Personnel

V.S.A. tit. 24 Appendix, ch. 117, subch. 5

in effect

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 117, § 501 Appointment and removal

501. Appointment and removal All Town employees not elected by the voters shall be appointed, supervised, and removed by the Town Manager unless otherwise specified by this charter. There shall be no discrimination in employment on account of race, religion, sex, or political opinions. Appointments, lay-offs, suspensions, promotions, demotions, and removals shall be made primarily on the basis of training, experience, fitness, and performance of duties, in such a manner as to ensure that the responsible administrative officer may secure efficient service, unless otherwise specified by this charter or State law. Renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 117-901 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Mar. 29, 2024; amended 2025, No. M-6 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Mar. 16, 2026.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 117, § 502 Personnel rules and regulations

502. Personnel rules and regulations (a) The Town Manager or the Town Manager’s appointee shall be the Personnel Director. The Town Manager shall maintain personnel rules and regulations protecting the interests of the Town and of the employees. These rules and regulations must be approved by the Selectboard and shall include the procedure for amending them and for placing them into practice. Each employee shall receive a copy of the rules and regulations when he or she is hired. (b) The rules and regulations may deal with the following subjects or with other similar matters of personnel administration: job classification, jobs to be filled, tenure, retirement, pensions, leaves of absence, vacations, holidays, hours and days of work, group insurance, salary plans, rules governing hiring, temporary appointments, lay-off, reinstatement, promotion, transfer, demotion, settlement of disputes, dismissal, probationary periods, permanent or continuing status, in-service training, injury, employee records, and further regulations concerning the hearing of appeals. Renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 117-902 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Mar. 29, 2024.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 117, § 503 Prohibitions

503. Prohibitions No person in the service of the Town shall either directly or indirectly give, render, pay, or receive any service or other valuable thing for or on account of or in connection with any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion, or proposed promotion. Renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 117-903 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Mar. 29, 2024.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24APPENDIX/117Fetched: 10/21/2026