Vermont § 7 - Prudential Committee

§ 7. Prudential Committee

• (a) The Prudential Committee shall be the administrative body of the Fire District and
  shall be responsible for the control and management of the affairs, property, and
  interests of the Fire District. The Prudential Committee may exercise all powers
  of the Fire District unless otherwise provided in 20 V.S.A. chapter 171 or this chapter.
  These powers shall include the execution of contracts, the commencement of actions
  in the name of the Fire District, defending actions brought against the Fire District,
  and the settlement of claims on behalf of the Fire District. The Prudential Committee
  may appoint an Assistant Clerk and an Assistant Treasurer as it deems necessary. (b) The Prudential Committee shall meet on the first Wednesday of each month. The Prudential
  Committee may alter the date of regular meetings upon a majority vote of the members
  present and voting. Meetings of the Prudential Committee shall be warned by the District
  Clerk, and the warning shall contain the purpose of the meeting and the time and place
  of the meeting. The notice shall be posted in at least two public places in the District
  at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. (c) At the first regular meeting of the Prudential Committee following an annual meeting,
  the members of the Prudential Committee shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from their
  membership. At all meetings of the Prudential Committee and Fire District, the Chair
  of the Prudential Committee shall preside. In the absence of the Chair, the Vice
  Chair shall preside. (d) A majority of the members of the Prudential Committee present at a regular or special
  meeting of the Prudential Committee shall constitute a quorum. Each member of the
  Prudential Committee shall have one vote, and the act of a majority of the Prudential
  Committee present and voting shall be an act of the Prudential Committee. (e) Any member of the Prudential Committee may resign at any time by giving written notice
  to the Chair of the Prudential Committee. Unless otherwise stated in the resignation,
  the resignation is effective upon receipt and acceptance by the Chair is not necessary
  to make the resignation effective. (f) A member of the Prudential Committee may be removed, with or without cause, at a special
  meeting of the Fire District called for that purpose, upon a majority vote of the
  members of the District present and voting. A member of the Prudential Committee
  may be removed for cause upon a majority vote of the members of the Prudential Committee
  present and voting. (g) Any vacancy on the Prudential Committee may be filled by the Selectboard of the Town
  of St. George. The appointee shall be a registered voter of the Town of St. George
  and reside within the boundaries of the Fire District. The appointee shall serve
  until the next annual meeting of the Fire District, at which time an election shall
  be held to fill the unexpired portion of the term. (Added 2003, No. M-9, § 2.)