Vermont § 107 - Ordinances; adoption process

§ 107. Ordinances; adoption process

• (a) Every ordinance shall be introduced in writing. The enacting clause of all ordinances
  shall be “The Council of the City of Barre hereby ordains...”. If the Council passes
  the proposed ordinance upon first reading, it shall cause it to be published in the
  form passed in a newspaper of general circulation in the City or such other manner
  of publication as acceptable in State law, at least once, together with a notice of
  the time and place when and where there will be a public hearing to consider the same
  for final passage. The first such publication shall be at least three days prior to
  the date of the public hearing. (b) After the public hearing, the Council may finally pass the ordinance with or without
  amendment. If the Council amends the proposed ordinance, then it shall cause the amended
  ordinance to be published at least once together with a notice of the time and place
  of the public hearing, at which such amended ordinance will be further considered
  and which publication shall be at least three days prior to the public hearing. Once
  the ordinance is adopted by the Council, the City Clerk shall cause the ordinance
  as adopted to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the City or
  such other manner of publication as acceptable in State law, and said ordinance shall
  take effect 14 days after the date of the publication. (Amended 2019, No. M-3, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)