Elected Officials

Elected Officials

Elected Officials play a key role in the government of the Town.  Every year elections are held on the first Tuesday in March.  Below you will find the offices and those currently in office and their term expiration.

Office Appointed Term Expires
Selectboard
3 years
William Mathis, Chair
Tammy Walsh
Thomasina Magoon
2024
2026
2025
Town C1erk
3 years
Rosemary McKinnon 2025
Treasurer
3 years
Susanne George 2025
Listers
3 years
Barb Walsh
Fran Viko
Madine Reed
2026
2024
2025
Auditors
3 years
Barb Walsh
Madine Reed
Charlotte Reider-Smith
2024
2026
2025
Delinquent Tax Collector
1 year
Vickee Whiting 2024
Trustee of Public Funds
3 years
Vickee Whiting
Diane O’Classen
Open
2025
2024
2026
Justice of the Peace
2 years
Ken Brown
Marci Hayes
Jasmine Horta Hoffman
Diane O’Classen
Barbara Walsh
 2025
2025
2025
2025
2025
Moderator
1 year
William Mathis 2024
Otter Valley Union School Director
3 years
Fernanda Canales 2026
First Constable
2 years
Marci Hayes 2025
Second Constable
2 years
David McKinnon 2024
Assistant Town Clerk
(appointed by Town Clerk)
3 years
Marci Hayes 2026
Assistant Treasurer
(appointed by Treasurer)
3 years
Marci Hayes 2026

 

Roles & Responsibilities of Elected Officials (from VT Secretary of State’s website):

Auditor (elected or appointed).
Review and audit all town accounts and prepare the annual town report. Should be very detail oriented. Good writing skills are a plus. 17 V.S.A. § 26492651b

Cemetery Commissioner (elected).
Responsible for the care and management of the town’s cemeteries. If no cemetery commissioners are elected, the selectboard fulfills this role. 18 V.S.A. § 5373

Collector of Current Taxes.
A town must vote to have the Town Manager or Town Treasurer to collect current taxes.  If the town fails to vote, then the Town Constable becomes the collector of current taxes. 24 V.S.A. § 1529

Collector of Delinquent Taxes.
A town must vote to authorize the selectboard to appoint a collector of delinquent taxes, who may be the Town Manager or Town Treasurer. 17 V.S.A. § 2651d  If a town fails to vote, then the Town Constable becomes the collector of delinquent taxes.

Constable (elected or appointed).
In some towns the constable is the town’s local law enforcement officer, with all powers of search, seizure, and arrest within the town. In other towns, the constable only has the power to serve civil process, assist the health officer in the discharge of his or her duties, destroy unlicensed dogs, kill injured deer, remove disorderly people from town meeting, and, if the first constable, to collect taxes, if no tax collector is elected. Should be good at de-escalating and resolving conflicts. 17 V.S.A. § 2646(7)2651a

Listers (elected or appointment of an assessor).
Appraise property within the town for the purpose of property tax assessment. Should be able to be polite, yet firm, and not be oversensitive to criticism. 17 V.S.A. § 2646(5)2651c

Selectboard Members (elected).
General supervision and control over town; enacts ordinances, regulations, and policies for town; oversees town property and personnel; prepares, presents and manages budget; and oversees roads, including laying out, discontinuing, and reclassifying roads. Sits as local board of health, liquor control commission, and sewer commission. Should know the town well, be able to understand all sides of complex issues, and have very thick skin. 17 V.S.A. § 2646(4)17 V.S.A. § 2649

Trustee of Public Funds (elected).
Manages, invests, and reports on real and personal property held in trust by the town. This includes cemetery trust funds. Should like investing money. 17 V.S.A. § 2646(12)24 V.S.A. § 2431 et seq.