Vermont § 801 - Composition; meetings The town clerk, selectboard members and justices residing in a town shall constitute the board of civil authority of such town
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§ 801. Composition; meetings The town clerk, selectboard members and justices residing in a town shall constitute the board of civil authority of such town
- . Meetings of the board shall be called by
the town clerk, or by one of the selectboard members, on application, by giving written
notice to each member, and by posting a notice in two or more public places in the
town at least five days previous to the meeting. The board shall choose a chair,
and the town clerk shall be its clerk. The act of a majority of the board present
at the meeting shall be treated as the act of the board, except that when the board
is dealing with election issues, 17 V.S.A. § 2103(5) shall control. (Amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 118.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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