Vermont Statutes
Chapter 11 - Union School Districts
§ 754. Officers; powers, duties, and liabilities

§ 754. Officers; powers, duties, and liabilities
(a) Moderator. The powers, duties, and liabilities of the moderator of a union elementary or union high school district shall be the same as those of a moderator of a town school district. The moderator shall preside at each annual and special meeting of the union elementary or union high school district. In the moderator’s absence, the voters shall elect a moderator pro tempore to preside.
(b) Clerk. The powers, duties, and liabilities of the clerk of a union elementary or union high school district shall be the same as those of a clerk of a town school district. The district clerk shall keep a record of the votes and the proceedings of the union school district meetings and shall provide certified copies of them when requested.
(c) Treasurer. The powers, duties, and liabilities of the treasurer of a union elementary or union high school district shall be the same as those of a treasurer of a town school district.
(d) Documents. The person having custody shall provide to each elected or appointed officer of a union district all books, papers, and electronic documents of the office. (Added 2021, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 7, 2022.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 16 - Education

Chapter 11 - Union School Districts

§ 701. Policy

§ 702. Definitions

§ 703. Application of other laws and articles of agreement

§ 706. Proposal to form study committee; budget and membership

§ 707. Approval of study budget; appointment of study committee; participation

§ 708. Study committee; necessary and advisable districts; contents of study committee report and proposed articles; dissolution of committee

§ 709. Review by local school district boards; consideration and approval by State Board of Education

§ 710. Vote to form union school district

§ 711. Vote to elect initial members of the union school district board

§ 712. Contents of warning on votes to establish the union school district and elect the initial members of the union school district board

§ 713. Certification of votes; designation of district as union school district; recording by Secretary of State

§ 714. Initial members of union school district board; tallying of at-large votes; oath of office and assumption of duties

§ 715. Organizational meeting; notice; business to be transacted

§ 716. Transition to full operations

§ 717. Dissolution, reorganization, and discontinuation of forming districts

§ 718. Transfer of real property to town in which it is located

§ 719. Supervisory union; supervisory district

§ 721. Joining an existing union school district

§ 722. Amendments to articles of agreement

§ 723. Decision to vote by Australian ballot

§ 724. Withdrawal from or dissolution of a unified union school district

§ 725. Withdrawal from or dissolution of a union elementary or union high school district

§ 729. Board members; term; conduct of meetings; quorum and voting; powers and duties

§ 730. Unified union school district board members; nomination and election; bond

§ 731. Vacancy on unified union school district board

§ 732. Unified union school district budget; preparation and authorization

§ 733. Annual report; data

§ 735. Officers; election; term; vacancy; bond

§ 736. Officers; powers, duties, and liabilities

§ 737. Warnings of unified union school district meetings

§ 738. Checklist for union district meetings where voting is conducted from the floor

§ 739. Conduct of vote if by Australian ballot

§ 740. Preparation and form of Australian ballot

§ 741. Counting of Australian ballots

§ 742. Commingling and reporting of all votes cast by Australian Ballot and from the floor

§ 743. Bond issues; debt limit

§ 745. Definitions

§ 747. Board members; term; conduct of meetings; quorum and voting; powers and duties

§ 748. Union elementary and union high school district board members; nomination and election; bond

§ 749. Vacancy on union elementary or union high school district board

§ 750. Union elementary or union high school district budget; preparation and authorization

§ 751. Annual report; data

§ 753. Officers; election; term; vacancy; bond

§ 754. Officers; powers, duties, and liabilities

§ 755. Warnings of union elementary and union high school district meetings

§ 756. Union district meetings conducted from the floor

§ 757. Conduct of vote if by Australian ballot

§ 758. Preparation and form of Australian ballot

§ 759. Counting and reporting results of vote by Australian ballot

§ 760. Bond issues; debt limit

§ 763. Ratification; articles of agreement; application of chapter

§ 764. Secretary of State; recording certificates