Vermont Statutes
Chapter 55 - Local Elections
§ 2651. Road and water commissioners; appointment, removal

§ 2651. Road and water commissioners; appointment, removal
(a) Unless the town votes to elect road commissioners, the selectboard shall appoint forthwith one or two road commissioners and may remove from office a road commissioner appointed by them, for just cause after due notice and hearing. The selectboard may appoint one or two members of their own board to serve as road commissioners.
(b) Unless the town votes to elect water commissioners, the selectboard shall appoint forthwith no less than three nor more than five water commissioners, unless there is no existing, or prospective, municipal water system for such commissioners to supervise. The selectboard may remove an appointed water commissioner from office for just cause after due notice and hearing. The selectboard may appoint members of their own board to serve as water commissioners. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1999, No. 22, § 2.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 17 - Elections

Chapter 55 - Local Elections

§ 2630. Applicability

§ 2631. Municipal charters

§ 2640. Annual meetings

§ 2640a. Representative annual meetings

§ 2641. Warning and notice required; publication of warnings

§ 2642. Warning and notice contents

§ 2643. Special meetings

§ 2644. Warnings

§ 2645. Charters; adoption, repeal, or amendment; procedure

§ 2645a. Chartered municipalities; vote to suspend charter authority and rely on general municipal law

§ 2646. Town officers; qualification; election

§ 2646a. Town officers; town vote to allow election of nonresidents

§ 2647. Incompatible offices

§ 2648. Exceptions

§ 2649. Number of officers

§ 2650. Additional listers and selectboard members

§ 2651. Road and water commissioners; appointment, removal

§ 2651a. Constables; appointment; removal; elimination of office

§ 2651b. Elimination of office of auditor; appointment of public accountant

§ 2651c. Lack of elected lister; appointment of lister; elimination of office

§ 2651d. Collector of delinquent taxes; appointment; removal

§ 2651e. Municipal clerk; appointment; removal

§ 2651f. Municipal treasurer; appointment; removal

§ 2652. Road and water commissioners

§ 2653. Acceptance of office

§ 2654. Refusal to serve

§ 2655. Time of meeting

§ 2656. Qualification and registration of voters

§ 2657. Moderator

§ 2658. Duties

§ 2659. Preservation of order

§ 2660. Conduct of election

§ 2661. Reconsideration or rescission of vote

§ 2662. Validation of municipal meetings

§ 2663. Certificate of vote

§ 2664. Budget

§ 2665. Notification to Secretary of State

§ 2666. Improper influence

§ 2667. Access to annual meeting

§ 2680. Australian ballot system; general

§ 2681. Nominations; petitions; consents

§ 2681a. Local election ballots

§ 2682. Process of voting; appointments

§ 2682a. Write-in candidates

§ 2682b. Tie votes for local office

§ 2683. Request for a recount; candidates

§ 2684. Time and place of recount; notice

§ 2685. Conduct of recount

§ 2685a. Procedure for recount

§ 2686. Declaration of result

§ 2687. Appeal to Superior Court

§ 2688. Recount on question submitted

§ 2689. Preservation of ballots