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Subchapter 001: STATE OFFICERS
§ 1001. Repealed. 1965, No. 125, § 23, eff. July 2, 1965.
§ 1002. Salary of Governor-Elect
(a) The person receiving the major number of votes for Governor as determined by the certificates
transmitted to the Secretary of State under provisions of 17 V.S.A. § 2592 shall be designated the Governor-Elect.
(b) The Governor-Elect shall be entitled to receive a salary of 70 percent of the regular
weekly salary of the Governor for the period before a new Governor qualifies for office.
This amount shall be reduced by the amount the Governor-Elect receives from the State
during this period for services performed in fulfilling the duties of any office to
which he or she was elected or appointed. (Added 1963, No. 121; amended 1987, No. 121, § 1; 2011, No. 3, § 91, eff. Feb. 17, 2011; 2015, No. 58, § B.1109.)
§ 1003. State officers
(a) Each elective officer of the Executive Department is entitled to an annual salary
as follows:
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Annual |
Annual |
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Salary |
Salary |
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as of |
as of |
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July 14, 2024 |
July 13, 2025 |
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(1) Governor |
$222,371 |
$234,379 |
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(2) Lieutenant Governor |
$94,392 |
$99,489 |
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(3) Secretary of State |
$141,003 |
$148,617 |
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(4) State Treasurer |
$141,003 |
$148,617 |
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(5) Auditor of Accounts |
$141,003 |
$148,617 |
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(6) Attorney General |
$168,837 |
$177,954 |
(b) The Governor may appoint each officer of the Executive Branch listed in this subsection
at a starting salary ranging from the base salary stated for that position to a salary
that does not exceed the maximum salary unless otherwise authorized by this subsection.
The maximum salary for each appointive officer shall be 50 percent above the base
salary. Annually, the Governor may grant to each of those officers an annual salary
adjustment subject to the maximum salary. The annual salary adjustment granted to
officers under this subsection shall not exceed the average rate of adjustment available
to most classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect.
In addition to the annual salary adjustment specified in this subsection, the Governor
may grant a special salary increase subject to the maximum salary, or a bonus, to
any officer listed in this subsection whose job duties have significantly increased,
or whose contributions to the State in the preceding year are deemed especially significant.
Special salary increases or bonuses granted to any individual shall not exceed the
average rate of adjustment available to most classified employees under the collective
bargaining agreement then in effect.
(1) Heads of the following Departments and Agencies:
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Base |
Base |
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Salary |
Salary |
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as of |
as of |
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July 14, |
July 13, |
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2024 |
2025 |
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(A) Administration |
$134,466 |
$141,727 |
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(B) Agriculture, Food and Markets |
$134,466 |
$141,727 |
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(C) Financial Regulation |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(D) Buildings and General Services |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(E) Children and Families |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(F) Commerce and Community Development |
$134,466 |
$141,727 |
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(G) Corrections |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(H) Defender General |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(I) Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(J) Economic Development |
$114,031 |
$120,189 |
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(K) Education |
$134,466 |
$141,727 |
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(L) Environmental Conservation |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(M) Finance and Management |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(N) Fish and Wildlife |
$114,031 |
$120,189 |
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(O) Forests, Parks and Recreation |
$114,031 |
$120,189 |
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(P) Health |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(Q) Housing and Community Development |
$114,031 |
$120,189 |
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(R) Human Resources |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(S) Human Services |
$134,466 |
$141,727 |
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(T) Digital Services |
$134,466 |
$141,727 |
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(U) Labor |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(V) Libraries |
$114,031 |
$120,189 |
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(W) Liquor and Lottery |
$114,031 |
$120,189 |
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(X) [Repealed.] |
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(Y) Mental Health |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(Z) Military |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(AA) Motor Vehicles |
$114,031 |
$120,189 |
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(BB) Natural Resources |
$134,466 |
$141,727 |
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(CC) Land Use Review Board Chair |
$114,031 |
$120,189 |
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(DD) Public Safety |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(EE) Public Service |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(FF) Taxes |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(GG) Tourism and Marketing |
$114,031 |
$120,189 |
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(HH) Transportation |
$134,466 |
$141,727 |
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(II) Vermont Health Access |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
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(JJ) Veterans’ Home |
$125,706 |
$132,494 |
(2) [Repealed.]
(3) If the Chair of the Land Use Review Board is employed on less than a full-time basis,
the hiring and salary maximums for that position shall be reduced proportionately.
(4) When a permanent employee is appointed to an exempt position, the Governor may authorize
such employee to retain the present salary even though it is in excess of any salary
maximum provided in statute.
(c) The officers of the Judicial Branch named in this subsection shall be entitled to
annual salaries as follows:
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Annual |
Annual |
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Salary |
Salary |
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as of |
as of |
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July 14, |
July 13, |
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2024 |
2025 |
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(1) Chief Justice of Supreme Court |
$214,024 |
$225,581 |
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(2) Each Associate Justice |
$204,264 |
$215,294 |
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(3) Chief Superior Judge |
$204,264 |
$215,294 |
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(4) Each Superior Judge |
$194,185 |
$204,671 |
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(5) [Repealed.] |
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(6) Each Magistrate |
$146,413 |
$154,319 |
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(7) Each Judicial Bureau hearing |
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officer |
$146,413 |
$154,319 |
(d) Notwithstanding the maximum salary established in subsection (b) of this section,
the Defender General shall not receive compensation in excess of the compensation
established for the Attorney General in this section.
(e) Notwithstanding the maximum salary established in subsection (b) of this section,
the maximum salary for the Commissioner of Health shall not exceed 100 percent above
the base salary for this position. (Added 1965, No. 125, § 1, eff. July 2, 1965; amended 1966, No. 53 (Sp. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 5, 1966; 1967, No. 126, § 1, No. 200, § 1, eff. July 1, 1967, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), Pt. IV, § 9, eff. at beginning of respective elective terms in 1971, Pt. V, § 10, eff. April 15, 1970; 1971, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 14, 16; 1971, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1973, No. 117, §§ 1, 2; 1973, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 15, 1974; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 18, 19, eff. July 1, 1974; 1975, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 22, 1975; 1975, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1975, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a; 1977, No. 105, § 19, eff. July 1, 1977; 1977, No. 109, § 15, eff. July 3, 1977; 1977, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 2, 1978, and Jan. 4, 1979; 1977, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1979, No. 59, § 2, eff. July 1, 1979; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1981, No. 91, § 7, eff. July 5, 1981; § 13, eff. upon taking the oath of office in Jan. 1983; § 14, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 8, 8a-8c; 1983, No. 88, § 2, eff. July 3, 1983; 1983, No. 95, § 308; 1983, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 13, 1984; 1983, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 14(b), eff. April 19, 1984; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(a); 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 5, 20; 1985, No. 93, §§ 1, 2; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 4, 21; 1987, No. 76, § 18; 1987, No. 121, §§ 2, 3; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 4, 7; 1989, No. 67, §§ 1, 1a, 3; 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1989, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 9(a); 1989, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 25(a); 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1989, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1991; 1989, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 5, eff. July 8, 1990; 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 5, eff. May 19, 1992; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1-3; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 16, 17, eff. May 6, 1996; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1995, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 38; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 11; 1997, No. 28, § 1, eff. May 15, 1997; 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; 1999, No. 40, § 1, eff. July 4, 1999; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2001, No. 66, § 1; 2003, No. 66, § 315; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 116, 117, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1-3, eff. July 11, 2004; 2005, No. 66, § 1; 2007, No. 47, § 1; 2007, No. 65, § 116; 2007, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2011, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5; 2013, No. 50, § E.802.1; 2013, No. 56, § 14, retroactively eff. Jan. 2, 2013; 2013, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 4; 2015, No. 58, § B.1110, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F3; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F4; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 5; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 8, eff. July 1, 2019; 2019, No. 73, § 42; 2021, No. 74, §§ F.104, F.105; 2021, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), §§ F.103, F.104, eff. July 1, 2022; 2023, No. 6, § 372, eff. July 1, 2023; 2023, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), §§ G.103, G.104, eff. July 1, 2024; 2025, No. 64, § 19, eff. June 12, 2025.)
§ 1004. Repealed. 1965, No. 125, § 23, eff. July 2, 1965.
§ 1005. Repealed. 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 21.
§ 1006. Executive clerk and Executive messenger
The Executive clerk shall be paid weekly compensation and expenses at the rates allowed
to members of the General Assembly during a session of the General Assembly, such
compensation and expenses to be paid from the appropriation for the Executive Office
of the Governor; and the Executive messenger shall be paid the same compensation and
reimbursement for expenses as pages of the General Assembly under 2 V.S.A. § 64, such compensation and expenses to be paid out of the appropriation for legislative
expenses. (Amended 1963, No. 115, § 1, eff. April 3, 1963; 1966, No. 53 (Sp. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 5, 1966; 1973, No. 117, § 18, eff. retroactively from Jan. 1, 1973; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1981, No. 91, § 4, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 4, 1982.)
§ 1007. Lieutenant Governor
(a) The Lieutenant Governor shall be paid his or her expenses when away from Montpelier
or his or her home in the interest of the State.
(b) During any session of the General Assembly, the Lieutenant Governor is entitled to
receive the same expenses authorized for members of the General Assembly by subsection 1052(b) of this title. (Amended 1961, No. 285, § 3; 1969, No. 86, § 2.)
§ 1008. Repealed. 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 21.
§ 1009. Repealed. 1961, No. 285, § 5, eff. Aug. 1, 1961.
§ 1010. Members of certain boards
(a) Except for those members serving ex officio or otherwise regularly employed by the
State, the members of the following boards shall be entitled to receive per diem compensation:
(1) Board of Bar Examiners
(2) Board of Libraries
(3) Vermont Milk Commission
(4) Board of Education
(5) [Repealed.]
(6) Emergency Board
(7) Board of Liquor and Lottery
(8) Human Services Board
(9) State Fish and Wildlife Board
(10) State Board of Mental Health
(11) Vermont Employment Security Board
(12) Capitol Complex Commission
(13) Natural Gas and Oil Resources Board
(14) Transportation Board
(15) Vermont Veterans’ Home Board of Trustees
(16) Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
(17) The Electricians’ Licensing Board
(18) [Repealed.]
(19) Emergency Personnel Survivors Benefit Review Board
(20) Community High School of Vermont Board
(21) Parole Board
(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, members of professional or occupational
licensing boards or commissions, advisory boards or commissions, appeals boards, promotional
boards, interstate boards, supervisory boards and councils, or any other boards, commissions,
or similar entities that are not listed in subsection (a) of this section but are
otherwise entitled by act of the General Assembly to receive per diem compensation
shall be entitled to receive per diem compensation for each day devoted to official
duties.
(2) “Per diem” means the amount of compensation to which a member of a statutory board
or commission is entitled for:
(A) attendance at a regular or special meeting of such board or commission or any committee
thereof; or
(B) performance of other duties directly related to the efficient conduct of necessary
board business as assigned and approved by the chairperson, provided that payment
for such duties shall be at the per diem rate prorated for actual time spent performing
duties. Proration shall be calculated based on an eight-hour day. Under no circumstances
shall the daily payment exceed the per diem amount.
(c) The members of the boards and commissions, including those members serving ex officio
or otherwise regularly employed by the State, shall be entitled to receive their actual
and necessary expenses when away from home or office upon their official duties.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a member
shall not be entitled to receive State per diem compensation for any meeting or other
official duty for which specific compensation is provided by another source.
(e) Per diem compensation authorized under this section for members of boards, commissions,
councils, and committees and all other management, policymaking, or advisory bodies,
including temporary study commissions, of the Executive Branch, whether appointed
by the Governor or not, shall be not less than $50.00 per day and shall be approved
pursuant to this subsection.
(1) The annual budget report of the Governor submitted to the General Assembly as required
by section 306 of this title shall contain a separate schedule, by entity, that provides the per diem compensation
rate established for the current fiscal year and the per diem rate proposed for the
next fiscal year of any per diem that will be increased from its current fiscal year
rate. This schedule shall also provide, by entity, the total per diem amounts paid
and total expenses reimbursed for all members of the entity in the most recently ended
fiscal year. Prior to submitting this schedule, the Governor shall consult with each
elective officer or State officer who administers per diems that are not funded by
the General Fund.
(2) In the annual budget documentation submitted to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations, any agency or department that administers funds for a board, commission,
council, and committee and all other management, policymaking, or advisory bodies,
including temporary study commissions, shall provide a list of the entities and the
current and projected per diem rate and expense reimbursement for each entity. The
agency or department shall include within its annual budget documentation the justification
for any current or projected per diem rate that is greater than $50.00, including
the justification for authorizing a per diem rate of greater than $50.00 for a board,
commission, council, or committee created by executive order pursuant to subsection
(g) of this section.
(f) [Repealed.]
(g) The Governor may authorize per diem compensation and expense reimbursement in accordance
with this section for members of boards, commissions, councils, and committees and
all other management, policymaking, or advisory bodies, including temporary study
commissions, created by executive order. Per diems and expense reimbursement authorized
under this subsection shall be effective as of the effective date of the executive
order but shall subsequently be reviewed and approved pursuant to the approval process
of subsection (e) of this section during the next budgetary cycle. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 19(b), 22, 42, 46(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1963, No. 193, § 16, eff. June 28, 1963; 1964, No. 22 (Sp. Sess.), § 1, retroactive to July 1, 1963; 1967, No. 115; 1967, No. 319 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5, eff. March 22, 1968; 1969, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 31, 1970; 1973, No. 101, § 1; 1973, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. March 15, 1974; 1973, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1973, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 17, 27, eff. July 1, 1974; 1981, No. 91, § 24, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 240 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. April 28, 1982; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 4, 1982; 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 13, 1984; 1983, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1983, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1985, No. 6, § 3; 1985, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 313b; 1985, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1985, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1985, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1985, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1987, No. 94, §§ 1, 2; 1987, No. 96, § 20; 1987, No. 121, § 19; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. May 7, 1988; 1987, No. 229 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 64, eff. June 13, 1988; 1987, No. 274 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 1989, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1989, No. 288 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1991, 1989, No. 17, § 8(a), eff. April 4, 1991; 1991, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1993, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1995, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1997, No. 40, § 75; 1997, No. 66 (Adj. Sess.), § 67b, eff. Feb. 20, 1998; 1997, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; 1999, No. 49, §§ 51(a), (b); 2001, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2001, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 37, eff. June 21, 2002; 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 78b; 2005, No. 63, § 12; 2009, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 34, eff. May 14, 2012; 2013, No. 34, § 22; 2018, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 107; 2019, No. 61, § 4; 2019, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2021, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. July 1, 2023; 2023, No. 53, § 128, eff. June 8, 2023.)
§ 1011. Repealed. 1971, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.
§ 1012. Public Utility Commission
The Chair of the Public Utility Commission shall be entitled to an annual salary that
is the same annual salary to which each Superior Court judge is entitled. The other
members of the Public Utility Commission, each of whom shall serve on a part-time
basis, shall be entitled to an annual salary equal to two-thirds of the annual salary
to which the Chair is entitled. The annual salary of the clerk of the Commission shall
be fixed by the Commission with the approval of the Governor. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39, eff. March 1, 1961; 1967, No. 206, eff. April 27, 1967; 1969, No. 303 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 10, 1970; 1973, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. July 2, 1978; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 1979, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. Feb. 1, 1981; 1987, No. 121, § 18; 1995, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. May 22, 1996; 1995, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 26a, eff. July 1, 1998; 2015, No. 58, § B.1111, eff. June 11, 2015.)
§§ 1013, 1014. Repealed. 1971, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.
§§ 1015-1017. Repealed. 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 21.
§ 1018. Chair and Executive Secretary of Transportation Board
(a) The annual salary of the Chair of the Transportation Board shall be fixed by the Governor.
(b) The Transportation Board shall have the authority to hire an Executive Secretary to
the Board, who shall be an exempt employee. The annual salary of the Executive Secretary
shall be fixed by the Board with the approval of the Governor. (Added 1975, No. 120, § 2, eff. date set out in note below; amended 1977, No. 263 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. April 19, 1978.)
§ 1019. Repealed. 1971, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.
§ 1020. Salary adjustment; approval of Governor
(a) Compensation to be paid any officer or employee within the Executive Branch of State
government shall be determined at the time the officer or employee is hired by the
Governor or such person as the Governor shall designate, subject to any applicable
statutory limits, other than:
(1) an employee in the classified service;
(2) a member of the uniformed State Police within the Department of Public Safety; or
(3) an officer or employee whose compensation is specifically fixed by statute.
(b)(1) Annually, subject to any applicable statutory salary limits, the Governor may grant
annual salary adjustments to exempt employees who are deputies or executive assistants
to department heads or are deputies or executive assistants to agency secretaries.
The annual salary adjustment granted to any officer under this subsection shall not
exceed the average rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the
collective bargaining agreement then in effect.
(2) In addition to the annual salary adjustment specified in this subsection, the Governor
may grant a special salary increase or a bonus to any such officer whose job duties
have significantly increased, or whose contributions to the State in the preceding
year are deemed especially significant. Special salary increases or bonuses granted
to any individual shall not exceed the average rate of adjustment available to classified
employees under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect.
(c)(1) The Governor may establish one or more compensation plans for other exempt employees
that provide for adjustments in salary based on changes in the duties performed, seniority,
or other objective factors that the Governor finds to be appropriate.
(2) The Governor may extend to such employees any adjustments to compensation not to exceed
those available to classified employees provided under the collective bargaining agreement
then in effect. (Added 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. April 9, 1970; amended 1971, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1973, No. 106, § 9, eff. 30 days from April 25, 1973; 1975, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 28, eff. Oct. 22, 1975; 1975, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1979, No. 59, § 9, eff. July 1, 1979; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 2021, No. 74, § F.103.)
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Subchapter 002: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
§ 1051. Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate; compensation and expense
reimbursement
(a) The Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be entitled
to receive annual compensation of $10,080.00 for the 2005 Biennial Session and thereafter,
to be paid in biweekly payments, provided that, beginning on January 1, 2007, the
annual compensation shall be adjusted annually thereafter by the cost of living adjustment
negotiated for State employees under the most recent collective bargaining agreement,
except that, beginning on July 1, 2021 and annually thereafter on January 1, the annual
compensation shall be adjusted consistent with the compensation increases provided
to other constitutional officers. In addition to the annual compensation, the Speaker
and President Pro Tempore shall be entitled to receive:
(1) $652.00 a week for the 2005 Biennial Session and thereafter, to be paid in biweekly
payments during the regular and adjourned sessions of the General Assembly, provided
that, beginning on January 1, 2007, the weekly compensation shall be adjusted annually
thereafter by the cost of living adjustment negotiated for State employees under the
most recent collective bargaining agreement, except that, beginning on July 1, 2021
and annually thereafter on January 1, the weekly compensation shall be adjusted consistent
with the compensation increases provided to other constitutional officers;
(2) an amount equal to one-fifth of the annually adjusted weekly compensation set forth
in subdivision (1) of this subsection, rounded up to the nearest dollar, per day during
a special session of the General Assembly; and
(3) mileage, meals, and lodging expenses as provided to members of the General Assembly
under subsection 1052(b) of this title during the biennial, adjourned, and special sessions of the General Assembly and
in addition such other actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in duties
imposed by law.
(b), (c) [Repealed.] (Amended 1963, No. 31, § 1, eff. April 3, 1963; 1966, No. 53 (Sp. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 5, 1966; 1971, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), eff. Jan. 1, 1973; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. April 16, 1974; 1979, No. 59, § 27, eff. July 1, 1979; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 1985, No. 93, § 11; 1987, No. 121, § 15; 1989, No. 67, § 11; 1993, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), § 103, eff. April 15, 1994; 1997, No. 28, § 1a; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; 2005, No. 66, § 1a; 2011, No. 3, § 92, eff. Feb. 17, 2011; 2015, No. 58, § B.1112, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § E.126.2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; 2019, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § B.3, eff. July 1, 2021.)
§ 1052. Members of the General Assembly; compensation and expense reimbursement
(a)(1) Each member of the General Assembly, other than the Speaker of the House and the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate, is entitled to a weekly salary of $589.00 for the 2005
Biennial Session and thereafter, provided that, beginning on January 1, 2007, the
weekly compensation shall be adjusted annually thereafter by the cost of living adjustment
negotiated for State employees under the most recent collective bargaining agreement,
except that, beginning on July 1, 2021 and annually thereafter on January 1, the weekly
compensation shall be adjusted consistent with the compensation increases provided
to other constitutional officers. The salary of members shall be paid in biweekly
installments.
(2) During a special session, a member is entitled to an amount equal to one-fifth of
the annually adjusted weekly compensation set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection,
rounded up to the nearest dollar, for each day of a special session on which the House
of which he or she is a member shall sit.
(b) During any session of the General Assembly, each member is entitled to receive reimbursement
of expenses as set forth in this subsection.
(1) Mileage reimbursement. Each member shall be entitled to receive reimbursement in an amount equal to the actual
mileage traveled for each day of session in which the member travels between Montpelier
and the member’s home or from Montpelier or from the member’s home to another site
on officially sanctioned legislative business. Reimbursement of actual mileage traveled
under this subdivision shall be at the rate per mile determined by the federal Office
of Government-wide Policy and published in the Federal Register for the year of the
session.
(2) Meals. Each member shall receive either a meals allowance or reimbursement of actual meals
expenses. A member shall be presumed to have elected to receive the meals allowance
unless the member informs the Office of Legislative Operations by a date established
by the Office of Legislative Operations that the member wishes to receive reimbursement
of actual meals expenses. A member’s election to receive reimbursement of actual meals
expenses shall remain in effect through the remainder of that session unless the member
notifies the Office, in writing, that the member needs to change to the meals allowance
due to a change in circumstances or for another compelling reason.
(A) Meals allowance. A member who elects to receive a meals allowance shall receive an amount equal to
the daily amount for meals determined for Montpelier, Vermont, by the federal Office
of Government-wide Policy and published in the Federal Register for the year of the
session for each day the House in which the member serves shall sit.
(B) Meals reimbursement. A member who elects to receive reimbursement of expenses shall receive reimbursement
equal to the actual amounts expended by the member for meals for each day that the
House in which the member serves shall sit; provided, however, that the total amount
of the weekly reimbursement available pursuant to this subdivision (B) shall not exceed
the amount the member would have received for the same week if the member had elected
the meals allowance pursuant to subdivision (A) of this subdivision (2). The member
shall provide meal receipts or otherwise substantiate the amounts expended to the
Office of Legislative Operations in the form and manner prescribed by the Director
of Legislative Operations.
(3) Lodging. Each member shall receive either a lodging allowance or reimbursement of actual lodging
expenses. A member shall be presumed to have elected to receive the lodging allowance
unless the member informs the Office of Legislative Operations by a date established
by the Office of Legislative Operations that the member wishes to receive reimbursement
of actual lodging expenses. A member’s election to receive reimbursement of actual
lodging expenses shall remain in effect through the remainder of that session unless
the member notifies the Office, in writing, that the member needs to change to the
lodging allowance due to a change in circumstances or for another compelling reason.
(A) Lodging allowance. A member who elects to receive a lodging allowance shall receive an amount equal to
the daily amount for lodging determined for Montpelier, Vermont, by the federal Office
of Government-wide Policy and published in the Federal Register for the year of the
session for each day the House in which the member serves shall sit.
(B) Lodging reimbursement. A member who elects to receive reimbursement of expenses shall receive reimbursement
equal to the actual amounts expended by the member for lodging for each day that the
House in which the member serves shall sit; provided, however, that the total amount
of the weekly reimbursement available pursuant to this subdivision (B) for each week
shall not exceed the amount the member would have received for the same week if the
member had elected the lodging allowance pursuant to subdivision (A) of this subdivision
(3). The member shall provide lodging receipts or otherwise substantiate the amounts
expended to the Office of Legislative Operations in the form and manner prescribed
by the Director of Legislative Operations.
(4) Absences. If a member is absent for reasons other than sickness or legislative business for
one or more entire days while the House in which the member sits is in session, the
member shall notify the Office of Legislative Operations of that absence, and the
member shall not be entitled to receive or be reimbursed for mileage, meals, or lodging
expenses incurred during the period of that absence, except that lodging expenses
associated with a lease or rental agreement may be received or reimbursed upon approval
of either the Speaker of the House or the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(c) For attending a meeting of the Joint Fiscal Committee when a member is not receiving
compensation as a member of the General Assembly, a member of the Joint Fiscal Committee
shall be entitled to the same per diem compensation and reimbursement for necessary
expenses as provided members of the General Assembly for attendance at sessions of
the General Assembly.
(d) If a member of the General Assembly dies while the General Assembly is in session,
the estate of the deceased member shall be entitled to receive compensation for the
entire pay period in which the death occurred. (Added 1963, No. 31, § 2, eff. April 3, 1963; amended 1966, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), eff. Jan. 5, 1966; 1967, No. 162, eff. April 15, 1967; 1969, No. 303 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; 1973, No. 77, § 50; 1973, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. date, see note set out below; 1973, No. 262 (Adj. Sess.), § 50, eff. April 11, 1974; 1975, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. March 18, 1976; 1977, No. 109, § 29, eff. July 3, 1977, § 29a, eff. Jan. 3, 1979; 1979, No. 59, §§ 20, 26, eff. July 1, 1979; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 11a, 12; 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 17, 17a; 1985, No. 93, § 12; 1987, No. 121, § 16; 1989, No. 67, § 12; 1993, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), § 104, eff. April 15, 1994; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 36; 1997, No. 28, § 1b; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; 2005, No. 66, § 1b; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § E.126.3, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; 2019, No. 14, § 75, eff. April 30, 2019; 2019, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § B.4, eff. July 1, 2021; 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; 2021, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. January 1, 2022; 2023, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § E.126, eff. July 1, 2024.)
§ 1053. Officers of the General Assembly
The Clerk of the House, the First Assistant Clerk of the House, the Second Assistant
Clerk of the House, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Assistant Secretary of the
Senate shall be entitled to their necessary expenses and salaries as determined by
the Rules Committee of the House or Senate, as the case may be. (Amended 1961, No. 140, eff. May 24, 1961; 1963, No. 205, § 1, eff. April 3, 1963; 1965, No. 72, § 1, eff. May 26, 1965; 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. April 5, 1970; 1971, No. 116, § 1, eff. April 26, 1971; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. April 16, 1974; 1979, No. 59, § 24; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 1981, No. 91, § 18, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. July 4, 1982; 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. June 2, 1986; 2013, No. 50, § E.126.2, eff. May 28, 2013.)
§ 1053a. Legislative pages
Legislative pages shall be entitled to a weekly compensation of $130.00 effective
July 8, 2007, and a weekly expense allowance of $60.00 for those who commute and $95.00
for those who rent a room in the Montpelier area. Pages will be paid in the same manner
as members of the General Assembly. (Added 1989, No. 67, § 13, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; amended 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 1997, No. 28, § 2, eff. July 6, 1997; 1999, No. 40, § 2, eff. July 4, 1999; 2001, No. 66, § 2; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; 2005, No. 66, § 2; 2007, No. 47, § 8.)
§ 1054. Repealed. 1965, No. 81, § 11, eff. July 1, 1965.
§§ 1055-1057. Repealed. 1977, No. 109, § 33(e), eff. July 3, 1977.
§ 1058. Repealed. 1963, No. 129, § 2, eff. April 3, 1963.
§ 1059. Repealed. 2009, No. 33, § 83(m)(6).
§ 1060. Repealed. 1997, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 22.
§ 1061. Journals of the General Assembly
After the close of the session of the General Assembly, the Secretary of the Senate
and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall each be entitled for each day
for services rendered to one-fifth of the weekly salary to which each respectively
shall be entitled under the provisions of section 1053 of this title and the necessary expenses in preparing to be printed and bound with an adequate
appendix and index the journals of their respective houses. They may each procure
necessary competent assistance in the preparation thereof at the expense of the State,
and, in the case of the Secretary of the Senate, with the approval of the Rules Committee
of the Senate and, in the case of the Clerk of the House, with the approval of the
Rules Committee of the House of Representatives. (Amended 1963, No. 205, § 3, eff. April 3, 1963; 1965, No. 72, § 2, eff. May 26, 1965; 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. April 9, 1970, retroactive to Jan. 4, 1970; 1977, No. 109, § 27, eff. July 3, 1977.)
§ 1062. Omitted.
§ 1063. Repealed. 1979, No. 59, § 31(b).
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Subchapter 004: JUDGES AND COURT APPOINTEES
§ 1141. Assistant judges
(a)(1) Each assistant judge of the Superior Court shall be entitled to receive compensation
in the amount of $224.47 a day as of July 14, 2024 and $236.59 a day as of July 13,
2025 for time spent in the performance of official duties and necessary expenses as
allowed to classified State employees. Compensation under this section shall be based
on a two-hour minimum and hourly thereafter.
(2)(A) The compensation paid to an assistant judge pursuant to this section shall be paid
by the State except as provided in subdivision (B) of this subdivision (2).
(B) The compensation paid to an assistant judge pursuant to this section shall be paid
by the county at the State rate established in subdivision (a)(1) of this section
when an assistant judge is sitting with a presiding Superior judge in the Civil or
Family Division of the Superior Court.
(b) Assistant judges of the Superior Court shall be entitled to receive pay for such days
as they attend court when it is in actual session or during a court recess when engaged
in the special performance of official duties. (Amended 1961, No. 239, § 2, eff. July 31, 1961; 1965, No. 138, § 1; 1973, No. 117, § 19; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1975, No. 118, § 88; 1977, No. 109, § 20, eff. July 3, 1977; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. July 2, 1978; 1979, No. 59, § 21, eff. July 1, 1979; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1981, No. 91, § 6, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 1983, No. 88, § 3, eff. July 3, 1983; 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1985, No. 93, § 9; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1987, No. 121, § 4; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1989, No. 67, § 4; 1989, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 8, 1990; 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1997, No. 28, § 4, eff. May 15, 1997; 1999, No. 40, § 3, eff. July 4, 1999; 2001, No. 66, § 3; 2003, No. 66, § 317; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. July 11, 2004; 2005, No. 66, § 3; 2007, No. 47, § 2; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 198; 2011, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2013, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2015, No. 58, § B.1113, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F5; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 74, § F.106; 2021, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § F.105, eff. July 1, 2022; 2023, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § G.105, eff. July 1, 2024.)
§ 1142. Probate judges
(a) The Probate judges in the several Probate Districts shall be entitled to receive the
following annual salaries, which shall be paid by the State in lieu of all fees or
other compensation:
| |
|
Annual |
Annual |
| |
|
Salary |
Salary |
| |
|
as of |
as of |
| |
|
July 14, 2024 |
July 13, |
| |
|
2025 |
| |
(1) Addison |
$76,555 |
$80,689 |
| |
(2) Bennington |
$96,776 |
102,002 |
| |
(3) Caledonia |
$67,891 |
$71,557 |
| |
(4) Chittenden |
$161,506 |
$170,227 |
| |
(5) Essex |
$18,966 |
$19,990 |
| |
(6) Franklin |
$76,555 |
$80,689 |
| |
(7) Grand Isle |
$18,966 |
$19,990 |
| |
(8) Lamoille |
$53,443 |
$56,329 |
| |
(9) Orange |
$63,554 |
$66,986 |
| |
(10) Orleans |
$62,110 |
$65,464 |
| |
(11) Rutland |
$137,221 |
$144,631 |
| |
(12) Washington |
$105,441 |
$111,135 |
| |
(13) Windham |
$85,221 |
$89,823 |
| |
(14) Windsor |
$115,555 |
$121,795 |
(b) Probate judges shall be entitled to be paid by the State for their actual and necessary
expenses under the rules pertaining to classified State employees. The compensation
for the Probate judge of the Chittenden District shall be for full-time service.
(c) All Probate judges, regardless of the number of hours worked annually, shall be eligible
to participate in all employee benefits that are available to exempt employees of
the Judicial Department. (Amended 1961, No. 278, § 1, eff. Aug. 1, 1961; 1965, No. 195, § 2; 1967, No. 339 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 1971, No. 105, § 2; 1973, No. 117, § 5; 1973, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 15, 1974; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 1975, No. 118, § 94, eff. April 30, 1975; 1977, No. 109, § 19, eff. July 3, 1977; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. July 2, 1978; 1979, No. 59, § 3; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1981, No. 91, § 8, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. July 4, 1982; 1983, No. 88, § 4, eff. July 3, 1983; 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1985, No. 93, § 4; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1987, No. 121, § 6; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1989, No. 67, § 5; 1989, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. July 8, 1990; 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 19, 1992; 1993, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 1, 1994; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1995, 1993, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1997, No. 28, § 3, eff. May 15, 1997; 1999, No. 40, § 4, eff. July 4, 1999; 2001, No. 66, § 4; 2001, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 28, 2002; 2003, No. 66, § 318; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 11, 2004; 2005, No. 66, § 5; 2007, No. 47, § 3; 2009, No. 4, § 119, eff. April 29, 2009; 2009, No. 4, § 123, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 199, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2011, No. 1, § 6, eff. Feb. 2, 2011; 2011, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2013, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2015, No. 58, § B.1114, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F6; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 74, § F.107; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 480, eff. July 1, 2022; 2021, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § F.106, eff. July 1, 2022; 2023, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § G.106, eff. July 1, 2024.)
§ 1143. Compensation of appointees
Persons acting under the authority of the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall
be paid as follows:
(1) for each day’s attendance by executor, administrator, trustee, agent, or guardian,
on the business of their appointment, $4.00;
(2) for each day’s attendance of commissioners, appraisers, or committee, $4.00; and
(3) the Probate Division of the Superior Court may allow in cases of unusual difficulty
or responsibility such further sum as it judges reasonable. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 200, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
§ 1144. Repealed. 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 201, effective February 1, 2011.
§ 1145. Illegal fees
A judge or register of Probate who directly or indirectly accepts or receives, under
color of his or her office, money or other valuable thing, by way of fees, remuneration,
or compensation for the performance of an act as such judge or register, except as
provided in this title, shall be fined not more than $500.00 nor less than $200.00.
§ 1146. Repealed. 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.
§ 1147. Courtroom expenses
The expense of providing a suitable courtroom, without the county courthouse, including
rent, heat, and light, with office furniture for the use of the court, shall be paid
by the State if the contract for the same is approved by the Commissioner of Buildings
and General Services. (Amended 1961, No. 30, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(2), eff. May 6, 1996; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 481, eff. July 1, 2022.)
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Subchapter 005: COUNTY OFFICERS
§ 1181. Repealed. 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.
§ 1181a. Passport fees; retention by clerk
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 502 and 503 of this title, a county clerk may retain for the benefit of the county the execution fee paid pursuant
to the issuance of a passport. (Added 1977, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 196; amended 1999, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
§ 1182. Sheriffs
(a) The sheriffs of all counties except Chittenden shall be entitled to receive salaries
in the amount of $104,010.00 as of July 14, 2024 and $109,627.00 as of July 13, 2025.
The Sheriff of Chittenden County shall be entitled to an annual salary in the amount
of $110,070.00 as of July 14, 2024 and $116,014.00 as of July 13, 2025.
(b) Compensation under subsection (a) of this section shall be reduced by 10 percent for
any sheriff who has Level II but not obtained Level III law enforcement officer certification
under 20 V.S.A. § 2358.
(c) Compensation under subsection (a) of this section shall be reduced by 20 percent for
any sheriff who has Level I but not obtained Level II law enforcement officer certification
under 20 V.S.A. § 2358.
(d) Compensation under subsection (a) of this section shall be reduced by 30 percent for
any sheriff who does not possess a law enforcement officer certification under 20 V.S.A. § 2358. (Amended 1961, No. 242, eff. Aug. 1, 1961; 1966, No. 49 (Sp. Sess.), § 1; 1967, No. 345 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. April 1, 1969; 1973, No. 117, § 7; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 1975, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1977, No. 109, § 17, eff. July 3, 1977; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 2, 1978; 1979, No. 59, § 5; No 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 1981, No. 91, § 10, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. July 4, 1982; 1983, No. 88, § 6, eff. July 3, 1983; 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1985, No. 93, § 6; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1987, No. 121, § 8; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 1989, No. 67, § 7; 1989, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 8, 1990; 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 19, 1992; 1991, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1995, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1997, No. 28, § 6, eff. May 15, 1997; 1999, No. 40, § 6, eff. July 4, 1999; 2001, No. 66, § 6; 2003, No. 66, § 320; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. July 11, 2004; 2005, No. 66, § 7; 2007, No. 47, § 5; 2011, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2013, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. July 1, 2015; 2013, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2015, No. 58, § B.1115, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F7; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 74, § F.108; 2021, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § F.107, eff. July 1, 2022; 2023, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § G.107, eff. July 1, 2024; 2023, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 1, 2024.)
§ 1183. State’s attorneys
(a) The State’s Attorneys shall be entitled to receive annual salaries as follows:
| |
Annual |
Annual |
| |
Salary |
Salary |
| |
as of |
as of |
| |
July 14, |
July 13, |
| |
2024 |
2025 |
| (1) Addison County |
$140,691 |
$148,288 |
| (2) Bennington County |
$140,691 |
$148,288 |
| (3) Caledonia County |
$140,691 |
$148,288 |
| (4) Chittenden County |
$147,087 |
$155,030 |
| (5) Essex County |
$105,521 |
$111,219 |
| (6) Franklin County |
$140,691 |
$148,288 |
| (7) Grand Isle County |
$105,521 |
$111,219 |
| (8) Lamoille County |
$140,691 |
$148,288 |
| (9) Orange County |
$140,691 |
$148,288 |
| (10) Orleans County |
$140,691 |
$148,288 |
| (11) Rutland County |
$140,691 |
$148,288 |
| (12) Washington County |
$140,691 |
$148,288 |
| (13) Windham County |
$140,691 |
$148,288 |
| (14) Windsor County |
$140,691 |
$148,288 |
(b) In settlement of their accounts, the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall
allow the State’s Attorneys the expense of printing briefs in cases in which the State’s
Attorney has represented the State and their necessary and actual expenses under the
rules pertaining to classified State employees. (Added 1971, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), § 34; amended 1973, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 15, 1974; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 23, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; 1975, No. 118, § 96, eff. April 30, 1975; 1975, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 6, 7; 1977, No. 109, § 18, eff. July 3, 1977; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. July 2, 1978; 1979, No. 59, § 6; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 1981, No. 91, § 12, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. July 4, 1982; 1983, No. 88, § 7, eff. July 3, 1983; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 1985, No. 93, § 7; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1987, No. 121, § 11; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1989, No. 67, § 8; 1989, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. July 8, 1990; 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. July 5, 1992; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1995, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. June 6, 1996; 1995, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1997, No. 28, § 7, eff. May 15, 1997; 1999, No. 40, § 7, eff. July 4, 1999; 2001, No. 66, § 7; 2003, No. 66, § 321; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. July 11, 2004; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2005, No. 66, § 8; 2007, No. 7, § 7; 2007, No. 47, § 6; 2011, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2013, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2015, No. 58, § B.1116, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F8; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 74, § F.109; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 482, eff. July 1, 2022; 2021, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § F.108, eff. July 1, 2022; 2023, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § G.108, eff. July 1, 2024.)
§ 1183a. Repealed. 1971, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), § 37.
§ 1184. Repealed. 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. April 16, 1974.
§ 1185. Office expenses
(a) In settlement of their accounts, the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall
allow State’s Attorneys their expenses for secretarial assistance; office expenses,
including rent, supplies, equipment, maintenance, legal forms and stationery, telephone
service, professional liability insurance, the expense of printing briefs in cases
in which the State’s Attorney has represented the State, books, advance copies of
the Vermont reports, advertising, dues, and subscriptions; tuitions; and stipends
for professional training and their necessary expense when away from home on official
business.
(b)(1) Secretaries shall be hired by and shall serve at the pleasure of the State’s Attorney
unless otherwise modified by a collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant
to 3 V.S.A. chapter 27. Secretaries shall be State employees paid by the State, and
shall receive those benefits available to other classified State employees who are
similarly situated, but they shall not be subject to the rules provided for under
3 V.S.A. chapter 13. The compensation of each secretary shall be determined by the
Commissioner of Human Resources with the approval of the Governor unless otherwise
determined through collective bargaining pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 27. In fixing
compensation, there shall be taken into consideration, among other things, the volume
of work requiring the services of the secretary and whether the services are on a
full- or part-time basis.
(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the subjects for bargaining
pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 904. (Added 1971, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), § 36; amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 67, eff. June 13, 1988; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2017, No. 81, § 11, eff. June 15, 2017.)