Vermont § 5 - Highway taxes; expenditure

§ 5. Highway taxes; expenditure

• (a) The trustees of the corporation shall have power to direct the expenditure of all
  the highway taxes assessed upon the grand list of the inhabitants of the Village,
  and upon the ratable estate belonging to nonresidents, situated within the bounds
  of the Village, and the Village limits shall constitute a highway district of itself.
  It shall be the duty of the trustees of the Village to appoint a Director of Public
  Works and supporting staff as they may deem necessary who shall manage the construction
  and maintenance of all Village highways and streets within the Village Road District,
  subject to the laws of the State regarding those duties and subject to the direction
  of the trustees of the Village. (b) In the event that the Town of Enosburgh does not approve the adoption of a charter
  that would create a separate road district consisting of all Town roads lying outside
  the Village Road District, and as a result, the Village residents are assessed taxes
  for the maintenance of Town roads, the trustees of the Village shall have the authority,
  at their discretion, to dissolve the Village Road District and notify the Selectboard
  of the Town that it will be obligated to maintain the roads within the Village as
  Town highways. In this event, the trustees of the Village shall also have the authority
  to negotiate and enter into agreements as they deem proper for the equitable reimbursement
  from the Town of taxes assessed on Village residents and attributable to the Town
  highway budget. In this event, the trustees of the Village shall also have the authority
  to prepare and present to the Selectboard of the Town a statement of the operating
  costs incurred by the Village Road District and request reimbursement of those expenses
  from the Town General Fund. In the event that the Town of Enosburgh accepts responsibility
  for the maintenance of highways within the Village, subsection (a) of this section
  shall not apply. (Added 1886, No. 196, § 5; amended 1908, No. 266, § 1; 1931, No. 224, § 1; 2007, No. M-22 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 19, 2008.)