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Title 24 Appendix : Municipal Charters
Chapter 143 : Town of Richmond
Subchapter 003 : Officers
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 143, § 303)-
§ 303. Appointed officers
(a) The Selectboard may appoint any officers required by the Town’s personnel regulations, this charter, or the general law of this State and shall fix their compensation.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law or Town personnel rules to the contrary, forthwith after the annual meeting, the Selectboard shall appoint a Collector of Delinquent Taxes who shall serve until the next annual meeting and until his or her successor is chosen. If the Office of the Collector of Delinquent Taxes becomes vacant, the Selectboard shall forthwith fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall hold office at the will of the Selectboard and may be removed at any time by the Selectboard by majority vote. The compensation of the Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall be determined by the Selectboard. Any commissions or other amounts established by law and collected by the Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall be the property of the Town and shall be turned over to the Town Treasurer forthwith. (Amended 2005, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 1, 2006; 2011, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 8, 2012.)
