Town of Canaan, Vermont

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PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF CANAAN

CODE OF ETHICS INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT ORDINANCE

IN THE TOWN OF CANAAN, VT

PURSUANT TO 24 V.S.A. CHAPTER 59

 

On December 27, 2024, the topic of the above ordinance was discussed at a regularly scheduled Selectboard meeting, which appeared as an agenda item.  On January 6, 2025, The Selectboard of the Town of Canaan, Vermont adopted the Code of Ethics Investigation and Enforcement Ordinance in the Town of Canaan, Vermont pursuant 24 V.S.A. Chapter 59.  This notice is published pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 1972 to inform the public of the ordinance and of the citizens’ right to petition for a vote to disapprove the ordinance.

Title 24 V.S.A. § 1973 grants citizens the right to petition for a vote at a special or annual Town Meeting to disapprove ordinances adopted by the Selectboard. To exercise this right, citizens must present to the Selectboard or the Town Clerk a petition for a vote on the question of disapproving the ordinance signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the Town’s qualified voters. The petition must be presented within forty-four (44) days following the date of the adoption of the ordinance (February 19, 2025). Unless a petition requesting a vote is filed pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 1973, the Code of Ethics Investigation and Enforcement Ordinance shall become effective sixty (60) days from the date of said adoption (March 7, 2025).

A full text of said ordinance can be examined at the Canaan Town Office, Canaan Post Office, Beecher Falls Post Office, Rec Park, and Alice Ward Memorial Library bulletin boards and on the Canaan website (canaan-vt.org).   Call the Town Office at 802-266-3370 with any questions you may have with regards to this ordinance or mail your questions to Town of Canaan, PO Box 159, Canaan, VT  05903.

Section 1 – Authority              Section 2 – Purpose                Section 3 – Definitions

Section 4 – Complaints           Section 5 – Enforcement        Section 6 – Appeals

Section 7 – Other Laws          Section 8 – Severability          Section 9 – Effective Date

On September 3^rd, 2024, the topic of the above ordinance was discussed at a regularly scheduled Selectboard meeting, which appeared as an agenda item.  The topic was in regards to the updates to the ordinance, provided by VLCT, after a thorough review. On September 16^th  2024, the Selectboard of the Town of Canaan, Vermont adopted the revisions set forth during the update to the Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles, as pursuant to Vermont pursuant 24 V.S.A. Chapter 59.   This notice is published pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 1972 to inform the public of the ordinance and of the citizens’ right to petition for a vote to disapprove the ordinance.

Title 24 V.S.A. § 1973 grants citizens the right to petition for a vote at a special or annual Town Meeting to disapprove ordinances adopted by the Selectboard. To exercise this right, citizens must present to the Selectboard or the Town Clerk a petition for a vote on the question of disapproving the ordinance signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the Town’s qualified voters. The petition must be presented within forty-four (44) days following the date of the adoption of the ordinance (October 30^th, 2024). Unless a petition requesting a vote is filed pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 1973, the Ordinance Regulating the Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles shall become effective sixty (60) days from the date of said adoption (November 15^th, 2024).

A full text of said ordinance can be examined at the Canaan Town Office, Canaan Post Office, Beecher Falls Post Office, Rec Park, and Alice Ward Memorial Library bulletin boards and on the Canaan website (canaan-vt.org).   Call the Town Office at 802-266-3370 with any questions you may have with regards to this ordinance or mail your questions to Town of Canaan, PO Box 159, Canaan, VT  05903.