Vermont § 795 - Officers—Article V A

§ 795. Officers—Article V A

• . Officers: general. The officers of an interstate school district shall be a board of school directors,
  a chairman of the board, a vice-chairman of the board, a secretary of the board, a
  moderator, a clerk, a treasurer and three auditors. Except as otherwise specifically
  provided, they shall be eligible to take office immediately following their election;
  they shall serve until the next annual meeting of the interstate district and until
  their successors are elected and qualified. Each shall take oath for the faithful
  performance of his duties before the moderator, or a notary public or a justice of
  the peace of the state in which the oath is administered. Their compensation shall
  be fixed by vote of the district. No person shall be eligible to any district office
  unless he is a voter in the district. A custodian, school teacher, principal, superintendent
  or other employee of an interstate district acting as such shall not be eligible to
  hold office as a school director. B. Board of directors. a. How chosen. Each member district shall be represented by at least one resident on the board of
  school directors of an interstate school district. A member district shall be entitled
  to such further representation on the interstate board of school directors as provided
  in the articles of agreement as amended from time to time. The articles of agreement
  as amended from time to time may provide for school directors at large, as above set
  forth. No person shall be disqualified to serve as a member of an interstate board
  because he is at the same time a member of the school board of a member district. b. Term. Interstate school directors shall be elected for terms in accordance with the articles
  of agreement. c. Duties of board of directors. The board of school directors of an interstate school district shall have and exercise
  all of the powers of the district not reserved herein to the voters of the district. d. Organization. The clerk of the district shall warn a meeting of the board of school directors to
  be held within ten days following the date of the annual meeting, for the purpose
  of organizing the board, including the election of its officers. C. Chairman of the board. The chairman of the board of interstate school directors shall be elected by the interstate
  board from among its members at its first meeting following the annual meeting. The
  chairman shall preside at the meetings of the board and shall perform such other duties
  as the board may assign to him. D. Vice-Chair of the board of directors. The vice-chairman of the interstate board shall be elected in the same manner as the
  chairman. He shall represent a member district in a state other than that represented
  by the chairman. He shall preside in the absence of the chairman and shall perform
  such other duties as may be assigned to him by the interstate board. E. Secretary of the board. The secretary of the interstate board shall be elected in the same manner as the chairman.
  Instead of electing one of its members, the interstate board may appoint the interstate
  district clerk to serve as secretary of the board in addition to his other duties.
  The secretary of the interstate board (or the interstate district clerk, if so appointed)
  shall keep the minutes of its meetings, shall certify its records, and perform such
  other duties as may be assigned to him by the board. F. Moderator. The moderator shall preside at the district meetings, regulate the business thereof,
  decide questions of order, and make a public declaration of every vote passed. He
  may prescribe rules of procedure; but such rules may be altered by the district.
  He may administer oaths to district officers in either state. G. Clerk. The clerk shall keep a true record of all proceedings at each district meeting, shall
  certify its records, shall make an attested copy of any records of the district for
  any person upon request and tender of reasonable fees therefor, if so appointed, shall
  serve as secretary of the board of school directors, and shall perform such other
  duties as may be required by custom or law. H. Treasurer. The treasurer shall have custody of all of the monies belonging to the district and
  shall pay out the same only upon the order of the interstate board. He shall keep
  a fair and accurate account of all sums received into and paid from the interstate
  district treasury, and at the close of each fiscal year he shall make a report to
  the interstate district, giving a particular account of all receipts and payments
  during the year. He shall furnish to the interstate directors, statements from his
  books and submit his books and vouchers to them and to the district auditors for examination
  whenever so requested. He shall make all returns called for by laws relating to school
  districts. Before entering on his duties, the treasurer shall give a bond with sufficient
  sureties and in such sum as the directors may require. The treasurer’s term of office
  is from July 1 to the following June 30. I. Auditors. At the organization meeting of the district, three auditors shall be chosen, one to
  serve for a term of one year, one to serve for a term of two years, and one to serve
  for a term of three years. After the expiration of each original term, the successor
  shall be chosen for a three year term. At least one auditor shall be a resident of
  New York, and one auditor shall be a resident of Vermont. An interstate district
  may vote to employ a certified public accountant to assist the auditors in the performance
  of their duties. The auditors shall carefully examine the accounts of the treasurer
  and the directors at the close of each fiscal year, and at such other times whenever
  necessary, and report to the district whether the same are correctly cast and properly
  vouched. J. Superintendent. The superintendent of schools shall be selected by a majority vote of the board of
  school directors of the interstate district with the approval of both commissioners. K. Vacancies. Any vacancy among the elected officers of the district shall be filled by the interstate
  board until the next annual meeting of the district or other election, when a successor
  shall be elected to serve out the remainder of the unexpired term, if any. Until
  all vacancies on the interstate board are filled, the remaining members shall have
  full power to act. (Added 1975, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)