Vermont § 32 - Administrative departments

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§ 32. Administrative departments

  • (a) [Repealed.] (b) Department heads. Each Town department shall have a designated department head appointed by the Town
    Manager who shall supervise and control the department and employees of the department.
    The Town Manager may, at any time, assume the duties of a department head. (c) Departmental rules and regulations. Whenever judged necessary by the Town Manager, department heads shall draft rules
    and regulations to be approved by the Town Manager, which shall govern and regulate
    the affairs of a department consistent with this charter and general law. (d) Creation, reorganization, consolidation, or abolition of administrative departments. Departments within the Town administration can only be created, reorganized, consolidated,
    or abolished by formal action of the Selectboard. (Amended 2021, No. M-13 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 16, 2022.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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