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The Mayor, Board of Aldermen, City Treasurer, and Assessor shall constitute the Board for the Abatement of Taxes. Meetings of such Board shall be called by the City Clerk by giving written notice to each member and all affected parties of record, and by posting a notice in two or more public places in the City at least five days previous to the meeting. The Mayor shall preside and vote at all meetings of the Board for Abatement of Taxes. All meetings of the Board shall be public except when assembled for executive business in conformity with 1 V.S.A. §§ 311-314 inclusive as amended.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the agency shall not implement this title until there is an amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in the account.
Funds in the account shall be divided as follows:
(a) Twenty-five percent or one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to the commission, whichever is less. The commission may decline all or part of the funds allocated to it pursuant to this subdivision. Any funds so declined shall be reallocated by the secretary to any of the entities listed in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) for the training of peace officers consistent with this title.
(b)(1) The balance to the secretary for grants awarded to programs pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14306) or Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 14309) based on need or in order to sustain the current level of presence and enforcement for those programs.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the commission may also seek additional funding from the money allocated in this subdivision based on need if the environmental law enforcement training is mandated or if there are substantial changes in the law that require the commission to revise its environmental law courses.
(c) The secretary shall develop an application process for awarding funds to programs pursuant to subdivision (b).
(d) The agency shall not award grants to, or enter into a contract with, the California District Attorneys Association for funding pursuant to this title.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Vermont Statutes Title 24 (Appendix). Municipal Charters, App. c. 9 § 8.8. Board for Abatement of Taxes - last updated January 01, 2020 | https://codes.findlaw.com/vt/title-24-app-municipal-charters/vt-st-tit-24-app-c-9-sect-8-8/
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