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Subchapter
005
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OFFICERS
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 3, § 122)
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§ 122. Enumerated
(a) On the first Monday in June 1998, the Mayor shall appoint a City Assessor and a Director
of the Human Resources Department for a one-year term commencing July 1, 1998. Commencing
on the first Monday in June 1999, and biannually thereafter, the Mayor shall appoint
such City Assessor and Human Resources Director for a term of two years commencing
on the first day of July following the appointment, and until their successors have
been appointed and qualified. The Mayor shall appoint on the first Monday of June,
1998 and annually thereafter, and whenever a vacancy occurs, a Chief Administrative
Officer, a City Attorney and one or more assistant City attorneys, a City Constable
and a Second, Third, and Fourth Constable, a City Engineer and Surveyor, a City Grand
Juror and Assistant City Grand Juror, a Harbor Master, a Poundkeeper or a firm or
corporation to provide the services of such, a Director of the Community and Economic
Development Office, a Director of Burlington City Arts, and a Civil Defense Director.
All of the above-referenced appointments shall require the approval of a majority
of the City Council. Additionally, commencing on the first Monday in June 2002, and
whenever a vacancy occurs, the Mayor shall appoint a Director of Aviation, a Cemetery
Superintendent, an Executive Director of the Church Street Marketplace District, a
General Manager/Superintendent of the Electric Department, a Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department, a librarian(s) of the Fletcher Free Library, a Superintendent of
the Parks and Recreation Department, a Police Chief, and a Superintendent/Director
of the Public Works Department. The Mayor shall also appoint a Director of Permitting
and Inspections, a Zoning Administrative Officer, and a Director of Planning. The
first two appointments of an individual to serve in any such position shall be for
one-year terms. After an individual has served in a position for two successive years,
the Mayor may thereafter appoint such person to serve terms of not more than three
years, except that in no case shall an appointment be valid for more than 15 months
following the election of a new Mayor. In all cases, such appointments shall continue
until their successors have been appointed and qualified. The Mayor shall also have
the authority to appoint the superintendent/director of any City department that may
hereafter be created by the City Council.
(b) The appointments described in subsection (a) of this section shall require the approval
of a majority of the whole number of the City Council. In cases where the Mayor appoints
an individual for a term longer than one year, the City Council must also approve
the duration of such term. (Amended 2019, No. M-6, § 2, eff. May 23, 2019.)