§ 414-105. Powers

Except as otherwise provided or limited by this charter, the District shall have the following powers:

(1) to operate, cause to be operated, and contract for the operation of any and all facilities for the collection, transportation, resource recovery, recycling, and disposal of solid wastes and to determine and make proper charges for such services;

(2) to purchase, sell, lease, own, acquire convey, mortgage, improve, and use real and personal property in connection with the purposes of the District;

(3) to hire and fix the compensation of employees;

(4) to sue and be sued;

(5) to enter into contracts for any term or duration;

(6) to contract:

(A) with architects, engineers, financial and legal consultants, and other experts for services;

(B) with individuals, corporations, associations, authorities, and agencies for services;

(C) to pay for solid waste disposal services on the basis of guaranteed amounts of solid waste with payments based on those guaranteed amounts, whether actually disposed of or not, and payments may be variable and may be determined by formulae expressed in the contract;

(D) with the State of Vermont or the United States, or any agency, department or political subdivision of the State or United States for services; and

(E) with any member municipality for the services of any officers or employees of that municipality useful to it;

(7) to promote cooperative arrangements and coordinated action among its member municipalities;

(8) to make recommendations for review and action to its member municipalities and other public agencies that perform functions within the region where its member municipalities are located;

(9) to exercise any other powers that are exercised or are capable of exercise by any of its member municipalities and that are necessary or desirable for dealing with solid waste problems of mutual concern;

(10) to exercise the power of eminent domain;

(11) to borrow money and issue evidence of indebtedness as provided by 24 V.S.A. chapter 53 or other provision of law authorizing general obligations or revenue debt, including 10 V.S.A. chapter 12 and 24 V.S.A. chapter 119;

(12) to establish a budget and assess member municipalities for the expenses of the District;

(13) to appropriate and expend monies;

(14) to establish sinking funds for the retirement of bonded or other indebtedness;

(15) to establish capital reserve funds for public improvements in furtherance of its purpose;

(16) to regulate the collection, transportation, resource recovery, recycling, and disposal of solid wastes within the District;

(17) to require that acceptable solid wastes generated within the District and any member municipality shall be disposed of only in and upon facilities operated by or on behalf of the District;

(18) to enact and enforce any and all necessary or desirable regulations for the orderly conduct of the government and for carrying out purposes of the District;

(19) to accept and administer gifts, grants, and bequests in trust or otherwise for the purpose of the District; and

(20) to exercise all powers incident to a public corporation. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)