The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
001A
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GOVERNMENT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 424)
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§ 424. Vacancies
(a) Except as otherwise provided for a school district operating under a charter, within
30 days of the creation of the vacancy, the school board shall, by majority vote of
those present and voting, appoint a qualified person to fill a vacancy in the town
school board or a vacancy in the position of town school district treasurer in towns
in which the town school district treasurer is elected separately from the town treasurer
until an election at a special or annual meeting is held. A record thereof shall be
made in the office of the town clerk.
(b) If there are vacancies in a majority of the members of the town school board at the
same time, the vacancies shall be filled by a special school district meeting called
for that purpose. The remaining board member or members are authorized to draw orders
for payment of continuing obligations and necessary expenses until a majority of the
vacancies is filled.
(c) If there are no town school board members in office, the Secretary of State shall
call a special election to fill any vacancies and for that interim shall appoint and
authorize the town school district clerk or other qualified person to draw orders
for payment of continuing obligations and necessary expenses until a majority of the
vacancies is filled. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 44; amended 1975, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2005, No. 32, § 1; 2007, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)