Select Board

The Plainfield Select Board regular meetings regular meetings are now on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Select Board meetings are currently being held remotely on Zoom, (see agendas below for information on how to participate), with an occasional in-person outdoor meeting. Select Board meetings are governed by 1 V.S.A. § 312 and the Plainfield Select Board Rules of Procedure. You are encouraged to review the Rules of Procedure before each Select Board Meeting.

Contact Select Board chair Jim Volz to request inclusion on the agenda. Videos of Select Board Meetings from March 30 to December 14, 2020 and from December 16, 2020 to the current time are also available on this website for your convenience.

The Select Board is the legislative body for the town. Our responsibilities include enacting ordinances, regulations, and policies; overseeing town property and personnel; as well as preparing and presenting the annual budget to the town's voters during Town Meeting. The Select Board, with the Town Health Officer, also sits as the Board of Health. Additional responsibilities for members of the Select Board include serving on the town Board of Civil Authority (relating to elections), serving on the town Board of Abatement (relating to tax abatement), and holding hearings on complaints brought under Plainfield's Animal Control Ordinance.