Vermont § 103 - Powers of the Town

§ 103. Powers of the Town

• (a) The Town shall have all of the powers granted to towns and municipal corporations
  by the Constitution and laws of this State; it may enact ordinances, bylaws, and regulations
  not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont or with this
  charter, and impose penalties for the violation thereof. (b) The Town may acquire property within or without its corporate limits for any town
  purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise,
  or lease, and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as
  its interests may acquire. The Town may further acquire property within its corporate
  limits by condemnation where granted to towns by the statutes of the State of Vermont. (c) The Town may establish and maintain departments or divisions, as deemed appropriate
  by the Selectboard for the efficient maintenance and operation of Town affairs, to
  include, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, police, fire, water,
  and public works departments. (d) The Town may establish and maintain an electric power system and regulate power line
  installations; provided, however, that the Town shall have no authority under this
  charter that conflicts with that authority granted to the Public Service Department
  or any other State regulatory agency.