Town policies and ordinances are rules adopted by the Selectboards or at town meetings to manage municipal affairs and regulate public conduct. Ordinances are local laws with penalties, while policies establish consistent, internal administrative procedures.

Highway Ordinances and Policies

  • Town of Middlesex VT Highway Ordinance - This ordinance establishes municipal policy and practice for the maintenance and upgrading of existing town roads and describes construction standards and procedure for accepting new roads into the town highway system.
  • Class 4 road and trail policy- This policy manages Class 4 roads and trails. These are town-owned, legal public rights-of-way that receive minimal or no municipal maintenance.
  • Winter Road Policy - This policy is geared toward obtaining safe highway travel surfaces during winter months.

Other Ordinances and Policies

  • Current and Delinquent Tax Collection Policy - This policy summarizes the process by which current property taxes, delinquent taxes, fees, penalties, and interest are billed and collected by the Town.
    Junk Ordinance - This ordinance regulates the outdoor storage of junk and junk motor vehicles.
  • Land Use & Development Regulations (Zoning) - These integrate all administrative and regulatory provisions for the Town’s zoning and subdivision regulations into a single set of land use regulations.
  • Middlesex Dog and Wolf-Hybrid Ordinance - This ordinance regulates the keeping of dogs [and wolf hybrids]. It provides for their leashing, muzzling, restraint, impoundment and destruction and their running at large in order to protect the public health and safety of the Town and the quiet enjoyment of its residents' homes and properties.
  • Middlesex Municipal Code of Ethics  - In 2024 the Vermont Legislature passed Act 171 (H.875) of 2024 requiring all municipalities to post the Vermont Code of Ethics, to adopt an ethics-violations investigation and enforcement ordinance and to post a complaint form for those who feel the Town had violated the above.  
  • Open Meeting Law - Middlesex complies with Act 133 which went into effect on July 1, 2024, and ensures transparency and access to all town public meetings. To read more about the pertinent statute (1 V.S.A. 314) please click on this link.
    If you feel your right and access to a public meeting has been violated, please click on this link for an open-meeting complaint form.
  • Personnel Policy
  • Purchasing Policy - This policy is written to provide increased public confidence in the procedures followed for Town purchases.
  • Select Board Rules of Procedure - (Content From Select Board)
  • Service Reimbursement Ordinance - This ordinance provides for reimbursement for emergency and non-emergency responses by the Middlesex Fire Department.
  • Towns Conflict of Interest Policy - (Need Content and Links to Source)
  • Town Records Management Policy -  All Vermont public agencies are responsible for creating, managing, and disposing records in accordance with State and Federal mandates.
  • Zoning Map