The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 24 Appendix : Municipal Charters
Chapter 117 : Town of Essex
Subchapter 007 : BUDGET
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 117, § 703)-
§ 703. Town meeting warning and budget [Renumbered]
(Renumbered to 24A V.S.A. § 117-603 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 29, 2024.)
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§ 703. Budget
An annual budget shall be adopted at Town meeting by the vote of a majority of those eligible to vote present at the meeting. If, after the total budget has been appropriated, the Selectboard finds additional appropriations necessary, the appropriations shall be made and reported at the next Town meeting as a specific item. The appropriations shall only be made in special circumstances or situations of an emergency nature. No specific explanation need be given for any normal annual operating expense in any office, department, or agency that may be increased over the budget amount by an amount not more than 10 percent of the office’s, department’s, or agency’s budget. (Renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 117-303 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 29, 2024.)
