General Provisions

V.S.A. tit. 24 Appendix, ch. 225, subch. 17

in effect

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 225, § 171 Application of general law

171. Application of general law All provisions of the laws of the State of Vermont relating to villages, village and town officers, and elections shall apply to the Village of Hyde Park and its officers except as altered, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter, or by any current or future lawful ordinance or regulation of the Village of Hyde Park. Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 225, § 172 Severability

172. Severability The sections of this charter and parts thereof are severable. If any portion of this charter or its application to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder thereof or the application of such invalid portions to other persons shall not thereby be affected, except that no portion of the charter shall be administered in an erratic, inconsistent, or prejudicial manner or so as to create a double standard. Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 225, § 173 Officers; appointive

173. Officers; appointive All offices in the Village of Hyde Park not required by Vermont statute to be filled by election or according to specific provision of this charter shall be deemed appointive offices to be filled by a majority vote of the trustees. The terms of such appointive offices shall be for a definite time, normally one year, but in no case exceeding the maximum term of office of a member of the trustees. Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 225, § 174 Terms of office

174. Terms of office All officers under this charter shall hold their respective offices until their successors are chosen. No officer shall be qualified until ready to assume the normal duties of his or her office. Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 225, § 175 Construction

175. Construction The provisions of this charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the Village and in such manner that the effect of this charter will be to make government more efficient and more responsive to the citizens of the Village. In such liberal construction of the charter in favor of the Village, it shall be used consistently and uniformly toward all individuals and groups comprising the Village. Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 225, § 176 Amendment or repeal

176. Amendment or repeal 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 amendment or repeal of this charter must be submitted to the voters for their approval and, upon such approval, submitted as provided by 17 V.S.A. § 2645. Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 225, § 177 Effective date

177. Effective date The charter shall become effective upon approval in accordance with 17 V.S.A. § 2645 and when so approved, two copies shall be maintained in good condition in the Lampher Memorial Library. Further copies shall be made available to the public at cost. Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 225, § 178 Definitions

178. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Trustees” means the duly elected members of the trustees of the Village acting as a group and in their official capacity. (2) A “vacancy” in any office is deemed to exist if the holder of the office resigns, dies, moves from the Village (except the President), or is judicially declared to be mentally incompetent. (3) “Day” means a calendar day. (4) “Voters” means the names included, at any given point in time, on the checklist most recently revised by the Board of Civil Authority for use in a Village meeting or election. (5) “From time to time” means as the need may become realized or apparent. Added 1999, No. M-11 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 9, 2000.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24APPENDIX/225Fetched: 10/21/2026