
Vacant Positions
The
Town depends on its citizens to help in many ways. The following is a list of positions that are currently available. Some are volunteer
positions, others may come with a small stipend, and others may be permanent
part-time. Send letter of interest to Town of Wallingford,
75 School Street, Wallingford, VT 05773.
Positions that are currently available:
Auditor, Conservation Commission, Planning Commission,
Recreation Committee, and Rutland Regional Transportation
Council Rep
Auditor - It is the auditor's job
to review the accounts of local officials and report the findings directly to
the taxpayers for review. There is a small stipend for this position.
Conservation Commission - Powers
and duties of the conservation commissions may: (1) make an inventory and
conduct continuing studies of the natural resources of the municipality
including but not limited to: (A) air, surface and ground waters, and pollution
thereof; (B) soils and their capabilities; (C) mineral and other earth
resources; (D) streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, and floodplains; (E) unique or
fragile biologic sites; (F) scenic and
recreational resources; (G) plant and animal life, especially the rare and
endangered species; (H) prime agricultural and forest land, and other open
lands; (2) make and maintain an inventory of lands within the municipality which
have historic, educational, cultural, scientific, architectural, or
archaeological values in which the public has an interest; (3) recommend to the
legislative body of the municipality the purchase or the receipt of gifts of
land or rights thereto, or other property, for the purposes of this chapter;
(4) receive appropriations for operating expenses
including clerical help by appropriation through the budget of the legislative
body; (5) receive money, grants or private gifts from any source, for the
purposes of this chapter. Grants and gifts received by the trustee of public
funds shall be carried in a conservation fund from year to year to be expended
only for purposes of this chapter; (6) receive gifts of land or other property
for the purposes of this chapter, by consent of the legislative body or by the
affirmative vote of the municipality; (7) administer the lands, properties and
other rights which have been acquired by the municipality for the purposes of
this chapter; (8) assist the local planning commission or zoning board of
adjustment or the district environmental commission, by providing advisory
environmental evaluations where pertinent to applications made to those bodies,
for permits for development; (9) cooperate with the local legislative body,
planning commission, zoning board of adjustment, road committee, or other
municipal or private organizations on matters affecting the local environment or
the natural resources of the municipality; (10) prepare, collect, publish,
advertise and distribute relevant books, maps and other documents and maintain
communication with similar organizations; and encourage through educational
activities the public understanding of local natural resources and conservation
needs; (11) make a brief annual report to the municipality of its finances and
transactions for the year just passed, and its plans and prospects for the
ensuing year. (Added 1977, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
Planning Commission - Prepares
a municipal plan, prepares and administers bylaws, and undertakes studies and
make recommendations on matters of land development, urban renewal,
transportation, economic and social development, etc. This is a volunteer
position. --2 vacancies
Recreation Committee - Is responsible
for designing, overseeing and supporting recreation programs and services to
fill the recreational needs of the community. This is a volunteer
position. --2 vacancies
Rutland Regional Transportation
Council - represent the town at monthly meeting. The mission of the
Transportation Council is to promote and support, throughout the Rutland Region,
an integrated transportation system that facilitates commerce and communication
and enhances quality of life. Toward
this realization, the Council:
1. Identifies the roles of the
various transportation modes,
2. Analyzes the conditions of each transportation mode,
3. Involves the citizens of all the Region's communities to discover their
transportation needs and hopes,
4. Establishes feasible, prioritized plans to achieve needed changes and
improvements for each transportation mode, and
5. Works with the Region's communities, the Rutland Regional Planning Commission
(RRPC), the Agency of Transportation, and members of the legislature to
accomplish agreed-upon changes and improvements.
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