Notice of Vacancy - Board of Listers
Posted on: July 21, 2021 - 10:18am
In accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 961(a), the Selectboard of the Town of Weathersfield hereby gives notice of a vacancy created by resignation in the Board of Listers office effective July 15, 2021.
The Selectboard, pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 963, will make an appointment to fill this vacancy at its meeting on July 19, 2021. The person appointed will serve until a town election is had.
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 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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION pertaining to this notice and its contents may be obtained by contacting Susanne Terrill at (802) 674 - 2626 during normal office hours.
Dated this 21 day of July, 2021.
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David Fuller
Selectboard Chair