, demands, judgments, losses, costs, expenses, suits, actions, or proceedings, and attorney’s fees, and further agrees to defend the indemnified parties in any suit, action, or other proceeding, with respect to any act by or default of such municipality arising out of its operation or maintenance, or both, of such facility.
(c) It is expressly agreed and understood by the District and the member municipalities that by entering into this agreement and forming the Chittenden Regional Solid Waste Management District, neither the District nor any member municipality has accepted or assumed any responsibility or liability for the past, present, or future operation or maintenance of any solid or hazardous waste disposal facility located within the District or operated by any member municipality, except a facility the operation or maintenance of which is, pursuant to express written authorization of the Board of Commissioners, conducted for or on behalf of the District.
(d) In the event the District is unable to meet any obligation with regard to which the member municipalities are jointly liable, each member municipality shall contribute its proportionate share of such obligations which are paid by the District to insure that all member municipalities share financial responsibility for these obligations in an amount proportionate to the actual or estimated tonnage or volume of solid waste generated by that municipality as determined by the District Board of Commissioners pursuant to section 34 of this chapter.

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters

Chapter 405 - Chittenden Solid Waste Management District

App § 1. Creation

App § 2. Purpose

App § 3. Composition

App § 4. Duration

App § 5. Powers

App § 6. Authority

App § 7. Appointment

App § 8. Organizational meeting

App § 9. Regular meeting

App § 10. Special meetings

App § 11. Quorum

App § 12. Rules of procedure

App § 13. Compensation of members of Board of Commissioners

App § 14. Voting

App § 15. Terms of office

App § 16. Administrative personnel

App § 17. Election

App § 18. Bond

App § 19. Chair

App § 20. Vice Chair

App § 21. Vacancy

App § 22. Secretary

App § 23. Treasurer

App § 24. Records

App § 25. Audit

App § 26. Executive Board

App § 27. Committees

App § 28. Compensation of officers

App § 29. Recall of officers

App § 30. Fiscal year

App § 31. Preparation of budget

App § 32. Budget hearing

App § 33. Adoption

App § 34. Appropriations and revenues

App § 35. Assessment

App § 36. Limitations of appropriations

App § 37. Indebtedness; short-term borrowing

App § 38. Long-term indebtedness; long-term contracts

App § 39. Sinking fund

App § 40. Capital reserve fund

App § 41. Management fees

App § 42. Definitions

App § 43. Special meetings

App § 44. Places of meetings

App § 45. Public hearings

App § 46. Warnings required

App § 47. Signing of warning

App § 48. Warning contents

App § 49. Australian ballot

App § 50. Qualifications and registration of voters

App § 51. Conduct of meeting

App § 52. Reconsideration or rescission of vote

App § 53. Validation of District meetings

App § 54. Priority

App § 55. Indemnification; contribution

App § 56. Termination of membership

App § 57. Admission of new members

App § 58. Dissolution of District

App § 59. Annual report

App § 60. Master plan

App § 61. Severability

App § 62. Amendment

App § 63. Transfer of rights