§ 61.

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§ 61. Recall of elected town officers

Any elected Town officer may be removed from office subject to the following conditions and procedures:

(1)A written petition that is signed by not less than 15 percent of the registered voters of the Town seeking the removal of the Town officer or officers and requesting a vote of the Town at a regular or special Town meeting called for that purpose shall be filed with the Town Clerk.

(2)The Selectboard shall call a special Town meeting, to be held within 45 days of receiving the petition, to vote on whether the elected officer shall be removed. The vote shall be held by Australian ballot.

(3)When the petition is approved by a majority of the ballots cast at the special Town meeting, the Town officer named in the petition shall cease to hold the office.

(4)A vacancy resulting from the recall of an officer shall be filled in the manner prescribed by law.

(5)A recall petition shall not be brought against an individual more than once within 12 months. (Added 2021, No. M-3, § 2, eff. June 1, 2021.)