§ 502.

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§ 502. Organization

(a)After the election and qualification of the Selectboard, the Selectboard shall organize and elect a Chair and Vice Chair by a majority vote of the entire Board.

(b)The Selectboard shall conduct its business in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order. The Chair shall be entitled to participate as a full voting member.

(c)Three Selectboard members shall constitute a quorum. No action of the Selectboard shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum present. In cases where statute requires a greater fraction of the authorized Board for an affirmative vote than as specified above, the statute’s provisions of law shall control.

(d)All meetings of the Selectboard shall be open to the public in accordance with the provisions of the Vermont Open Meeting Law.

(e)[Repealed.]

(f)[Repealed.]

(g)[Repealed.] (Amended 2021, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 7, 2022.)