Vermont § 10 - The City Council

§ 10. The City Council

• (a) There shall be elected six members of the City Council, one from each ward, who shall
  be a legal voter in, and elected by the voters of the ward he or she represents.
  At each annual meeting, two members of City Council shall be elected for three years
  to succeed those whose term shall expire in the year in which the election is held.
  All of the members of the City Council shall hold office until their successors are
  duly elected. (b) The Mayor and members of City Council sitting in their joint capacity shall be called
  the City Council. (c) The administration of all fiscal, prudential, and municipal affairs of the City, except
  as otherwise delegated herein, and the government thereof, shall be vested in the
  City Council. The City Council shall be composed of a Council member for each ward
  as aforesaid and the Mayor. The City Council shall elect one of their number President
  of the City Council. The City Council shall be sworn to the faithful performance
  of their duties respectively. (d) The City Council shall have all the powers of selectboard members. The City Council
  shall hold a meeting on the second Monday of each month, and more often at the call
  of the Mayor or at the call of the majority of the City Council; the presence of a
  majority of the City Council shall be necessary to transact business at any meeting,
  but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of
  absent members in a manner as may be prescribed by ordinance. (e) The City Council shall establish rates to be paid for the use of water and wastewater
  services supplied by the City Water and Wastewater Departments, which shall be called
  service rates, and shall be collected by the City Treasurer; the city water and wastewater
  services may, at the option of the City Council, be furnished outside the limits of
  the City of St. Albans. (Amended 2003, No. M-1 § 3; 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. May 20, 2010.)