Swanson v. Woodstock

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL DIVISION Windsor Unit Case No. 25-CV-01942 12 The Green Woodstock VT 05091 802-457-2121 www.vermontjudiciary.org Joseph Swanson Petitioner v. Village of Woodstock Respondent Decision on Motion for Preliminary Injunction Vermont towns are authorized to establish police departments and to appoint both regular police officers and a police chief, in whom is vested the responsibility for overseeing “[t]he direction and control of the entire police force.” 24 V.S.A. § 1931(a)–(b). All appointed municipal police officers and police chiefs are tenured, meaning that they…