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Public Hearings - Town Charter Amendment
TOWN OF WILLISTON Notice of Public Hearings Town Charter Amendments Tuesday, January 6, 2026 7:05 p.m. Beckett/McGuire Meeting Room Under the authority of 17 V.S.A. Section 2645 the Williston Selectboard will hold two public hearings to explain and receive public comment on proposed amendments to the Williston Town Charter. The first public hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 7:05 p.m. at the Beckett/McGuire Meeting Room located at 7900 Williston Road (2nd floor of Town Hall). It can also be joined using zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87904314540. This is the first of two public hearings required under state law before the amendments can be considered by Australian ballot at Town Meeting 2026. The second public hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7:05 p.m. at the Beckett/McGuire Meeting Room located at 7900 Williston Road (2nd floor of Town Hall). It can also be joined using zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8302213923. The proposed amendments to the Town Charter are to strike the entirety of Article 14, Subsection 3 pertaining to the office of elected lister, and replacing it with the following: (3) (A) The Town shall employ or contract with a professionally qualified assessor who meets, prior to conducting any assessment work for the Town, the training requirements established by the Director of Property Valuation and Review under 32 V.S.A. § 4052 (as amended from time to time). (B) The professionally qualified hired or appointed assessor shall have the same powers, discharge the same duties, proceed in the discharge of those duties in the same manner, and be subject to the same liabilities as are prescribed for listers or the board of listers under the provisions of Title 32, Vermont Statutes Annotated. (C) The term of office of any lister in office on the date the Town votes to eliminate the office of listers shall expire on the 45th day after the vote or the date upon which an assessor is hired or appointed pursuant to (A) above, whichever last occurs. The above is a summary of the charter amendment proposal. An official copy of the charter amendment proposal is on file for public inspection in the Town Clerk’s Office located at 7900 Williston Road, and copies are available to members of the public upon request. The complete text of the charter amendment proposal accompanies this notice and is also available to view on the Town's Website http://town.williston.vt.us (Public Records/Legal Notices). If you have any questions, please contact Town Manager Erik Wells at (802) 876-1168. Dated at the Town of Williston, Vermont, this 12th day of December 2025. Erik Wells, Town Manager |
