Vermont Statutes Title 17 Sec. 2651d
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 17 Sec. 2651d
- Legislative body: means the selectboard in the case of a town; the city council, mayor, and alder board in the case of a city; the trustees or bailiffs in the case of a village; the school board in the case of a school district; and the prudential committee in the case of a fire district. See
- Municipality: shall include a city, town, town school district, incorporated school or fire district or incorporated village, and all other governmental incorporated units. See
§ 2651d. Collector of delinquent taxes; appointment; removal
(a)(1) A municipality may vote at an annual or special municipal meeting to authorize the legislative body to appoint a collector of delinquent taxes, who may be the municipal treasurer.
(2) A collector of delinquent taxes so appointed may be removed by the legislative body for just cause after notice and hearing.
(b) When a municipality votes to authorize the legislative body to appoint a collector of delinquent taxes, the legislative body’s authority to make such appointment shall remain in effect until the municipality rescinds that authority by the majority vote of the registered voters present and voting at an annual or special meeting, duly warned for that purpose. (Added 2013, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 2017, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)