Vermont § 122 - Enumerated

§ 122. Enumerated

• (a) On the first Monday in June 1998, the Mayor shall appoint a City Assessor and a Director
  of the Human Resources Department for a one-year term commencing July 1, 1998. Commencing
  on the first Monday in June 1999, and biannually thereafter, the Mayor shall appoint
  such City Assessor and Human Resources Director for a term of two years commencing
  on the first day of July following the appointment, and until their successors have
  been appointed and qualified. The Mayor shall appoint on the first Monday of June,
  1998 and annually thereafter, and whenever a vacancy occurs, a Chief Administrative
  Officer, a City Attorney and one or more assistant City attorneys, a City Constable
  and a Second, Third, and Fourth Constable, a City Engineer and Surveyor, a City Grand
  Juror and Assistant City Grand Juror, a Harbor Master, a Poundkeeper or a firm or
  corporation to provide the services of such, a Director of the Community and Economic
  Development Office, a Director of Burlington City Arts, and a Civil Defense Director.
  All of the above-referenced appointments shall require the approval of a majority
  of the City Council. Additionally, commencing on the first Monday in June 2002, and
  whenever a vacancy occurs, the Mayor shall appoint a Director of Aviation, a Cemetery
  Superintendent, an Executive Director of the Church Street Marketplace District, a
  General Manager/Superintendent of the Electric Department, a Chief Engineer of the
  Fire Department, a librarian(s) of the Fletcher Free Library, a Superintendent of
  the Parks and Recreation Department, a Police Chief, and a Superintendent/Director
  of the Public Works Department. The Mayor shall also appoint a Director of Permitting
  and Inspections, a Zoning Administrative Officer, and a Director of Planning. The
  first two appointments of an individual to serve in any such position shall be for
  one-year terms. After an individual has served in a position for two successive years,
  the Mayor may thereafter appoint such person to serve terms of not more than three
  years, except that in no case shall an appointment be valid for more than 15 months
  following the election of a new Mayor. In all cases, such appointments shall continue
  until their successors have been appointed and qualified. The Mayor shall also have
  the authority to appoint the superintendent/director of any City department that may
  hereafter be created by the City Council. (b) The appointments described in subsection (a) of this section shall require the approval
  of a majority of the whole number of the City Council. In cases where the Mayor appoints
  an individual for a term longer than one year, the City Council must also approve
  the duration of such term. (Amended 2019, No. M-6, § 2, eff. May 23, 2019.)