Vermont § 6 - Government and organization

§ 6. Government and organization

• (a) The officers of the Authority and their election or designation shall be as follows: (1) Board of Commissioners. The purposes, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Authority shall be exercised
  by the Board of Commissioners, consisting of one commissioner from each municipality
  that is a member of this Authority and two commissioners from the City of Burlington.
  The commissioners shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the legislative
  body of the member municipality. Any vacancies on the Board of Commissioners shall
  be filled by the legislative body of the respective member municipality, but in the
  event that the legislative body fails to appoint a commissioner within two months
  from the date of the occurrence of the vacancy, the vacancy shall be filled by the
  Board of Commissioners. Commissioners shall serve without pay. (2) Terms of office. Each commissioner shall serve for a term of three years ending June 30 or until his
  or her successor is duly appointed and has qualified. (b) Officers. The Board of Commissioners annually shall elect from among its members a Chair, Vice
  Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary, and such other officers that are necessary for the
  conduct of its business. (c) Meetings of the Board of Commissioners. The frequency and method of calling regular and special meetings of the Board of Commissioners,
  procedures for the transaction of business, and other necessary matters shall be in
  accordance with bylaws adopted and amended from time to time by a majority of the
  commissioners. (d) Administrative personnel. The Board of Commissioners may appoint a Transit Director, and such other personnel
  as is necessary for the conduct of the business of the Authority, and the Board of
  Commissioners shall have the power to prescribe their duties, fix their compensation,
  and delegate to them such responsibilities for the management and control of the operations
  of the Authority, as its interest may require. (Added 1973, No. 122, § 6, eff. Feb. 2, 1973; amended 2009, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2011.)