Open Gov Vermont: Town Health Officer

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

At the end of July, I was appointed Bradford, Vermont’s Interim Town Health Officer (THO), after the resignation of our previous officer. This is a new role for me, so I reached out to VLCT for information on what THO do. Here’s what I found out

Open Gov Vermont: Open Meeting Law

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

There have been a lot of questions lately about who gets to speak (and otherwise participate) in SelectBoard meetings. Here’s what I know:

The Selectboard is governed by Vermont’s Open Meeting Law (The specific statute - 1 V.S.A. § 312)
VLCT offers FAQs about the Open Meeting Law. These might be locked behind their login screen, so here is a PDF of that page
VLCT offers Model Rules of Procedure for SelectBoards without their own bylaws
In conversation with VLCT, they note that the spirit of the law is to err on the side of allowing more participation than less, within “reasonable” limits.

Open Gov Vermont on Dr. Nikko Stevens

Open Gov Vermont: Town Health Officer

Open Gov Vermont: Open Meeting Law