The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
006
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PROCEDURAL MATTERS
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 173, § 28)
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§ 28. Ordinances
(a) Town ordinances or rules may be adopted, amended, repealed, or enforced as provided
by law or this charter. The Selectboard shall have the power to enact any ordinance
or rule that it specifically finds necessary and desirable for the promotion of the
public health, safety, welfare, or convenience of the Town or its citizens.
(b) A Town ordinance may provide:
(1) that any professional fees or costs incurred by the Town in the enforcement of any
ordinance shall be charged to the violator; those charges shall constitute a lien
against real property or a levy against personal property and shall be enforced within
the time and in the manner provided for the collection of taxes on real or personal
property;
(2) that the Selectboard may authorize the Town Attorney to bring an action in the name
of the Town of Windsor for any relief that the Selectboard may deem appropriate for
the enforcement of any Town ordinance. (Amended 1999, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. May 9, 2000; 2005, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. May 17, 2006.)