2012 Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Municipal and County Government
Chapter 33 MUNICIPAL OFFICERS GENERALLY
§ 963 Duties of selectpersons; special meeting
§ 963. Duties of selectpersons; special meeting
When a vacancy occurs in any town office, the selectpersons forthwith by appointment in writing shall fill such vacancy until an election is had; except that in the event of vacancies in a majority of the board of selectpersons at the same time, such vacancies shall be filled by a special town meeting called for that purpose. Such appointment shall be filed by them in the office of the town clerk and duly recorded by the town clerk in the book of town records. If there are no selectpersons in office, the secretary of state shall call a special election to fill any vacancies and for that interim shall appoint and authorize the town clerk or another qualified person to draw orders for payment of continuing obligations and necessary expenses until the vacancies are filled. (Amended 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 28; 1993, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 30, 1994.)
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