Vermont § 44 - Definitions As used in this charter, except where the context or express terms require a contrary interpretation:

§ 44. Definitions As used in this charter, except where the context or express terms require a contrary interpretation:

• (1) “Board” shall mean the duly elected Selectboard of the Town, acting as a group and
  in its official capacity. (2) “Day” shall mean a calendar day. (3) A “vacancy” in any office shall be deemed to exist if the holder of the office resigns,
  dies, is removed from office, moves from the Town, is convicted of a felony, or is
  judicially declared to be mentally incompetent. (4) “Voters” shall mean the names included, at any given point in time, on the checklist
  most recently revised by the Board of Civil Authority for use in a Town meeting or
  election. (5) Terms of the masculine gender are intended in a generic sense and are used solely
  for clarity of expression