Compensation and Claims

V.S.A. tit. 24, ch. 33, subch. 5

in effect

24 V.S.A. § 931 Claims for personal services

931. Claims for personal services Claims for personal services, except where compensation is fixed by law or by vote of the town or town school district, shall not be allowed to a town or town school district officer, but the auditors shall report claims and the nature and extent of the services at such meeting.

24 V.S.A. § 932 Town may vote compensation

932. Town may vote compensation A town may vote to compensate any or all town officers for their official services. Such town in annual meeting may fix the compensation of such officers and of town employees.

24 V.S.A. § 933 Selectboard may fix; when

933. Selectboard may fix; when When a town does not fix the amount of the compensation to be paid such officers and town employees, the selectboard shall fix and determine the same except as to their own pay which shall be fixed by the auditors at the time of the annual town audit. If the town has voted to eliminate the office of auditor and the voters fail to fix the compensation to be paid to members of the selectboard, selectboard members shall be compensated at the rate at which they were compensated during the immediately preceding year. Amended 1997, No. 83 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.

24 V.S.A. § 934 Selectboard to adjudicate claims

934. Selectboard to adjudicate claims The selectboard shall audit and in its discretion may allow claims against the town and draft orders therefor.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24/033Fetched: 10/21/2026