Brennan v. Town of Colchester

Defendant Town of Colchester appeals the decision of the Chittenden Superior Court granting a preliminary injunction to reinstate plaintiffs Patrick Brennan and Gabriel Handy to their positions on the Colchester planning commission. The Town appeals a partial final judgment of the superior court, which held that the plaintiffs could only be removed from the commission for cause and were entitled to procedural due process, including notice of their proposed removal from the commission and a hearing. We hold that 24 V.S.A. § 4323(a) permits removal from the commission without cause and does not…