Vermont § 691 - Clerks and assistants; appointment; compensation
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§ 691. Clerks and assistants; appointment; compensation
- (a) The Superior Court clerk, with the approval of the Court Administrator, may hire and
remove staff for the Superior Court subject to the terms of any applicable collective
bargaining agreement. The clerks and staff shall be State employees and shall be entitled
to all fringe benefits and compensation accorded classified State employees who are
similarly situated, subject to any applicable statutory limits, unless covered by
a collective bargaining agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions of employment
negotiated pursuant to the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 28. (b) A staff person for the Superior Court may also serve as the county clerk if the Court
Administrator approves of such service with the concurrence of the assistant judges.
If a Superior Court staff person serves as county clerk pursuant to this subsection,
the Court Administrator and the assistant judges shall enter into a memorandum of
understanding with respect to the duties, work schedule, and compensation of the person
serving. (c) With respect to counties where the assistant judges have elected to offer passport
processing services, the Court Administrator and the assistant judges shall enter
into a memorandum of understanding providing for the acceptance and processing of
U.S. passport applications. The memorandum may provide for performance of passport
acceptance and processing duties by the court clerk, county clerk, a Superior Court
staff person serving as county clerk pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or
any other court or county employee. (Amended 1967, No. 194, § 12, eff. March 1, 1968; 1969, No. 125, § 11; 1973, No. 106, § 5, eff. May 25, 1973; 1979, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 1997, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 42; 2011, No. 1, § 9, eff. Feb. 2, 2011; 2011, No. 1, § 9, eff. Feb. 2, 2011; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. July 1, 2022.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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