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Vermont Statutes Title 24 (Appendix). Municipal Charters, App. c. 129 § 306. Appointed officers

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The Selectboard shall appoint:

(1) Planning Commission;

(2) Developmental Review Board (DRB);

(3) Cemetery Commission;

(4) Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) member;

(5) Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) member; and

(6) Civil Defense Director.

(b) The Selectboard may appoint such additional officers, commissions, or committees as they deem to be in the best interests of the Town, including:

(1) Fire Warden;

(2) Collector of Taxes;

(3) Tree Warden;

(4) Constable.

(c) All appointed officers shall be chosen at large from the legally qualified voters of the Town and shall hold office until their successors are appointed.

(d) When the term of any office set forth in subsection (a) or (b) of this section expires or the office becomes vacant, the Selectboard shall cause to be posted in four or more physical public places in the Town, as well as electronically, a notice of the expiration of the term and vacancy.

(1) Any qualified voter of the Town may within 10 business days of the posting of said notice submit their name to the Selectboard as an applicant for the expired term or vacancy. At the expiration of the 10 business days from the date of the posting, the names of all applicants shall be entered into the Selectboard's minutes.

(2) The Selectboard may readvertise any term or vacancy.

(e) The Selectboard shall appoint the following officers using the same procedure specified in the Town's administrative code for employees or vendors engaged by the Town on a contract basis:

(1) Zoning Administrator.

(2) Health Officer.

(3) Town Attorney.

(4) Pound Keeper.

(5) Planning Director.

(6) Town Moderator.

(A) The Town Moderator shall perform all duties as required by the Vermont State statutes and this charter.

(B) Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised shall be used to conduct all annual or special meetings.

(C) In the absence of the Town Moderator, the Town Clerk shall call the meeting to order with the first order of business to elect a Moderator Pro Tem to fill the vacancy while it exists.

(7) Town Assessor.

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