Hartford Board of Library Trustees v. Town of Hartford

This appeal concerns a dispute between the Hartford Board of Library Trustees and the Hartford Town Manager over who has the authority to set the level of compensation for the town librarian. The Board appeals the superior court’s ruling that Vermont statutory law authorizes the Town of Hartford, and in particular the town manager, to exercise control over the librarian’s employment, including her salary and benefits. We conclude that Vermont law, as applied to the facts of this case, gives library trustees the final say over such matters, and therefore reverse the superior court’s decision.

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