Board of Supervisors

V.S.A. tit. 24 Appendix, ch. 413, subch. 2

in effect

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 413, § 201 Authority

201. Authority The legislative power and authority of the District and the administration and the general supervision of all fiscal, prudential, and governmental affairs thereof shall be vested in a governing body known as the Board of Supervisors, except as specifically provided otherwise in this chapter.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 413, § 202 Composition

202. Composition The Board of Supervisors shall be composed of one representative from each member municipality, and one nonvoting member appointed by the Franklin-Grand Isle Regional Planning Commission.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 413, § 203 Appointment

203. Appointment (a) The legislative branch of each member municipality that votes to join the District prior to January 1, 1988 shall appoint one representative to the Board of Supervisors. These representatives shall serve until the first Wednesday in April 1988, on which date the Board of Supervisors will hold its first annual organizational meeting as provided in section 204 of this subchapter. As soon after their appointment, the representatives appointed, pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall meet and elect a Chair and Vice Chair, each to hold office until the Board of Supervisors select the replacement at the meeting to be held on the first Wednesday in April 1988. (b) On or before the last Monday in March 1988, the legislative branch of each member municipality shall appoint its representative to the Board of Supervisors. Member municipalities whose beginning letter falls between A through I shall appoint their representatives for a one-year term. Member municipalities whose beginning letter falls between J through R shall appoint their representatives for a two-year term. Member municipalities whose beginning letter falls between S through Z shall appoint their representatives for a three-year term. On or before the last Monday in March 1989, the legislative branch of each member municipality whose beginning letter falls between A through I shall appoint its representative for a three-year term. On or before the last Monday in March 1990, the legislative branch of each member municipality whose beginning letter falls between J through R shall appoint its representative for a three-year term. (c) If any municipality joins the District after April 1 of any year, the legislative branch of the joining municipality shall appoint a representative to the Board of Supervisors whose term will expire at the same time as those representatives appointed for a three-year term the previous March. (d) All appointments shall be in writing, signed by the Chair of the legislative branch, and presented to the Clerk of the District. The legislative branch, by majority vote, may remove its appointed representative during the representative’s term for stated reasons.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 413, § 204 Organizational meeting

204. Organizational meeting Annually on the first Wednesday in April, the Board of Supervisors shall hold its organizational meeting. At such meeting, the Board of Supervisors shall elect from among its membership a Chair and a Vice Chair, each of whom shall hold office for one year and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. For this election, each member of the Board of Supervisors present shall cast one vote.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 413, § 205 Regular meetings

205. Regular meetings A schedule of regular meetings of the Board of Supervisors shall be established at the organizational meeting.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 413, § 206 Special meetings

206. Special meetings Special meetings of the Board of Supervisors may be called at any time by the Chair or shall be called by the Clerk upon written request of a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors. Except in case of emergency, each member of the Board of Supervisors shall be given at least 24 hours’ notice of any special meeting of the Board of Supervisors by notice in person, by telephone, or by written notice delivered personally, mailed, or left at such member’s usual place of residence.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 413, § 207 Quorum

207. Quorum For the purpose of transacting business, the presence of members representing more than 50 percent of the Board of Supervisors shall constitute a quorum. However, a smaller number may adjourn to another date. Any action adopted by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the Board, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 413, § 208 Voting

208. Voting (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, each member of the Board of Supervisors shall be entitled to cast one vote. (b) The vote of the Board of Supervisors approving the siting of any solid waste disposal facility shall require an affirmative recorded vote of the Supervisor representing the town or city in which such facility is to be located, in addition to approval by two-thirds vote of the entire Board.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 413, § 209 Term

209. Term All representatives to the Board of Supervisors shall hold office for three years, except as otherwise provided in section 203 of this subchapter and until their successors are duly appointed. Any representative may be reappointed to successive terms without limit.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 413, § 210 Vacancy

210. Vacancy Any vacancy on the Board of Supervisors shall be filled within 30 days after such vacancy occurs by appointment by the authority that appointed the representative whose position has become vacant. An appointee to a vacancy shall serve until the expiration of the term of the representative to whose position the appointment was made and may thereafter be reappointed.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 413, § 211 Rules of procedures

211. Rules of procedures Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern at all meetings.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 413, § 212 Compensation of members of Board of Supervisors

212. Compensation of members of Board of Supervisors Each member municipality shall pay to its representatives to the Board of Supervisors such reimbursement of expenses as it shall determine reasonable.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24APPENDIX/413Fetched: 10/21/2026