Vermont § 1996 Duties of municipalities

Vermont Statutes

§ 1996 — Duties of municipalities

Vermont § 1996

Title 24Title 24: Municipal and County Government

Ch. 60Chapter 060: Municipal Code of Ethics

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 1996 (2026).

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Each municipality shall:

(1)Ensure that the following are posted on the town’s, city’s, or village’s website or, if no such website exists, ensure that a copy of each is received by all municipal officers and is made available to the public upon request:

(A)the Municipal Code of Ethics;

(B)procedures for the investigation and enforcement of complaints that allege a municipal officer has violated the Municipal Code of Ethics, as required by section 1997 of this title; and

(C)any supplemental or additional ordinances, rules, and personnel policies regarding ethics adopted by a municipality.

(2)Maintain a record of municipal officers who have received ethics training pursuant to section 1995 of this title.

(3)Designate a municipal officer or body to receive complaints alleging violation

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Each municipality shall:
(1) Ensure that the following are posted on the town’s, city’s, or village’s website or, if no such website exists, ensure that a copy of each is received by all municipal officers and is made available to the public upon request:
(A) the Municipal Code of Ethics;
(B) procedures for the investigation and enforcement of complaints that allege a municipal officer has violated the Municipal Code of Ethics, as required by section 1997 of this title; and
(C) any supplemental or additional ordinances, rules, and personnel policies regarding ethics adopted by a municipality.
(2) Maintain a record of municipal officers who have received ethics training pursuant to section 1995 of this title.
(3) Designate a municipal officer or body to receive complaints alleging violations of the Municipal Code of Ethics.
(4) Maintain a record of received complaints and the disposition of each complaint made against a municipal officer for the duration of the municipal officer’s service plus a minimum of five years.
(5) Upon request of the State Ethics Commission, promptly provide the State Ethics Commission with a summary of complaints received by the municipality and the outcome of each complaint, but excluding any personally identifiable information. (Added 2023, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. January 1, 2025.)