Assessment and Collection in Unorganized Towns and Gores

V.S.A. tit. 32, ch. 133, subch. 5

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32 V.S.A. § 4961 Assessment of tax

4961. Assessment of tax (a) A State tax determined pursuant to this section is hereby annually assessed upon the grand list of the gore in Chittenden County and upon the grand list of the Town of Glastenbury in the County of Bennington and of the unorganized Town of Somerset in the County of Windham. (b) Annually, on or before August 1, the Supervisor of Buel’s Gore shall call a meeting of the residents of the Gore for the purpose of presenting the proposed budget and tax rate for the Gore for the ensuing year and inviting discussion thereon. Notice of the meeting shall be sent by first-class mail to all residents of the Gore at least 14 days before the meeting. The meeting shall be held at a place within the Gore or within a town that adjoins the Gore. Included with the notice shall be an itemized proposed budget that shall, in the judgment of the Supervisor, cover the education, road maintenance, and general government costs within the Gore. Also included with the notice shall be proposed tax rates consistent with the budget. Annually, on or before September 10, the Supervisor shall adopt a budget and tax rate and notify the residents and appraisers for the Gore. (c) Annually, on or before August 1, the Supervisors of Glastenbury and Somerset shall each present the proposed budget and tax rate for the town for the ensuing year. Upon a finding by the Commissioner of Taxes before September 10 that the budget and tax rate are reasonable and show no obvious irregularities, the Commissioner shall approve the budget and tax rate, and the Supervisor shall then adopt the budget and tax rate and notify the residents of the town. If the Commissioner does not approve the budget and tax rate by September 10, the budget shall remain the same as the budget for the prior year, and the Supervisor shall so notify the residents of the town. Amended 1977, No. 118 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Feb. 3, 1978 for tax years beginning Jan. 1, 1978; 1987, No. 58, § 1, eff. May 16, 1987; 1995, No. 63, § 48f; 1997, No. 60, § 57; 1999, No. 49, § 17, eff. June 2, 1999; 2003, No. 1, § 1, eff. Feb. 21, 2003; 2009, No. 50, § 91; 2011, No. 45, § 10, eff. May 24, 2011.

32 V.S.A. § 4962 Tax bills delivered to the Director of Taxes; contents

4962. Tax bills delivered to the Director of Taxes; contents Annually, on or before July 15, the appraisers for unorganized towns and gores shall make out and deliver to the Director tax bills for the State tax so assessed upon the taxable property in such unorganized places, respectively, based upon the lists annually completed by June 15 next prior thereto. Such tax bills shall contain the name of each person taxed, with his or her residence, if known, and the amount of his or her tax. If a corporation is so taxed, such tax bill shall state its principal place of business. The Director shall issue a receipt for such tax bills. Amended 1997, No. 50, § 11, eff. June 26, 1997.

32 V.S.A. § 4963 Warrants for collection of tax

4963. Warrants for collection of tax Annually, on or before August 1, the Director shall transmit to the supervisors for unorganized towns and gores warrants for the collection of the tax hereinbefore provided for, in their respective places, together with the tax bills received by him or her from the appraisers. Such warrants shall be returnable to the Director on or before August 1 in the year next following the date of issue. Amended 1977, No. 105, § 14(a).

32 V.S.A. § 4964 List on which county tax assessed

4964. List on which county tax assessed County taxes assessed on or after March 1 in any year and before March 1 following shall be assessed in unorganized towns and gores upon the list returned to the county clerk’s office on July 5 in such year.

32 V.S.A. § 4965 County tax transmitted

4965. County tax transmitted When a county tax is assessed, the county treasurer shall transmit to the Commissioner of Finance and Management a certified statement of the amount of such tax based on the equalized grand list of such unorganized towns and gores as shown by the list filed annually under the provisions of section 4303 of this title. The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall thereupon issue his or her warrant in favor of such county for the amount of such tax out of the funds received by him or her from the tax levied under the provisions of section 4961 of this title. Amended 1959, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(a), (b); 1971, No. 73, § 11, eff. April 16, 1971; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b).

32 V.S.A. § 4966 Supervisor’s duties and powers

4966. Supervisor’s duties and powers A supervisor shall collect and pay over the tax pursuant to the tax bills and warrants committed to him or her. He or she shall have the same powers and be subject to the same duties and liabilities in respect thereto as town collectors in respect to taxes in towns and may, in like manner, sell property of delinquent taxpayers and give conveyances thereof. Such sales shall be subject to the same right of redemption as if made by a town collector.

32 V.S.A. § 4967 Transmission of taxes and credit to special fund

4967. Transmission of taxes and credit to special fund (a) All monies received by supervisors in the collection of taxes or otherwise in the performance of their official duties shall be paid by them to the Department of Finance and Management to be credited to special fund accounts, which are hereby established. (b) Revenues collected pursuant to this section shall be disbursed based on warrants authorized by the Commissioner of Finance and Management under the authority granted by section 461 of this title and shall be expended consistent with the budgets adopted pursuant to subsections 4961(b) and (c) of this title. Amended 1977, No. 105, § 14(a); 2011, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § E.142.1.

32 V.S.A. § 4968 Recording sale of real estate

4968. Recording sale of real estate When the supervisor sells real estate of nonresidents, he or she shall leave the list, tax bill, warrant, and advertisement or copies thereof in the office of the clerk of the county in which the lands lie, who shall record the same. In general, such clerk shall have the powers and be subject to the liabilities of town clerks in the sale of lands of nonresidents, and his or her certificate shall have like effect.

32 V.S.A. § 4969 Tax stabilization contracts

4969. Tax stabilization contracts The supervisor, appraisers, Director of Property Valuation and Review, and the Commissioner of Taxes may negotiate tax stabilization contracts with owners of farmland or forestland located in the unorganized towns and gores in all counties of the State except Essex County. The definitions of “farmland” and “forestland” set forth in subsection 3846(a) of this title shall be applicable to such contracts. Added 1977, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/32/133Fetched: 10/21/2026