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. 19, § 307)
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§ 307. Judge of qualification
The Council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members and
of the grounds for forfeiture of their office and for that purpose shall have power
to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and require the production of evidence. A
member charged with conduct constituting grounds for forfeiture of this office shall
be entitled to a public hearing on demand, and notice of such hearing shall be given
as for notice of a special City Council meeting. A decision that a Councilor has forfeited
his or her office shall require a two-thirds vote of the entire Council. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)