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24 V.S.A. § 1169
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 35 - Town Clerks|§ 1169. Name and address of first constable to county clerk

§ 1169. Name and address of first constable to county clerk|After each annual meeting, a town clerk shall certify forthwith to the county clerk the name and post office address of the person elected first constable at such meeting.
24 V.S.A. § 1170
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 35 - Town Clerks|§ 1170. Appointment of assistant clerk

§ 1170. Appointment of assistant clerk|After his or her election, a town clerk shall forthwith appoint one or more assistant clerks, for whose official acts he or she shall be responsible, who shall hold office during his or her term of office, or until such appointment is revoked by him or her. Such appointments and revocation shall be recorded in the office of the town clerk. (Amended 2017, No. 74, § 70.)
24 V.S.A. § 1171
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 35 - Town Clerks|§ 1171. Duties of assistant clerk

§ 1171. Duties of assistant clerk|(a) The assistant clerk shall be sworn and is authorized to perform the recording and filing duties of the town clerk, to issue licenses and certified copies of records, and, in the absence, death, or disability of the town clerk, is further authorized to perform all other duties of the clerk.(b) If there is a vacancy in the office of town clerk, the authority of the assistant town clerk to perform the duties of the town clerk shall continue until a successor is appointed by the selectboard under section 963 of this title. (Amended 1967, No. 107, eff. April 14, 1967; 2017, No. 74, § 71; 2017, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
24 V.S.A. § 1172
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 35 - Town Clerks|§ 1172. Assistant clerk; record to county clerk

§ 1172. Assistant clerk; record to county clerk|Such assistant clerk shall deposit with the county clerk a copy of the record of his or her appointment, duly certified by the town clerk making such appointment, and shall also deposit a copy of his or her official oath signed by himself or herself, with a certificate of the magistrate administering the same that he or she has taken such oath. (Amended 2017, No. 74, § 72.)
24 V.S.A. § 1173
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 35 - Town Clerks|§ 1173. Town or village reports

§ 1173. Town or village reports|The clerk of a municipality shall supply annually each library in such municipality with two copies of the municipal report, upon its publication. The clerk shall also send to the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration one copy thereof in a manner prescribed by the State Archivist. Officers making these reports shall supply the clerk of the municipality with the copies necessary for him or her to comply with the provisions of this section and section 1174 of this title. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 55; 2009, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 32; 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § I.30; 2011, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 37, eff. May 16, 2012; 2013, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 22, 2014; 2015, No. 23, § 148; 2017, No. 50, § 61.)
24 V.S.A. § 1174
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 35 - Town Clerks|§ 1174. Town file

§ 1174. Town file|Such clerk shall keep on file in his or her office two or more sets of the annual report of the auditors, which at suitable intervals he or she shall bind in book form.
24 V.S.A. § 1175
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 35 - Town Clerks|§ 1175. Permanent service records

§ 1175. Permanent service records|Town clerks shall record the honorable discharges or certificates of service of all members of the Armed Forces of the United States, by photographic copy or on forms approved by the Adjutant General of a size and with a margin to permit binding. Upon making such record, the town clerk shall forthwith forward a certified copy thereof to the office of the Adjutant General. Such records shall be arranged or indexed alphabetically, bound, and made a permanent record. Town clerks shall receive a fee of 50 cents for so recording each honorable discharge or certificate of service, as hereinbefore provided, to be paid by the town.
24 V.S.A. § 1176
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 35 - Town Clerks|§ 1176. Manuscripts

§ 1176. Manuscripts|All books and manuscripts belonging to a town or a town school district, except town histories, published under the authority of a town, shall be kept in the office of the town clerk, unless otherwise provided and shall not be sold or disposed of. (Amended 1969, No. 289 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
24 V.S.A. § 1178
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 35 - Town Clerks|§ 1178. Safes; vaults

§ 1178. Safes; vaults|A town not already provided with a fireproof safe or vault of a sufficient size for the effectual preservation of the files and records now in the office of the town clerk, or that may hereafter accumulate there, shall forthwith procure such safe or vault.
24 V.S.A. § 1179
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 35 - Town Clerks|§ 1179. Reporting of fees received

§ 1179. Reporting of fees received|Within 30 days after the completion of a town's fiscal year, each town clerk shall disclose to the public the total amount of fees received as part of his or her compensation during the fiscal year immediately preceding. (Added 1979, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
24 V.S.A. § 1201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 36 - Municipal Administrative Procedure Act|§ 1201. Definitions

§ 1201. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Contested hearing" means one of the following:  (A) A case in which an applicant for a land use permit under 10 V.S.A. chapter 151 is required to obtain local Act 250 review of municipal impacts by a municipality that has taken steps required under section 4420 of this title to allow it to conduct that local review. (B) A hearing, under chapter 117 of this title, which will be subject to review on the record, as determined under procedures established in that chapter. (C) A hearing which a provision of law requires to be heard according to procedures established in this chapter. (D) A hearing by a municipal body which is not required by law to be conducted according to procedures established in this chapter, but which the municipality elects to conduct in accordance with this chapter.  (2) "Directly or indirectly interested" means a financial or personal involvement in the contested hearing or with any party. (3) "Local board" means the entity authorized to conduct a contested hearing. (4)(A) "Party," for purposes of proceedings under chapter 117 of this title, other than those related to local Act 250 review of municipal impacts, means "interested person," as defined by subsection 4465(b) of this title.  (B) "Party," for purposes of local Act 250 review of municipal impacts, means a person whose interests, under relevant provisions of 10 V.S.A. § 6086(a) being reviewed at the municipal level, may be affected by a proposed development or subdivision, as those terms are defined in 10 V.S.A. chapter 151. "Party" for purposes of other proceedings under this chapter, shall have the meaning established under statutes controlling those proceedings. (C) "Party," for purposes of other proceedings under this chapter, shall have the meaning established under statutes controlling those proceedings. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. March 15, 1995; amended 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 76, eff. Jan. 31, 2005.)
24 V.S.A. § 1202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 36 - Municipal Administrative Procedure Act|§ 1202. Application

§ 1202. Application|(a) This chapter shall be used by local boards conducting contested hearings, where required by law, and may be used by local boards conducting contested hearings, even where not required by law. Local determinations to use this chapter, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by majority vote of those voting at a duly warned special or annual municipal meeting, or may be made on behalf of the municipality by the legislative body.(b) This chapter creates only procedural rights and imposes only procedural duties. They are in addition to those created and imposed by other statutes.(c) This chapter provides the minimum due process rights of parties in contested hearings. A local board may grant additional rights to parties so long as the rights of other parties are not substantially prejudiced.(d) A local board may adopt additional procedural rules not inconsistent with this chapter governing its hearings. The ordinance adoption process established by chapter 59 of this title shall be used for this purpose. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. March 15, 1995.)
24 V.S.A. § 1203
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 36 - Municipal Administrative Procedure Act|§ 1203. Conflicts of interest

§ 1203. Conflicts of interest|Local boards shall comply with the provisions of 12 V.S.A. § 61(a) when they conduct contested hearings and make findings under this chapter. For purposes of this section, prohibitions referring to those within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity shall refer to the person's spouse, as well as to the person's and the spouse's: parent, child, brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. March 15, 1995.)
24 V.S.A. § 1204
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 36 - Municipal Administrative Procedure Act|§ 1204. Notice

§ 1204. Notice|(a) Initial public notice of any hearing under this chapter shall be provided in accordance with applicable statutes. All parties and interested persons shall be given an opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice.(b) At any hearing held under this chapter, opportunity shall be given to all parties to respond and present evidence and argument on all issues involved.(c) If a hearing is to reconvene at a later date, it shall be deemed sufficient to constitute proper notice of that later session, if an announcement made before adjournment of the previous session of the hearing specifies the time, date, and place of that later session. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. March 15, 1995.)
24 V.S.A. § 1205
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 36 - Municipal Administrative Procedure Act|§ 1205. Procedure at hearing

§ 1205. Procedure at hearing|(a) The chair or vice-chair of the local board shall preside at the hearing. If neither is available, the board shall elect a temporary chair.(b) The presiding officer may conduct all or part of the hearing by telephone, television, or other electronic means, if each participant in the hearing has an opportunity to participate in, hear, and, if technically feasible, to see the entire proceeding as it is taking place.(c) The presiding officer shall cause the proceeding to be recorded. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. March 15, 1995.)
24 V.S.A. § 1206
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 36 - Municipal Administrative Procedure Act|§ 1206. Evidence

§ 1206. Evidence|(a) All testimony of parties and witnesses must be made under oath or affirmation.(b) Irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded. The rules of evidence as applied in civil cases in the Superior Courts of this State shall be followed. When necessary to ascertain facts not reasonably susceptible of proof under those rules, evidence not admissible under those rules may be admitted if it is of a type commonly relied upon by reasonably prudent people in the conduct of their affairs.(c) When a hearing will be expedited and the interests of the parties will not be prejudiced substantially, any part of the evidence may be received in written form, to expedite the presentation of direct testimony of a witness, provided the witness is available for direct testimony and cross-examination at the hearing on this evidence.(d) Documentary evidence may be received in the form of copies or excerpts, if the original is not readily available. Upon request, parties shall be given an opportunity to compare the copy with the original. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. March 15, 1995.)
24 V.S.A. § 1207
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 36 - Municipal Administrative Procedure Act|§ 1207. Ex parte communications

§ 1207. Ex parte communications|(a) A presiding officer shall not communicate, directly or indirectly, with any party, party's representative, party's counsel, or any person interested in the outcome of the proceeding, on any issue in the proceeding, while the proceeding is pending, without notice and opportunity for all parties to participate.(b) No other members of a local board sitting in a contested hearing shall communicate on any issue in the proceeding, directly or indirectly, with any party, party's representative, party's counsel, or any person interested in the outcome of the proceeding, while the proceeding is pending.(c) A presiding officer who receives an ex parte communication on any issue relating to the proceeding and a member who receives any ex parte communication shall place on the record all written communications received, all written responses to those communications, and a memorandum stating the substance of all oral communications received, all responses made, and the identity of each person making the ex parte communication. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. March 15, 1995.)
24 V.S.A. § 1208
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 36 - Municipal Administrative Procedure Act|§ 1208. Qualification of members

§ 1208. Qualification of members|(a) Members of a local board in a contested hearing shall not participate in the decision unless they have heard all testimony and reviewed all other evidence submitted for the board's decision.(b) Members who have not attended every session of the board in a contested hearing may participate in the decision if they have listened to the recording of the testimony they have missed (or read transcripts of this testimony) and reviewed all exhibits and other evidence, prior to deliberation. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. March 15, 1995.)
24 V.S.A. § 1209
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 36 - Municipal Administrative Procedure Act|§ 1209. Decisions

§ 1209. Decisions|(a) A final decision in a contested hearing shall be in writing and shall separately state findings of fact and conclusions of law.(b) Findings of fact shall explicitly and concisely restate the underlying facts that support the decision. They shall be based exclusively on evidence of the record in the contested hearing.(c) Conclusions of law shall be based on the findings of fact.(d) The final decision in any case involving local Act 250 review of municipal impacts shall include notice that it constitutes a rebuttable presumption under the provisions of 10 V.S.A. chapter 151, and notice that presumption may be overcome in proceedings under 10 V.S.A. chapter 151.(e) The presiding officer shall cause copies of the decision to be delivered to each party.(f) Transcriptions of the proceedings of contested hearings shall be made upon the request and upon payment of the reasonable costs of transcription by any party. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. March 15, 1995.)
24 V.S.A. § 1210
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 36 - Municipal Administrative Procedure Act|§ 1210. Appeals

§ 1210. Appeals|Appeals under this chapter shall be taken in the manner established for the underlying proceedings to which this chapter is applied. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. March 15, 1995.)
24 V.S.A. § 1231
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 37 - Town, City, or Village Managers|§ 1231. "Town" construed; officers

§ 1231. "Town" construed; officers|The word "town" as used in this chapter may be construed to include a city or an incorporated village. Where powers are given to or duties imposed upon a selectboard with reference to a town, the trustees of a village and mayor and board of aldermen of a city shall have the same powers and perform like duties in relation to their respective village or city.
24 V.S.A. § 1232
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 37 - Town, City, or Village Managers|§ 1232. Appointment; union of towns

§ 1232. Appointment; union of towns|The selectboard of a town adopting the provisions of this chapter shall forthwith appoint a general town manager, who may or may not be a resident of the town for which he or she is appointed. Two or more towns may vote to form a union to employ the same manager.
24 V.S.A. § 1233
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 37 - Town, City, or Village Managers|§ 1233. Qualifications; authority of selectboard

§ 1233. Qualifications; authority of selectboard|Such a manager shall be selected with special reference to his or her education, training, and experience to perform the duties of such office and without reference to his or her political belief. In all matters he or she shall be subject to the direction and supervision and shall hold office at the will of such selectboard, who, by majority vote, may remove him or her at any time for cause.
24 V.S.A. § 1234
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 37 - Town, City, or Village Managers|§ 1234. Oath; bond

§ 1234. Oath; bond|Before entering upon his or her duties, such manager shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his or her duties and shall give a bond to the town in such amount and with such sureties as the selectboard may require.
24 V.S.A. § 1235
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 37 - Town, City, or Village Managers|§ 1235. General authority

§ 1235. General authority|Subject to the requirements of this chapter, he or she shall have general supervision of the affairs of the town, be the administrative head of all departments of the town government, and shall be responsible for the efficient administration thereof.
24 V.S.A. § 1237
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 37 - Town, City, or Village Managers|§ 1237. Examination of departments

§ 1237. Examination of departments|The selectboard may cause the affairs of any town office or the conduct of any officer or employee thereof to be examined. It may compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and other evidence. The manager shall have access to all town books and papers for information necessary for the proper performance of his or her duties.
24 V.S.A. § 1238
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 37 - Town, City, or Village Managers|§ 1238. Additional duties

§ 1238. Additional duties|The powers, duties, and liabilities imposed upon any other departments of the town inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter shall be suspended and shall be conferred and imposed upon the manager.
24 V.S.A. § 1239
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 37 - Town, City, or Village Managers|§ 1239. Compensation; how fixed

§ 1239. Compensation; how fixed|The manager shall receive such pay as may be fixed by the selectboard, unless otherwise specifically voted by the town.
24 V.S.A. § 1240
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 37 - Town, City, or Village Managers|§ 1240. Operation of chapter

§ 1240. Operation of chapter|The provisions of this chapter shall not become operative in a town unless the same are approved and adopted by a majority of the legal voters of such a town present and voting at an annual or special meeting as hereinafter provided.
24 V.S.A. § 1241
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 37 - Town, City, or Village Managers|§ 1241. Petition; warning

§ 1241. Petition; warning|When voters, in number equal to five percent of the registered voters in town, petition the selectboard in writing to adopt or rescind the town manager form of governance, the warning for the annual or special meeting that shall be called upon such petition shall contain an article in substantially the form set forth in section 1243 of this chapter. (Amended 1985, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2019, No. 67, § 21.)
24 V.S.A. § 1242
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 37 - Town, City, or Village Managers|§ 1242. Revocation

§ 1242. Revocation|A town that has adopted the provisions of this chapter may reject the same by a majority vote of the legal voters present and voting at a special or an annual meeting, provided a proper article therefor is inserted in the warning of such meeting. If approved, such a vote shall become effective 30 days after the date of its adoption. (Amended 1985, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
24 V.S.A. § 1243
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 37 - Town, City, or Village Managers|§ 1243. Method of voting

§ 1243. Method of voting|A town may vote at an annual or special meeting to adopt or rescind the provisions of this chapter A vote on the question shall be in substantially the following form:"Shall the [town name] [adopt/rescind] the town manager form of governance in accordance with the provisions of chapter 37 of Title 24 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated?"  (Amended 2019, No. 67, § 21.)
24 V.S.A. § 1301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 39 - Incorporated Villages|§ 1301. Establishment of villages

§ 1301. Establishment of villages|Upon a petition of a majority of the voters in town meeting residing in a village containing 30 or more houses, the selectboard shall establish the bounds of such village and cause a description thereof, by its name and bounds, to be recorded in the office of the town clerk and posted in two or more public places in such village. The residents in such village shall thereupon become a body politic and corporate with the powers incident to a public corporation, be known by the name given in such description, by that name may sue and be sued, and hold and convey real and personal estate for the use of the corporation.
24 V.S.A. § 1302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 39 - Incorporated Villages|§ 1302. Alteration of boundaries

§ 1302. Alteration of boundaries|Such corporation may alter the boundaries of such village, with the consent of the persons included in or excluded from the same by such alteration, and a record of such alteration shall be made by the town clerk. The inhabitants included within the limits of such village shall remain inhabitants of the town the same as though a corporation had not been formed.
24 V.S.A. § 1303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 39 - Incorporated Villages|§ 1303. Voters

§ 1303. Voters|Persons residing within the limits of an incorporated village who are qualified voters in town meeting shall be voters in village meeting.