24APPENDIX V.S.A. § 204
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App. § 4-204. Election of governing body officers
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(a) The terms of the officers shall commence on the first day of the month following the month of election. At the first meeting of the month following the annual City meeting, the Council shall organize and elect a President, Vice President, and Clerk by a majority vote of the entire Council and shall file a certificate of the election for record in the office of the City Clerk.
(b) The President of the Council, or in the President's absence the Vice President, shall preside at all meetings of the Council and shall be recognized as the head of the City government for all ceremonial purposes.
(c) In the event of death, resignation, or incapacity of any Council member, the remaining members of the Council may appoint a person to fill that position until the next annual election. Incapacity shall be determined by a vote of the Council. Incapacity shall include the failure by any member of the board to attend at least 50 percent of the meetings of the board in any calendar year. At the next annual election, the vacancy shall be filled and the person so elected shall serve for the remainder of the term of office. In the event the Council is unable to agree upon an interim replacement until the next annual City election, a special election shall be held forthwith to fill the position.
(d) In the event that a Councilor is no longer a resident of the City prior to the expiration of the Councilor's term, the Councilor's office shall be deemed vacant. The Council may appoint a person to fill the vacant office until a successor can be elected at the next annual election.
(b) The President of the Council, or in the President's absence the Vice President, shall preside at all meetings of the Council and shall be recognized as the head of the City government for all ceremonial purposes.
(c) In the event of death, resignation, or incapacity of any Council member, the remaining members of the Council may appoint a person to fill that position until the next annual election. Incapacity shall be determined by a vote of the Council. Incapacity shall include the failure by any member of the board to attend at least 50 percent of the meetings of the board in any calendar year. At the next annual election, the vacancy shall be filled and the person so elected shall serve for the remainder of the term of office. In the event the Council is unable to agree upon an interim replacement until the next annual City election, a special election shall be held forthwith to fill the position.
(d) In the event that a Councilor is no longer a resident of the City prior to the expiration of the Councilor's term, the Councilor's office shall be deemed vacant. The Council may appoint a person to fill the vacant office until a successor can be elected at the next annual election.
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