§ 16. Village trustees; power to appoint
The trustees shall have authority to appoint annually and to prescribe the duties of a Chief of Police and police officers; the superintendents of the Village departments; a Building Inspector; and such other Village officials as they may judge necessary for the welfare of the Village; and the number of police officers and Village departments shall be within the discretion of the trustees. These officers shall be qualified by taking appropriate oaths of office, and their appointments and certificates of their oaths, written thereon, shall be recorded by the Village Clerk. These appointments may be revoked at the pleasure of the trustees, and the trustees shall make rules and regulations governing the activities of these officers. The Chief of Police, before entering upon the duties of the office, shall give a bond to the Treasurer of the County, and the bond and a certificate showing the Chief’s appointment shall be filed with and recorded by the County Clerk as in the bylaws provided. (Added 1937, No. 301, § 16.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
Chapter 285 - Village of Wells River
App § 1. Incorporation of Village and boundaries
App § 2. Alteration of boundaries
App § 3. General powers conferred
App § 4. Specific powers conferred
App § 5. Annual and special Village meetings
App § 8. Village Clerk; recording of rules and ordinances
App § 10. Collector of Village Taxes
App § 11. Bonds for Village Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
App § 14. Village trustees; fiscal oversight
App § 15. Chief Engineer and Fire Department
App § 16. Village trustees; power to appoint
App § 18. Superintendents of Village departments
App § 19. Village Building Inspector
App § 20. Village trustee meetings
App § 21. Village ordinances taking effect
App § 22. Ordinances and bylaws; inconsistencies
App § 23. Village and Town residents; public office
App § 25. Roads, walkways, and sewers
App § 27. Village water supply
App § 30. Village bylaw and ordinance fines, penalties, and forfeitures