Vermont H 693: An act relating to the annual budget vote of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District

Bill Text

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VT LEG #382565 v.1
H.693 1
Introduced by Representative Greer of Bennington 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Municipal and county government; municipal charters; Town of 5
Bennington; amendments 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to approve 7
amendments to the charter of the Town of Bennington to authorize the Select 8
Board to delegate the responsibility to review materials following an 9
investigation of a complaint against the police department. 10
An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of 11
Bennington concerning the Town police department 12
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 13
Sec. 1. CHARTER AMENDMENT APPROVAL 14
The General Assembly approves the amendments to the charter of the Town 15
of Bennington as set forth in this act. The voters approved the proposal of 16
amendment on March 4, 2025. 17
Sec. 2. 24 App. V.S.A. chapter 103 is amended to read: 18
CHAPTER 103. TOWN OF BENNINGTON 19
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§ 303. FURTHER POWERS OF SELECT BOARD MEMBERS 1
In addition to powers otherwise conferred by law, the Select Board 2
members shall also have the power to: 3
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(7) discharge all duties heretofore devolving on the Town Agent by 5
general law and hire attorneys on behalf of the Town; and 6
(8) establish an adequate number of polling places within the Town as 7
required for the convenience of the Town voters and without regard to election 8
district boundaries, to the end that election expenses may be lessened and 9
confusion among the voters as to the proper place for them to vote may be 10
avoided; however, one such polling place shall be in North Bennington and the 11
central polling place shall be within the boundaries of the former Village of 12
Bennington; and 13
(9) delegate the responsibility to review video footage, transcripts, and 14
other materials following an investigation of a complaint against the police 15
department to the existing Community Policing Advisory Review Board or to 16
another board established by the Select Board to replace the Community 17
Policing Advisory Review Board. 18
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Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 20
This act shall take effect on passage. 21