§ 402. Officials appointed by Manager
The Town Manager shall appoint, with the approval of the Selectboard, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Assistant Town Clerk, constables, Director of Public Works, Police Chief, Fire Chief, a Town Agent if the Town Attorney is not a resident of the Town of Essex, Health Officer, and a Zoning Administrator. If needed, the Town Manager may appoint any other officer that the Selectboard is authorized to appoint if the Selectboard has not filled the office within 45 days after the day the position becomes vacant. The terms of the appointed officials shall commence on the first day of April following appointment. Appointments to fill a vacancy in an office shall be effective at the time of appointment and shall run for the unexpired period of the term. (Amended 1999, No. M-1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; renumbered from 24A V.S.A. § 117-602 by 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Mar. 29, 2024; amended 2025, No. M-6 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Mar. 16, 2026.)