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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 4443

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
  • Legislative body: means the selectboard in the case of a town, the trustees in the case of an incorporated village, and the mayor, alderpersons, and city council members in the case of a city, and the supervisor in the case of an unorganized town or gore. See
  • Municipality: means a town, a city, or an incorporated village or an unorganized town or gore. See
  • Plan: means a municipal plan adopted under section 4385 of this title. See
  • Planning commission: means a planning commission for a municipality created under subchapter 2 of this chapter. See
  • Public notice: means the form of notice prescribed by section 4444, 4449, or 4464 of this title, as the context requires. See

§ 4443. Adoption, amendment, or repeal of capital budget and program

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a capital budget and program may be adopted, amended, or repealed by the legislative body of a municipality following one or more public hearings, upon public notice, if a utility and facilities plan as described in subdivision 4382(a)(4) of this title has been adopted by the legislative body in accordance with sections 4384 and 4385 of this title. A copy of the proposed capital budget and program shall be filed at least 15 days prior to the final public hearing with the clerk of the municipality and the secretary of the planning commission. The planning commission may submit a report on the proposal to the legislative body prior to the public hearing.

(b) The capital budget and program, or its amendment or repeal, shall be adopted or rejected by an act of the legislative body of a municipality promptly after the final public hearing held under subsection (a) of this section. (Added 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 100.)