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Welcome to the first issue of Opinions. It is my hope that Opinions
will provide helpful, timely and practical advice and information about the rules that
govern our local governments and its officials. Each month, Opinions will
print answers to many of the questions that have been addressed by our office during the
previous month. In addition, Opinions will include an essay by
attorney Paul Gillies, which will discuss seasonal issues -- from preparing for town
meeting to purging the checklist -- to maintenance of the
highways. Finally, Opinions will include a zoning
page and a calendar for the month.
If you have any suggestions about ways in
which we can improve this publication, please let the editor, Thuy (Twee) Nguyen, or me
know.
This coming month I will be forming a
clerk's advisory committee to the Secretary to ensure that as we develop new programs, and
as we are called upon to comment on pending legislation, that the Secretary of State's
Office has regular input from Town Clerks from around the state. I am also
forming a Task Force to look at ethics in local
government. If you are interested in serving on either of these
committees please let me know by calling (802) 828-2148, or e-mailing me at
dmarko@sec.state.vt.us
Finally, please note that we will again be
mailing multiple copies of the Opinions to your town. We will automatically send a
copy to the Clerk and to the Selectboard. If you need additional copies for your
town, please return the subscription notice found inside or e-mail
webeditor@sec.state.vt.us. Opinions will also be available on our web page at
www.sec.state.vt.us
Enjoy!
Deborah L. Markowitz
Secretary of State
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