§ 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 […]
§ 2648. Exceptions
§ 2648. Exceptions Section 2647 of this title shall not apply to towns having not more than 25 legal voters, but in these towns an auditor shall not audit his or her own accounts kept and rendered in some other official capacity, nor shall the husband or wife of any town official audit his or […]
§ 2649. Number of officers
§ 2649. Number of officers (a)(1) Each town shall have: (A) three selectboard members, unless additional selectboard members are elected under the provisions of section 2650 of this chapter; (B) three listers, unless additional listers are elected under the provisions of section 2650 of this chapter or the town has voted to eliminate the office […]
§ 2650. Additional listers and selectboard members
§ 2650. Additional listers and selectboard members (a) Additional listers. A town may vote at a special or annual town meeting to elect two additional listers for terms of one year each. (b) Additional selectboard members. (1)(A) A town may vote at a special or annual town meeting to elect two additional selectboard members for […]
§ 2651. Road and water commissioners; appointment, removal
§ 2651. Road and water commissioners; appointment, removal (a) Unless the town votes to elect road commissioners, the selectboard shall appoint forthwith one or two road commissioners and may remove from office a road commissioner appointed by them, for just cause after due notice and hearing. The selectboard may appoint one or two members of […]
§ 2651a. Constables; appointment; removal; elimination of office
§ 2651a. Constables; appointment; removal; elimination of office (a)(1) A town may vote by Australian ballot at an annual meeting to authorize the selectboard to appoint a first constable, and if needed a second constable, in which case at least a first constable shall be appointed. (2) A constable so appointed may be removed by […]
§ 2651b. Elimination of office of auditor; appointment of public accountant
§ 2651b. Elimination of office of auditor; appointment of public accountant (a)(1) A town may vote by ballot at an annual meeting to eliminate the office of town auditor. (2)(A) If a town votes to eliminate the office of town auditor, the selectboard shall contract with a public accountant licensed in this State to perform […]
§ 2651c. Lack of elected lister; appointment of lister; elimination of office
§ 2651c. Lack of elected lister; appointment of lister; elimination of office (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in the event the board of listers of a town falls below a majority and the selectboard is unable to find a person […]