Town Manager

Barre Town operates under provisions set forth in a town voter and Vermont state legislature-approved charter. In the field of municipal government, Barre Town is known as a council-manager government; only in Barre Town’s case, the elected governing body is called the selectboard. This form of municipal government is similar to a business corporation and to not-for-profit organizations. The selectboard is the board of directors, and the manager is the CEO or executive director. The manager, however, cannot be involved in elective politics and cannot have any involvement in selectboard candidate recruitment or support.

The Barre Town town manager’s office consists of four fulltime staff: town manager, executive secretary, bookkeeper, and ambulance billing clerk. Barre Town offers a management internship program for graduate school students. Click on Management Internship Program for more information.

The town manager’s office staff performs many administrative functions for the town. The manager’s office also handles many miscellaneous functions or services that do not fit neatly into other department’s responsibilities. The responsibilities of the town manager’s office includes:

The Town Manager’s Office issues truck (also referred to as overweight or gross load) permits. By state law, there is a 24,000 lbs. weight limit on town highways unless other weight limits are established. To drive trucks with a gross load more than 24,000 lbs. over town highways (except on designated truck routes), a town truck permit is required.

Truckers and contractors may obtain an application form by going to the Permits and Forms page on Barre Town web site and selecting the appropriate application form. The completed form with required insurance information may be faxed to the manager’s office. The application fee ($5 for a single truck and $10 for fleets) may be mailed. All permits expire every year on March 31, regardless of when the permit was issued.

When a permit is issued, a trucker or contractor may haul over the roads listed on the permit. Note that several roads carry the same weight limits as state highways. On these roads, a truck permit would not be required for normal truck loads. The roads carrying the state weight limits are: (1) Quarry Hill Road; (2) Graniteville Road (to Rock of Ages); and (3) Websterville Road. Truckers may reach the major truck destination points (Rock of Ages, Wilson Industrial Park, and Pike Crusher Plant) without a permit.

To travel roads and streets that are not listed on the permit form, truckers and contractors need special written permission from the town manager’s office. Oversized loads (over-width, over-height, over-length) need special permission from the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles, Enforcement Section (802)828-2064.

During “mud season” or early spring, the weight limit on town highways is reduced from 24,000 to 16,000 lbs. Special permission from the manager’s office is needed to haul heavier loads during this time.

Use of Meeting Rooms:

Barre Town allows local not-for-profit organizations, state agencies, and affiliated organizations to use its meetings rooms when available. The executive secretary coordinates use of the rooms.

All three rooms are in the handicapped accessible Municipal Building at 149 Websterville Road. Conference Room #1 is the selectboard’s meeting room. It offers a large head table and seating for 50. Conference Room #2 is the smallest, featuring a conference table and 8 chairs (not available weekdays). Conference Room #3 features many chalk and white boards, and seats 14 around four tables which form a rectangle.

The town does not charge for use of its meeting rooms. Therefore, user cooperation with the following conditions is requested:

· Parking for approximately 25 cars is available in the back parking lot. Front and side parking is for employees and customer parking. Therefore, you may need to advise your participants to carpool if necessary. Do not park in the marked Police Department spaces directly behind the Annex.

· Enter the building through the Annex entrance (white addition).

· If room must be re-arranged, please return it to its original arrangement.

· Please dispose of your trash.

· Advise your participants to remain in the areas adjacent to your conference room during breaks. Mingling in the main hallway disrupts the offices.

· Coffeemakers are not available; bring your own. Soda and snack machines are in the employee break room (lower level of main building) for daytime meetings only.

· Telephones in conference rooms #2 and #3 are accessible for medical, police, or fire emergencies. Dial 9-1-1. A yellow emergency poster in every conference room provides necessary emergency reporting information. Group leaders should note the emergency evacuation routes.

· Bring your own audio-visual equipment, overhead projectors, screens, easels, etc. The Town’s equipment may not be available or may not be working.

Some frequently asked questions:

Q Where is the town manager’s office?

A Our office is in the Municipal Building at 149 Websterville Road. See this page for Directions.

Q What are your office hours?

A The municipal building office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Someone is available to answer the telephone or help visitors during these hours, even during the lunch hour when some staff are out of the office.

Q How can I apply for a job with the town?

A Applications are available from and accepted at the Town Manager’s office, but only when a position vacancy is posted. Vacancy announcements are published in the local newspaper. Management positions may be advertised more extensively, including use of trade publications.

Q Who handles questions about the Wilson Industrial Park?

A The town manager.

Q How can I get information about solid waste services, including the Wilson Depot Recycling Center?

A See the Solid Waste Services page.

Q When will the next newsletter be published?

A The newsletter is published four times a year: early February, late April, late August, and mid-November. The deadline for community groups to submit an announcement or article is two weeks before publication dates.

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