Vermont § 21 - Governmental authority All governmental authority of the Town rests ultimately with the citizens and registered voters of the Town, who shall exercise their power by Australian ballot at the annual
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§ 21. Governmental authority All governmental authority of the Town rests ultimately with the citizens and registered voters of the Town, who shall exercise their power by Australian ballot at the annual
- Town meeting in determining: (1) the election of officers of the Town; (2) the approval of the Town budgets; (3) all authorizations for major bonding or borrowing; (4) all special appropriations; (5) any articles placed on the warning that involve the expenditure of tax dollars or
directing the power vested in elected or appointed officials; (6) adoption, amendment, or repeal of ordinances provided by petition per section 5 of
this charter; and (7) charter amendments. (Amended 2021, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 16, 2022.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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