Village Officers

V.S.A. tit. 24 Appendix, ch. 235, subch. 2

in effect

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 235, § 21 Officers and boards

21. Officers and boards The officers of said Village shall consist of three trustees who shall constitute the Board of Trustees, three water commissioners who shall constitute the Board of Water Commissioners, three electric light commissioners who shall constitute the Board of Electric Light Commissioners, a Chief Engineer, and First and Second Assistant Engineers, a Clerk, Treasurer, Collector, and an Auditor, all of which officers shall be chosen by ballot; except the Assistant Engineers, who shall be appointed by the Chief Engineer. Said officers shall be elected for the term of one year, except the members of the Board of Trustees, the Board of Water Commissioners, and the Board of Electric Light Commissioners, who shall be elected for the term of three years, and until their successors are elected.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 235, § 22 Board of Trustees; duties

22. Board of Trustees; duties The Board of Trustees shall have the general care and management of the prudential interests and affairs of said Village; shall direct the expenditure of all monies belonging to said Village, draw orders upon the Treasurer, and generally perform all the duties legally enjoined upon them by said corporation, and shall submit their accounts and vouchers to the Auditor at least twenty days before the annual meeting of each year. Said trustees shall have power to abate taxes laid or assessed by virtue of this charter; but the power of said trustees to abate taxes shall be subject to the same limitations and may be exercised for the same causes as mentioned in section 2736 of the Revised Laws. The trustees shall have the powers and duties of selectmen specified in sections 3939 through 3946 of the Public Laws of 1906 related to the diversion of streams and the establishment of drains ditches and water courses. The trustees shall fill a vacancy in a Village office, and a person so appointed shall serve for the unexpired time; but the Village may, at any time before the expiration of such term, supersede such an appointment by a new election at a special meeting, for the remainder of the term. All power vested in said trustees may be exercised by a majority of them.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 235, § 23 Clerk

23. Clerk It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep a record of all proceedings of said corporation, and of the meetings of the trustees, and he or she shall give copies of the same when required, upon payment of reasonable fees. It shall be his or her duty to warn special meetings of said corporation, by the direction of a majority of the trustees, or by the written request of five voters of said corporation, and all annual meetings, by posting notice thereof in three different public places in said Village, at least six days before the time of meeting, together with a statement of the business to be transacted. Any business may be transacted at an adjourned meeting, which under the warning might have been transacted at the original meeting.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 235, § 24 Treasurer and Collector

24. Treasurer and Collector The Treasurer and Collector shall have similar powers and duties to those of town treasurers and town collectors. They shall each give bonds to the Village, conditional to the faithful performance of the duties of their office, in such sums and with such sureties as the trustees may prescribe. If a Treasurer or Collector does not give such bonds within 10 days after his or her election or appointment, his or her office shall be vacant.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 235, § 25 Auditor

25. Auditor The Auditor shall, previous to each annual Village meeting, examine and adjust the accounts of Village officers, and report the accounts so adjusted, with the items thereof, and also the state of the treasury, to the Village at its annual meeting. The Auditor shall cause his or her report to be printed, at the expense of the Village, and circulated among the taxpayers thereof at least five days before said meeting.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 235, § 26 Engineer

26. Engineer The Engineer, and in his or her absence the Assistant Engineer next in authority, shall have power, at times of fire, to suppress tumults and riots by force, if necessary, to direct the labor of all persons present during the continuance of such fires, remove all effects endangered by such fires, and protect the same from waste and depredation, to pull down or remove any house or store, or other building, where he or she may deem it necessary to prevent the spreading of such fires, for which he or she or those assisting him or her shall not be held responsible; and to require of the inhabitants of said Village their aid and assistance for the several purposes aforesaid; and said engineers may inspect the manner of manufacturing and keeping gunpowder, lime, ashes, matches, lights, fireworks of all kinds, and other combustibles, and the construction and repairs of fireplaces, stoves, and chimneys, in said Village, and a majority of said engineers may, if they deem the same dangerous, order in writing the persons manufacturing such gunpowder, lime, ashes, matches, lights, fireworks, or combustibles in what manner to manufacture, and keep the same; and every person neglecting to obey such orders shall be fined not exceeding $20.00.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24APPENDIX/235Fetched: 10/21/2026