§ 202. Elective officers; generally
(a) At the annual meeting, the Town shall elect by Australian ballot from among the legally qualified voters thereof the following Town officers, who shall serve until the next annual meeting or until others are chosen.
(1) Selectboard, number, terms of office, election:
(A) There shall be a Selectboard consisting of five members, and all Selectboard members shall be elected at large.
(B) Three members of the Selectboard shall have terms of office of three years; two members shall have terms of office of two years. At each election, one Selectboard member shall be elected for a three-year term and one for a two-year term.
(2) A Moderator.
(3) One Lister for a term of three years.
(4) A Library Trustee for a term of five years.
(b) In such case as three or more candidates run for the same office and no candidate receives at least 40 percent of the votes cast for said office, no one shall be declared elected and a run-off election shall be held. The only candidates in the run-off election shall be the two persons receiving the greatest number of votes for that office. The Town Clerk shall within 7 days warn a run-off election to be held not less than 15 nor more than 30 days after the date of the warning. The person receiving a plurality of all votes cast in a run-off election shall be declared elected. (Amended 2015, No. M-1, § 2, eff. Jan. 27, 2015; 2017, No. M-5, § 2, eff. May 17, 2017; 2017, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 21, 2018.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
Chapter 113 - Town of Colchester
App § 101. Corporate existence retained
App § 102. General law; application
App § 105. Ordinances; enforcement; adoption
App § 106. Introduction; first and second readings; public hearing
App § 107. Further consideration; final passage
App § 111. Reservation of powers to the Town
App § 202. Elective officers; generally
App § 205. Selectboard; organization
App § 206. Meetings of the Selectboard
App § 207. Record of proceedings
App § 209. Jurisdiction over other officers or employees
App § 210. Compensation of Selectboard; appointees
App § 301. Application of general laws
App § 305. Overrule of ordinances
App § 306. Petition for enactment of ordinance; special meeting
App § 501. Department of Assessment
App § 502. Appraisal of property
App § 602. Preparation and submission
App § 603. Town meeting and budget
App § 605. Amount to be raised by taxation
App § 606. Departmental budget
App § 607. Transfers of appropriation
App § 608. Capital budgeting for voter approved funding
App § 701. Taxes on real and personal property
App § 702. Penalty; interest; Treasurer’s powers
App § 703. Local sales, rooms, and meals and alcohol beverages tax
App § 801. Appointment and removal
App § 802. Personnel rules and regulations
App § 902. Conflict of interest policy
App § 1001. Amendment of charter