{"data":{"id":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-app.-ch.-601-5","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"24 V.S.A. App. ch. 601, § 5","heading":"Powers","body":"Except as otherwise provided or limited by this chapter, the District shall have the following powers:\n(1) to operate, cause to be operated, or contract for the operation of any and all facilities to fulfill the purposes set forth in Article 1, section 2 of this chapter;\n(2) to purchase, sell, lease, own, acquire, convey, mortgage, improve, and use real and personal property in connection with the purposes of the District;\n(3) to hire and fix compensation of employees;\n(4) to sue and be sued;\n(5) to enter into contracts for any term or duration;\n(6) to contract with architects, engineers, financial and legal consultants, and other experts for services;\n(7) to contract with individuals, corporations, associations, authorities, and agencies for services, including contracts to operate all or a portion of facilities;\n(8) to contract with the State of Vermont or the United States of America, or any agency, department, or subdivision thereof for services;\n(9) to contract with any member or municipality for the services of any officer or employee of that municipality useful to it;\n(10) to promote cooperative arrangements and coordinated action among its member municipalities;\n(11) to make recommendations for review and action by its member municipalities and other public agencies that perform functions within the municipalities or where their facilities exist;\n(12) 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;\n(13) to exercise the power of eminent domain;\n(14) to borrow money and issue evidence of indebtedness as provided by 24 V.S.A. chapter 53 or other provisions of law authorizing general obligations or revenue debt;\n(15) to establish a budget and assess member municipalities for the expenses of the District;\n(16) to appropriate and expend money;\n(17) to establish sinking funds for the retirement of bonded or other indebtedness;\n(18) to establish capital reserve funds for public improvements in furtherance of its purpose;\n(19) to enact and enforce any and all necessary or desirable regulations for the orderly conduct of the District and for carrying out the purposes of the District;\n(20) to accept and administer gifts, grants, and bequests in trust or otherwise for the purpose of the District;\n(21) to exercise all powers incident to a public corporation;\n(22) to develop a clear operational philosophy and a definite policy of priority for the use of the facilities;\n(23) to prepare, evaluate, and change, as need and time require:\n(A) business plans or other operational plans for the operation of the facilities; and\n(B) accurate estimates and measurements of cost for providing services and fee structures that relate to actual program cost;\n(24) to address service delivery and methods for the timely correction of service quality.","path":["Title 24 Appendix: Municipal Charters","Chapter 601: Rutland County Recreational District"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/24APPENDIX/601/00005","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:07Z","sha256":"39640f15dccdae9b5ffca8831bfcf5fab0c01695b5876c0f6cd2fd80e287d430","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-app.-ch.-601-4","next":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-app.-ch.-601-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}