(a) When a vacancy occurs in any town office, the selectboard forthwith by appointment
in writing shall fill such vacancy until an election is had; except that in the event
of vacancies in a majority of the selectboard at the same time, such vacancies shall
be filled by a special town meeting called for that purpose.
(b) The selectboard shall file an appointment made under this section in the office of
the town clerk and the town clerk shall duly record it in the book of town records.
(c) If there are no selectboard members in office, the Secretary of State shall call a
special election to fill any vacancies and for that interim shall appoint and authorize
the town clerk or another qualified person to draw orders for payment of continuing
obligations and necessary expenses until the vacancies are filled. (Amended 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 28; 1993, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 30, 1994; 2017, No. 50, § 60.)
Town of Brattleboro v. Garfield, 2006 VT 56 (Vt. 2006). · cites it 3דThe subject of how to fill a single vacancy on the Brattleboro selectboard is covered in both the Brattleboro Town Charter and 24 V.S.A § 963 (regarding municipal officers generally).”
Town of Brattleboro v. Deangelo (Vt. Super. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2דBy comparison, the applicable Vermont statute, at 24 V.S.A. §963, states: When a vacancy occurs in any town office, the selectpersons forthwith by appointment in writing shall fill such vacancy until an election is had; except that in the event of vacancies in a majority of the…”
Oetjen v. Burlington (Vt. Super. Ct. 2026). “90 (resolving conflict between city charter and general statute concerning filling municipal vacancies, and concluding “that the charter prevails because it is more specific to the Town of Brattleboro than 24 V.S.A. § 963”). 5 In sum, the Court concludes that 17 V.”
Welton v. Town of Brandon, 313 A.2d 676 (Vt. 1973). · cites it 2ד24 V.S.A. § 963 requires “that in the event of more than one vacancy on the Board of Selectmen at the same time, such vacancies shall be filled by a special town meeting called for that purpose.”
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