The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 124, § 2)
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§ 2. General provisions
(a) General law application. Except when changed, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, all
provisions of the statutes of the State of Vermont relating to municipalities shall
apply to the Town of Jericho.
(b) Powers of the Town.
(1) General. The Town of Jericho shall have all the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations
by the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont and this charter, together with
all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The
Town of Jericho may enact ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution of the
State of Vermont, laws of the State of Vermont, or this charter, and impose penalties
for violation thereof.
(2) Limitations. In this charter, any mention of a particular power shall not be construed to restrict
the scope of the powers that the Town would have if the particular power were not
mentioned, unless this charter otherwise provides.
(3) Reservation of powers to the Town. Nothing in this charter shall be construed to in any way limit the powers and functions
conferred on the Town of Jericho, the Selectboard of the Town, or its elected or appointed
officers by general or special enactment of State statutes or regulations in force
or effect or hereafter enacted, and the powers and functions conferred by this charter
shall be cumulative and in addition to the provisions of the general or special enactment
unless this charter otherwise provides.
(4) Open meetings. Meetings of all Town boards and commissions shall be open and held in accordance with
the general law of this State relating to public meetings. The records of all official
proceedings shall be available for public inspection and copying as provided by the
general law of this State. (Added 2005, No. M-9 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2005.)