24 V.S.A. App. ch. 3, § 40: Quorum; attendance of certain officers may be required

A majority of the City Council elect shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time, and may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and enforce such penalties for nonattendance as may by ordinance be prescribed. Any other City officer may be required to attend a meeting of the City Council or City Council with Mayor presiding in the same manner as a member of the City Council.