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The Waitsfield
Selectboard is responsible for the general supervision of the affairs
of the town and "shall cause to be performed all duties required
of the town not committed by law to the care of any particular officer."
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V.S.A. § 872 More specifically, the Selectboard
is charged with the following duties:
- May enact ordinances and rules
regulating land use and nuisances;
- Warns all annual Town meetings and specifies the business
to be conducted at the meeting, including proposing an annual
budget;
- Sets the tax rate to raise the specific amount of funds voted
at the Annual Town Meeting;
- Hires, fires, and directs almost all Town employees, sets
salaries if voters do not do so at town meeting, and establishes
and enforces personnel policies;
- Authorizes all Town expenditures by signing orders for the
Treasurer to draw Town funds;.
- Is responsible for laying out, classifying, and discontinuing
Town roads;
- Is responsible for all animal control;
- Is authorized to borrow money for periods of less than a
year in anticipation of taxes;
- Fills all Town vacancies until an election is held;
- Appoints many Town Officer positions, such as Fence Viewers,
Inspector of Lumber, Tree Warden, and others;
- Appoints and removes planning commissioners, unless the town
has voted to elect them;
- Serves as ex-officio planning commission members in "rural
towns." 24
V.S.A. § 4322. (A "rural town" is a town
with a population of less than 2,500 or a town with a population
of at least 2,500 but less than 5,000 which has voted by Australian
ballot to be considered a rural town. 24
V.S.A. § 4303(10).);
- Adopts the town plan unless the town votes to adopt it by
Australian ballot (24 V.S.A. § 4385);
- Regulates and issues certificates for junkyards. 24
V.S.A. §§ 2241–2242;
- Purchases all insurance for the Town;
- Requires certain town officers to obtain a bond and sets
the amount necessary. 24
V.S.A. § 832;
- Members serve as members of the Board
of Civil Authority; and
- Has other miscellaneous regulatory powers.
Meetings
The Selectboard's
regular meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each
month, 7:30 p.m., at the Waitsfield Town Office.
Questions for the Selectboard may be directed to Town Administrator
Valerie Capels.
Annual Reports
2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006
Links (off-site links
will open in a separate window)
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Documents |
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Selectboard Handbook, Ch 1 -9, 2009, VLCT (87 pgs,
511 KB)  |
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Selectboard Handbook, Ch 10 - 20, 2009, VLCT (105 pgs,
524 KB) |
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Selectboard Handbook, Appendices & Index, 2009, VLCT (44 pgs,
246 KB) |
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Selectboard Duties, 1999, VLCT (3 pgs,
46 KB) |
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| Policies |
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Selectboard Rules of Procedure (4 pgs,
139 KB) |
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Conflict of Intrest Policy (4 pgs,
84 KB) |
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State of Vermont |
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Vermont
League of Cities and Towns |
Contact
Valerie J. Capels, Town Administrator
Waitsfield Town Office
9 Bridge Street
Waitsfield, VT 05673
Phone: (802) 496-2218
Fax: (802) 496-9284
E-mail: 
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Members
and Terms
| Members |
Term
Yrs |
Term
Expires |
| Kate
Williams |
2 |
Mar.
2012 |
| Paul
Hartshorn |
3 |
Mar.
2012 |
| Charles Hosford, V.Ch. |
3 |
Mar.
2013 |
| Salvatore
Spinosa |
2 |
Mar.
2013 |
| William
Parker |
3 |
Mar.
2014 |
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State
Statute: Either three or five selectpersons serve overlapping
terms of between one and three years. One of three is
elected to a three-year term each year. 17
V.S.A. § 2646(4). A town may vote to
add two more selectpersons (for a total of five), each serving
one- or two-year terms. 17
V.S.A. § 2650. |
Updated
November 3, 2011
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