2022 Vermont Statutes
Title 17 - Elections
Chapter 55 - Local Elections
§ 2645a. Chartered municipalities; vote to suspend charter authority and rely on general municipal law
§ 2645a. Chartered municipalities; vote to suspend charter authority and rely on general municipal law
(a) A municipality may propose to suspend for not more than three years specific authority granted in the municipality’s charter and instead use later-enacted general municipal authority granted to all Vermont municipalities by the General Assembly, provided that the proposal is approved by the voters at any annual or special meeting warned for that purpose.
(b) The proposal may be made by the legislative body of the municipality or by petition of five percent of the voters of the municipality. The proposal shall specifically identify and contain the later-enacted general law that the municipality proposes to use in lieu of the charter provision.
(c) If the proposal is approved by a majority of voters at an annual or special meeting warned for that purpose, then the municipal clerk shall certify the results of the vote to the House and Senate Committees on Government Operations.
(d) Annually on or before November 15, the Office of Legislative Counsel shall prepare a list of the charter provisions that are subject to a repeal review pursuant to this section. (Added 2021, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
