Appointed Town Clerk and Treasurer

At a glance

• What: a proposal to make the Town Clerk and Treasurer appointed rather than elected positions, by charter change on an Australian ballot.
• Where it stands: Hoffman proposed it on 2026-10-22; discussion only. Hoffman and Sabin are to revise the language. On 2026-10-06 Hoffman cited VLCT data that 37 of 191 towns (19 percent) have appointed clerks and 64 (34 percent) appointed treasurers.
• Next: revised charter language on 2026-11-05.

Details

• Related: the Edward Farrar Utility District is drafting duties for its own clerk and treasurer (see EFUD Governance Review).

Sources

• Minutes of 2026-10-06: https://www.waterburyvt.com/fileadmin/files/Elected_Boards/Town_Select_Board/2026_Selectboard_Minutes/Selectboard_Minutes_10-6-2026.pdf
• Draft minutes of 2026-10-22: https://www.waterburyvt.com/fileadmin/files/Elected_Boards/Town_Select_Board/2026_Selectboard_Minutes/Selectboard_Minutes_10-22-2026.pdf

Log

2026-11-05 - Select Board

• No support to advance the charter change now; the Board will revisit next year.

2026-10-22 - Select Board

• Charter change proposal discussed.

2026-10-06 - Select Board

• Hoffman corrected the record with VLCT data on appointed clerks and treasurers.