The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below now include the actions of the 2026 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 24 Appendix : MUNICIPAL CHARTERS
Chapter 117 : Town of Essex
Subchapter 002 : Officers
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§ 205. Meetings
(a) As soon as possible after the election of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, the Selectboard shall fix the time and place of its regular meetings and such meetings shall be held at least once a month.
(b) The Selectboard shall determine its own rules and order of business.
(c) The presence of three members shall constitute a quorum.
(d) All meetings of the Selectboard shall be open to the public unless, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present, the Selectboard shall vote that any particular session shall be an executive session in accordance with 1 V.S.A. § 313. (Renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 117-204 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Mar. 29, 2024; amended 2025, No. M-6 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Mar. 16, 2026.)