Vermont § 31 - Selectboard; powers and duties

§ 31. Selectboard; powers and duties

• (a) The Selectboard shall constitute the legislative and administrative body of the Town
  for all purposes and shall have all powers and authority given to, and perform all
  duties required of, municipal legislative bodies under the Vermont Constitution and
  State law. (b) In addition to the authority and duties established in subsection (a) of this section,
  the Selectboard shall have the power to: (1) Appoint and remove all nonelected officers or employees authorized or required by
  State law, this charter, or the Town’s personnel regulations. (2) Hire or remove a Municipal Administrator to assist the Selectboard in the administration
  of the Town’s affairs. The Municipal Administrator shall carry out those duties that
  the Selectboard assigns to them. The Selectboard shall fix the salary and benefits
  to be paid to the Municipal Administrator. (3) Appoint the members of the Board of Electric Commissioners, which will manage the
  Town of Lyndon Electric Department pursuant to subchapter 8 of this charter. (4) Hire, remove, and fix the compensation and benefits paid to the General Manager of
  the Lyndon Electric Department in consultation with the Board of Commissioners. (5) Appoint a Superintendent of Public Works. (6) Have charge of the Town’s burial grounds. (7) Assign additional duties to appointed offices, commissions, or departments but not
  discontinue or assign to any other office, commission, or department those duties
  assigned to a particular office, commission, or department established by this charter
  or by State law; (8) Adopt, amend, or repeal ordinances in compliance with subchapter 2 of this charter. (9) Inquire into the conduct of any Town employee; Town officer, including an elected
  officer; and any commission or department, and investigate any and all municipal affairs
  whenever necessary for the proper and orderly conduct of Town government. (10) Assign a member of the Selectboard to attend any public meeting of any board, commission,
  department, or agency of the Town together with the right to speak for the Selectboard
  but not to vote at the meeting. (11) Establish one or more areas apart from the rest of the Town as Special Service Districts,
  provide the Districts with special municipal services not provided throughout the
  Town, and assess a tax on the grand list of the taxpayers in the District to pay for
  the services, on the condition that a special meeting of the voters who reside in
  any such District shall be called in the same manner as a special Town meeting to
  vote on whether the special District should be created, and a majority of the residents
  who vote at such special meeting vote in favor of creating the District. (12) Exercise each and every other power not specifically set forth in this charter but
  that is granted to the Selectboard by State law. (Added 2023, No. M-14, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)