Board of Civil Authority

The Board of Civil Authority consists of elected Justices of the Peace (7), members of the Selectboard (3) and the Town Clerk.

Functions of the Board consist of serving as election officials, hearing tax appeals, sitting on the Board for the Abatement of Taxes, administering oaths and solemnizing marriages and civil unions.

Justices of the Peace are elected in November in even numbered years for a two year term. Candidates' names may qualify to be placed on the ballot in one of two ways: Nomination by political party or by filing a petition with the town clerk in the appropriate manner. Justices elected in November take office the following February.

Currently Serving:

Beverly Anderson - JP
Jon Curtis - JP
William Ehmann - JP
Robert Hecker - Selectboard Member
Chuck Hughes - JP
Jim Haff - Selectboard Member
Chris Karr - Selectboard Member & JP
Margaret Neisner - JP
Judy Storch - JP
Lucrecia Wonsor - Town Clerk

Next Meeting - August 7, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Public Safety Building and via Zoom