24 V.S.A. App. ch. 285, § 13: Village trustees

The trustees shall be the governing board of the Village and shall have power to make, establish, amend, or repeal ordinances and impose regulations not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of Vermont, or of the United States, or of the municipal charter and bylaws of the Village, and to provide for the enforcement of the same by fine, penalty, injunction, restraining order, forfeiture, or any proper remedy, and shall have such other powers as stated in this charter. The trustees shall have the general care of the affairs of the Village, shall assess all taxes required by law or by vote of the Village, and shall direct the expenditure of all monies belonging to the Village, and shall draw orders upon the Treasurer for all monies disbursed by them, and generally shall perform all duties legally enjoined upon them by the Village.