2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters › Chapter 126 - Town of Lyndon › App § 27. Other elected Town officers; terms of office

§ 27. Other elected Town officers; terms of office
(a) Moderator. The Moderator shall be elected annually and shall perform those duties prescribed by State law.
(b) Cobleigh Library Trustees. The Trustees of the Cobleigh Library shall be elected and shall have the powers identified in 22 V.S.A. § 143. The Cobleigh Library shall be operated by its Trustees in accordance with 22 V.S.A. chapter 3, subchapter 3. The term of office of a Trustee of the Cobleigh Library shall be five years. The Trustees of the Cobleigh Library in office on July 1, 2023 shall continue in office until their respective terms expire. The Cobleigh Library building, the parcel of land on which it is situated, and all of the contents thereof are hereby acknowledged, declared, and confirmed to be the property of the Town.
(c) Board of Listers. The Board of Listers shall consist of three, four, or five members, as determined by the Selectboard.
(1) Terms. The term of office of a lister shall be three years. The listers in office on July 1, 2023 shall continue in office until their respective terms expire. If the Selectboard increases the number of listers to four or five, it shall determine the term of office of such additional listers, not to exceed three years.
(2) Listers. The listers shall perform all of the duties imposed on them by State law.
(3) Appraiser. The Selectboard may appoint an appraiser to assist the Board. An appraiser so appointed shall have substantial experience appraising the value of real property and shall be an employee of the Town under the supervision of the listers, at a salary and with benefits established by the Selectboard.
(d) Town Agent. The Town Agent shall be elected for a term of one year.
(e) Town Clerk. The Town Clerk shall be elected for a three-year term and shall carry out the duties of town clerks specified by State law and this charter.
(f) Sanborn School Fund Trustees. The Trustees of the Sanborn School Fund shall be elected for terms of three years. Each of the Trustees of the Sanborn School Fund in office on July 1, 2023 shall continue in office until their respective terms expire.
(g) Justices of the peace. The justices of the peace shall be elected for two-year terms. They shall have the powers and perform the duties of justices of the peace as prescribed by the Vermont Constitution and State law.
(h) Town Treasurer. The Town Treasurer shall be elected for a three-year term and shall carry out the duties of town treasurers specified by State law and this charter. The Treasurer shall:
(1) promptly deposit funds belonging to the Town in such depositories designated by the Selectboard;
(2) invest Town funds as directed by the Selectboard;
(3) keep books and accounts as required by State law and the Selectboard;
(4) make reports to the Selectboard showing the state of the Town’s finances at such times as the Selectboard may require; and
(5) perform such other duties with respect to the Town’s finances as the Selectboard may lawfully require. (Added 2023, No. M-14, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)