General Provisions

V.S.A. tit. 24 Appendix, ch. 101, subch. 7

in effect

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 101, § 43 Application of general law

43. Application of general law Except as altered, enlarged, or modified by the provisions of this charter or by any lawful ordinance or regulation of the Town of Barre, all provisions of the laws of the State of Vermont relating to towns and town officers shall apply to the Town of Barre and its officers.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 101, § 44 Definitions

44. Definitions As used in this charter, except where the context or express terms require a contrary interpretation: (1) “Board” shall mean the duly elected Selectboard of the Town, acting as a group and in its official capacity. (2) “Day” shall mean a calendar day. (3) A “vacancy” in any office shall be deemed to exist if the holder of the office resigns, dies, is removed from office, moves from the Town, is convicted of a felony, or is judicially declared to be mentally incompetent. (4) “Voters” shall mean 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 Town meeting or election. (5) Terms of the masculine gender are intended in a generic sense and are used solely for clarity of expression. Such terms are intended to include the feminine counterpart and to carry no substantive meaning with respect to the sex of any person. (6) The terms “Town Clerk” or “Town Treasurer” as used in this charter, any existing ordinance, or any ordinance enacted after adoption of this charter shall be understood as referring to the Clerk-Treasurer. Amended 2019, No. M-1, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 101, § 45 Offices abolished

45. Offices abolished The Offices of Road Commissioner, tree warden, fence viewer, grand juror, inspector of lumber-wood-shingles, second constable, Town agent, and weigher of coal are all hereby abolished. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the Town Manager or his or her designee shall exercise the powers, duties, and responsibilities of any of the offices abolished by this section in the event that the need should arise.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 101, § 46 Separability

46. Separability The sections of this charter and the parts thereof are separable. 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 or circumstances shall not thereby be affected.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 101, § 47 Construction

47. Construction The provisions of this charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the Town and in such manner as to give effect to the intent of this charter to make government more efficient and more responsive to the citizens of the Town.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 101, § 48 [Transitional Provisions]

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 101, § 49 Amendment or repeal

49. Amendment or repeal No section or provision of this charter may be repealed or amended unless the act making the repeal or amendment refers specifically to this charter and to the sections or provisions so repealed. Any amendment to this charter must be submitted to the voters for their approval and, upon approval, submitted as provided by statutes. Amendments may be placed on the ballot by the Selectboard, a duly authorized Charter Review Commission appointed by the Selectboard, or upon petition filed with the Town Clerk by 10 percent of the voters. The petition must clearly state the amendment and must be filed at least 45 days before any annual or special Town election, but the Town shall not be required to hold a special Town election solely for the purpose of considering a proposed charter amendment. Amended 2019, No. M-1, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 101, § 50 [Effective Date]

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24APPENDIX/101Fetched: 10/21/2026