Vermont § 904 - Electric Department commissioners
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 904 — Electric Department commissioners, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 904. Electric Department commissioners
- (a) The Town of Hardwick may own and operate municipal electric plants as provided in
30 V.S.A. chapter 79, the management, operation, and administration of which shall be vested in a Board
of Electric Utility Commissioners consisting of five persons to be appointed by the
Selectboard whose initial terms shall be established by resolution of the Selectboard
so as to provide that no more than two of such commissioners shall be appointed annually.
Each appointment shall take effect on July 1 of each year, and no commissioner may
be removed from office except for cause. Notwithstanding any provision of this charter
or the general law, the Selectboard may appoint no more than two electric utility
commissioners who are not residents of the Town; provided, however, that such commissioners
reside within and are full time residents of the area served by the Town’s municipal
electric plant. (b) The provisions of 24 V.S.A. chapter 53 and 30 V.S.A. chapter 79, as amended, or similar general enactments, shall control the financing, improvements,
expansion, and disposition of the Town municipal electric plant. (c) The charges and rates for electric service shall be a lien upon real estate, wherever
located, furnished with such service in the same manner and to the same effect as
taxes are a lien upon real estate under 32 V.S.A. § 5061. The owner of such property furnished with electric service, wherever located, shall
be liable for such charges and rates.
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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