NOTICE OF VACANCY – BUDGET COMMITTEE

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY MADE of a Marshfield vacancy on the Budget Committee, effective October 2, 2024. The Marshfield Selectboard shall appoint an eligible person to fill the vacancy until the next annual meeting.  Interested eligible voters of the Town of Marshfield who wish to be considered for appointment by the Selectboard may submit a letter of interest before November 19, 2024 to the Town Clerk: 122 School Street, Marshfield, Vermont 05658, or via email at clerk@marshfieldvt.gov.

 CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO PETITION FOR VOTE 

Titles 17 V.S.A § 2643 and 24 V.S.A. § 963 grants 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. 

Marshfield Selectboard

November 1, 2024