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Subchapter
006
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MISCELLANEOUS
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 417, § 60)
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§ 60. Amendment of charter
(a) This chapter may be amended by petition of five percent of the voters (certified by
each Town Clerk) of the District under subchapter 5 of this chapter or by the Board
of Supervisors under this section. The Board of Supervisors at any regular or special
meeting of 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 to the legislative branches of each member municipality and 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 ten business days prior to the meeting scheduled
to adopt the amendment. The amendment may be adopted by a vote of members present
and representing two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast at a regular meeting
or a special meeting called for that purpose of the Board of Supervisors, unless two-thirds
of legal voters of the legislative branches of the member municipalities request,
in writing, the Board of Supervisors hold a special District meeting to vote on the
amendment.
(b) If the amendment is adopted by the Board of Supervisors or by the voters of the District,
the Clerk of the District, within 10 business 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. 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. Section 53 of this chapter,
relating to reconsideration and rescission of vote, shall apply to an amendment adopted
by a vote of the Board or the voters under this section.
(c) This chapter may be amended in the manner provided in this chapter, but no such 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 2011, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 12, 2012.)