Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 1972 (2026)

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(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 1972)

§ 1972. Procedure

(a)(1) The legislative body of a municipality desiring to adopt an ordinance or rule may adopt it subject to the petition set forth in section 1973 of this title and shall cause it to be entered in the minutes of the municipality and posted in at least five conspicuous places within the municipality. The legislative body shall arrange for one formal publication of the ordinance or rule or a concise summary thereof in a newspaper circulating in the municipality on a day not more than 14 days following the date when the proposed provision is so adopted. Information included in the publication shall be the name of the municipality; the name of the municipality’s website, if the municipality actively updates its website on a regular basis; the title or subject of the ordinance or rule; the name, telephone number, and mailing address of a municipal official designated to answer questions and receive comments on the proposal; and where the full text may be examined. The same notice shall explain citizens’ rights to petition for a vote on the ordinance or rule at an annual or special meeting as provided in section 1973 of this title.

(2) Unless a petition is filed in accordance with section 1973 of this title, the ordinance or rule shall become effective 60 days after the date of its adoption, or at such time following the expiration of 60 days from the date of its adoption as is determined by the legislative body. If a petition is filed in accordance with section 1973 of this title, the taking effect of the ordinance or rule shall be governed by subsection 1973(e) of this title.

(b) All ordinances and rules adopted by a municipality shall be recorded in the records of the municipality.

(c) The procedure herein provided shall apply to the adoption of any ordinance or rule by a municipality unless another procedure is provided by charter, special law, or particular statute. (Added 1969, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. March 2, 1970; amended 1971, No. 14, § 11, eff. March 11, 1971; 1979, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 5, 1980; 2011, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1988–2010 · leading case: Herbert v. Town of Mendon, 617 A.2d 155 (Vt. 1992).

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Herbert v. Town of Mendon, 617 A.2d 155 (Vt. 1992). · cites it 5× “The court held that because the resolution possessed all the requisites of an ordinance, it was governed by 24 V.S.A. § 1972, which required it to be posted and published, with an explanation to citizens of their right to petition for a town vote on the matter.”

Robes v. Town of Hartford, 636 A.2d 342 (Vt. 1993). “But we need not decide whether the 1986 resolution satisfies the requisites of an ordinance because the parties stipulated at trial that there was no dispute as to “enactment issues.”

Burlington Fire Fighters' Ass'n v. City of Burlington, 543 A.2d 686 (Vt. 1988). “Plaintiffs argue, however, that the City had no authority to apply the legislation retroactively. We disagree. Retrospective application of municipal enactments, while not favored in Vermont, is not expressly prohibited by constitutional provisions or statutes.”

Atwood-Hood PRD (Vt. Super. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “§ 3625, to allocate sewage capacity either by adopting a sewer allocation ordinance under 24 V.S.A. §§ 1972 or 1973 (ch. 59), or by adopting zoning bylaws or interim bylaws governing sewer allocation under 24 V.”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 1972(a) — 1 case

Herbert v. Town of Mendon, 617 A.2d 155 (Vt. 1992). “The court held that because the resolution possessed all the requisites of an ordinance, it was governed by 24 V.S.A. § 1972, which required it to be posted and published, with an explanation to citizens of their right to petition for a town vote on the matter.”

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