The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
002
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GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 4, § 204)
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§ 204. Election of governing body officers
(a) The terms of the officers shall commence on the first day of the month following the
month of election. At the first meeting of the month following the annual City meeting,
the Council shall organize and elect a President, Vice President, and Clerk by a majority
vote of the entire Council and shall file a certificate of the election for record
in the office of the City Clerk.
(b) The President of the Council, or in the President’s absence the Vice President, shall
preside at all meetings of the Council and shall be recognized as the head of the
City government for all ceremonial purposes.
(c) In the event of death, resignation, or incapacity of any Council member, the remaining
members of the Council may appoint a person to fill that position until the next annual
election. Incapacity shall be determined by a vote of the Council. Incapacity shall
include the failure by any member of the board to attend at least 50 percent of the
meetings of the board in any calendar year. At the next annual election, the vacancy
shall be filled and the person so elected shall serve for the remainder of the term
of office. In the event the Council is unable to agree upon an interim replacement
until the next annual City election, a special election shall be held forthwith to
fill the position.
(d) In the event that a Councilor is no longer a resident of the City prior to the expiration
of the Councilor’s term, the Councilor’s office shall be deemed vacant. The Council
may appoint a person to fill the vacant office until a successor can be elected at
the next annual election. (Added 2021, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)