The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
001
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TOWN OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE TO CITIZENS; TOWN MEETINGS
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 101, § 4)
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§ 4. Conduct
(a) The Moderator shall preside at all Town meetings, but in the Moderator’s absence,
the Town Clerk shall call the meeting to order, and the first order of business shall
be the election of a Moderator Pro Tempore to preside for the duration of the meeting.
The Moderator shall conduct every meeting according to this charter, the laws of Vermont,
and Robert’s Rules of Order, revised, when not in conflict with this charter or the
laws of Vermont. He or she shall preserve order in the conduct of the business of
the meeting and in all things preserve the principles of fairness and openness in
Town government.
(b) The Town Clerk shall be the presiding official at all Town elections and shall cooperate
with the Board of Civil Authority to assure that all laws relating to elections are
faithfully observed. While the polls are open, the Town Clerk may rule on all questions
concerning the conduct of the election and shall not be disqualified from performing
any such duties by reason of his or her own candidacy for any office. In the Town
Clerk’s absence, an Assistant Town Clerk who is a registered voter of the Town shall
preside. If neither the Town Clerk or an Assistant Clerk who is a registered voter
of the Town is available, the members of the Board of Civil Authority who are present
shall designate a registered voter of the Town to perform the Town Clerk’s duties
under this section. (Amended 2021, No. M-1, § 2, eff. April 13, 2021.)