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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OFFICERS
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 117, § 204)
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§ 204. Meetings [Renumbered]
(Renumbered to 24A V.S.A. § 117-205 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 29, 2024.)
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§ 204. Organization
(a) As soon as practicable after the first day of the month of the month following annual
Town meeting, the Selectboard shall organize and elect a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson
and Clerk by a majority vote of the entire Board, and shall file a certificate of
the election for record in the office of the Town Clerk.
(b) The Chairperson of the Selectboard or in the Chairperson’s absence, the Vice Chairperson,
shall preside at all meetings of the Board and shall be recognized as the head of
the Town government for all ceremonial purposes.
(c) In the event of death, resignation, or incapacity of any Selectboard member, the remaining
members of the Board may appoint a person eligible to fill that position. At the next
annual meeting, the vacancy shall be filled by serving the remaining balance of the
term. Incapacity shall include the failure by any member of the Board to attend at
least 50 per cent of the meetings of the Board in any calendar year. In the event
the Board is unable to agree upon an interim replacement until the next annual Town
meeting, a special election shall be held forthwith to fill the position. (Renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 117-203 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 29, 2024.)