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Thetford Town Manager
PO Box 126
Thetford Center VT 05075
802-785-2922 Ext. 2
t ownmanager@thetfordvt.gov

Town Manager: Brian Story

Office Hours:
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Thursday

Brian comes to Thetford from the town of Johnson, where he has served as their Town Administrator since 2016.

Brian grew up in Michigan and moved to Northern New England in 2007, working for 6 years as a math teacher at Keene High School, in Keene NH. Brian took an internship with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns and then earned a master's degree from the University of Vermont in public administration.

The Town Manager Form of Government

Thetford voters approved the adoption of a Town Manager form of government at a duly authorized election in November of 2018. The manager is selected with special reference to his or her education, training, and experience to perform the duties of such office and without reference to his or her political belief. In all matters he or she shall be subject to the direction and supervision and shall hold office at the will of such Selectboard, who, by majority vote, may remove him or her at any time for cause.

The Town Manager form of government is a productive and efficient form of government that is used throughout the United States. A professional and experienced Town Manager is a productive asset in any town. This form of government develops consistency in operations and policies, and as elected officials get elected and depart the consistency remains. The consistency is especially beneficial in developing a long-term professional staff that results in more efficient services.
The Town Manager has general supervision o the affairs of the town, is the administrative head of all town departments and is responsible for the efficient administration thereof. The Town Manager performs all duties now conferred by law upon the Selectboard, except that he or she shall not prepare tax bills, sign orders on the general fund of the town, call special or annual town meetings, lay out highways, establish and lay out public parks, make assessments, award damages, act as member of the Board of Civil Authority, nor make appointments to fill vacancies which the Selectboard is now authorized by law to fill; but he or she shall, in all matters herein excepted, render the Selectboard such assistance as it shall require.

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