The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
003
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ORDINANCES
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 117, § 305)
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§ 305. Petition for enactment of ordinance; special meeting
(a) Subject to the provisions of section 304 of this charter, voters of the Town may at
any time petition in the same manner as in section 304 for the enactment of any proposed
lawful ordinance by filing the petition, including the text of the ordinance, with
the Town Clerk. The Selectboard shall call a special Town meeting (or include the
ordinance as annual meeting business) to be held within 60 days of the date of the
filing, unless prior to the meeting the ordinance shall be enacted by the Selectboard.
The warning for the meeting shall state the proposed ordinance in full or in concise
summary and shall provide for an Australian ballot vote as to its enactment. The ordinance
shall take effect on the 10th day after the conclusion of the meeting provided that
voters as qualified in section 304, constituting a majority of those voting thereon,
shall have voted in the affirmative.
(b) The proposed ordinance shall be examined by the Town Attorney before being submitted
to the special Town meeting. The Town Attorney is authorized, subject to the approval
of the Selectboard, to correct the ordinance so as to avoid repetitions, illegalities,
and unconstitutional provisions and to ensure accuracy in its text and references
and clearness and preciseness in its phraseology, but the Town Attorney shall not
materially change its meaning and effect.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any appointments of officers, members
of commissions, or boards made by the Selectboard or to the appointment or designation
of Selectboard, or to rules governing the procedures of the Selectboard.