App § 17 Determination of conflict by other than the Town officer
§ 17 Determination of conflict by other than the Town officer If a question of a member’s disqualification under this charter is brought to the attention of any board, commission, or committee by any party or person or by another board, commission, or committee member and the member does not disqualify himself or herself, the […]
App § 18 Appointment of alternate officers
§ 18 Appointment of alternate officers The Selectboard may appoint an alternate Town officer to serve in place of a disqualified Town officer during the period of disqualification or unavailability. (Added 2011, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011.)
App § 19 Notice of vacancy during unexpired term
§ 19 Notice of vacancy during unexpired term In order to inform citizens of the Town and to afford them the opportunity to participate or serve in Town government, public notice shall be given of municipal vacancies resulting from resignation, death, disability, or change of residence from the Town of a Town officer on any […]
App § 20 Newspaper publication
§ 20 Newspaper publication The Selectboard may publish notices of vacancies in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town. (Added 2011, No. M-2, § 2, eff. Feb. 16, 2011.)
App § 21 Separability
§ 21 Separability If any provision of this charter is held invalid, the other provisions of the charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application of the charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the application of this charter and its provisions to other persons or circumstances […]
App § 12 Town Clerk; Treasurer; Collector of Delinquent Taxes
§ 12 Town Clerk; Treasurer; Collector of Delinquent Taxes (a) The Selectboard shall appoint a Town Clerk, a Treasurer, and a Delinquent Tax Collector in the manner set forth in subsection (b) of this section. The appointee shall be competent in the keeping of records, investments, and accounting and shall serve at the pleasure of […]
App § 13 General prohibition
§ 13 General prohibition No elected or appointed Town officer or employee of the Town shall be beneficially interested in any matter requiring the discharge of his or her public office. The purpose of this section is to prohibit the use of public office for financial or other advantage, whether direct or indirect, by any […]
App § 14 Specific conflicts
§ 14 Specific conflicts A Town officer shall be disqualified from any proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned, including instances where: (1) the Town officer or a near-relative or business associate has a property or financial interest that might be substantially affected, favorably or adversely, by the decision of the […]
App § 15 Specific prohibition
§ 15 Specific prohibition A Town officer who is disqualified by virtue of a conflict of interest shall not vote upon, participate in the discussion of, or otherwise sit as a member of any board, commission, or committee upon the matter from which he or she is disqualified. He or she may, however, enter an […]
App § 16 Announcing a conflict
§ 16 Announcing a conflict If a Town officer recognizes that he or she might have a conflict of interest or if another person raises an objection to the participation of any Town officer, the Town officer or the other person shall state the nature of the conflict as soon as may be possible and […]