Notice of Selectboard Vacancy
In accordance with 24. V.S.A. § 961 (a), the Selectboard of the Town of Weathersfield gives notice of a vacancy created by resignation on the Selectboard effective August 28, 2023.
The Selectboard, pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 963 will consider an appointment to fill the vacancy at its meeting on September 18, 2023. Interested persons should send a letter or email to the Selectboard by Thursday, September 14, 2023, by 4:30pm.
CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO PETITION FOR VOTE
Titles 17 V.S.A. § 2643 and 24 V.S.A. § 963 grant citizens the right to petition for a vote to replace the Selectboard’s appointee at a Special Town Meeting. If a special town meeting is called, the newly elected town officer will remain in office for the balance of the unexpired term. If a special Town Meeting is not called, the Selectboard’s appointee will remain in the office until the next annual Town Meeting.
To exercise this right, citizens must present a petition calling for an election for this office signed by five percent of the legal voters of the Town to the Town Clerk prior to the next annual Town Meeting.
PERSON TO CONTACT
Additional information pertaining to this notice and its contents may be obtained by contacting Brandon Gulnick, Town Manager, via email at townmanager@weathersfield.org OR phone at (802) 674-2626.
Dated this 29th day of August 2023
Michael Todd, Selectboard Chair
Letters of interest should either be mailed to: Weathersfield Selectboard, PO BOX 550, Ascutney, VT 05030 Or via email to: townmanager@weathersfield.org