General Provisions

V.S.A. tit. 24 Appendix, ch. 173, subch. 7

in effect

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 173, § 14 Board of Listers

14. Board of Listers (a) The Board of Listers shall consist of three listers, one elected each year for a term of three years. The Board of Listers shall have the same powers and duties prescribed for listers under the laws of the State of Vermont and this charter. (b) The listers or the Assessor shall annually review, or cause to be reviewed, their appraisals of all property in the Town that is subject to taxation. The property shall be appraised in accordance with standards established by the laws of the State. (c) The listers or the Assessor shall annually review and adjust their assessments of all properties enrolled in the State Current Use Program, all properties under tax stabilization agreements, and all properties with partial exemptions. (d) The listers or the Assessor shall annually update the Windsor property maps. (e) The listers or the Assessor shall act as the Town’s E9-1-1 information liaison. (f) The listers or the Assessor shall act as Town agent in matters relating to property valuation appeals to the Vermont Department of Taxes, Division of Property Valuation and Review. (g) The listers or the Assessor shall be compensated as set forth in section 30 of this charter. Amended 1999, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 9, 2000; 2005, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. May 17, 2006.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 173, § 33 Application of general law

33. Application of general law All provisions of the laws of the State of Vermont relating to towns, town officers, and elections shall apply to the Town of Windsor 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 Town of Windsor.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 173, § 34 Severability

34. Severability If any provision of this charter is held invalid, the other provisions of this charter shall not be affected. If the application of this charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such application of this charter and its provisions to other persons or circumstances shall thereby be affected. Amended 2005, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. May 17, 2006.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 173, § 35 Officers—appointive

35. Officers—appointive All offices in the Town of Windsor not required by Vermont statute to be filled by election or according to specific provision of this charter shall be deemed appointed offices to be filled by a majority vote of the Selectboard. The terms of such appointed 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 Selectboard.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 173, § 36 Terms of office

36. 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.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 173, § 38 Construction

38. Construction The provisions of this charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the Town 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 Town. In such liberal construction of the charter in favor of the Town, it shall be used consistently and uniformly toward all individuals and groups compris- ing the Town.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 173, § 39 Amendment or repeal

39. Amendment or repeal (a) 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 amend- ment or repeal to this charter must be submitted to the voters for their approval and, upon such approval, submitted as provided by Vermont statute. Amendments or repeal 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 proposed amendment or repeal and must be filed at least 45 days before any annual or special Town meeting, but the Town shall not be required to hold a special Town meeting solely or primarily for the purpose of considering a proposed charter amendment. (b) The Selectboard shall hold at least two public hearings prior to the vote on the proposed charter amendments. The first public hearing shall be held at least 30 days before the annual or special Town meeting. Notice of the hearings shall be given in the same way and time as for Selectboard meetings. (c) An official copy of the proposed charter amendments shall be filed as a public record in the Town Clerk’s office at least 10 days prior to the first public hearing. Amended 1999, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. May 9, 2000; 2005, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. May 17, 2006.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 173, § 40 Effective date

40. Effective date The charter shall become effective upon approval in accordance with 17 V. S. A. § 2645. Copies shall be available to the public at cost at the Town Clerk’s office. Amended 2005, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. May 17, 2006.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 173, § 41 Definitions

41. Definitions (a) “Board” or “Selectboard” means the duly elected members of the Selectboard of the Town acting as a group and in their official capacity. (b) A “vacancy” in any office is 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. (c) “Day” means a calendar day. (d) “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 Town meeting or election. (e) From “time to time” means as the need may become realized or apparent.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 173, § 42 Residency

42. Residency The Town Manager and the department heads are not required to be residents of the Town. Amended 1999, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. May 9, 2000; 2005, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. May 17, 2006.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24APPENDIX/173Fetched: 10/21/2026