2013 Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix Municipal Charters
Chapter 19 CITY OF WINOOSKI
§ 506 City officers, appointment of

19-506. City officers, appointment of

(a) General. The officers of the City of Winooski shall be those provided by law for towns, except as otherwise provided or limited by this charter. Such officers shall have all the powers and duties necessary to carry out the provisions of this charter as well as those provided by law, and, unless otherwise provided by law, shall hold office at the will of the appointing authority.

(b) Appointment. All officers of the City shall be appointed annually by the City Manager, unless otherwise herein provided, on the first Monday following the annual City meeting. The City Manager shall fill any vacancy in such offices.

(c) Officers. In accordance with the provisions of this section, the City Manager shall appoint:

(1) a City Clerk;

(2) a City Grand Juror;

(3) a Constable;

(4) a Collector of Taxes;

(5) a Police Chief;

(6) a Fire Chief;

(7) a Fire Marshal;

(8) a City Assessor;

(9) a Zoning Administrator; and

(10) other officers required by law.

(d) The City Treasurer shall be appointed or reappointed, or both, by the City Council for a term of up to three years. The powers of the Collector of Taxes may be delegated to another appointed officer or department head.

(e) Appointment by City Council. In the event of a vacancy in the Office of City Manager or of the Manager's incapacity to perform any one of his or her appointive duties, the powers of appointment above set forth shall be exercised by the City Council in filling vacant offices.

(f) A nonresident of the City shall be eligible for appointment to any office enumerated in this section. (Added 2013, No. M-9, 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)