§ 8.1. Charter amendments
This charter may be amended:
(1) In the manner provided by 17 V.S.A. § 2645; or
(2) By the Selectboard or the school directors, pursuant to vote by the voters of the Town, by Australian ballot, and subject to approval of the Legislature; or
(3) By resolution of the Representative Town Meeting containing the full text of the proposed amendment, followed by at least one public meeting warned for that purpose, and approved by the next annual Representative Town Meeting or a special Representative Town Meeting held not less than 60 days following such public meeting, and subject to approval of the Legislature; or
(4) By recommendation of the Charter Revision Commission created pursuant to this charter. Any recommendations approved by the Charter Revision Commission shall be voted upon at a special Representative Town Meeting, with votes subject to the rights of referendum set forth herein. This special Representative Town Meeting shall be preceded by one public meeting warned for that purpose and held at least 60 days prior to the special Representative Town Meeting. Any approved recommendations shall be promptly delivered to the State General Assembly for ratification. (Amended 2003, No. M-6, § 2; 2011, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 27, 2012.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
Chapter 107 - Town of Brattleboro
App § 2.4. Representative Town Meeting
App § 2.6. Board of School Directors
App § 2.7. Board of Library Trustees
App § 2.8. Consolidation of services
App § 2.9. Conflict of interest
App § 2.10. Limits on terms of office
App § 4.1. Composition; eligibility; elections; terms
App § 4.6. General powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Selectboard
App § 5.1. General powers; duties; responsibilities of the Town Manager
App § 6.1. Composition; eligibility; elections; terms
App § 6.6. General powers and responsibilities of the School Directors
App § 7.1. Capital expenditures
App § 7.2. Capital Grant Review Board
App § 7.4. Reappraisal of property
App § 7.5. Lapse of appropriation
App § 7.7. Borrowing in anticipation of taxes
App § 7.8. Office of Assessment
App § 10.1. Representative Town Meeting; authorized
App § 10.2. Districts; report of Selectboard; meetings; voting
App § 10.4. Nomination of candidates; preparation and delivery of ballots; return of unused ballots
App § 10.5. Resignation or disqualification of members; vacancies; how filled
App § 10.6. Voting; members to receive no compensation; quorum; warning
App § 10.7. Articles in warning; action on
App § 10.9. Interpretation of Town acts
App § 11.1. Description of officers, officials, boards, commissions, and committees