§ 702. Penalty; interest; Treasurer’s powers
(a) Penalty. Any installment not paid by the due dates established in section 701 of this charter shall be delinquent and there shall immediately be added to the amount due a penalty charge for late payment equivalent to five percent of the delinquent installment. If, after the expiration of 30 days from the due date of each installment the installment remains unpaid, an additional three percent penalty shall be added to the amount due. All such charges, fees, interest, and other additional amounts shall be cumulative and accrue at the times and in the manner herein specified.
(b) Interest. An additional interest charge in the amount of one percent of the unpaid tax per month or fraction thereof shall be added to any tax not paid on or before the dates specified in section 701 of this charter for the first three months and thereafter one and one-half percent per month or fraction thereof, from the due date of such tax. Until such time as said tax is paid in full, such interest shall be imposed on a fraction of a month as if it were an entire month.
(c) Treasurer’s powers. The Treasurer shall have all the powers that treasurers of towns have under the general law of the State, including the power to bring actions of law, conduct tax sales, and bring petitions for foreclosure of tax liens. Such acts shall be done in the name of the Town of Colchester and in the manner provided in general law, except as modified by any provision of this charter. (Amended 2015, No. M-1, § 2, eff. Jan. 27, 2015.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
Chapter 113 - Town of Colchester
App § 101. Corporate existence retained
App § 102. General law; application
App § 105. Ordinances; enforcement; adoption
App § 106. Introduction; first and second readings; public hearing
App § 107. Further consideration; final passage
App § 111. Reservation of powers to the Town
App § 202. Elective officers; generally
App § 205. Selectboard; organization
App § 206. Meetings of the Selectboard
App § 207. Record of proceedings
App § 209. Jurisdiction over other officers or employees
App § 210. Compensation of Selectboard; appointees
App § 301. Application of general laws
App § 305. Overrule of ordinances
App § 306. Petition for enactment of ordinance; special meeting
App § 501. Department of Assessment
App § 502. Appraisal of property
App § 602. Preparation and submission
App § 603. Town meeting and budget
App § 605. Amount to be raised by taxation
App § 606. Departmental budget
App § 607. Transfers of appropriation
App § 608. Capital budgeting for voter approved funding
App § 701. Taxes on real and personal property
App § 702. Penalty; interest; Treasurer’s powers
App § 703. Local sales, rooms, and meals and alcohol beverages tax
App § 801. Appointment and removal
App § 802. Personnel rules and regulations
App § 902. Conflict of interest policy
App § 1001. Amendment of charter