24 V.S.A. § 1996: Duties of municipalities

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.