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Subchapter
006
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MISCELLANEOUS
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 403, § 57)
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§ 57. Amendment of chapter
This chapter may be amended by petition of five percent of the voters of the District
under the provisions of subchapter 5 of this chapter or by the Board of Supervisors
under this section. The Board of Supervisors may, by a majority vote, adopt a resolution
stating its intent to amend the chapter. A written copy of the resolution, stating
the wording and purpose of the amendment and the date of the meeting scheduled to
act on the amendment, shall be delivered, including mail or e-mail, to the legislative
branches of each member municipality and mailed, e-mailed, or left at the usual place
of residence of each member of the Board of Supervisors by the Clerk of the District
at least 10 business days prior to the meeting scheduled to adopt the amendment. The
amendment may be adopted by majority vote of the Board of Supervisors at the meeting
scheduled to act on the amendment, unless a majority of the legislative branches of
the member municipalities request, in writing, that the Board of Supervisors hold
a special District meeting to vote on the amendment. If the amendment is adopted by
the Board of Supervisors or by the voters of the District, the Clerk of the District,
within 10 days after the vote of adoption, shall certify to the Secretary of State
each proposal of amendment, showing the facts as to its origin and the procedure followed
pursuant to section 51 of this chapter, relating to reconsideration and recession
of vote, shall apply to an amendment adopted by a vote of the Board or the voters
under this section. The Secretary of State shall then proceed as with municipal charter
amendments under 17 V.S.A. § 2645. The amendment shall become effective upon affirmative enactment of the proposal,
either as proposed or as amended by the General Assembly. This chapter may be amended
from time to time in the manner as provided, but no amendment shall be made that shall
substantially impair the rights of the holders of any bonds or other notes or other
evidence of indebtedness or substantially affect any obligations under long-term contracts
of the District then outstanding or in effect, or the rights of the District to procure
the means for payment, continuation, or termination thereof. (Amended 2017, No. M-1, § 1.)