SELECTBOARD

The five members of the Selectboard are elected by town voters at the Annual Election Of Officers held on the second Tuesday in May.  Members are elected to 2-year or 3-year terms; consequently, every May two members are elected.  There is no term limit.

The Selectboard is the legislative and governing body of the town.  It adopts a budget that is submitted to the voters for approval; it sets the total town property tax rate; it hires and removes the Town Manager; and it enacts and amends ordinances and adopts policies to govern conduct, activities, and conditions within the town.

From early January through May, the Selectboard meets every Tuesday night.  From June through December, the Selectboard meets every other Tuesday night. [Click here for the June through September 2008 meeting schedule.] Meetings usually begin at 6:30 P.M. with an informational, planning, organizing, or learning session.  The regular business meeting begins at 7:00 P.M.  Meetings are held in the Municipal Building and are open to the public, including the 6:30 P.M. PILOT session.  The public may speak to the Selectboard during the Receive Guests agenda item.  It is not necessary to be on the agenda to speak.  However, the Selectboard is not likely to make any decisions about unannounced items. 

When the starting time or location is changed, a notice is published in the local paper and should be listed in the Announcements on the Barre Town Home Page.

Meeting agendas are posted at the Trow Hill Grocery, Hannaford's Market, East Barre Market, and Graniteville General Store or click on Agendas (below) for the latest agendas..  Meetings are taped and replayed on CVTV Channel 7, the local access cable television channel.  Broadcast times are Friday nights at 8:00 P.M. and Saturdays at 9:00 A.M. and noon.

For information about seeking election, see the Town Clerk’s office page of this web site.  For information about contacting the Selectboard or members of the Selectboard, click on Members.  To read what happened at past meetings, click on Minutes.

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