Village Officers

V.S.A. tit. 24 Appendix, ch. 251, subch. 3

in effect

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 251, § 301 Terms of office

301. Terms of office The term of office for all trustees shall be three years, staggered so that at least one trustee is elected at any annual meeting. The Moderator, Clerk, Treasurer, and auditors shall all serve a one-year term. The term of office of all the Village officers shall commence on the day following their election, unless otherwise provided in this chapter, and continue until their successors are chosen and qualified. The term of the Treasurer shall coincide with the Village’s fiscal year (July-June). Amended 2015, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2016.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 251, § 302 Compensation of officers

302. Compensation of officers The compensation of the Clerk and Treasurer shall be fixed by the Village; the compensation of all other officers, servants, and employees of the Village shall be fixed by the Board of Trustees, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Amended 2015, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2016.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 251, § 303 Board of Trustees; general authority

303. Board of Trustees; general authority (a) The Board of Trustees shall have the general care and management of the prudential interests and affairs of the Village; shall assess all taxes and make out a rate bill accordingly; shall direct the expenditure of all monies belonging to the Village, and draw orders upon the Treasurer and generally perform all the duties legally enjoined upon them by the Village, and shall submit their accounts and vouchers to the auditors at least three days before the annual meeting of each year. (b) The Board shall have power to abate taxes laid or assessed by virtue of this chapter, and also all highway taxes assessed against taxpayers of the Village, and to remit fines imposed for the violation of the bylaws or regulations of the Village. The power of the Board to abate taxes shall be subject to the same limitations and may be exercised for the causes provided in general Vermont law. (c) The Board may create commissions and committees not now existing and appoint the members thereof. It may inquire into the conduct of any officer, commission, or department and investigate any and all municipal affairs. (d) The Board may fill any vacancy in any elective Village office, and a person so appointed shall serve until a successor is elected, but the Village may, at any time, at a meeting duly called for that purpose, fill such vacancy for the unexpired term. Amended 2015, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2016.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 251, § 304 Clerk

304. Clerk It shall be the duty of the Clerk to warn Village meetings and keep a record of all the proceedings of said Village; the Clerk shall also ex-officio be Clerk of the Board of Trustees and keep a record of its proceedings so far as the same are proper matter for record; the Clerk shall have power to certify copies of all records kept by the Clerk for which the Clerk shall receive the same fees as town clerks for like services, and shall perform all other duties required by this charter and such as are usually performed by clerks of villages.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 251, § 305 Treasurer

305. Treasurer The Treasurer shall perform for the Village the same duties required by law respectively of a town treasurer and collector of town taxes and shall have the same powers, proceed in the same manner, be subject to the same liabilities, and give such bonds to the Village as the Board of Trustees may direct. A failure to give such bond within 10 days from their election or appointment will render such office vacant. Amended 2015, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 24, 2016.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 251, § 306 Auditors

306. Auditors The auditors shall, previous to each annual Village meeting, examine and audit the accounts of the Village officers, but no account shall be allowed by such auditors without the production of proper vouchers therefor, and shall report to the Village at its annual meeting the condition of the treasury thereof, including the assets and the outstanding liabilities of the Village.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24APPENDIX/251Fetched: 10/21/2026