Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 9
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 9
- Agency: means the Agency of Transportation. See
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles responsible to the Secretary for the administration of the Department. See
- Director: means the head of a division. See
- Division: means a major unit of the Agency engaged in line functions other than the Department of Motor Vehicles. See
- highway: includes rights-of-way, bridges, drainage structures, signs, guardrails, areas to accommodate utilities authorized by law to locate within highway limits, areas used to mitigate the environmental impacts of highway construction, vegetation, scenic enhancements, and structures. See
- Secretary: means the head of the Agency who shall be a member of the Governor's Cabinet responsible directly to the Governor for the administration of the Agency. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 9. Divisions; general provisions
(a) A director shall administer each division created within the Agency. The Secretary shall appoint the directors, who shall be exempt from the classified service. The Director of the Highway Division shall be licensed as a professional engineer.
(b) The Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, attorneys, and all members of the boards, committees, commissions, or councils that are attached to the Agency for support are exempt from the classified State service. Except as authorized by 3 V.S.A. § 311 or otherwise by law, all other positions shall be within the classified service.
(c) A director, with the approval of the Secretary, may appoint an assistant from existing staff.
(d) No rule or regulation may be issued by a director of a division without the approval of the Secretary or designee. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 238b; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. June 17, 1994; 2015, No. 40, § 19.)