Vermont § 49 - Admission of additional municipalities
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 49 — Admission of additional municipalities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49. Admission of additional municipalities
- (a) The Board, by the affirmative vote of directors representing at least two-thirds of
all votes entitled to be cast on behalf of all members and comprising at least two-thirds
of all possible directors (including vacancies), may authorize the inclusion of additional
municipalities in the Authority upon such terms and conditions as it shall deem to
be fair, reasonable, and in the best interests of the Authority. (b) The petitioning municipality shall comply thereafter with the approval procedures
specified in 24 V.S.A. chapter 121 (intermunicipal cooperation and services). If a
majority of the voters of the petitioning municipality present and voting at a meeting
of such municipality duly warned for such purpose shall vote to approve the agreement
and the terms and conditions for admission, the vote shall be certified by the clerk
of that municipality to the Secretary of the Authority, and the municipality shall
be a member. (Added 2013, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 20, 2014.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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