The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
001
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CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 705)
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§ 705. Chair, quorum, compensation, surety bonds
The Council shall designate its chair, and may, from time to time, change the designation.
A member of the Council shall hold office so long as the member retains the office
by virtue of serving on the Council. A majority of the Council shall constitute a
quorum, and the concurrence of the majority in any matter within their duties shall
be required for its determination. The members appointed by the Governor or the members
representing each of the unions or their officially elected alternates shall receive
compensation for services at a rate not to exceed the per diem rate as defined by
32 V.S.A. § 1010(b) for time spent on the work of the Council in addition to expenses, including traveling
expenses, necessarily incurred in the discharge of the duties of the Council. The
Council shall provide for the execution of surety bonds for all employees and officers
entrusted with funds or property. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 11(c), eff. March 1, 1961; 1963, No. 193, § 14, eff. June 28, 1963; 1967, No. 303 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 22, 1968; 1995, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 15, 1996.)