The Justices of the Peace are also part of the Board of Civil Authority.  To become a justice of the peace, you must be elected at a general election, or appointed to fill a vacancy by the Governor of Vermont.  These elected officials are actually county officers.

           To have your name placed on a ballot for the office of Justice of the Peace a person must be a legal voter of the town, submitted a petition for office, or have been nominated by a political party caucus.  In order to be nominated by a party caucus, the party members in each town must meet at a duly warned meeting, on or before the first Tuesday in September in even-numbered years.

            The Town of Barre has 15 Justices of the Peace.  The duties of the justices fall into five categories of responsibilities:

·        Elections***

·        Tax Abatement and Appeals***

·        Marriages and Civil Unions

·        Oaths and Notary

·        Magistrate.

***Updating the voter checklist, hearing tax abatements and tax grievance appeals are the duties of the Board of Civil Authority.  The Board of Civil Authority consists of the Justices of the Peace, the Town of Barre Selectboard, the Town Clerk-Treasurer, and the Town Assessor (for abatement only)..

For more information see the Vermont State Statutes, 17 V.S.A. § 2103(5), 2122, and 2142 – 2150. 

Members	Agendas	Minutes
	Agenda for the next Justices of the Peace meeting	Minutes from the Justices of the Peace meeting on Checklist Update Minutes October 28, 2010 February 24, 2011 May 5, 2011 August 11, 2011 Election Minutes of May 11, 2010 August 24, 2010 Annual Meeting of May 4, 2011 May 10, 2011 Tax Grievance Minutes August 11, 2011 September 15, 2011 October 13, 2011 November 3, 2011 December 1, 2011 Abatement Meeting June 23, 2010 October 28, 2010 January 27, 2011 June 9, 2011 August 11, 2011