§ 801 - Composition, meetings - Vermont Statutes

§ 801. Composition, meetings

The town clerk, selectmen 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 selectmen, 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 chairman 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, subdivision 2103(5) of Title 17 shall control. (Amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 118.)