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Title 24 Appendix: Municipal Charters

Chapter 103: Town of Bennington

Subchapter 001: Powers of the Town
App. § 103-101. General law applies
App. § 103-102. Additional Town powers
App. § 103-103. Initiative; advisory votes
App. § 103-104. Recall

Subchapter 003: Select Board
App. § 103-301. Select Board; the legislative body
App. § 103-302. Additional powers of Select Board members to adopt ordinances
App. § 103-303. Further powers of Select Board members
App. § 103-304. Organization of Select Board

Subchapter 004: Town Manager
App. § 103-401. Appointed by selectors
App. § 103-402. Town Manager nonpartisan
App. § 103-403. Oath and bond
App. § 103-404. Duties for Manager
App. § 103-405. Compensation
App. § 103-406. Removal

Subchapter 005: Taxation
App. § 103-501. Taxes
App. § 103-502. Discounts elimination
App. § 103-503. Fair market value of real estate
App. § 103-504. Special assessments
App. § 103-505. Tax within Bennington Rural Fire District No. 1
App. § 103-506. Creation of Bennington Downtown District
App. § 103-507. Repealed, 2005, No. M-6, § 6, eff. June 4, 2005.
App. § 103-508. Purposes and powers
App. § 103-509. Annual budget
App. § 103-510. District taxes
App. § 103-511. Local option tax

Subchapter 006: Zoning
App. § 103-601. Repealed. 2019, No. M-8, § 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
App. § 103-602. Ordinances of villages not merging
App. § 103-603. Administration of ordinance of villages that merge
App. § 103-604. Comprehensive Town ordinance

Subchapter 007: Water System
App. § 103-701. Town powers

Subchapter 008: Miscellaneous
App. § 103-801. Severability
App. § 103-802. Merger of municipalities within Town
App. § 103-803. Method of adoption; time; voting
App. § 103-804. Notice to Secretary of State
App. § 103-805. Existing water systems; succession by Town
App. § 103-806. Charter Review Committee

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