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.
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Subchapter 001: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 101. Applicability of general law
(a) All provisions of the Constitution and the general law of the State of Vermont relating
to towns and their officers shall apply to the Town of Northfield (the “Town”).
(b) The Town shall have all the powers now or hereafter conferred upon towns by the Constitution
and the general law of the State of Vermont.
(c) No grant of authority, power, or prerogative hereunder shall be construed as being
in derogation of or a limitation on any authority, power, or prerogative conferred
by the general law upon the Town. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014; renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 129C-101 by 2025, No. M-2, § 2, eff. May 5, 2025.)
§ 102. Severability
If any provision of this charter shall for any reason be held invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect the remaining provisions that can be given effect without the invalid
provision. To this end, the provisions of this charter are severable. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014; renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 129C-102 by 2025, No. M-2, § 2, eff. May 5, 2025.)
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Subchapter 002: TOWN MANAGER
§ 201. Town manager system
The Town shall be administered by a Town Manager as provided in 24 V.S.A. chapter 37 until such time as such form of administration is revoked by vote of the Town as
set forth in 24 V.S.A. § 1242. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014; renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 129C-201 by 2025, No. M-2, § 2, eff. May 5, 2025.)
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Subchapter 003: TOWN OFFICERS
§ 301. Town officers generally
The Town shall have the officers as provided for towns by the general laws of this
State except as provided by this charter. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014; renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 129C-301 by 2025, No. M-2, § 2, eff. May 5, 2025.)
§ 302. Selectboard members
The Town shall have a five-member Selectboard elected for terms of two and three years. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014; renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 129C-302 by 2025, No. M-2, § 2, eff. May 5, 2025.)
§ 303. Water and Wastewater Board of Commissioners
A three-member board shall serve as the Water and Wastewater Board of Commissioners,
of whom one shall be an appointed Selectboard member and two shall be residents served
by the Town water or wastewater systems, or both, who are elected by the ratepayers
of such systems. Terms of these members shall be for three years each. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014; renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 129C-303 by 2025, No. M-2, § 2, eff. May 5, 2025.)
§ 304. Electric Utility Board of Commissioners
A three-member board shall serve as the Electric Utility Board of Commissioners, of
whom one shall be an appointed Selectboard member and two members shall be elected
by electric utility ratepayers. Terms of these members shall be for three years each. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014; renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 129C-304 by 2025, No. M-2, § 2, eff. May 5, 2025.)
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Subchapter 004: ELECTRIC, WATER, AND WASTEWATER DEPARTMENTS
§ 401. Electric, Water, and Wastewater Departments generally
(a) Electric system. The revenues of the electric system shall be maintained separate from all other departments
of the Town. All revenues therefrom not necessary for current expenditures thereof
shall be placed in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any purpose other
than the operation of the Electric Department as specified in section 402 of this
charter.
(b) Water system. The revenues of the water system and any additions thereto shall be maintained separate
from all other departments of the Town, and all revenues therefrom not necessary for
current expenditures thereof shall be placed in a special fund, no part of which may
be used for any purpose other than as specified in section 402 of this charter.
(c) Wastewater treatment system. The revenues of the wastewater treatment system (exclusive of the stormwater drainage
system) and any additions thereto shall be maintained separate from all other departments
of the Town, and all revenues therefrom not necessary for current expenditures thereof
shall be placed in a special fund, no part of which may be used for any purpose other
than as specified in section 402 of this charter. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014; renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 129C-401 by 2025, No. M-2, § 2, eff. May 5, 2025.)
§ 402. Electric, water, and wastewater administration
(a) Operating costs of the Electric, Water, and Wastewater Departments shall be paid by
the ratepayers.
(b) The charges and rates for electric service shall be a lien upon real estate, wherever
located, furnished with such service in the same manner and to the same effect as
taxes are a lien upon real estate under 32 V.S.A. § 5061. The owner of such property furnished with electric service, wherever located, shall
be liable for such charges and rates.
(c) All water and wastewater charges shall be set by the Selectboard at rates sufficient
to pay the costs of operating and maintaining the systems, to pay debt service on
all obligations issued to improve or support such systems, and to fund necessary capital
reserves, all as provided by the general law. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014; renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 129C-402 by 2025, No. M-2, § 2, eff. May 5, 2025.)
§ 403. Electric, water, and wastewater special funds
The Town Treasurer and the Finance Director shall keep all revenues derived from the
electric, water, and wastewater systems in accounts separate from any other special
funds and from other Town funds and shall honor no warrant upon such account except
for the purposes specified in section 402 of this charter. (Added 2013, No. M-2, § 2, eff. June 30, 2014; renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 129C-403 by 2025, No. M-2, § 2, eff. May 5, 2025.)