Vermont § 103 - Specific powers

§ 103. Specific powers

• (a) The City of Essex Junction shall have all the powers granted to cities and municipal
  corporations by the Constitution and laws of this State together with all the implied
  powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted, and it may enact
  ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Vermont
  or with this charter. (b) The City of Essex Junction may acquire real and personal property within or without
  its corporate limits for any municipal purpose, including storm water collection and
  disposal; waste water collection and disposal; solid waste collection and disposal;
  provision of public water supply; provision of public parks and recreation facilities;
  provision of municipal facilities for office, fire protection, and police protection;
  provision of public libraries; provision of public parking areas; provision of sidewalks,
  bicycle paths, and green strips; provision of public roadways; provision of public
  view zones and open spaces; and such other purposes as are addressed under the general
  laws of the State of Vermont. (c) The City of Essex Junction may acquire such property in fee simple or any lesser interest
  or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation and may sell, lease,
  mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as its interest may require. (d) The City of Essex Junction may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions
  and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, by contract
  or otherwise, with other Vermont municipalities, the State of Vermont, any one or
  more subdivisions or agencies of the State or the United States. (e) The City of Essex Junction may establish and maintain an electric power system and
  regulate power line installations; provided, however, that the City shall have no
  authority under this charter that conflicts with that authority granted to the Public
  Utilities Commission or any other state regulatory agency. The City of Essex Junction
  may also establish a telecommunications system and an enterprise to deliver Internet
  or broadband services. (f) In this charter, mention of a particular power shall not be construed to be exclusive
  or to restrict the scope of the powers that the City of Essex Junction would otherwise
  have if the particular power were not mentioned. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)