Health Officer Vacancy

Vermont law gives town health officers the authority and sometimes a mandate to investigate any potential or existing public health hazards in their town. Every town has a local board of health that consists of the town selectboard and the THO. The THO investigates all complaints of potential public health hazards, has the authority to take emergency mitigation steps, and works with the selectboard to take enforcement action if a public health hazard cannot be voluntarily resolved.

For concerns about health or safety issues in rental housing, contact the Division of Fire Safety On June 7,2022 Act 181 was signed into law transferring  Vermont’s Rental Health and Safety Code previously administered by local municipal Heath Officers to the Division of Fire Safety. The program is a complaint-based system designed to ensure rental housing is maintained in a safe and healthy manner.