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
001
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TOWN OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE TO CITIZENS: TOWN MEETINGS
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 173, § 6)
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§ 6. 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 the
State of Vermont, and Roberts’ Rules of Order, Newly Revised, when not in conflict
with this charter or the laws of the State of Vermont. The Moderator 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 officer at all Town elections by Australian
ballots 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 duties by reason of his or her own candidacy for
any office. In the Town Clerk’s absence, the members of the Board of Civil Authority
who are present may designate one of their members to perform the Town Clerk’s duties
under this section.