The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
§ 1. General law; application
The Town of Brandon shall have all of the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations
by the Constitution and laws of this State and this charter, together with all of
the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers therein granted. (Added 2015, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)
§ 2. Local option tax
(a) Upon resolution of the Selectboard, or upon receipt of a petition signed by five percent
of the registered voters of the Town, at an annual or special meeting warned for the
purpose, the voters of the Town may vote, by a majority of those present and voting,
to assess any or all of the following:
(1) a one-percent sales tax;
(2) a one-percent rooms tax;
(3) a one-percent meals and alcoholic beverage tax.
(b) A tax imposed under the authority of this section shall be collected and administered
and may be rescinded as provided by the general laws of the State.
(c) Revenues received through the imposition of a tax imposed under this section shall
be used for capital projects within the Town. (Added 2015, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)