Boards and Appointive Officers

V.S.A. tit. 24 Appendix, ch. 9, subch. 15

in effect

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 9, § 15.1 Boards and commissions

15.1. Boards and commissions There shall be maintained in the City an Assessor, a Board of Health, a Board of Planning Commissioners, a Board of Cemetery Commissioners, a Board of Finance, a Board of Highway Commissioners, a Board of Sewage Disposal Commissioners, a Board of Zoning Adjustment, a Pension Board, a Board of School Commissioners, a Police Commission, a Redevelopment Authority and otherwise as provided for herein.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 9, § 15.2 Appointed officers; two-year term

15.2. Appointed officers; two-year term (a) The Mayor shall appoint a City Clerk, a City Attorney, a Grand Juror and Assistant City Attorney, a Superintendent of Recreation, a Building Inspector, a Zoning Administrator, an Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, and such other offices as are required by State law. (b) The Mayor may appoint an Emergency Management Director, a Community Development Director, a Director of Public Welfare, and such subordinate officers as may be elected or appointed by towns or authorized by any lawful ordinance made under this charter, the appointment of which is not otherwise provided for. (c) All of the above named officers shall be appointed in March of odd numbered years for a two-year term.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 9, § 15.3 Annual appointments

15.3. Annual appointments (a) The Mayor shall annually in the month of March appoint one cemetery commissioner, one member of the Board of Health, and one Pension Committee member. (b) At the discretion of the Mayor, the offices of the Inspector of Milk and Inspector of Meat may be combined.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 9, § 15.4 Confirmation of appointment

15.4. Confirmation of appointment (a) Unless otherwise provided, all appointments authorized to be made by the Mayor under any of the provisions of this charter shall be submitted by him or her, in writing, to the Board of Aldermen at a regular meeting for confirmation. The Board shall act upon the appointments at the next regular meeting. Such appointments shall stand confirmed unless rejected by a vote of seven members. If a person so appointed is rejected, the Mayor may appoint him or her or another person for such office and submit the same to the Board of Aldermen within one month. In no case shall the Mayor submit the same name more than twice. In case he or she fails to do so within said period, the Board of Aldermen may proceed to make such appointment, which appointment shall be valid without the consent of the Mayor. (b) If the Mayor fails to appoint any of the officers authorized by section 15.2 or 15.3 of this charter within 90 days, then the Board of Aldermen may appoint said officers by a vote of seven members without the approval of the Mayor. (c) The Mayor may also contract, for a period of up to one year, subject to confirmation of the Board of Aldermen, to fill a vacancy in either the Office of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department or the Chief of Police, notwithstanding the appointment powers set forth in section 22.1 or 23.1 of this charter.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 9, § 15.5 Term of office

15.5. Term of office (a) All elective officers, including ward officers and school commissioners, shall hold office from the 15th day of March of the year of their first election, for the term for which they are elected, and until their successors have been elected and have qualified. (b) All appointive officers and all other officers whose terms of office are not herein or by general law otherwise specified, shall, except as herein otherwise provided, hold their offices for the specified terms of their appointment from the first day of April of the year of their appointment, and until their successors are appointed and have qualified.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 9, § 15.6 Discipline of employees and appointed officers

15.6. Discipline of employees and appointed officers All discipline of employees and appointed officers shall be pursuant to law.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 9, § 15.7 Vacancies

15.7. Vacancies (a) In case of vacancy for any cause in any appointive office, such vacancy shall be filled in the manner herein provided for the appointment thereto, but only for the unexpired term of the office. In case of vacancy for any cause in an elective office, excepting Mayor and school commissioner, occasioned by death, resignation, removal from the City, or other disability, the office shall be filled by the Mayor by nomination and confirmation by the aldermen as hereinbefore provided. The appointment shall run until the next annual meeting and at such next annual meeting the legal voters of the City shall elect, from among their number, a person to fill such vacancy. (b) The Mayor with the approval of the Board of Aldermen, shall make a temporary appointment within 15 days after receiving notice from a physician that any appointive officer is rendered incapable of performing the duties of that particular office.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 9, § 15.8 Conflicting offices

15.8. Conflicting offices The Mayor, Aldermen, and members of the Board of School Commissioners shall not hold any other City office, either appointive or elective, except as otherwise provided.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 9, § 15.9 Compensation

15.9. Compensation The Board of Aldermen shall fix the annual compensation for all City officers except as otherwise provided.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 9, § 15.10 Bonds of City officers

15.10. Bonds of City officers (a) All employees of the City who receive or disburse any of the funds of the City shall annually, before entering upon the duties of their office, give bonds to the City in an amount satisfactory to the Board of Aldermen, for the faithful discharge of their respective duties; and any other officer or employee may be required by the Board of Aldermen to give similar bonds. (b) All City officers or employees from whom bonds are required shall furnish bonds of a surety company in form satisfactory to the City attorney in an amount satisfactory to the Board of Aldermen. The City Treasurer shall pay the cost of such bonds from the money appropriated for general expense. (c) In case of the neglect of any officer to give bond as above specified after 10 days’ notice from the Board of Aldermen that he or she is required to do so, his or her office shall thereupon become vacant and the vacancy shall be filled as hereinbefore provided.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 9, § 15.11 Oath of officers

15.11. Oath of officers All officers of the City shall, before assuming office, take, subscribe, and file with the City Clerk the following oath: “I solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office (duty or trust) of __________ of the City of Rutland, to the best of my judgment and abilities, according to law, so help me God.”

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 9, § 15.12 Residency requirement

15.12. Residency requirement (a) The application of a residence requirement upon commencement of employment with the City of Rutland may be applied to those employees or appointed officials where it is established that a rational basis therefore exists. (b) The Board of Aldermen may designate by ordinance that certain officers or employees of the City shall become residents thereof upon the determination that a rational basis exists for the imposition of such a requirement. (c) The above requirements shall become effective upon passage and shall affect officers or employees commencing employment on or after July 1, 1979.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24APPENDIX/009Fetched: 10/21/2026