App § 1003. Continuation of existing officers’ terms
§ 1003. Continuation of existing officers’ terms Officers and members of the board and commissions of the Town in office at the time of the taking effect of this charter shall continue in office until expiration of their term of office or until a vacancy occurs.
App § 1001. Amendment of charter
§ 1001. Amendment of charter This charter shall be reviewed at a maximum five-year interval by a committee appointed by the Selectboard and may be amended in accordance with State law. (Amended 2017, No. M-5, § 2, eff. May 17, 2017.)
App § 1002. Existing ordinances and contracts
§ 1002. Existing ordinances and contracts The passage of the charter herein enacted shall not affect any act or contract executed or liability incurred prior to its effective date or affect any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted, to enforce any right, rule, regulation, or ordinance, or to punish any offense against any […]
App § 801. Appointment and removal
§ 801. Appointment and removal (a) All Town employees, including the Zoning Administrator, not elected by the voters shall be appointed, supervised, and removed by the Town Manager unless otherwise specified in this charter. There shall be no discrimination in employment on account of race, religion, or political opinions. Appointments, layoffs, suspensions, promotions, demotions, and […]
App § 802. Personnel rules and regulations
§ 802. Personnel rules and regulations (a) The Town Manager or the Town Manager’s appointee shall be the Personnel Director. The Town Manager shall prepare personnel rules and regulations protecting the interest of the Town and of the employees. These rules and regulations must be approved by the Selectboard and shall include the procedure for […]
App § 803. Prohibitions
§ 803. Prohibitions No person in the service of the Town may either directly or indirectly give, render, pay, or receive any service or other valuable thing for or on account of or in connection with any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion, or proposed promotion.
App § 901. Ethical conduct
§ 901. Ethical conduct Every officer, elected official, employee, or appointee in the service of the Town shall abide by standards of ethical conduct established by the Town and shall not hold investments or render services that conflict with or impair the proper discharge of that person’s duties or voting authority that cannot be remedied […]
App § 902. Conflict of interest policy
§ 902. Conflict of interest policy The Selectboard shall adopt a policy regarding ethics and conflict of interest and the means to adjudicate any potential or reported conflicts. This policy shall be published on the Town’s website and provided to and signed by every officer, elected official, employee, and appointee to boards or commissions. This […]
App § 603. Town meeting and budget
§ 603. Town meeting and budget The budget shall be approved or rejected by the legal voters by Australian ballot at the annual Town meeting or a special Town meeting. In the event of rejection of the budget by the legal voters, within 30 days of a vote rejecting the budget, the Selectboard shall set […]
App § 604. Appropriation
§ 604. Appropriation The effective date of the budget shall be July 1 of each year. The budgeted accounts and their corresponding dollar amounts shall be those approved by the legal voters under section 603 of this charter.