Open Gov Vermont: Open Meeting Law

There have been a lot of questions lately about who gets to speak (and otherwise participate) in SelectBoard meetings. Here’s what I know:

• The Selectboard is governed by Vermont’s Open Meeting Law (The specific statute - 1 V.S.A. § 312)
• VLCT offers FAQs about the Open Meeting Law. These might be locked behind their login screen, so here is a PDF of that page
• VLCT offers Model Rules of Procedure for SelectBoards without their own bylaws
• In conversation with VLCT, they note that the spirit of the law is to err on the side of allowing more participation than less, within “reasonable” limits.