The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
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ORGANIZATION OF SELECTBOARD; APPOINTMENTS; POWERS
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 871)
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§ 871. Organization of selectboard; appointments
(a) Forthwith after its election and qualification, the selectboard shall organize and
elect a chair and, if so voted, a clerk from among its number, and file a certificate
of such election for record in the office of the town clerk.
(b) The selectboard shall appoint a tree warden, who need not be a resident of the municipality,
and may appoint from among the registered voters the following officers who shall
serve until their successors are appointed and qualified and shall certify the appointments
to the town clerk who shall record the same:
(1) three fence viewers;
(2) a poundkeeper, for each pound; voting residence in the town need not be a qualification
for this office provided appointee gives his or her consent to the appointment;
(3) one or more inspectors of lumber, shingles, and wood;
(4) one or more weighers of coal;
(5) one town service officer; and
(6) one grand juror.
(c) After the selectboard appoints a tree warden, the selectboard shall certify the appointment
to the Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation. The certification shall include
contact information for the appointed tree warden. (Amended 1963, No. 74, § 2; 2007, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 2015, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2017, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)