All Committee & Board Members

Apply to serve on the Town’s boards, commissions and committees​​​​​
APPLICATION (use .pdf or online form)
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ALL TOWN EMPLOYEES & VOLUNTEERS must complete CODE OF ETHICS TRAINING
New municipal officers must complete training within 120 days of the start of their position and every three years thereafter.
Existing municipal officers have until September 25, 2025, to complete the training and every three years thereafter.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​COMPLETE THE ETHICS TRAINING and forward confirmation email to dwardwell@richmondvt.gov:  VIDEO and TRANSCRIPT  ​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​All of Richmond’s Public Officials are required to: 
*Read the RICHMOND CODE OF ETHICS (03-17-2025)​​​​ ​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​-DEFINITIONS ​​​​​​​ -CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ​​​​​​ -PROHIBITED CONDUCT  ​​​​​​​-INCOMPATIBILITY OF OFFICES
​​​​​​​-TRAINING:  ANNUAL REVIEW OF CODE AND POLICY   ​​​​​​​-COMPLAINT OF ETHICS VIOLATION  ​​​​​​​-ENFORCEMENT
*Sign the Acknowledgement form​​​​​​​ and return it to the Town Manager’s Office at your earliest convenience​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​-within 30 days of beginning service and annually between June 1 - August 31
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Act 133 (S.55) Amendments to Open Meeting Law to Take Effect July 1, 2024
*Procedures for submitting notice of an Open Meeting Law violation to the public body or the Attorney General
* 1 V.S.A. § 314 ​​​​​​​
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5 members – 3, 3-year term and 2, 2-year term

Selectboard

7 members – 4-year term

Planning Commission

5 members – 3-year term

Development Review Board

7 members – 4-year term, 2 alternates – 4-year term

Conservation Commission

5 members – 1-year term – 2 Appointed, 3 Selectboard Member: Appointed after WS Annual Meeting held in May

Water and Sewer Commission​​​​​​

9 members – 3-year term   

Trails Committee

9 members – 3-year term

Andrews Community Forest Committee

5 members – open ended terms

Town Center Building and Campus Committee

Minimum of 5 members. Richmond Residents – three 3-year terms, two 2-year terms.

Recreation Committee

6 members – THREE 2-year terms, THREE 3-year terms

Gardening Committee

7 Members – 2-year terms, 2 alternates – 2-year term

Housing Committee

5 members

Transportation Committee

Explore Funding Options for a Recreation Path from the Village to Riverview Commons

3 Members

Committee to Explore Path Funding

5 Members

Parking Advisory Committee

ARPA Committee

 All interested persons please apply. 

Parade and Fireworks Committee

7 members, open ended terms

The Volunteers’ Green and Browns Court Project Committee has been created by the Selectboard to collect public feedback and provide recommendations to the Selectboard for projects to pursue at Volunteers’ Green, Browns Court and the Round Church Green.

Volunteers Green and Browns Ct Project Committee

The Richmond and Hinesburg Police Governance Committee is focused on exploring options for shared governance of policing for the municipalities of Richmond and Hinesburg. The committee is comprised of two Selectboard members from each town, the Town Managers, and the Police Chiefs.

Police Governance Committee

5-year terms

2-year terms elected every even year in November

1 member – 3 year term

1 member – 3-year term. Runs through Dec. 31 of Term End Year Recommended by Selectboard for approval by Vermont Health Commissioner.

2 members – 5-year term

1 member – 1-year term

1 member – 1-year term

1 member – 1-year term

1 member – 1-year term

1 member – 1-year term

2 member – 1 year term

1 member – 1-year term

1-year terms

1 member – 2-year term

1 member – 1-year term, runs May 1-June 30

2 members – 2-year term

2 Selectboard members – 1 Alternate – 2-year term

1 member – 1-year term

1 member – 1-year term

1 member, 1 alternate – 2-year term

1 member – 1-year term

1 member - 1 year term - Appointed after Town Meeting

2 members, Richmond does not always have a seat.
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