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TREASURER |
Post Office Box 178
Shaftsbury VT 05262
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Henrietta Billow |
(802) 442-6242 |
3 year term expiring 2009 |
Office Hours: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Weekdays
10:00 AM - 12 Noon Saturday
SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE TREASURERS OFFICE
| COLLECTION OF PROPERTY TAX BILLS | Payable in person at the Treasurer's Office at 983 Vermont Route 7A or by mail at PO Box 178 Shaftsbury VT 05262. |
| COLLECTION OF WATER BILLS | Payable in person at the Treasurer's Office or by mail at the above address. |
| NOTARY SERVICES | No fee for this service to Shaftsbury residents |
The town treasurer plays a vital role in the management of the finances of the town. They are responsible for keeping the town’s accounts, investing money received by the town (with approval of the selectboard), keeping a record of the taxes voted and paying orders drawn on him or her by officials authorized by law to draw orders on town accounts. The treasurer must work with the auditors to settle town accounts prior to the annual meeting, they are often called upon to provide the selectboard with information about town finances.