# 24 V.S.A. § 4322: Planning commission; membership

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## Section

- **Citation:** 24 V.S.A. § 4322
- **Heading:** Planning commission; membership
- **Jurisdiction:** Vermont
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** VT Code / Title 24 / Chapter 117 / Section 4322

## Text

(a) A planning commission shall have not less than three nor more than nine voting members. All members may be compensated and reimbursed by the municipality for necessary and reasonable expenses. At least a majority of the members of a planning commission shall be residents of the municipality.

(b) The legislative body of a rural town, or not more than two elected or appointed officials of an urban municipality who are chosen by the legislative body of the urban municipality, shall be nonvoting ex officio members of a planning commission. If a municipality has an energy coordinator under chapter 33, subchapter 12 of this title, the energy coordinator may be a nonvoting ex officio member of the planning commission.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section:

(1) for an appointed planning commission, the legislative body may change the number of members that may be appointed to the commission; and

(2) for an elected planning commission, a municipality may vote at an annual or special meeting to change the number of members that may be elected to the commission.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection 4323(c) of this subchapter, if the number of members on an appointed or elected planning commission is reduced, the members with the nearest expiration of their term of office shall serve until the expiration of that term and then the office shall terminate.

## Nearby sections

- [24 V.S.A. § 4301 § 4301. Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T24_C117_S4301.md)
- [24 V.S.A. § 4302 § 4302. Purpose; goals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T24_C117_S4302.md)
- [24 V.S.A. § 4303 § 4303. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T24_C117_S4303.md)
- [24 V.S.A. § 4303a § 4303a. Computation of time](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T24_C117_S4303a.md)
- [24 V.S.A. § 4304 § 4304. Planning and land use manual](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T24_C117_S4304.md)
- [24 V.S.A. § 4306 § 4306. Municipal and Regional Planning and Resilience Fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T24_C117_S4306.md)
- [24 V.S.A. § 4307 § 4307. Municipal Bylaw Modernization Grants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T24_C117_S4307.md)
- [24 V.S.A. § 4321 § 4321. Creation of planning commissions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T24_C117_S4321.md)
- [24 V.S.A. § 4322 § 4322. Planning commission; membership](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T24_C117_S4322.md)
- [24 V.S.A. § 4323 § 4323. Appointment, term, and vacancy; rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T24_C117_S4323.md)
- [24 V.S.A. § 4324 § 4324. Existing commissions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T24_C117_S4324.md)
- [24 V.S.A. § 4325 § 4325. Powers and duties of planning commissions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T24_C117_S4325.md)
- [24 V.S.A. § 4326 § 4326. Appropriations, reports, and records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T24_C117_S4326.md)
- [24 V.S.A. § 4327 § 4327. Joint planning commissions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T24_C117_S4327.md)

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