Vermont § 39 - Amendment or repeal

§ 39. Amendment or repeal

• (a) No section of this charter may be amended or repealed without such amendment or repeal
  making specific reference to this charter and to the sections or provisions to be
  amended or repealed. Any proposed amend- ment or repeal to this charter must be submitted
  to the voters for their approval and, upon such approval, submitted as provided by
  Vermont statute. Amendments or repeal may be placed on the ballot by the Selectboard,
  a duly authorized Charter Review Commission appointed by the Selectboard, or upon
  petition filed with the Town Clerk by 10 percent of the voters. The petition must
  clearly state the proposed amendment or repeal and must be filed at least 45 days
  before any annual or special Town meeting, but the Town shall not be required to hold
  a special Town meeting solely or primarily for the purpose of considering a proposed
  charter amendment. (b) The Selectboard shall hold at least two public hearings prior to the vote on the proposed
  charter amendments. The first public hearing shall be held at least 30 days before
  the annual or special Town meeting. Notice of the hearings shall be given in the same
  way and time as for Selectboard meetings. (c) An official copy of the proposed charter amendments shall be filed as a public record
  in the Town Clerk’s office at least 10 days prior to the first public hearing. (Amended 1999, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. May 9, 2000; 2005, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. May 17, 2006.)