Vermont § 33 - Selectboard meetings
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 33 — Selectboard meetings, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33. Selectboard meetings
- (a) As soon as possible after the election of the Chair and Vice Chair, the Selectboard
shall fix the time and place of its regular meetings. The Selectboard shall meet at
least twice each month, except when the Selectboard determines that the then-pending
business does not require a meeting. (b) The Selectboard shall determine its own rules and order of business. (c) A majority of the members of the Selectboard shall constitute a quorum. The act of
the majority of the members of the Selectboard present at a meeting shall constitute
the act of the Selectboard. (d) All meetings of the Selectboard shall be open to the public unless the Selectboard
votes to go into executive session in accordance with the provisions of 1 V.S.A. chapter 5. (e) Except in cases of emergency meetings, the agenda of the Selectboard’s meetings shall
be made available to the public at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and posted
in the Town Clerk’s office. (Added 2023, No. M-14, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)
Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 33
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