§ 2659. Preservation of order
§ 2659. Preservation of order The moderator shall preserve order in the conduct of business and in debate. If a person, after notice, is persistently disorderly and refuses to withdraw from the meeting, the moderator may cause him or her to be removed, calling upon the constable or other person for that purpose. A person […]
§ 2660. Conduct of election
§ 2660. Conduct of election (a) When voting is at a floor meeting by paper ballot, the polls shall be kept open a reasonable time and reasonable notice shall be given before they close. (b) When election is by ballot, a majority of all votes cast for any office shall be required for an election, […]
§ 2651f. Municipal treasurer; appointment; removal
§ 2651f. Municipal treasurer; appointment; removal (a)(1) A municipality may vote at an annual meeting to authorize the legislative body to appoint the municipal treasurer. (2) A treasurer so appointed may be removed by the legislative body for just cause after notice and hearing. (b) A vote to authorize the legislative body to appoint the […]
§ 2652. Road and water commissioners
§ 2652. Road and water commissioners The selectboard may and, when requested by at least five percent of the legal voters of a town at least 47 days prior to the annual town meeting, it shall insert in the warning for the annual town meeting an article on the question of whether the town shall […]
§ 2653. Acceptance of office
§ 2653. Acceptance of office A person present at the meeting electing him or her to municipal office shall be treated as accepting, unless he or she declines before the meeting is adjourned. When not present, he or she shall be served as soon as possible with a written notice, signed by the clerk and […]
§ 2654. Refusal to serve
§ 2654. Refusal to serve A person may refuse to accept election or appointment to any municipal office. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 2655. Time of meeting
§ 2655. Time of meeting Annual municipal business meetings shall begin at the time set by the legislative body, unless the municipality has voted otherwise at a preceding meeting. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 101.)
§ 2651d. Collector of delinquent taxes; appointment; removal
§ 2651d. Collector of delinquent taxes; appointment; removal (a)(1) A municipality may vote at an annual or special municipal meeting to authorize the legislative body to appoint a collector of delinquent taxes, who may be the municipal treasurer. (2) A collector of delinquent taxes so appointed may be removed by the legislative body for just […]
§ 2651e. Municipal clerk; appointment; removal
§ 2651e. Municipal clerk; appointment; removal (a)(1) A municipality may vote at an annual meeting to authorize the legislative body to appoint the municipal clerk. (2) A municipal clerk so appointed may be removed by the legislative body for just cause after notice and hearing. (b) A vote to authorize the legislative body to appoint […]
§ 2647. Incompatible offices
§ 2647. Incompatible offices (a)(1) An auditor shall not be town clerk, town treasurer, selectboard member, first constable, collector of current or delinquent taxes, trustee of public funds, town manager, road commissioner, water commissioner, sewage system commissioner, sewage disposal commissioner, cemetery commissioner, or town school district director; nor shall a spouse of or any person […]