Vermont § 5 - Elected officers’ terms and vacancies

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 5 — Elected officers’ terms and vacancies, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 5. Elected officers’ terms and vacancies

  • (a) The officers of said corporation shall be a Moderator, a President, a Clerk, a Treasurer,
    a Collector of Taxes, four Trustees, and three Auditors of Accounts. No person shall
    hold office of Treasurer and Auditor of Accounts simultaneously. (b) All officers of said Village shall be residents and elected at the annual meeting
    of said Village, except Collector of Taxes, who shall be appointed by the Board of
    Trustees. (c) All officers of said Village, except the Trustees, shall hold office for one year
    and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. (d) At each annual meeting of said Village, there shall be elected two Trustees who shall
    hold office for the term of two years and until their successors shall be elected
    and qualified. (e) When a vacancy occurs in any of the offices by reason of nonacceptance, death, removal,
    refusal to act, moved from Village, inability to perform duties due to a mental condition
    or psychiatric disability, or from any other cause, the corporation may fill the vacancy
    by a new election, for the unexpired term at any legal meeting. The Board of Trustees
    may, by temporary appointment, fill any vacancy, and the persons so appointed shall
    hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. A record of the appointment
    shall be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the corporation. (Amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 167.)

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

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