Selectboard Member (elected position, multiple openings)

Department:

Elected Town Officer

Compensation:

Annual stipend

Hours:

Irregular (two regular monthly meetings, other meetings & duties as necessary)

Deadline:

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Position Objectives:

There are three Selectboard seats up for election this year:

  • a term of three years
  • a term of two years
  • one year remaining on a three-year term

For more information visit sheldonvt.com/selectboard

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • General supervision and control over town
  • Enact ordinances, regulations, and policies for town
  • Oversee town property and personnel
  • Prepare, present and manage budget
  • Oversee roads, including laying out, discontinuing, and reclassifying roads
  • Sit as local board of health, liquor control commission, water and sewer commission.
  • For further details see sheldonvt.com/selectboard

Minimum Requirements:

Selectboard members are elected by the voters of the Town of Sheldon at the annual town meeting. Nominations and are done from the floor. Selectboard members must be voted by ballot.

To be eligible for election, a nominee must be a resident and registered voter of the Town of Sheldon.

If the voters fail to elect a Selectboard member at the annual town meeting, the Selectboard may appoint one until a subsequent town meeting is held.

 
 
 
 
Town of Sheldon, Vermont