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Title 24 Appendix: Municipal Charters
Chapter 509: North Branch Fire District No. 1
§ 1. Corporate existence retained
North Branch Fire District No. 1, within the corporate limits presently established, shall continue to be a fire district and municipal corporation by the name of the North Branch Fire District No. 1. (Added 2013, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
§ 2. General law; application
North Branch Fire District No. 1 shall have all the powers granted to fire districts and municipal corporations by the Constitution and laws of this State and this chapter, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers therein granted. (Added 2013, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
§ 3. Collector of Taxes
(a) The Prudential Committee shall annually appoint one or more Collectors of Taxes who shall collect all past due taxes and accounts, interest, and penalties owing on those taxes or accounts. All amounts so collected shall be promptly remitted to the Treasurer of North Branch Fire District No. 1.
(b) An appointed Collector of Taxes shall receive such compensation for his or her services as determined by the Prudential Committee.
(c) An appointed Collector of Taxes shall serve at the pleasure of the Prudential Committee and need not be a resident or voter of North Branch Fire District No. 1.
(d) An appointed Collector of Taxes may also be the Treasurer. (Added 2013, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
§ 4. Treasurer
(a) The Prudential Committee shall annually appoint a Treasurer who shall have all the authority, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon fire district treasurers by the general law of the State of Vermont.
(b) The appointed Treasurer shall receive such compensation for his or her services as determined by the Prudential Committee.
(c) The appointed Treasurer shall serve at the pleasure of the Prudential Committee and need not be a resident or voter of North Branch Fire District No. 1.
(d) The appointed Treasurer may also be a Collector of Taxes. (Added 2013, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
