Vermont § 105 - Police protection

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 105 — Police protection, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 105. Police protection

  • (a) Police protection in the former Village area shall be considered a special services
    district for those residing therein, provided that boundaries may be altered as provided
    in section 208 of the charter. Voters residing in the special services district may
    determine by a majority vote of those present and voting at a duly warned meeting
    the extent of services desired. The Selectboard shall assess a tax based on the grand
    list of the area served for each owner’s share of the listed value of his or her property
    to cover the costs for the entire area. (b) If and when the Town desires police protection for the entire Town, the special services
    district will cease to exist for this purpose and the entire cost of police protection
    will become part of the General Fund budget expense of the Town. (Added 1997, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)

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