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.
Subchapter
007
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TOWN AND SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS' CONDUCT
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 129, § 703)
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§ 703. Code of ethics
(a) No elected or appointed board or commission member has any legal powers or authority
unless acting at a duly warned board meeting or acting for the board after it formally
grants power to act on its behalf.
(b) Any board or commission member shall attend all regularly scheduled meetings in so
far as possible and review study materials about the issues to be considered on each
agenda.
(c) Any board or commission member shall maintain confidentiality of discussion conducted
in executive session and of other privileged information.
(d) Any board or commission member shall abide by board decisions regardless of how individuals
voted.
(e) Any board or commission member shall listen to legal counsel and constructive criticism
to protect the Town and School District from liability.
(f) Any board or commission member shall refer complaints, requests, and concerns to the
Town Manager or School Superintendent or other appropriate staff member.
(g) Any board or commission member or elected or appointed official shall use the chain
of command and avoid making commitments or promises that compromise the Town and School
District.
(h) Any board or commission member or elected or appointed official shall listen to the
recommendations of other board or commission members or elected or appointed officials
and staff before making decisions and provide advice and counsel to improve the Town
and School District. (Amended 2021, No. M-16 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 31, 2022.)