§ 2423. Deputy Secretary
(a) The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may appoint a Deputy Secretary to serve at his or her pleasure and to perform such duties as the Secretary prescribes. The Deputy Secretary shall be exempt from the classified service. The appointment shall be in writing and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State.
(b) The Deputy Secretary shall discharge the duties and responsibilities of the Secretary in the Secretary’s absence. In case a vacancy occurs in the Office of the Secretary the Deputy shall assume and discharge the duties of the office until the vacancy is filled. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(d), eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1989, No. 67, § 20.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development
§ 2402. Commerce and Community Development
§ 2421. Appointment and salary
§ 2424. Advisory councils or committees
§ 2425. Transfer of personnel and appropriations
§ 2451. Commissioners—Appointment; term
§ 2453. Permissive duties; approval of Secretary
§ 2471. Department of Economic Development
§ 2471a. The Vermont Business Registry
§ 2471b. Government Marketing Assistance Center
§ 2472. Department of Housing and Community Development
§ 2472a. Historic site markers program
§ 2473. Division for Historic Preservation
§ 2473a. Vermont Life magazine
§ 2474. Administrative Services Division
§ 2475. Vermont Center for Geographic Information
§ 2476. Department of Tourism and Marketing
§ 2477. Rental Housing Advisory Board
§ 2502. Market Vermont Program