Turnley v. Town of Vernon

Reiber, C J.

¶ 1. The Town of Vernon appeals the superior court’s reversal of its decision to fire police chief Kevin Turnley. The Town Selectboard determined that the chief made inaccurate statements when asked at public meetings about when he learned of a low-level sex offender’s residence and about why he did not inform the community. Because the Board failed to make expressly the findings necessary to support its action, we affirm the superior court’s judgment.

¶ 2. The Board’s allegations center on two separate occasions in October 2009 when the chief responded to questions about his…