Vermont § 1335 - General powers of Commission—Article IV The Commission shall annually elect from its members a chair and vice chair and shall appoint and at its pleasure remove or discharge such officers

§ 1335. General powers of Commission—Article IV The Commission shall annually elect from its members a chair and vice chair and shall appoint and at its pleasure remove or discharge such officers

• . It may appoint and
  employ a secretary who shall be a professional engineer versed in water pollution
  and may employ such stenographic or clerical employees as shall be necessary, and
  at its pleasure remove or discharge such employees. It shall adopt a seal and suitable
  bylaws and shall promulgate rules and regulations for its management and control.
  It may maintain an office for the transaction of its business and may meet at any
  time or place within the signatory states. Meetings shall be held at least twice
  each year. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
  of business, but no action of the Commission imposing any obligation on any signatory
  state or on any municipal agency or subdivision thereof or on any person, firm or
  corporation therein shall be binding unless a majority of the members from such signatory
  state shall have voted in favor thereof. Where meetings are planned to discuss matters
  relevant to problems of water pollution control affecting only certain of the signatory
  states, the Commission may vote to authorize special meetings of the commissioners
  of the states especially concerned. The Commission shall keep accurate accounts of
  all receipts and disbursements and shall make an annual report to the governor and
  the legislature of each signatory state setting forth in detail the operations and
  transactions conducted by it pursuant to this compact, and shall make recommendations
  for any legislative action deemed by it advisable, including amendments to the statutes
  of the signatory states which may be necessary to carry out the intent and purpose
  of this compact. The Commission shall not incur any obligations for salaries, office,
  administrative, traveling or other expenses prior to the allotment of funds by the
  signatory states adequate to meet the same; nor shall the Commission pledge the credit
  of any of the signatory states. Each signatory state reserves the right to provide
  hereafter by law for the examination and audit of the accounts of the Commission.
  The Commission shall appoint a treasurer who may be a member of the Commission, and
  disbursements by the Commission shall be valid only when authorized by the Commission
  and when vouchers therefor have been signed by the secretary and countersigned by
  the treasurer. The secretary shall be custodian of the records of the Commission
  with authority to attest to and certify such records or copies thereof.