Officers

V.S.A. tit. 24 Appendix, ch. 409, subch. 3

in effect

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 301 Officers

301. Officers The officers of the District shall be the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors, the Clerk of the District, and the Treasurer of the District. There may also be an Assistant Clerk, an Assistant Treasurer, a Grand Juror, and an acting Chairperson. No person may hold more than one office at the same time.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 302 Bond

302. Bond Within 30 days of their election or appointment, all officers shall post bond in such amounts as shall be determined by the Board. The cost of such bond shall be borne by the District.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 303 Chairperson

303. Chairperson The Chairperson of the Board shall be the chief executive officer of the District. The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Board and shall make and sign all contracts on behalf of the District upon approval by the Board. The Chairperson shall perform all the duties incident to the position and office.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 304 Vice Chairperson

304. Vice Chairperson The Vice Chairperson shall preside during the absence of the Chairperson or in the event the Chairperson elects not to preside. In either case, the Vice Chairperson shall have the same duties and authority as the Chairperson.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 305 Acting Chairperson

305. Acting Chairperson When both the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson are either absent or elect not to preside, the Board shall designate a member of the Board to serve as acting Chairperson. In any such case, the acting Chairperson shall have the same duties and authority of the Chairperson and shall serve until either the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson resume his or her duties.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 306 Clerk

306. Clerk The Clerk of the District shall be appointed by the Board. The Clerk, with the approval of the Board, may appoint an Assistant Clerk. Neither the Clerk nor the Assistant Clerk may be a supervisor. The Clerk shall have charge and custody of the public records of the District and the Seal of the District. The Clerk shall record all votes and proceedings of the District, including meetings of the District and meetings of the Board and shall cause to be posted and published all warnings of meetings of the District. The Clerk shall prepare all warnings of meetings of the District as required by subchapter 5 of this chapter. Following approval by the Board, the Clerk shall cause the annual report to be distributed to the legislative bodies of the members. The Clerk shall prepare and distribute any other reports required by laws of the State of Vermont and resolutions or regulations of the Board. The Clerk shall perform all the duties and functions incident to the office of secretary or clerk of a body politic and corporate.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 307 Treasurer

307. Treasurer The Treasurer of the District shall be appointed by the Board. The Treasurer, with the approval of the Board, may appoint an Assistant Treasurer. Neither the Treasurer nor the Assistant Treasurer may be a supervisor. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the funds of the District and shall be the disbursing officer of the District. When authorized by the Board of Supervisors, the Treasurer shall sign, make, or endorse in the name of the District all checks and orders for the payment of monies and pay out and disburse the same.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 308 Grand Juror

308. Grand Juror The Board may appoint a Grand Juror who shall inquire into any person’s offenses under the District’s regulations or applicable law and present them to the proper authority. If the Attorney General or the State’s Attorney is unwilling to prosecute such offenses, the Grand Juror may do so. For these purposes, the Grand Juror shall have the same authority within the District as a State’s Attorney. The Grand Juror shall not be a supervisor.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 309 Open meetings and public records

309. Open meetings and public records The conduct of all meetings and the maintenance of all records of the District and the Board shall be governed by the laws of this State relating to open meetings and accessibility of public records.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 310 Audit

310. Audit The Board shall cause an audit of its financial records to be performed annually by an independent professional accounting firm or a certified public accountant.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 311 Committees

311. Committees The Board shall have the authority to establish any and all committees as it may deem necessary.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 312 Compensation of officers

312. Compensation of officers Officers of the District shall be paid such compensation or reimbursement of expenses, or both, as shall be determined by the Board.

24 App. V.S.A. ch. 409, § 313 Recall of officers

313. Recall of officers An officer may be removed by a vote of two-thirds of the supervisors of the entire Board whenever, in its judgment, the best interest of the District will be served. For this action, each supervisor shall cast one vote.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/24APPENDIX/409Fetched: 10/21/2026