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. 123B, § 19)
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§ 19 Notice of vacancy during unexpired term
In order to inform citizens of the Town and to afford them the opportunity to participate
or serve in Town government, public notice shall be given of municipal vacancies resulting
from resignation, death, disability, or change of residence from the Town of a Town
officer on any board, commission, or committee or in other public office whether elected
or appointed. Notice shall be made by posting the vacancy in the Town Clerk’s office
and two other public places in the Town within 10 days of the creation of the vacancy.
Notice shall provide for the right of any interested citizen to submit a written application
to the appointing authority regarding the vacancy and to be personally interviewed
by the appointing authority, if requested by the applicant, prior to the filling of
the vacancy as provided by law. (Added 2011, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011.)