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.
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 11, § 7)
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§ 7. Vacancies
(a) If a member of the City Council, during his or her term, removes from the ward that
he or she represents, his or her office shall become vacant upon removal from the
ward.
(b) In case of a vacancy in the office of Mayor, the remaining members of the City Council
shall direct the Clerk to call an election of a Mayor by Australian ballot.
(c) In case of a vacancy in the office of a City Council member, the remaining members
of the City Council shall direct the Clerk to call an election of a City Council member
by Australian ballot by the legal voters of the ward in which such vacancy occurs,
to fill such vacancy for an unexpired term. However, if a vacancy occurs in the Office
of a City Council member during the last year of the Council member’s term and after
the annual meeting of the City in that year, an appointment shall be made by the City
Council for the balance of the term remaining.
(d) In case of a vacancy in the Office of the City Clerk or City Treasurer, the vacancy
shall be handled in accordance with subsections 12(b) and 13(b) of this charter.
(e) School board vacancies shall be handled in accordance with 16 V.S.A. § 424. (Amended 2003, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 11, 2004; 2007, No. M-2, § 2; 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 20, 2010.)