§ 27. Other elected Town officers; terms of office
(a) Moderator. The Moderator shall be elected annually and shall perform those duties prescribed
by State law.
(b) Cobleigh Library Trustees. The Trustees of the Cobleigh Library shall be elected and shall have the powers identified
in 22 V.S.A. § 143. The Cobleigh Library shall be operated by its Trustees in accordance with 22 V.S.A. chapter 3, subchapter 3. The term of office of a Trustee of the Cobleigh Library shall be five
years. The Trustees of the Cobleigh Library in office on July 1, 2023 shall continue
in office until their respective terms expire. The Cobleigh Library building, the
parcel of land on which it is situated, and all of the contents thereof are hereby
acknowledged, declared, and confirmed to be the property of the Town.
(c) Board of Listers. The Board of Listers shall consist of three, four, or five members, as determined
by the Selectboard.
(1) Terms. The term of office of a lister shall be three years. The listers in office on July
1, 2023 shall continue in office until their respective terms expire. If the Selectboard
increases the number of listers to four or five, it shall determine the term of office
of such additional listers, not to exceed three years.
(2) Listers. The listers shall perform all of the duties imposed on them by State law.
(3) Appraiser. The Selectboard may appoint an appraiser to assist the Board. An appraiser so appointed
shall have substantial experience appraising the value of real property and shall
be an employee of the Town under the supervision of the listers, at a salary and with
benefits established by the Selectboard.
(d) Town Agent. The Town Agent shall be elected for a term of one year.
(e) Town Clerk. The Town Clerk shall be elected for a three-year term and shall carry out the duties
of town clerks specified by State law and this charter.
(f) Sanborn School Fund Trustees. The Trustees of the Sanborn School Fund shall be elected for terms of three years.
Each of the Trustees of the Sanborn School Fund in office on July 1, 2023 shall continue
in office until their respective terms expire.
(g) Justices of the peace. The justices of the peace shall be elected for two-year terms. They shall have the
powers and perform the duties of justices of the peace as prescribed by the Vermont
Constitution and State law.
(h) Town Treasurer. The Town Treasurer shall be elected for a three-year term and shall carry out the
duties of town treasurers specified by State law and this charter. The Treasurer shall:
(1) promptly deposit funds belonging to the Town in such depositories designated by the
Selectboard;
(2) invest Town funds as directed by the Selectboard;
(3) keep books and accounts as required by State law and the Selectboard;
(4) make reports to the Selectboard showing the state of the Town’s finances at such times
as the Selectboard may require; and
(5) perform such other duties with respect to the Town’s finances as the Selectboard may
lawfully require. (Added 2023, No. M-14, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)