§ 931. Claims for personal services
§ 931. Claims for personal services Claims for personal services, except where compensation is fixed by law or by vote of the town or town school district, shall not be allowed to a town or town school district officer, but the auditors shall report claims and the nature and extent of the services at such […]
§ 932. Town may vote compensation
§ 932. Town may vote compensation A town may vote to compensate any or all town officers for their official services. Such town in annual meeting may fix the compensation of such officers and of town employees.
§ 933. Selectboard may fix; when
§ 933. Selectboard may fix; when When a town does not fix the amount of the compensation to be paid such officers and town employees, the selectboard shall fix and determine the same except as to their own pay which shall be fixed by the auditors at the time of the annual town audit. If […]
§ 835. Payment of premiums
§ 835. Payment of premiums Bonds or crime insurance coverage required of officers of a municipality shall be paid for by the municipality requiring the same. (Amended 2021, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. July 1, 2022.)
§ 871. Organization of selectboard; appointments
§ 871. Organization of selectboard; appointments (a) Forthwith after its election and qualification, the selectboard shall organize and elect a chair and, if so voted, a clerk from among its number, and file a certificate of such election for record in the office of the town clerk. (b) The selectboard shall appoint a tree warden, […]
§ 872. Selectboard; general powers and duties
§ 872. Selectboard; general powers and duties (a) The selectboard shall have the general supervision of the affairs of the town and shall cause to be performed all duties required of towns and town school districts not committed by law to the care of any particular officer. (b) The selectboard shall annually, on or before […]
§ 901. Actions by or against town officers
§ 901. Actions by or against town officers (a) Where an action is given to any appointed or elected municipal officer or town school district officer, the action shall be brought in the name of the town in which the officer serves and in the case of a town school district officer in the name […]
§ 901a. Tort claims against municipal employees
§ 901a. Tort claims against municipal employees (a) As used in this section, “municipal employee” means any person employed for a wage or salary by a municipality; a volunteer whose services have been requested by the legislative body of a municipality; a volunteer whose services have been requested by a municipal officer; or a volunteer […]
§ 834. Neglect of clerk or constable; indemnity
§ 834. Neglect of clerk or constable; indemnity A town shall make good the pecuniary damages which may accrue to a person by the neglect or default of the town clerk or constable of such town, to be recovered in a civil action on this statute.
§ 801. Composition; meetings
§ 801. Composition; meetings The town clerk, selectboard members and justices residing in a town shall constitute the board of civil authority of such town. Meetings of the board shall be called by the town clerk, or by one of the selectboard members, on application, by giving written notice to each member, and by posting […]