Vermont § 407 - Appointments

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 407 — Appointments, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 407. Appointments

  • (a) Any provision of general law conferring the appointing power or other power upon the
    Mayor, the Mayor and City Council, the City Council, or other executive heads of a
    municipality shall be construed as meaning the City Manager and the appointments or
    power exercised by the City Manager, in accordance with such provision, shall be given
    the same force and effect as if executed by the official named therein, except as
    herein otherwise provided. (b) There shall be appointed by the City Manager after the annual City election in the
    manner as hereinafter provided a Superintendent of Streets, a Superintendent of Waterworks,
    a Recreation Director, a City Engineer, a Building Inspector, an Inspector of Electric
    Wiring, a Tree Warden, and three members of the Board of Health (see section 512 of
    this charter, Board of Health). All officers shall hold their offices respectively
    for one year or until their successors shall be appointed and qualified. The City
    Manager may also appoint such other subordinate officers as may be elected or appointed
    in towns. Members of the various boards shall be appointed in the same manner, who
    shall hold office as otherwise herein provided or until their successor shall be appointed
    and qualified. (Amended 1999, No. M-5, § 5, eff. May 5, 1999; 2013, No. M-5, § 2, eff. May 13, 2013; 2021, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 24, 2022.)

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Section 407 ("Appointments") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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